QTOFFER
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Here is yet another bit of disturbing news for the shrinking working middle class. The Supreme Court has ruled that local officials know what's best for their municipalities economically, and therefore have the right to sieze homes for use by private developers. 8O
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/23/scotus.property.ap/index.html
This means that YOUR home or business could be taken from you and razed to make way for a stadium, luxury resort, or shopping mall - if your local elected officials decide that more tax revenue would be generated by doing so. This is extremely disturbing because guess who buys special access to your local elected officials...the wealthy developers who build stadiums, luxury resorts, and shopping malls!!!!
What's really surprising is that the left-leaning Justices ruled in favor of this travesty, while the right-leaning Justices formed the dissent. 8O
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/23/scotus.property.ap/index.html
This means that YOUR home or business could be taken from you and razed to make way for a stadium, luxury resort, or shopping mall - if your local elected officials decide that more tax revenue would be generated by doing so. This is extremely disturbing because guess who buys special access to your local elected officials...the wealthy developers who build stadiums, luxury resorts, and shopping malls!!!!
What's really surprising is that the left-leaning Justices ruled in favor of this travesty, while the right-leaning Justices formed the dissent. 8O