[lbo-talk] When is private property NOT?

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Joanna:
"Cities may bulldoze people's homes to make way for shopping malls or other
private development, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday, giving local
governments broad power to seize private property to generate tax revenue."
See:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/06/23/national
/w073747D75.DTL

WS:  I think this is generally a good ruling which allows cities to fight
slum lords.  Slum lords are a big problem in cities like Baltimore - it is a
far more common problem than abuse of the eminent domain.  From a broader
point of view it is also a progressive decision, affirming the superiority
of the collective rights over individual rights.

Wojtek