[lbo-talk] eminent domain

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Feb 23 12:57:45 PST 2006


Nathan Newman wrote:


>So there are no such things as externalities where the public gains from
>private development? And you really believe that the rightwing folks
>behind this fight are interested in protecting people against corporate
>interests?

Some are, yeah.

So it's ok by you to flatten a neighborhood to make way for a Wal-Mart?


>But flat prohibitions on use of
>eminent domain is being used by mostly conservative state legislatures to
>restrict the urban planning powers of cities.

Which are generally dictated by local real estate poobahs.

Doug



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