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Cargando... Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domainpor Steven Greenhut
Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Expose of the use of government power by privateers to condemn homeowners property and make profits for themselves. Libertarian journalist, Greenhut attacks "the government", not quite getting the idea that the bad actor is actually a private "entrepreneur" with a vision of making secret profits at the expense of small holders. Very timely. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"While governments are authorized to invoke eminent domain ? the power to take property by force ? only when the property is to be employed for public uses, such as highways, schools and courthouse, local governments routinely seize private homes, small businesses or farms and hand them over to wealthy developers who have ?better plans? for the property. Abuse of Power explores the widespread exploitation by local officials in the name of the ?greater good?. The book traces the historical and legal cases that have allowed such abuses to continue and tells the heart wrenching stories of those who have been victimized by the phenomenon. Learn about the many ways homeowners and business owners are fighting back and protecting their rights and about Greenhut?s innovative blueprint for reforms"--Amazon.com. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Steven Greenhut relates many examples of the use of what is supposed to be a very seldom used governmental power to benefit the rich and powerful usually at the expense of the weak and poor. Eminent domain is supposed to be used solely for the public benefit (e.g., for building schools, roads, hospitals, etc.), but Greenhut points out that most uses of it today are done to facilitate the construction of private business investments, be they new housing developments or shopping centers or amusement parks. In the very recent past, the idea of economic development as a public benefit warranting the use of eminent domain has come into vogue and has, unfortunately, been endorsed by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court (see the Kelo v. City of New London case from 2005).
Greenhut points out that not only has the practice of eminent domain been abused by governments to benefit their friends, but that the compensation being paid for these properties is oftentimes not "just" as required by the Constitution. It rarely even amounts to the fair market value of the property as is, let alone what value it will have when it is put to its new use.
Greenhut does present a program for attempting to change the current pattern of abuse, but little of this program will have much of an effect until the American people start electing representatives who actually take the ideas of liberty and freedom seriously, instead of just mouthing those words as political props. (