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No, I cannot be a pure utilitarian...
This is just awful:
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses -- even against their will -- for private economic development.
As a result, cities have wide power to bulldoze residences for projects such as shopping malls and hotel complexes to generate tax revenue.
Read more here.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on June 23, 2005 at 02:12 PM in Current Affairs, Law | Permalink
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