Eminent domain under the 5th Amendment
to build the road, or a town needs a school and it’s okay to seize property to
build a school, then why, if a town needs jobs and increased tax revenue, is it
not okay to seize property to create the same?
Is it easier to justify taking lower class homes due to
cost? Consider that when the government seizes homes, compensation is provided
at what is supposed to be fair market value. Obviously, it is a lot more cost
effective to purchase a block of $50,000 homes than to buy a block of
million-dollar homes. Does this difference justify taking homes in poorer areas
for public works projects?





