Pro and Con of Eminent Domain abuse
PRO: The government can/should use eminent domain for tax revenue purposes When a city or county has the opportunity to increase tax revenue by building a new shopping center or high-rent housing, they should be able to legally use eminent domain to get that land. ... 403) said that eminent domain "appertains to every independent government. ... Using eminent domain is the only way for everyone to benefit. ... CON: The government should not use eminent domain for tax revenue purposes What is currently going in towns and cities all across the country isn’t eminent domain. ... It’s wrong and it’s an abuse of eminent domain. ... They wouldn’t sell him the land, so he asked the city council to use eminent domain to take their property.