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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Very true but up north they used it to help retail business get landed they wanted to build stuff.
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Sometimes, corrupt local Governments will authorize eminent domain or tax-free municipal bonds to build retail stores, claiming that they are needed for the best interest of the local community. Usually, it is not a good application of eminent domain.
But, when the Corps of Engineers builds a dam to protect millions of dollars worth of downstream private property from flood damage, they need to create a lake upstream of the dam. In that case, they need to purchase a large number of houses using eminent domain. Without the power of eminent domain, most flood control dams could never be built.