Re: Renters Getting Screwed - or Why Eminent Domain is a Distraction
Nathan Newman wrote:
What perplexes me about the debate over eminent domain is that it is such a minor issue effecting those who already are rich enough to own property.
Yet orders of magnitude more renters get evicted from their homes as redevelopment hits their communities, and there are no flurries of state legislation across the country protecting them from eviction.
C’mon, this is absurd. Why is this an either-or thing? Why is ED a “distraction” from the real important stuff? Why can’t we think of two, even three things at once? And why is ED so unimportant if, as I spent the weekend showing, it’s been central to the planning of New York and other urban areas for decades?
Doug