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Er3bus13 t1_j7qux2h wrote

Reply to comment by zorionek0 in How do you feel about all the warehouses and other land development? by conifer0

The government claims land all the damn time. If it sits empty x number of years state buys back at going rate. There solved it for you.

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zorionek0 t1_j7qvhrm wrote

Eminent domain is costly and people fight it in court all the time. Also, do we really want the precedent of the state seizing the property of a private individual and selling it to another because the state doesn’t like how you’re using it?

I think vacancy taxes are a better solution, for housing and retail.

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Er3bus13 t1_j7qyf0d wrote

I want good soil so people can grow things. The world doesn't need a new strip mall. However we get there would be great.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j7sh1zz wrote

>If it sits empty x number of years state buys back at going rate.

Define "empty."

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