Welcome to the Future!
What’s this ranking about? The Fraser Institute ranks countries on their economic freedom.
What ranking is the U.S.? 16th
Which counties beat the U.S.? Hong Kong and Singapore lead the pack and are joined by New Zealand, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Mauritius, Jordan, Ireland, Canada, and the United Kingdom
Why has the U.S. fallen in rankings? overregulation, civil asset forfeiture, eminent domain, and other factors have combined to make the country much less…
The Legal Decision a Win for Landowners. Landowners in Long Beach, New York prevailed in court this week when an appeal by the city was denied.
$5.5M per landowner for undervalued land in eminent domain. The decision awards $19 million for land values, attorney fees and costs, plus interest to land owners. Each landowner was underpaid for property at the roughly $5.5 million each.
What is the city doing with this land? A Developer wants to build luxury apartments, retail space, and a…
In Mississippi, the Republican candidate for Senate district 37, wants voters to know she is pro private propety rights and supports eminent domain reform.
The Republican says her opponent, the former state Senator back in 2009 “sided with Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who had vetoed a bill that would limit eminent domain. Barbour argued the limitation would hurt economic development, and Dearing agreed.”
Mississippi voters later approved eminent domain reforms in 2011.
Bloomberg: The Tiny Town that Hates Elon Musk
Background: Boca Chica, with its 26 residents, is home to Space X launch site. Space X has a safety plan for launch days:
What the residents…
CATO, the libertarian leaning think tank, sounding the horn on Donald Trump and his reliance on eminent domain.
The juicy bits:
Mississippi State Senator Mike Seymour entered the race for his seat due to his opposition to eminent domain and China…. In his words:
“”The thing that separates us from Russia and China and all is our property rights. I understand eminent domain for transportation and stuff like that but when it comes to economic development, it shouldn’t be the government taking your property and selling it to another entity to generate more tax revenue. That’s not America. It’s something that…
The California Supreme Court last August ruled that if a project gets enough signatures to put it on the ballot, a city council can approve it without going to voters and without a California Environmental Quality Act review.
It is a ruling that is like sugar plm fairies dancing in the dreams of retail developers.
A 200 acre retail development in Carlsbad is moving forward under this ruling, side stepping requirements of state environmental review and voters.
A 2011 Michelle Malkin column ties Donalad Trump to eminent domain abuses. The highlights:
…”The city has never capitalized on this to bring tourism. The neighborhood where homes and businesses once stood, is now a giant weed-filled lot near the water. The proposed hotel, condo, restaurant and office complex that was supposed to be built went out the window because the development company that was awarded the contract went out of business after leveling all of the homes and businesses that were there.
This parcel is next to the property that was given to Pfizer by the city….