10-11-2016, 02:46 PM
(10-11-2016, 01:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(10-11-2016, 12:18 PM)Owen Wrote: What exactly do you propose as an alternative... that the govt expropriate the property from the owner and hand it over to the developer? Don't get me wrong - I agree it's a shame - the owner is being greedy, and his Karma is that he'll end up with nothing as nothing can be developed (that justifies a much higher price per acre) on a 19' strip of land - but I have a hard time seeing where the 'private interests trump public good' argument leads... ?
I am not implying any particular alternative or solution here. This is far more of a deep conversation than belongs here. But as you agree, that doesn't make my statement any less true. I would generally like to see this happen less often.
The "invisible hand" doesn't always act swiftly, but it's much better than the alternative
