[A CA Guy]

Which ever serves the interests and income of the area best.
Highest and best use.
They are supposed to allow payment and moves without tax consequences if they do it correctly.

[cuban leaf]

House to house searches for drugs and weapons “works”. Doesn’t mean that trumps the constitution. And the negative affects are disastrous to personal freedom and the relationship between the state and the individual.

[MasterGunner01]

Use of eminent domain by government as a lure to private developers is outright theft. The politicians responsible should be put in prison. It is interesting that in Kelo vs. City of New London, while the politicians prevailed and were able to take the property -- it was for nothing. The developers never did use the property and built elsewhere. Now, cash strapped New London owns this property that is growing weeds and paying no property taxes. It's called Karma and it serves these greedy politicians right.

[tbw2]

If the project is for the public good as a public work, like a school or hospital, then it is acceptable.
If a private developer wants to buy the property, they should have to compete on the open market to do so. They shouldn’t get to take the property on promises of big tax benefits to the city and not have to pay market rate for the properties.

[taxcontrol]

I am of the opinion that any such use (abuse) should require that the original owner be paid 115% of the greater value of either current tax assessment or current fair market value. This will greatly reduce the desire for public entities to take anything.

[cripplecreek]

Eminent domain is intended for necessary public infrastructure. The new Gordie Howe bridge over the Detroit river is a good example.

It will be a much needed bridge at the second busiest freight crossing on the continent. On the Canadian side the land is pretty much all clear now since they’ve wanted the bridge for decades. On the Detroit side is the DelRay neighborhood which is one of the worst in Detroit where $5000 would be considered a very high property value.

The fact that Canada is paying the entire cost of the bridge is a big selling point. Despite his liberal republicanism, Rick Snyder worked out one hell of a deal.

[cripplecreek]

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

-Calvin Coolidge

[Reaper19]

Something tells me Donald Trump would disagree.

[magellan]

I wonder how many people on FR would support the government taking their guns as long as they are justly compensated?

Private property is private property. Rights are rights. The right to own a firearm assumes the right to own private property.