I use to think that until the government posted an eminent domain claim on my property at the height of the housing insanity in 2006. Just like that it was gone. I couldn’t afford even the crappiest of place in my city. I ended up moving to another town buying at a very high price. And for fun...l The governor shut down my industry 15 years later to protect us all from the dreaded kung flu. Every awful thing in business and housing, for me, has been directly caused by government. There is no planning or accounting for the vengeance, greed, and stupidity of a bureaucrat.
There is no planning or accounting for the vengeance, greed, and stupidity of a bureaucrat.
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They are not stupid. They are clever, calculating schemers who are very good at empire building and finding ever new ways to fleece the taxpayers.
But the government did have to pay you some semblance of realistic value, right? Or no?