[unseen]

You can't be serious? Private property can not be taken unless it is for public use. You want to build a highway ok . you want to give my land to a walmart so they can make millions with it and give the kickbacks to the pols and then the pols can pass a law giving a big tax break to said walmart to promote economic activity. Economic activity is not worth my freedom. I would rather be poor and free then rich and owned.

[mbraynard]

What if they take your property to build a road TO wal-mart?

[Rutles4Ever]

Imagine a Chinese-owned Unocal approaching your municipality to build a much-needed refinery on land that includes your property. A foreign government could theoretically drive you off your land.