and what do they "pay" for the property? they don't pay market rate, if someone wants my oceanfront house to build a condo complex on - the value of my house just went up 300%. but eminent domain allows the government to steal that increased market value of my house from me, by imposing that I be paid me "fair market value" - as if there wasn't going to be waterfront condos on it.
its outright theft.
That is what it is...outright theft.
If you had not sold it, your son could sell it 20 years or so later for 100x as much. They are stealing your future value from you.