No, and WTF does that have to do with the issue?
It's the same priciple. You're actively structuring a deal in order to restrict people's rights in order to profit. Why not on a larger scale? If you could save a couple million on a purchase and take that right to the bottom line, then what's wrong with doing something within the law as a partner with the elected governing body to ensure maximum profitability from a development project?
Why wouldn't you do that?
You are incoherent.