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seized private properties for very little money... so that Toyota could build this plant. Every single Mississippian is paying for these jobs... and will for years... some paid with their personal wealth and property... and the upheaval of their lives.

Just curious, what's the population of Blue Springs and how many folks allegedly had their lives upheaved and lost their personal wealth and property? As a side note, how was it they lost that stuff?

What does it matter... is one person ok to steal from or is the threshold 5 or 10 or 12? What does it matter? It is one thing to take someone’s property for a public highway or a school... but when they take from one person to give to another because there is more money in it for the politicians to spend... it is wrong... and spending is what has gotten us to the edge... or worse... a friend of the politician wants your property... they can take it from you with little effort. In Mississippi, the State can take your home away from you and sell or give it easily. I know... I have lived under the threat of eminent domain for the past 6 years... 24 Acres of GOD’s country paid for in every way... my American Dream! They may eventually take it from me.

Haley vetoed a bill that would have stopped this crony capitalism/nepotism once and for all... Phil Bryant... the Republican running to replace Haley... has sworn an oath to pass eminent domain reform... and he will. I will vote for him tomorrow!

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The Toyota plant is just off the highway on 78, outside of Tupelo. I have not seen any homes built near the highway, it’s just flat land on either side. I, also, would like to see some proof that people were kicked out of their homes for this plant. I do not live in MS but my company has a manufacturing plant down there and I’ve passed by the Toyota plant a few times while it was under construction.