the-pi-guy said:Just Compensation ClauseWhile the federal government has a constitutional right to "take" private property for public use, the Fifth Amendment's Just Compensation Clause requires the government to pay just compensation, interpreted as market value, to the owner of the property. The U.S. Supreme Court has defined fair market value as the most probable price that a willing but unpressured buyer, fully knowledgeable of both the property's good and bad attributes, would pay. The government does not have to pay a property owner's attorney's fees, however, unless a statute so provides.
The government absolutely does this, whether we realize it or not. |
"Compensation" is different from "stealing" and the government still can't take forcefully take away assets from a business ...
