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Governments can seize private homes for public use

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Because your deed is really just a polite suggestion. Under the guise of eminent domain, state authorities can legally force you out of your house, demolish it, and build a highway or a privately-owned shopping mall in your former living room.

Governments can seize private homes for public use
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