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“core” services provided by government.
I don’t want to sound coldblooded, but if it’s between my house and a new government program, I’m going to pick my house every day of the week.
Just look at the state’s budget. It has mushroomed in the last 10 years.
Now that the state is flush with money after a largely unneeded tax increase, our policy makers need to show restraint and not spend that money, or the bulldozer could come to your community soon in order to “improve” the, neighborhood’s tax base so that government can get more money to pay for its increasing programs and services.
While every local government may not be in the same position as the commonwealth, the General Assembly needs to act immediately and set the ground rules for appropriate eminent domain use to prevent abuse. Strict standards need to be erected
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