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Originally Posted by Amanita
Would you be cool with the government seizing YOUR property "for the greater good", after you had sunk a great deal of money into it?
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If they made an exceedingly convincing argument for its' necessity and paid above fair market value... yep. Citizenship is more than flag waving parades and paying taxes for essential services, sometimes other sacrifices need to be made for the "greater good" - a phrase that has become almost taboo in this society but should be better understood and appreciated as a patriotic act.