"Eminent Domain. The State Legislature Moved to Put a Four-lane Road Through the Middle of Farmer..."

“Eminent domain. The state legislature moved to put a four-lane road through the middle of Farmer MacDonald’s land. The payment he received from the government was a mere fraction of its agricultural worth and Farmer MacDonald will now likely have to sell the entire farm to pay for his wife’s medical expenses”
- Answers to Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? — Public Policy Edition

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