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April 20, 2005
Article: Givings - The Flip Side of Takings
Kevin sent along an article about Oregon's November vote on establishing a takings law that grants private property owners the right to just compensation for any public action that decreases their property value. The author points out that private property owners (under this schematic) should be required to compensate the government for public actions that increase their property value -- a system of "givings"...
Givings: The Flip Side of Takings