In a split decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local governments can take your property under the guise of public good, and then give/sell the stolen property to a private interest.
Before, when the government did it, it had to sneak to do it. Now they have "the right" to do it in the open.
Let's see...
A developer lines the pockets of select politicians and then asks the local government to consider a block of property for "improvement." Those politicians who are on the take have received donations from the developer, then push through an "urban renewal plan" that benefits the "public good". They then grab your property, pay you "fair cost" which is less than what you could get if you sold it on your own, and then "sell it" to the developer for a little more than the government paid. The developer then makes a killing "renewing" the property.
So one of the best ways to ensure security for your heirs, is now gone.
This really stinks.
More later...