Comments on: This is Sick

By: Starboarder

Starboarder — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 05:49:47 +0000

Perhaps the homeowners should charge the NLDC a “maintenance” fee, along with interest and penalties on the fair market value, since the money was supposed to be theirs as of 2000. I love how this only works one way.

By: The Fat Triplets

The Fat Triplets — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:54:55 +0000

I am SO pissed!

Pardon my french but you all know, if you read this blog (see here, here and here), how much I detested the Supreme Courts Kelo decision in June. Well to add insult to injury, the town of New London, CT is going to charge back “rent” for …

By: Neo-Libertarian

Neo-Libertarian — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:52:29 +0000

New London’s Punitive Measures

I’d put up some money for a good challenger candidate in New London that promises not to toss residents out of their homes for the sake of tax revenue.

By: nmg

nmg — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:04:33 +0000

Reminds me of the UK law where the state levies room-and-board back charges on released prisoners who were innocently jailed.

nmg

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:29:40 +0000

Even if one grants New London the right to charge rent, what they’re charging seems grossly in excess of market rents.

By: roaring tiger

roaring tiger — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:45:33 +0000

This is outrageous on multiple counts! Talk about strong arm tactics! It’s a form of extortion to prevent others from having the audacity to dare to sue a city government. I’d question whether it would hold up in court. Of course, the issue may become whether the Kelo crowd can afford to fight New London — but I’ll bet they’d receive a ground swell of public financial support.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:59:28 +0000

Maybe Kelo and the other victims should purchase some toxic waste and saturate their properties with it in the middle of the night. That would make their land useless, and all of New London’s plans for naught. I am absolutely outraged by this.

By: Gillian

Gillian — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 02:03:20 +0000

At this point, I just hope that New London dies out through everyone in there moving the hell out before the city decides to bankrupt them too. Because that’s about all I can think of to hope. That’s just…the most flagrant abuse of power I can remember hearing about in the U.S.