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Who gets to decide what "the community" "needs" and what is or is not "blighted"?

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In the crudest of terms, the majority - with their will being done through their elected leaders.

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I really need an X-Box, can I just steal one from my neighbor? He's not using it, it's going to become blighted, whereas I would take care of it.

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I'd wait a few months, and steal your neighbors X-Box 360, or whatever their next generation system is called. I assume it will be much better than a regular, ole', crummy X-Box.

But seriously, he didn't consent to you stealing his X-Box; you have (whether you think so or not) given your tacit consent to the state (when is your scheduled moving day to Somalia, anyway?)