moderateamericain Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 granted that this may fail, this is still funny. The issue revolves around a case involving local governments purchasing homes and turning them over to private citizens so they can charge higher taxes and thus generate greater revenue for the community. well the supreme court ruled against some homeowners who took it to court, and consequently they lost their homes to redevelopment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._New_London Now a group of Real estate agents, and lawyers have got together and have put in a proposition to do the same thing to the members of the supreme court. personally i find this hilarous. read more on the link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Liberty_Hotel Quote
Toro Posted August 12, 2005 Report Posted August 12, 2005 About a decade ago, municipalities in Saskatchewan were selling acreages for $1 as long as you built on the property. What a bargain that would be today - and will continue to be as wheat prices rise over the next decade. Quote "Canada is a country, not a sector. Remember that." - Howard Simons of Simons Research, giving advice to investors.
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