GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThe while the US talks a big game, China plays a big game.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square141linkfedilinkarrow-up1885arrow-down148
arrow-up1837arrow-down1imageThe while the US talks a big game, China plays a big game.lemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square141linkfedilink
minus-squareOppopity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·4 days agoNo they don’t. They offer compensation and if the owner still refuses they build around them. That’s what leads to all those wacky photos of highways going around a single house.
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·4 days agoI’ve heard it mostly goes the other way (I mean even the US has eminent domain), do you have any examples of the wacky highways/railroads?
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoThose are a problem for business development not high speed rail.
minus-squareOppopity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoWhat difference is there in telling someone “hey we need to demolish your house for a highway/railway please accept this compensation”
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 days agoIn China? A lot. It’s the difference between a national need and a local want. It’s in how they’ve prioritized things. The owner will still get compensated but they can’t say no.
minus-squareOppopity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·3 days agoBut they can say no. You’ve just made that up in your head.
No they don’t. They offer compensation and if the owner still refuses they build around them. That’s what leads to all those wacky photos of highways going around a single house.
I’ve heard it mostly goes the other way (I mean even the US has eminent domain), do you have any examples of the wacky highways/railroads?
Google Chinese nail houses.
Thanks!
Those are a problem for business development not high speed rail.
What difference is there in telling someone “hey we need to demolish your house for a highway/railway please accept this compensation”
In China? A lot. It’s the difference between a national need and a local want.
It’s in how they’ve prioritized things. The owner will still get compensated but they can’t say no.
But they can say no. You’ve just made that up in your head.