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todd@dsp.com,Internet writes: 
>It
>is quite improper for the property buyers to hold out their hands and
>expect the public to reimburse them for having made such a huge error
>in estimating the value of the property they bought.

>The same reasoning applies when the land-use laws are intended to
>protect the air, water, and wildlife that affect the health and
>investments of neighbors in a given area.

Real estate is an investment and investments have risks. You should not expect
the government to pay for those risks. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever
for taxpayers to foot the bill on property that cannot be used due to the ESA.
Besides, the ESA has, in reality, had LITTLE impact on development. It's just
that we keep hearing from groups like Wise-use who make something out of
nothing. The reality, in fact, is in NOT strengthening the ESA and improve on
its provisions so that species aren't listed before it's too late--in other
words, we need to stop the extinction curve. Seems to me developers as a whole
are prospering just fine. They're plight is not nearly half as bad as what could
become of all of us without strong environmental protections. As John Muir once
wrote, "We are all interconnected." And if we continue to destroy open space, we
will only end up destroying ourselves. Just think about how you feel when you're
closed up all day in a hot stuffy office with no open space. Think about living
in a world where that's the only option you've got. Pretty bleak picture.
--Andrea.
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