"- towns which outlaw the use of ED will see property values rise, and enjoy higher tax receipts that way. Lack of ED potential on a local level would become a factor when house-shopping. Free market solution is likely the best."
...There can be no free market when you have no guarantee of your ownership of property. Anyway - once those values go up, because there's no ED, what do you think the council is going to do? They're going to cash in on their rich new neighbourhood and let that golf-course developer clear out all the 'slummers' - ie the original residents before it became a fancy neighborhood.
Again, there is absolutely no way for a free market to function without the government protecting private property. FFS govt has only 3 roles, and protecting property rights is one o them. FK!
"When the last hold out get awarded a share of all future profits, we will see a shift in how these deals work."
I sympathize, looking for a bright side, but there is none. These companies have entire floors of office buildings filled with people who do nothing but figure out ways to cheat on income tax. How the hell can you avoid that? There is no way you can afford the expertise to make sure they don't screw you when they write up the contract you sign. And even if the contract is bullet-proof, they can simply NOT PAY YOU. Yea, they can do that, they can just tell you to go F off, and not give you any money. If you want your money, that you are guaranteed in a contract, then get a lawyer and meet them in court in 5 years, as they use a variety of stalling tactics and expensive techniques designed to BREAK you, or bankrupt you, whatever.
