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Re:Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shar... by oneplane on Saturday February 25, 2017 @11:29AM (#13732234)
But aren't you still doing that today? I believe that somewhere in your country, someone wants a big pipe on some land, but the people living there don't want it, yet they force it anyway.
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Re:Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shar... by Gargoyle on Saturday February 25, 2017 @04:09PM (#13733832)
It's not actually going on land they own, but near it. The argument is that it's an environmental risk to their land, not that in infringes their property rights.
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Re:Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shar... by wtf_is_up on Saturday February 25, 2017 @12:52PM (#13732754)
That "someone" is really every American who enjoys cheap energy and, by extension, cheap food, transportation, etc. whether they know it or not.
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Re:Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shar... by r00fus on Saturday February 25, 2017 @10:00PM (#13735394)
Don't generalize. I'd much rather gas prices stay high and the environment not get spoiled so alternative energy sources can compete fairly.

Besides there cost / benefit of the pipeline only really makes sense to those who profit from it directly.

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Re:Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shar... by MomentarySanity on Saturday February 25, 2017 @02:43PM (#13733408)
Well, we do have, as most modern countries do, a system for the taking of private property for public use. But that's not even what's happening here, as no property is being taken.
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