Besides property taxes in perpetuity, eminent domain is another example showing the hapless taxpayer really owns no property. Note the comments by the city's attorney (i.e., the person who acts to justify government actions). He says that the city "worked in good faith." What does this mean other than the dealership owner denied the city's tax funded offer? If a private individual made an offer and were denied, he would simply be out of luck and have to make other plans. The Portsmouth Rulers, instead, simply attempt to commandeer the Toyota property by force. Eminent domain belies any claim of "good faith," which really means the first warning: we're taking your property whether you like it or not.
At the other end, a man in a teepee is selling his land to the Portsmouth rulers, potentially at 60% more than the appraised land value. Who pays for this? The hapless taxpayer, of course!
These wheelings and dealings benefit the politically connected at the expense of the vast majority. Not only are taxes mulcted from productive members of society, but the subsequent spending diverts resources to bureaucratic consumption (to promote their political power and buy votes).
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