Chen Li-wen notes that earlier this year, the US Supreme Court ruled that in the interest of economic development local governments may force private home owners and businesses to sell, provided they are given fair compensation.
而在美國，今年稍早聯邦最高法院判決各級市政府可「出於經濟發展的需要，在給予公正補償的情況下，強制徵收私人住家和商店。」