Elder statement

Cross posted at Political Arguments.

Gary Becker writes:

If the 87 year old woman who lived in her house since birth did not want to sell at the government?s price, why should the government have the right to force her to accept their offer, and perhaps make her miserable and destroy her happiness? They should have to do what private business must do all the time: either offer her a price that she accepts, or alter their plans to avoid the need to get her property.

Which explains why the AARP sided with Kelo.