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RobinHanson's avatar

Yes, that is a common approach, but as you note not very reliable.

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Hello! This is my fist time commenting and I love the blog! A question that may be obviously answered but popped into my head from reading. In the "government buying a bunch of land" scenario would it not also be smart for the government to go to all the land owners (let's say 10 of them) in the proposed area and have a contract with each of them saying they will buy the land only if everyone agrees to sell? Similar to GoFundMe where your credit card only gets charged if they reach the goal? This obviously does not work if the land is urgently needed and cannot be done without.

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