[William Terrell]

Wallmart doesn't seem to have trouble building anywhere and they don't use eminent domain.

Walmart certainly does use eminent domain. They're among the worst users of it. They did right down the road from me.

[henderson field]

A misuser of eminent domain, like Wal-Mart, is not a capitalist, it is a communist.
If you have to get into bed with government to do business, you're doing it just like the Chinese do.

[traviskicks]

Walmart certainly does use eminent domain.
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Apologies for an erroneous post. I had read numerous stories of people getting large amounts of $ (many times their current value) from Wallmart. And that some people actually rejoiced when they heard their land was a possible site for wallmart because they knew they would be cashing in at the bank.

From what you've all said I guess Wallmart does occasionally use emminent domain. What a shame. This should be illegal.

My point was that private business certainly doesn't need it to exist and prosper in America. If you're building a Wallmart you go after 2-3 different sites in an area and play them off on each other for the best deal. Roads and highways could be constructed this way too.