expropriation
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Some 72% wanted higher taxes introduced for those with 10 or more properties; 76% wanted limits on short-term tourist accommodation; and 40% supported the expropriation of empty homes.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"It was expropriation, pure and simple," Schulz said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
It has a liberal side—secure property rights, courts that constrain the state—that shields entrepreneurs from arbitrary state power, ranging from selective prosecution to outright expropriation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Refineries and other assets of foreign companies were seized; the government paid Exxon, Mobil, Gulf and Shell $1 billion each for the expropriation, well below the value of their holdings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
There will no doubt be some inconveniences at first, but matters will soon be righted in a society which has adopted expropriation.
From The Conquest of Bread by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, Prince
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