Sure. There's not much to say beyond "It is very expensive to do Eminent Domain takings in the US, especially in areas where market values for property are hig

Sure. There's not much to say beyond "It is very expensive to do Eminent Domain takings in the US, especially in areas where market values for property are high." The US is not a place where the state actually owns all the property, nor a place where the state has an indefeasible right of first refusal to purchase all property for a nominal sum.