> if that generally doesn't happen That's a big if. I don't know where you're from, but here in France the State expropriating smaller landowners in order to a

> if that generally doesn't happen That's a big if. I don't know where you're from, but here in France the State expropriating smaller landowners in order to achieve huge private-public partnerships (i.e. siphoning off public money right into the pockets of private companies, with little if any benefits for society) is common practice: see for example the ZAD in Notre dame des Landes for an example of popular outcry/resistance, or the expropriations and mafia-like intimidation/aggression for the "Grand Stade de Lyon". Of course, if you're a big landowner and/or close to the circles of power, you have nothing to worry about.