The Law of Eminent Domain Allows a Local Government to Take

Multiple Choice

The law of eminent domain allows a local government to take a person's property for public use,such as building a freeway that has been designed to cross land owned by this landowner.The landowner,by law,is entitled to be paid the fair market value of her land.However,in a recent action,a local government took a landowner's property under eminent domain and paid that landowner less than fair market value.Under utilitarianism,this government's action:

A) Definitely was suboptimal
B) Definitely was optimal because the government saved money for the benefit of society
C) Definitely was optimal because any act that shifts resources away from a private individual to broader society satisfies the precepts of utilitarianism
D) May have been optimal or suboptimal, but further inquiry into relevant facts is needed