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Unanimous ruling in supreme court fixes problem where the government was allowed to sell someone's home and keep everything even if they only owed $1k in debt. (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by SolarSailer@beehaw.org to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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This specific case revolved around a 94 yr old woman in Minnesota who owed $15k in taxes. Her home was taken away and sold for $40k and the government kept everything from the auction.

It's hard to believe that this was ever legal, this is a major win for common sense rulings.

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