This incident is yet another example of government's growing infringment upon personal property rights. Government can already declare well-cared for homes as "blighted" and take them to build shopping malls. If the average person had any idea how broad-ranging goverment powers have become in this area, they would be outraged. Walker's case just happens to be the extreme, but this happens all the time.

I disagree with Anthony in his comments on this article. Tax sales have long since been in place to help cities guarantee the revenue they need to operate. Perhaps we need to change the definition of “notice” to take into consideration people who may have become mentally infirm for various reasons. However crying that the man who bought the tax lean is an evil capitalist because he followed a legal path to foreclosing on a property smacks of socialism. I think the people screaming that she should get her house back after she had fair notice under currant law are moral relativists. They are circumventing the rules because they don’t “feel” right at the time and under the circumstances. The lien holder’s rights are the one being violated. The finger needs to point at this woman’s family. Where were they as this wonderful old woman slipped into confusion over her affairs? Where were they as the house fell into disrepair, her health slipped and mail went un-opened. There are reports that the house was held as collateral for several bail bonds. The family (I assume) seemed to show up then, when they needed money from her. Let us cry out what has happened to society that we don’t take care of our elderly so that no one should ever loose their house for some sad amount like five hundred dollars. Let us not jump to conclusions that because a real estate investor followed the rules set in place for tax lien and foreclosure of property that he is the one at fault.