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Re:Inflation rises to 7% in December (led by energy) by teeray on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @04:49PM (#29913184)
Even if you bring a wheelbarrow of C-notes to the closing to pay for your house, you still never own a house the way you own a ham sandwich. If you fail to pay your property taxes, the government can kick you out and auction your house to repay itself.
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Re:Inflation rises to 7% in December (led by energy) by ur-whale on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:20AM (#29917780)
> If you fail to pay your property taxes, the government can kick you out

Yes, agreed. You are merely renting land from the govt.

That is not the case everywhere, btw, IIRC.

Ireland (I believe, to be verified) and China don't have things like property taxes.

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