[McCarthysGhost]

Basically the state owns your house and is charging you rent.

[Zarro]

Absolutely. But we sleep well at night, because they are such great stewards of the money (massive eye roll).

[MeganC]

“The state owns your house and is charging you rent.”

1. FTFY.

2. This is literally true in 99% of the USA because the state holds the actual title deed to your property and you just get an “abstract of title”...meaning that you have a document that looks and acts like a title deed but when it really matters, it isn’t a title deed.

[motor_racer]

That’s right! If you have to pay someone to live somewhere, and if you don’t pay they can throw you out and take your place, you don’t own it, they do!

[generally]

>>Basically the state owns your house and is charging you rent.

True just about everywhere. Needs to stop.

I thought it was bad where I live (and it is) but Illinois is even worse.