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To: MrB

There’s no such thing as private property. That would mean we can actually OWN stuff, which would mean we EARN stuff. Please. We all know that everything we have is at the whim of the gubmint.


19 posted on 05/16/2011 12:06:27 PM PDT by HushTX (I make libs rage quit.)
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To: HushTX

That is so very like what my father told me many, many years ago. His theory was; you really don’t own your house, or the property it sits on, because you have to pay property taxes. And when you don’t, the State (I mean this in the classical term, ie., the government) will confiscate it from you. Ergo, the State actually owns your house/property, and the property taxes you pay is your rent. Therefore, you, as a private citizen, only own your possesions (auto, lawnmower, Hummel figurines, et al).

I’ve pondered this point over the years, and I think my dad (RIP, 2008) was 100% right, in my opinion.


29 posted on 05/16/2011 12:11:51 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad
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To: HushTX

You’re right. There’s a reason it’s called “real” estate, and it’s not because there’s anything like “fake” estate.

“Real” refers to Rey Al, IE, belonging to the king.

If the property can be taken from you for not paying taxes on said property, you’re just a glorified serf and renter.

This needs to be addressed if things ever get “re-adjusted” back to individual freedom.


31 posted on 05/16/2011 12:12:22 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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