You said that the government doesn't control who you gift property to. I state that they do. You cannot gift something to someone without taxes being paid that are prohibitive to the gift. You cannot give a house to someone after your death as that property must pay 50% in death taxes, such that most people cannot afford the 50% and the government takes the house. That is control by the government. Taxes had already been paid on the property through the life of the property. It is a marxist ideal that wealth should not be accumulated, and, hence, death taxes should be applied to redistribute the wealth.
Any government regulation or law, including prohibitive taxation, that hinders gifting of property is government control.
You said that the government doesn't control who you gift property to Your examples show that there is a cost associated with giving a gift. That is true. But WHOM you give the house to, as I said earlier, is not controlled by the govenment.
It is like exiting a toll road: there is a cost associated with it, but where you go is up to you.