[carenot]

I agree with all of what you posted. Try telling that, when you go to the County Clerk when it is time to pay property tax.

[MattinNJ]

If I'm not mistaken, nobody owns land in this country. Even if you were to pay your mortgage in full, you still owe property taxes. If you don't pay them, the government throws you off the land and "rents" to someone else. The government is like one giant landlord. I can't imagine that the founding fathers ever intended this.