One of the greatest things about the United States of America is that you can own your own property, build your own house and live a life on your own outside of apartment buildings. In Russia and many other countries for that matter, that is not a luxury the taxes are too high and in many cases the government can take your property any time they want for any reason.
While here in the United states it has not gotten so bad that property is near impossible to have. It is so bad that you can never own property...ever. In all 50 states there is a property tax. That means that no matter how hard you work you are ALWAYS renting from the government. While I understand that property taxes have pretty much always been around it is time for them to change. A person should at some point be able to own their land, if nothing else. John Locke asserted that that is one of the inalienable rights of man"Life, Liberty, and Property".
I understand that the government must be funded in order to do the things that it was meant to do, such as protect the people. But their reach is far too extensive. If someone has paid off their property they should be able to own it at some point free and clear (including taxes). A tax age cap should be implemented on property tax. At the age of say 55 you should be able to own your property entirely without the threat of it being taken. If you have paid it off you should be able to call it your own, not the governments.
