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Old 07-23-2016, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
What you say is absolutely correct, however, you are also "leasing" your property from the Government. You pay your lease in the form of taxes each year. So in reality you never really own your home free and clear so to speak.
Completely correct. You never really own your house, you just rent it from the government. Stop paying your taxes and out you go.