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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And then keep paying rent to the govt in the form of property taxes every year. Owning land isn't really a thing anymore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Taxes have been a thing since Gilgamesh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but taxes on land you live on has not always been a thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

According to Wikipedia, the earliest property tax records are from 6,000 BCE.