[briandear]

No. It’s the idea that you’re renting your paid off home from the government. And the government gets to decide what it’s worth.

[kelnos]

No, you're renting the physical space -- a scarce part of the commons -- from your community.

(I do think property taxes should be a land-value tax and not include improvements you've built.)

[happyopossum]

> No, you're renting the physical space -- a scarce part of the commons -- from your community.

Property law in the US and most western democracies doesn’t remotely agree with that. Land is not a communal or solely government owned resource, and the govt doesn’t ‘rent’ it out.