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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

At this point my dad's property taxes are far, far higher than the mortgage on his house, and when he's ready to retire he'll have no choice but to sell the house because the neighborhood has gotten too nice for him to keep paying the property taxes on it.

How can you ever "own" a house if you have to keep up payments to the government for it? You never really have it free and clear. They call this the American dream?