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[-] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 5 points 1 month ago

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

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Taxes have been a thing since Gilgamesh.

[-] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 4 points 1 month ago

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

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

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

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