Stealing Homes

Did you know you could miss one tax payment and your local government may take your home?
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Tawanda Hall was slightly behind on her property taxes. She was on a payment plan, but short $900.
So the government took her whole $308,000 home.
Hall says she tried to pay, but, “They didn’t want our money… They wanted our house."
Now they’ve got it, and the town won’t give her the $286,000 difference back. That’s just wrong.
Hall’s attorney, Christina Martin of the Pacific Legal Foundation, says the government can’t take more than it’s owed. But that’s exactly what’s happening in eleven states. "This is unjust and it is unconstitutional."
She’s gotten three states to stop doing these confiscations.
But it’s kind of crazy to find out how common this is. In 11 states, if you’re behind on your taxes, local governments can grab your home and keep much more than what you owed.

[@BobGymlan]

Remember, property taxes were a “temporary” measure.

[@Saqux]

there is nothing as permanent as a government temporary measure

[@sebastianlucas704]

Just like income tax.

[@mandelabrein8116]

So was the IRS

[@josephmorabito6992]

So was tolls on the highways

[@straypussy2635]

15 days to...

[@lennomenno]

A government that is ok taking a person’s home due to an 8 dollar debt is a government that won’t hesitate to imprison someone for little or no reason. Pure evil.

[@mikeicee]

You can not own land in USA, you can only lord over it.

[@Sl4yerkid]

There is clearly more to these stories that they aren't telling us.

[@Bananas21ca]

@@Sl4yerkid no, corruption in the US is really this bad.

[@yapandasoftware]

Why would they stop at imprisonment? Surely they would have no problem supplying you with a multi-body casket

[@yapandasoftware]

@@mikeicee That's not true. You can own land outright with no taxation on Native sovereign land. I'm Choctaw and my land in Pushmataha can't be taxed by your government.

[@risingtide_official]

If I was a city official and I saw an $8 tax bill and that the person was going to lose their home over it, I'd skip lunch and pay the $8 tax bill. That's the human thing to do.

[@RobertMartinezist]

This is why we need a smaller government

[@stormcamper]

Anytime I hear someone tell me “they own their home” I tell them, stop paying your property tax and you’ll find out who really owns it 😂

[@bobshanery5152]

Land of the Free..... This was once what America was

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@cdistasio]

@@bobshanery5152 home of the slave

[@pmscalisi]

The only difference in paying a mortgage vs. renting is the mortgage payment doesn’t change over time unless refinancing is done. At least for now. The taxes and insurance go up that can be another can of worms.

[@dannydaw59]

They get the money when they sell it if taxes are up to date. They own the equity.

[@YutakaTaniyamasFeels]

The justification of stealing homes is disgusting.

[@I_Love_my_adblock4408]

🙋🏾‍♂️ This is done intentionally, part of the Great Reset. "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY," - Klaus Schwab.

[@TheFelish33]

I think a sequel to the *Kill Dozer* has been long overdue.

[@Steven-fi4gf]

I'd rather burn it to the ground.

[@ravenone6255]

It can only come from a twisted ,uncaring and corrupt government and the twist is they would say they care

[@Psy0psAgent]

@@I_Love_my_adblock4408 can an iou discharge any debt and actually be real money? I don’t know but I did call a bank manager and ask. Seems like cotton swabb ain’t telling the whole story.

[@bradb8055]

John, please never stop exposing this hidden evil in our country!!!

[@InsatiableMonkey]

There is another layer to this that ticks me off: Even if (hopefully when) these citizens win their cases against the government, the government was still paid by the tax payer while they were stealing houses, and the tax payer will pay the legal fees for the government while they attempt to defend their house thefts. It's lose, lose, lose for the tax payer.

[@Stephen-sr2pb]

This is not just "cruel and unusual punishment" it is out right theft. The Mayor who directly profited from this activity should be in prison.

[@spartamerican6758]

Not harsh enough.

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

@@spartamerican6758 True enough, but it's all most people will call for before they start to feel like terrorists. I mean come on, were not rabid communists or some shit like that.

[@timgiraud7591]

Should be… but isn’t

[@inboxnews]

Absolutely.

[@cbboegh]

@@spartamerican6758 Agreed. How is it that this mayor can continue his racket? Don't you have guns? At least in corrupt 3rd World countries, evil regime officials have to surround themselves with armed guards 24-7.

[@wadereynoldsgm]

No one owns property as long as property tax exists. Property tax effectively means that you are renting your property from the government. It is wrong. Property tax needs to be abolished and made illegal, or better yet, made unconstitutional via amendment.

[@josephmorabito6992]

You will own nothing and like it

[@alanalves8991]

Right

[@noelc2]

Yes, I’ve seen senior citizens who worked their whole lives to pay off a 30 year mortgage lose their home over these taxes! We are paying for our homes over & over again. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

[@noelc2]

@@MorphableMusic right? Why don’t we pay it upfront, one time as part of our mortgage? No one truly owns their home while property taxes are legal.

[@tkokflux6322]

legit we dont have it in my country but we are all right property taxes must be abolished but then how will they fund their lavish lifestyles and 800 billion dollars to army every single year unbelievable

[@jasondavis8403]

If I was an old man and you took my house and I had nothing else to live for, you better believe Justice is coming. People need to think twice before somebody gets hurt from these shenanigans.

[@EroticOnion23]

You think they'll go collect themselves? No, they will send their minions & attack dogs (aka police)

[@thefrogking481]

Yup, I'm gonna pay someone a visit. Ya know, shake his hand......

[@97wolffang]

I'm not gonna lie, seeing this completely -to my mind at least- justifies a lot of violent action people are forced into taking when their government quite literally shuts the door in their faces after stealing from them.

[@brokerbevo]

How did you do the line through text? That's pretty cool!

[@MuthaLicka]

Property tax is ridiculous. The idea of having to pay a tax just for owning a property is mind boggling. If I remember correctly the majority of tax revenues from property goes towards funding public schools, but they keep asking for more money every year while test scores and student performance declines. It's almost like government uses sleight of hand to keep people poor while preaching that all these government programs are good for us.

[@genericprofile2381]

No that couldn't be, the problem is we aren't spending enough clearly. Give us even more of your money or we'll throw you in jail.

[@darinareyacrazyman1505]

Amen! The question is very simple- Do you really own your home, or are you just renting from the government?

[@user-vu8ck7tq4v]

It helps with preventing multiple home ownership

[@michawolinski314]

There is good reason for property tax when it is small (below 0.1% of value per year) and owner decides value by himself. In that case, everyone know what property value is, so if it get destroyer by anyone (including government) they are required to pay back the value +20%. The need for hiring lawyer and go to court to prove you property value becomes pointless and you don't loose half of the payback due to fees.

[@BradleyBishop]

Really what it is: You don't purchase the property, you merely purchase the right to rent it from the state. What about schools? What about fire departments? Police??? These can all be handled in other ways. You should just own your property.

[@PatrioticGestalt]

Property tax shouldn't exist in the first place.

[@radioflyer68911]

The masses have been brainwashed by the system into thinking it's acceptable.

[@PatrioticGestalt]

@@radioflyer68911 Since 1913.

[@12gmkk29]

Fun fact North Korea and Saudi Arabia don’t have property tax but the US does

[@BlazinRiver1]

kind of like tithing isnt it? Pay the gov to keep your home and pay the church to keep your soul out of hell....LOL

[@jimlovesgina]

@@BlazinRiver1 More like a protection racket. If anyone else besides government does it, it is illegal.

[@a.scottclement6967]

Every time I hear someone say "I own my home," I laugh at them. You own nothing in the US. You pay a lease to the government to use the property where you live. You own nothing, and you WILL be happy. Because they say so.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

🎉🎉

[@surfdogdude]

"Government is not the answer to the problem, government IS the problem."

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

so true.

[@Ripper935]

If the government isn't by the people, for the people. It might as well not exist ...

[@frankvonfrauner]

And people try to blame "the corporations" who use government as a tool. I'm not trying to say they're good actors, but the government is the cudgel.

[@Matthew-Anthony]

"Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem." -Ronald Reagan

[@Matthew-Anthony]

@GebaWe do not use stimuli checks or social welfare.

[@shipwright6122]

This is why they have metal detectors in government buildings

[@dougybrownie481]

They have go home sooner or later.

[@CaptRR]

Chris Rock said it best. Don't go to party's with metal detectors, sure you feel safe inside, but now everyone outside knows you ain't carrying.

[@skittles3310]

This is why it's sooo important to go to town meetings and really be involved in who's running your town.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

You have no say so in those meetings.

[@skittles3310]

@TheCarnivoreSoprano Yeah, you absolutely do! It's crazy to me that people don't even understand the basic structure and inner workings of their own government. Smdh! Of course, most of those same people will be totally comfortable with voting for a president. (As well as have strong convictions about what side of the isle they sit on). Tbh, this is exactly what is wrong with our country, no responsibility or accountability, but everyone has a say. All town hall meetings are open to the public. They veeeeery rarely have closed doors. They discuss all town issues in those meetings. If they are going to do something, they will discuss it, and then they'll vote. So, for instance, a business comes in and wants to privatize a utility board. (Keep in mind this has already happened in the majority of all communities bc people weren't paying attention). They can't just do it and sign a contract without a vote taking place. They also must have sufficient notice to the public what they are doing. They hold a meeting to discuss it publicly. Then, if there are any questions or comments by the citizens, then they're given a time allotment to say their peace. Then, they must have a vote, and the majority of all votes will determine what they'll do. If the citizens show up and vote no, it doesn't matter if the entire board voted, yes, they'll still be out voted. The board's vote isn't any more persuasive than a regular citizen. This is obviously a simplified description, and I didn't go into details about state or anything like that, tho. There are thousands of these meetings being posted online, and most towns now even have online access for citizens too. They have to do all of these things bc it's literally the law. There have been times when the council was going to vote in favor of something, and less than 5 people just showing up to vote has kept it from happening. Not voting sends them the message that the community doesn't care...bc most don't. It is like giving someone else your vote and trusting them to vote for your own personal benefit. That's exactly what that is. It's even worse when you realize that most people don't even know whose representing them at all. They might see a sign in a yard or get a flyer handed out to them, but they couldn't tell you anything about them at all. Another incredibly stupid thing about not getting educated about local and state gov, is that the majority of those non-voters will 100% go vote in the presidential election. Yet our votes are significantly more impactful in our local communities than in our federal offices! This is also why a lot of reps take advantage of their positions! We aren't going to keep them accountable to us! THEY. WORK. FOR. US. Imagine pouring every cent you can into a business investment. You hire employees and get your business started and running well. Then, one day, you just stop showing up to your business. You keep paying your employees. Every now and then, you message them about plans and ideas you want to do. However, you just don't ever go back. Days, weeks, months, few years. Anyone quits you just replace them and keep it moving. You aren't checking to make sure that they even show up! If you do ever have anything you want them to do, then they just tell you they can't without more money. Every time. More more more. This is the equivalent of ignoring your government and especially your local government!

[@vagrxncy499]

I know a senior living on a fixed income that has had to deal with the stress of coming up with $1200 every year or risk losing her home. She manages to make the payment from asking friends and family to help. What is the point of social security if the state can take away a senior's home?

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

“You’ll own nothing, and you’ll be happy.” Sure…sure we will. 😜

[@kaywonderer]

She isn't happy.

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

@@kaywonderer think that is his point.

[@kaywonderer]

@@viperdemonz-jenkins i guess slavery ended because of too much happiness.

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

@@kaywonderer I guess your brain stopped working because it was too happy.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

Well you never owned it, you payed rent in the form of taxes, grant it that is supposed to pay for municipal services, but if that is the case they need to do more. I am more concerned about Democrat versus Republican/ Left versus Right tactics that can be used in this way to kick out those of a community just because of political sides.

[@robertlincoln7312]

This is why we need to replace all Governments, with less powerful councils.

[@alanalves8991]

This is thy we nees to end the State.

[@cynthiagelmirez3738]

Thank you John! God bless you ♥️🙏🏾. I am so thankful for you being on the side of the people.

[@calebbearup4282]

It's time to stop property taxes. As long as you have to continually pay in order to keep something then it's never truly yours

[@jeffpadilla9891]

I am pretty sure it is illegal for him to be mayor and be part of the company that is reselling the houses. That is basically profiting from his position.

[@TheStanglehold]

It’s most definitely a conflict of interest.

[@herrschaftg35]

The government, both local and federal, have been legalizing outright corruption for decades.

[@mikeicee]

Lol he is literally using the government to get a $300k house and GIFTING it to himself! How is that not criminal?

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money.

[@segevstormlord3713]

Property taxes are our government's way to say, "You don't own your property. We do. You may use it as long as you pay rent." The fact that the city officials are personally getting to pocket the money is particularly egregious.

[@piouswhale]

Dont look into the incestuous relationship between city councils and developers then lmao. NJ is really bad. I think Stossel did a video on that too

[@segevstormlord3713]

@@piouswhale I don't doubt it. This stuff is infuriating.

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money. Replace taxes with independence and chairty.

[@TheRealInscrutable]

@@bvegannow1936 that would not have helped anyone in this story. Property taxes should be banned. Consider a retiree on a fixed income. If there was an income tax, they could control their income and predict their taxes. But property taxes are based on assessed value and that is out of the control of the owner. Even if after age 65 the county cannot raise the amount they claim, they can have already raised it to such a high level that a person on a fixed income can no longer pay.

[@segevstormlord3713]

@@bvegannow1936 I'm not 100% anti-taxation. I see the purpose and need. But I am 100% anti-property-tax. It is a statement that the government owns everything, and you're just renting from them.

[@Polyester_Avalanche]

Never stop making these videos John!

[@benzielke7149]

Anyone who buys a house needs to know that even when you own your house outright they can still take it from you for not paying the taxes every year. It sucks but it's the way things have been for a really long time, property taxes (especially fully paid for/owned) should be illegal.

[@Raiden-the-Goat32]

If the government can take your house do you really own it ? I mean you can not both own the house and not own it at the same time. To me at least in America home ownership is a full fledged scam. It's like if i bought a computer from amazon and paid taxes on that computer every year until i am dead. Than to make it worse if i miss a yearly tax on the computer amazon Come's to my house and take it from me. Not only would i never pay the damn thing off i also could not be rightfully said to own it.

[@benzielke7149]

@@Raiden-the-Goat32 I'll still take my house over a shitty apartment any day.

[@tankgod54]

How is this not a direct violation of the fourth amendment's right to security against unreasonable seizures?

[@Saqux]

it is, but gov sees this as reasonable

[@I_Love_my_adblock4408]

🙋🏾‍♂️ This is done intentionally, part of the Great Reset. "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY," - Klaus Schwab.

[@christophercarrigg3775]

It is a violation of the 4th amendment. The government doesnt care about the constitution

[@husky3g]

A challenge to property taxes needs to make it to the supreme court. This case could set the states ablaze. Property taxes on homes and land shouldn't be a thing.

[@reasonablespeculation3893]

Govmnt can "seize" any property they please, at any time they please. The Bill of Rights of the USA Constitution is a Feel-Good document that has no legal authority over Police Departments, who will take your house if directed by local Govmnt,,, OR take your car and cash if they please. Civil Asset Forfeiture supersedes the Constitution

[@mattdillon4398]

I can't discribe how angry this makes me. It's the definition of unjust!

[@lauramorgan27]

cronyism at its finest

[@nnhk0056]

It's worthy of taking up arms over. Beyond unacceptable

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money.

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@mattdillon4398]

@@bvegannow1936 End ALL property tax! Look at farmers. Some farmers own millions in land but when they leave it to their son they're taxed even though they don't sell it. I personally bought a property 10 years ago for 120,000. I worked my ass off improving it paying for everything with cash! It is now worth 300,000. Why should I have to pay taxes because I improved my property?

[@ferrelx]

6 years ago I came across this article/video telling a story how a man worked hard all his life (lets call him jack)..finally after 30 years the day came when he had paid off his mortgage..he received the fancy paper that said DEED..he was proud of his accomplishment..(jack) a short time later got down sized from his job of 37 years..his company was merged with a bigger one and part of the merger was that pensions were converted to 401k and his blue cross blue shield was now a 1/3 of his monthly payout which had been reduced when the pensions were converted over.. Then his wife became ill and his medical (also reduced) didn't cover the most expensive parts..soon his savings were depleted and he went into debt after almost a year..so (jack) went for a home equity home loan that would almost cover all his debt..he could make the payments and with the help of family and friends pay off the rest of his debt to be eligible for the loan.. Hoop after hoop he was made to jump through by the bank he had done business with for over 50 years to acquire this loan..he had been in contact with all of his debtors including the county tax office and everything was in line to be taken care of..then he received a eviction notice to vacate the premises within 14 days..not 30 for non payment of property taxes..he vacated and by the time he got a lawyer and a court date the house was auctioned off.. I thought this can't be right..so I dug into it..it's true even if you you hold the deed to your home it doesn't matter..you just rent your home from the county in the form of property taxes while you maintain the property to the city's standard and banks are very eager to see your demise so they can get another mortgage on the property..it boils down to this folks..you are a cash cow for the county and the banking system if you choose to own a home and live in it.. You know what I did when I regathered my thoughts of how much of a rip off owning a home was ? we sold ours and most of our belongings and bought a class "A" motorhome..click on my avatar and you will a 3 part video of a home that can't be foreclosed on because it's payed off and there are no property taxes on it so we can't be evicted..matter of fact only taxes on it are the tags (and those are a requirement..only if you drive on the road with it)and gasoline and btw the house in the video is the one that was sold..we go anywhere we want when we want and we are debt free..also being in this coach is a lot cheaper than a house let me tell you..the best thing about it all is all the headaches of owning a home like the lawn,crappy neighbor's,expensive repairs some stranger from the city telling YOU what you can and can't do with YOUR property anything you can think of to do with home ownership just dries up and blows away in the wake of your coach (sighs a sigh of complete contentment) 😎

[@taralynnhoffmann5831]

I would totally do this but I have 3 kids and 5 living in a motorhome just wouldnt work long term.

[@ferrelx]

@@taralynnhoffmann5831 True..at best they sleep 6 with some rearranging..but a bunk house 5th wheel can sleep much more..and my neighbor next door where I am currently camped has 1999 38 foot Alpha 5th wheel for less than 10 grand..the point being here is there are options out there to be found..I didn't mention it before but we are right side up by about 20 grand in our coach..that is a extreme rarity in the RV world and the coach being a 3 slide model will never drop below what we payed for it..so there is a very positive outcome at going this direction financially..you just have to put in the time to find the deals..NEVER EVER buy from a RV dealer go private only..also here is some more advice 1998-2008 are the golden years for RV's luxury and quality of build..if this is something that might appeal to you hit me up on my channel and we can further this conversation..

[@bobdobalina8910]

Interesting to hear how one can justify taking the ENTIRE SALE for unpaid taxes, whether it's 900 or 9000 by saying that the rest of the community subsidizes the amount owed. It is a BROKEN BUSINESS model. It's DISGUSTING and REPREHENSIBLE. People should NOT lose their homes over it. What should happen is a lien is put against the home with a small bit of interest added and if not paid within 25 yrs then sold, TAXES owed plus interest taken with the proceeds given to the person who owns the home.

[@lemongrass3945]

This lady owed $22,000 in property tax. 308,000 - 286,000. Its her fault this happened. This is not from one year of not paying property taxes but from years and years.

[@bobdobalina8910]

@@lemongrass3945 You are missing the point. I agree, after say ten years of unpaid taxes, sure, the town, city, etc has every right to sell the property and house for unpaid taxes. However, they should only be able to collect the 22 000 in arrears, plus an acceptable amount of interest. The rest of the sale should go to the person who owned the home. Otherwise, it's just LEGALIZED Theft.

[@surveyguyor8958]

if what that man said is true, then why doesn't my taxes go down when they foreclose on other homes? it's a lie.

[@dhgmrz17]

@@bobdobalina8910 Or, cut them off from services the taxes pay for. Taking a house due to unpaid taxes is theft no matter how you spin it. However if services were privatized then you could pick and choose the services you wanted instead of paying taxes.

[@thefrogking481]

Maybe the people should take back with interest?

[@lovev9904]

I'm an Independent Latino. THANK YOU JOHN!! It's VERY comment. Thank you for being Transparent.....Rogan and Patrick Bet-Davis brought me here.

[@JackC5]

I love my country, but hate my government. This is a clear example of that.

[@josh3326]

Well spoken. I love my country, but HATE MY GOVERNMENT. A government that doesn't represent me, yet thinks they own me. Voting doesn't work, its too late.

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

What does it even mean to say you love your country then. Your country is your government. That is literally what it is. Without the government, it wouldn't be a country.

[@noelc2]

I was just saying how UNFAIR this is, how are they not refunding the difference - this has always been crazy to me. The whole concept of paying property taxes is absurd.

[@markceci9896]

Exactly! Taking more than they are owed is theft. Not working with people reasonably to square a few grand is evil.

[@JUSTDREAMFREE]

Vote Republican as they believe in family first over Democrat government control.

[@edd542]

@@JUSTDREAMFREE they are also in bed with the same corporations trying to make a quick buck stealing homes.

[@TheLifeOfKane]

Stossel is great, he didn't hide the fact that the problem is being addressed and just needs more publicity. He even showed the map and said 3 states have already changed laws. that map didn't have many states left, so good news here as well as... just really awful news, the practice itself makes me sick. I love my country, but it is rough watching it improve slowly but surely

[@blakecampbell6549]

@@JUSTDREAMFREE look again and you will see the Republicans don't give a shit about you losing your home either. Look at 3:17. They are as guilty as the Democrats.

[@jamesmcdonald5026]

Glad to see John is still doing good work 👏

[@miamiman196]

Thank you John Stossel for exposing this unethical, immoral behavior and corruption. You are heroic. Thank you Ms. Martin for fighting for us and for also being a courageous hero.

[@jondoes7836]

Reminds me of what my grandfather told me years ago: - Government can do whatever it wants. - Their’s only as much justice as you can afford.

[@jdelaney9325]

Amen!

[@alanjm1234]

bullets are cheap...

[@kenlee5015]

Not if people remember the Founding Fathers and why we have the 2nd Amendment. Gather a group of like minded individuals and form a militia. Protect your neighbors.

[@RodrigoOswego]

@@kenlee5015 theyll have us fighting robots sooner or later.

[@Jrr1976]

Smart man.

[@randywise5241]

I had a friend lose a house for a Wal-Mart. The city only paid him a portion of the value. He lived there for 30 years before. Wal-Mart pays no local taxes here. The truth is no one really owns their house. If you did, you would not need to pay the state for the right to live in it.

[@glasslinger]

You pay for the services the city provides, not the right to live in the house. Get educated!

[@noelc2]

@@glasslinger Um that is true to a point....but it shouldn’t be paid indefinitely so that seniors can never enjoy what they worked their whole lives to pay off.

[@khaosklub]

@@glasslinger then why is it that if you don't pay it, you lose your house, but still have access to those services?

[@glasslinger]

@@noelc2 I am 76 and pay NO property taxes at all. (my taxes are deferred and will be subtracted from the value of the property when I croak.) So I can enjoy my house till I die and my relatives pay whatever tax is then due when they inherit. This is available in Texas, I don't know about other places.

[@orppranator5230]

@@glasslinger The services that consist of dealing with potholes? Multiple hour long visits to the DMV? Multiple minute long response times to 911 emergencies by the police, when seconds matter? (Especially when the police are the ones enforcing gun control laws, which restrict your ability to protect yourself instead of relying on the government)

[@Poi-ul4lr]

So you could've paid off your entire mortgage but miss a single payment of this yearly bs "property tax" & you lose your entire home? Homeownership is such a joke. You never truly own your property but just pay the government a yearly lease to rent it.

[@allmivoyses]

Much like "Civil Forfeiture". As a retired LEO I have never agreed with it. I fought my own dept. over their policy. I finally managed to get them to change from "upon arrest", to "upon conviction". Not much but a small win.

[@ad70preterist]

Property Tax are inherently unconstitutional. You never actually “own” your property but in-fact rent it from the State.

[@ToddTinley]

Give me the Allodial title...

[@jwenting]

wrong. Property tax pays for everything your local municipality does for you that isn't directly charged. Things like road maintenance, maintenance of public parks, etc. etc.

[@thomasritzgerald4997]

@@jwenting So uhh, what does sales tax do? We also just gonna ignore income taxes too? Wealth taxes? Inheritance taxes? Wonder where all that money is going. Oh well, we plebs wouldn’t ever know if they were spending it wastefully, honestly, or embezzling it.

[@josedorsaith5261]

@@jwenting You didn't dispute their point, whatsoever

[@jwenting]

@@josedorsaith5261 wrong. You do own it. The tax is NOT rent. But that's something idiots who think taxes serve no purpose other than to keep them down will never understand.

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Too many people see the constitution as an impediment to “progress”.

[@alanalves8991]

State is a scam.

[@wadereynoldsgm]

In other words, tyranny.

[@brucesmith9144]

And democracy is too slow and stodgy ...

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@kharimarquette]

Yeah, it is. In a way where no one is agreeing to amend anything to reflect the needs of society in this era.

[@4000angels]

Thank you for this reporting, John Stossel. Please keep it up. Thank you again.

[@estebanhenriquez3491]

I had heard of this scrupulous government behavior on our local radio station; had to click on this. US Government never ceases to amaze me!

[@sailorbob74133]

This is also the biggest problem with Eminent Domain in the United States. A city or state can take someone's property, "for the public good", and sell it to a private developer to build a Walmart or shopping center. It's basically legalized theft.

[@TennesseeMatt]

Look up “Tellico dam lenoir city, Tennessee” classic case right here. Farmland stolen to build a lake and land was sold to developers.

[@jimwerther]

That's the result of Kelo v. New London, in which the Supreme Court's leftist justices voted to allow the Connecticut town to seize people's houses so they could have a developer build a mall. It's awful.

[@lisabaltzer4190]

A church was taken in California to build a Costco.

[@Nightgig]

A little different since the government must pay market value for the property. However, no less cruel.

[@jimwerther]

@@Nightgig Fair point. On the flip side, the homeowner in an eminent domain situation did literally nothing wrong. The ones in this video theoretically gave the pols some rope with which to hang them.

[@genericprofile2381]

Own nothing, be happy. Lease your own property from the government. what a world.

[@jamesdagmond]

@@runswithraptors The founding fathers initiated property taxes. 14 out of 15 states had property tax a the start of the country.

[@kenlee5015]

Sounds like the actual definition of a "tyrannical government" and why we have the 2nd Amendment.

[@Cactus_hug]

Wow. This needs MORE attention!!! Disgusting. Shame on the US government.

[@ybergik]

I am frankly amazed that none of the people robbed like that didn't resort to lethal action when the system failed them so completely. I'm not sure I could have kept my cool under those circumstances.

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

Killdozer.

[@ikasando]

Yeah the mayor would have to be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life if that had been me.

[@lewiskellye]

In Mexico, his headless body would be hanging from a bridge

[@Mikoshi700]

Marvin Heemeyer is a prime example of what happens when the social contract is completely broken. "I was always willing to be reasonable until I had to be unreasonable".

[@Sarstan]

Because these stories aren't this clean cut. When you know you're not paying your property taxes like this and get your just due after a couple of years of ignoring it, then you just go make a big stink about it to get lots of attention and support for your own fault.

[@StSyn61]

Thank you John Stossel for exposing this immoral and criminal activity.

[@TheVagolfer]

"I'm with the government and we're here to help." Ronald Regan, regarding the most feared phrase in America.

[@juliebuys2195]

Thank you for shining a light on this darkness.

[@patmcbride9853]

The most shocking part is that the government officials have never been knocked off by their victims. It would be great if the thieves had to pay back every dime, with interest.

[@kerim.peardon5551]

That's what I was thinking. "You'll take my money and if you want any more than that, I have bullets at the house that you can have, too, if you want to come get them."

[@Cbd_7ohm]

It will happen eventually. We haven't reached French revolution territory yet.

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

@@Cbd_7ohm Monarchs were beheaded for things back then that simply generate a mere grumble online now

[@comment_deleted]

Killdozer did some damage but he never took anyone out :(

[@nunyastockson5901]

soon they will be. the left will start. the right will finish.

[@Elimino_P]

I'm surprised these government officials are still alive. If there was ever a time to embrace your Second Amendment rights...

[@cryamistellimek9184]

Jefferson did say that we need to renew the country with a rebellion every few decades.

[@MamawsBiscuits]

Godbless kill dozer

[@mushyroom9569]

It happens a lot more than you think.

[@xavierprotocols]

ABSOLUTELY 100% JUSTIFIED!!!

[@Jack-he8jv]

nobody values hes interest more than hes life. as long as you can survive, the working class will accept any injustice, i see this clearly in recent times. people only rise in 2 occasions, "when they cant survive" or "the government doesn't fight back(imprisoning, financial ruining by freezing all your assets, or straight swimming with the fishes)"

[@anjhindul]

what part of the 5th isn't understood these days? "nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." last time I checked, I don't RENT my land from the US government! Or any government for that matter!

[@Cravendeath1]

If this is happening to you....destroy the inside of the house...why should they make money on what you have worked for all your life.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Why is it you never hear about squatters when the government wants someone out of their own house? But when you’re the owner you can’t seem to get the former tenant out of there?

[@aj7cool7]

Right. Totally fucked and evil

[@reverselee3218]

The government hates home owners.

[@jwonz2054]

Because you only hear about when something is not working as expected, that is what is newsworthy. All the squatters properly kicked out do not make news.

[@mikebergman1817]

That's a really fucking good point..

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

@@jwonz2054 That’s the point, why doesn’t it work in an unexpected manner when the government wants these people out?

[@hosmerhomeboy]

I bought a derelict house, the town tried to make me pay for water services retroactively back to the turn of the last century, WITH INTEREST. I could write pages upon pages of horror stories about my town, but suffice it to say, I WILL be running for council after seeing the dishonorable and illegal way they operate.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

That's crazy!! How do they think they can get away with it?? Good luck, I really hope you win!! There must be others in your town with similar horror stories. If you can find them and spread the word to other citizens about what's happening, I'm sure you'll garner lots of support.

[@hosmerhomeboy]

@@deborahblackvideoediting8697 Oh boy, that was a few years back. The stack keeps getting higher. My latest one is that they charge me 2x property taxes, and 2x service fees because I am a duplex, but when I asked for a second waste bin, they told me it would cost 120$ a month, as my type of duplex didn't get a second bin. I take my trash to city hall now. Oh, and as of today they've issued a complete moratorium on all building. their mismanagement has lead to a failure in the sewage system. I know a lot more about it, but that's a tome on it's own. I WILL be running for council this year though.

[@dannydaw59]

The title co should've helped you get the water bill settled before you bought the place.

[@hosmerhomeboy]

@@dannydaw59 There was no record of it anywhere until I showed up at city hall. I didn't wind up paying for it, but that's mostly because there was a giant fight inside city hall about it. That is how they work though. Often borderline criminal. They'll take money in trust for developments, then spring changes and tack on costs to the developer, after they've already put up money and started engineering. Each phase brings additional costs, and often draconian demands. They were mad at one guy and started to put a law on the books requiring a study from a consultant and a permit for each individual tree cut down over 4". The guy owns 40 acres of forest full of fast growing cottonwoods. He deforested the whole hillside before the law passed. Sometimes it seems they just make shit up. We've had to get the province, and large utility companies lawyers involved several times. The law is whatever people with power get away with doing. If they do it, and people cannot stop it, then that's just how it works.

[@dannydaw59]

@@hosmerhomeboy I thought it was an old house not a new development.

[@davidholek]

Thank you for exposing these situations Mr.Stossel.

[@EricCanterra]

Public whipping of government employees and public officials who engage in this process should be immediately instituted. It would stop really fast.

[@warrenmcdonald8170]

Property tax should be illegal. By implementing it, the state is declaring that owning property is illegal; you can only rent from the government, which owns everything. This is indisputably a heinous violation of our basic human rights. However, like with every violation, 99% of people just accept it and go along with it because it doesn't affect them personally. Until it does. It's good to see more people waking up to reality, but nothing will change until the majority are informed and willing to act.

[@ToddKing]

Property tax should be illegal. By implementing it, the state is declaring that owning property is illegal; you can only rent from the government, which owns everything." /// Amen. It is a extortion scheme. 'You got a nice home there, you would want to lose it. Say, 4 large twice a year I can make sure that doesn't happen...' As a country that gave the right to own property to the average citizen, something which was very uncommon at the time, taxes on property should be abhorrent.

[@jhonaker76]

But but roads and bridges, something something 😆

[@Montblanc1986]

99% don't own property though

[@BuddysDIY]

You better believe I'm going to go down on the news if the gov ever tried this with my house. It would be national news the way I'd go out. This is beyond disgusting

[@jadedandbitter]

It's gonna take that happening for this kind of thing to finally stop. You can bet your ass the Granby city council toned down its corruption shortly after the Marvin Heemeyer incident.

[@renobaker4424]

Same here. I still have no home after 28 years and serving my country. When I finally do, they will take it over my dead body

[@Cbd_7ohm]

Waco style lol

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@renobaker4424 They(rich politicians and government/black rock etc.) don't want you to own a home.

[@ChemEDan]

Yeah mayor's house would be on fire for sure xD

[@steffenp7384]

Thank you for bringing this up.

[@SAS-fn9ce]

Wow. What the heck? Thank you for reporting on this.

[@fishernate]

This is a perfect example of why we need the 😵 penalty for elected officials through the courts.

[@supergobgoblin424]

Dont worry ill make sure they get it

[@v-town1980]

@@NicoleKisa That was called being facetious.

[@GlasbanGorm]

Everyone already know the price in the bones. They choose with their actions.

[@winddmmy]

a rope is cheaper then the courts!

[@yapandasoftware]

Forget the courts, just do it the old fashion way

[@joez.2794]

“They didn’t want our money… They wanted our house." In 2008 Detroit ran TV ads for tax pmt. plans and amnesty with the tagline, "We don't want your house." Yeah, no kidding - it's worth $50 at auction and has $15,000 tax lien. If it goes to auction everybody might find out how much their homes are over-assessed. Professional liars and crooks, all of them.

[@sd906238]

They make law saying they can't raise the taxes on your home. So they just raise the value of your home so even with the same tax rate the taxes still increase for your home.

[@alsentman9390]

Thanksfor bringing this to our attention John

[@Coffeetime24]

This is totally shocking and shameful!

[@AndyFromm]

String up these dirty politicians!

[@rckc.1719]

not enough rope

[@AndyFromm]

@@rckc.1719 go green and reuse the ropes... don't have to do it all at once.

[@NicoleKisa]

Let's see it happen cappen

[@traviswinslow6851]

@@NicoleKisa There's a lot more people out there like myself who aren't afraid, and willing to fight for our freedoms than you might believe. Go woke go broke

[@anonmeatcheesebun]

Property tax is theft anyway. This is just absurdity.

[@DerykRobosson]

All taxation is theft.

[@JustinCrediblename]

and most of it goes into neutering the public school kids' spirits so that there is another generation of slaves being created.

[@michaelmurphy6869]

Property tax of any kind, weither it's personal or real estate is a form of legalized extortion. If you don't pay it they ( the government) won't break your legs, men with guns just come take it. The laws are in favor for the government. You never really own it.....

[@ravenone6255]

The government legally steal 👈

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money.

[@tomcartwright7134]

Property taxes IS THEFT! I know of people who retired , paid off their mortgages and were forced to sell because the taxes were hundreds of dollars a month higher than the mortgage they had. People on fixed incomes are losing the right to stay in their homes .

[@ey1548]

Im a homeowner and this makes me sick to the bone

[@ChristopherRyans]

I feel like a lot of this stuff we wouldn't even know what's going on if it wasn't for John Stossel he is a hero and Legend

[@kelseysmith3905]

Check out Steve Lehto's youtube channel and the Institute For Justice's videos. They have both been covering not only these property tax foreclosures but also civil asset forfeiture, excessive parking fines that result in seized vehicles, and more examples of overreach

[@boneyards4369]

100% agree! We need more Stossels in the world. He embodies and exemplifies what journalism should be. A journalist like John is why freedom of the press is a good thing.

[@Bananas21ca]

Too bad the left thinks he's a Nazi

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@chazzmccloud36]

Right. He did a video on "civil asset forfeiture" a while back. I'd never heard of such a thing before; so many ways for the government to screw us over, it's disgusting!

[@dgriffin6074]

Thank you Mr. Stossel for revealing this evil. I sincerely hope that mayor and his corrupt colleagues are held accountable, including jail time. Another area that you may have explored is where politicians are using eminent domain to acquire valuable property they can turn over to their developer friends.

[@dugilee4236]

My friend always told me, that government is eviler than those scam callers. The government will never let citizens know what they owed, or how much they owed. My friend owed 78 dollars to IRS, but he did not know about it, and later government charge him 24078 dollars for not paying immediately with a late fine and delay payment.

[@dgriffin6074]

@@dugilee4236 Wow. That poor guy. That is the reason our Founding Fathers placed a limit on the Federal government's power. Article 10 states all power NOT given to the Feds belongs to the States and local governments (where you may ACTUALLY be listened to). For a century treasonous politicians and bureaucrats have steadily and, in violation of the Constitution, acquired vast amounts of power and the money (taxes) that come with that.

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money. Replace taxes with independence and chairty.

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@alexf3067]

Wow… and this is just coming to light now?

[@CC-xh8zk]

Outrageous abuse of power and corruption. Thanks John for being a true journalist and not a sell out like most.

[@xilencered7788]

I know for a fact if they tried that with my home, they would be collecting ashes and salt. How that mayor is still alive is puzzling. Just goes to show how good those people are.

[@fl260]

You said it all.

[@icecold9511]

@@meretsegar7130 that's why he said salt. Not real salt, but plow it with something pleasant

[@ryang2573]

They won't stop until they're strung up right next to their corporate buddies.

[@Sleetstorm]

Predators dont prey on anything they think can hurt them back.

[@BS-vx8dg]

I'm a baby boomer, and this has been standard practice as long as I can remember. But yeah, it defies common sense that the government can keep more than what they are owed. It's almost like another form of civil asset forfeiture, which is morally repugnant as well.

You guys voted the Great Society in. That’s the exacerbation of big government since the New Deal.

[@GlasbanGorm]

I see this as a long con. By shaping the enemy(baby boomers) into investing all their money into their real estate as a nest egg. Then just before the boomer bite the dust, passing on their inheritance. Create a law that allows for the seizing of the number one greatest value the citizens had.

[@hpsmith2010]

As I see it, levying and collecting an arbitrarily high tax on property violates the doctrine of substantive due process under the 14th amendment (how can you tax someone without any regard whatsoever to their ability to pay?) and it violates the fundamental right to "acquire, possess and protect property" set forth in many state constitutions (as taken almost verbatim from George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights). Finally, property tax - especially as it applies to residential property - is a manifestation of pure Satanic communism. If you have a God given right to exist in the first place, then you also have a right to the things you need to exist such as land (for food and water) and "shelter" (shelter from the elements) But in communist countries like America, you have to pay the state just to be allowed to have land and shelter and therefore to exist. This means the state has usurped God - which is what communism is all about. That's why "the abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes" is the VERY FIRST tenet of Karl Marx' communist manifesto.

[@BS-vx8dg]

@ A small historical footnote: the vast majority of Boomers were not able to vote until Nixon was President (and a few not until Reagan was President). No charge for the lesson.

[@joeswanson733]

@@BS-vx8dg well if you were born 1946, if voting was 18 you could've voted by 1964 if 22 han 1968... this was he oldest batch of boomers. he youngest batch born 1964 couldn't vote unil 1982-1986.... but boomers do get a lot of flak they're no a monolithic group.

[@TheHappychickadee]

This makes me so sick!

[@pedroascencio_]

I'm so pissed right now. The government making life harder for its citizens instead of helping them...

[@larrykramer2761]

Anytime I hear someone argue for a "wealth tax", I point out that property taxes ARE "wealth taxes".

[@Stgpop]

this happened to an older lady near me in my country of Canada, she owed the local government 350 dollars in property taxes so they took her home which she bought for 200k and the city sold it to a developer for 3.5 million.. this is disgusting

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

Poor woman. I'm Canadian, too (I live just outside of Vancouver, BC). I was wondering if this happened in Canada when I read your comment. What city did this happen in? Where I live, if seniors can't afford their property tax, they don't have to pay it, but the city keeps track. When the person passes away, whoever inherits the home can keep it as long as they pay off the debt (or sell the home, pay off the debt and then keep the difference.)

[@Person_Not_Known]

This sounds fake. Canada has very different rules.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

@@Person_Not_Known Yup. We "ain't" in Texas (except maybe Alberta). We're a "mortgage" jurisdiction like Oregon. We're NOT a "Deed of Trust" jurisdiction like Texas, Florida, Calif. et al. Completely different financial system.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

i hope you made that story front page news...

[@SenileOtaku]

I'm sure tinpot dictator Justin Trudeau must have been involved. Sounds exactly like the sort of sleazy dealings he'd be in.

[@ninetyseven7656]

Thanks for the information

[@stephen202G]

One of many examples of what the 2nd amendment was written for, the ability for people to protect themselves from a tyrannical government

[@voluntarism335]

the 2nd amendment is no good when you have an invincible government where you have no chance of fighting these thugs off. You could kill a few dozen cops but you'll be destroyed trying to defend your own home. The 2nd amendment doesn't keep government in check nothing does, only when people stop believing that a small group of people have rights that no one else has does this crap end.

[@richardefriend]

Like Reagan said, “The Most Terrifying Words - ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” How this isn't instantly seen as violative of the 5th Amendment's Taking Clause is incomprehensible.

[@skystryker2300]

They didn't even say they were there to help. Some flat out said they were there to screw them over.

[@drewcowan]

Then Reagan said “let me triple government spending”

[@AndSendMe]

@@drewcowan False. Growth of spending slowed during his presidency and the overall increase was well under 10%.

[@richardefriend]

@@AndSendMe I agree, and commend your valiant effort to bring truth to light, but take it from someone who's been around for quite a while, given that "there's none so blind as those that will not see", you're more than likely tilting at windmills. Perhaps I'm too much of a misanthrope, but the repeated demonstration time and time again of the inability of roughly half this country to understand facts or history is just too overwhelming. I've become an ardent follower of the saying "life is too short to argue with stupid people." And I love Mark Twain's admonition in that regard as well.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

AND do you not find it "ironic" that these house grabs mainly occur in REPUBLICAN states??!!!

[@Recovering_Californian]

Property taxes are flat out wrong. You're basically renting your own property from the government. Hurts the elderly the most. Basically forced into selling their paid for house because the property taxes are too much.

[@scottanos9981]

Ah ah ah! We gotta tax your house, ms. Jenkins, to make sure Shaniqua and her 10 illigitimates get free school lunches, WIC and whatever else they need!

[@RetroCheats]

that's not the part I find wrong, it's the fact they take away their houses for so little.

[@r.c.8268]

well for that reason Property taxes were created, to steal homes from old people, to steal land that someone has owned for decades in a legal way

[@remyllebeau77]

@@RetroCheats So if a thief robs you but only takes 10% out of your wallet, that is just fine? The act of theft itself is not a moral wrong?

[@aac74]

One of the main reasons california is such a basket case is the low property tax. Compare this with high property tax red states without income and sales taxes.

[@marilyntonelli8832]

You do work hard and thank you!

[@gregoryeidukas8354]

Thank God the supreme Court just decided a case and this very point. No more government thievery at least in this way

[@1975normal]

Thank you John for putting this dirty truth out in public.

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money.

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@adorespace]

@@bvegannow1936 where do you live? $200k of property doesn't even buy a lousy condo in many areas -

[@billyl5709]

Thank You John!!!! Continue bringing these injustices to light!

[@bvegannow1936]

Ban taxes on everyone with less than $200,000worth of property. Let everyone use an acre of free tax free land to live on. Its unfair to force those who pay taxes to subsidize those who dont? The only point of taxes is for tax payers to subsidize those who dont pay taxes. Thats an argument against taxing people and stealing their homes at all. These gov thieves belong in prison! Make them pay compensation to their victims, that they earn from working in labor prison, not from a tax funded job and not with tax money.

[@yearningnation4184]

In Gibraltar MI this is rampant. Do something about it there please...look into it....judges are pissed.

[@chriscampanozzi6516]

Thank you for the content. Stay safe.

[@robertjackson1407]

Thank you 😊

[@braddub8145]

If it's unfair that taxpayers have to subsidise her property taxes, does that mean the taxpayers will see £286k of tax rebate? Nah, I suspect not. This is just corruption, plain and simple. Far more predatory than any of the payday lenders that get criticised, at least there's a voluntary element to that, you can't choose to NOT pay your taxes as far as the state is concerned

[@ge2719]

As spelled out in the video the extra money went to a private company the mayor owns. Meaning he gets the money. Absolutely disgusting.

[@jimlovesgina]

It is hilarious that governments argue this way while handing over tax dollars for things nobody voted for like methadone clinics.

[@yuveex]

Exactly, their whole argument topples down after knowing that the revenues created by stealing these homes aren't going to the taxpayers that has to "make up for missing taxes" and instead go to corrupt officials. Though it is still not fair to take the home completely especially without any refunds.

[@riqqarddopv7918]

@@ge2719 really where did it say that in the video I'm legit asking?

[@ge2719]

@@riqqarddopv7918 from 2:15 on.

[@alanalves8991]

TAX IS THEFT

[@rambojohn272727]

Not only does that destroy lives, it will destroy their grandchildren's lives. That's stealing generations worth of work and wealth.

[@jackyhallmark3094]

I had a friend that built his home and lived in it mortgage free for many years. His wife left him and he went through a head up his ass faze for a couple of years. He lost his non mortgaged home because of overdue taxes.

[@MavHunter20XX]

If anyone tried this with me, take my home, they would be putting their lives in danger.

[@rikiray3370]

This happens every single day in this corrupt country and in several other ways as well

[@CC-np8bw]

Yep in Indiana my property taxes have increased 360% in the last two years and there is nothing stopping them from raising it every year.

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

My county made me pay $500 for mailing my property taxes with a Bank Check to the State Comptroller instead of the County assessor. The State comptroller received my check on December 29th, but mailed it back out to me On February 1, 2022, six weeks later. February 1st was the first day of my delinquency period. I went to the Mayor, the Tax Assessor, the County Commissioner, the City Manager and ALL to no avail. Government in all form is corrupt and just horrible.