From an outsider perspective, you either rent from the government, or rent from someone who rents from the government.
Any Californians want to comment on the link in #1384? Apparently their State Constitution empowers government instead of binding it down with chains, like the Federal Constitution.
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The two enemies of the people are criminals and government...
Quotation: "The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." Variations: None known. Sources consulted: (searching on phrases "two enemies of the people" and "chains of the Constitution") Papers of Thomas Jefferson Digital Edition
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