This administration, and the one before it, is trying to to find any way they can to gain control of those paid off houses, and the land "owned" by private citizens. FEMA has made any property with a puddle on it under the jurisdiction of "flood plain" or "protected wetlands (public resource)", and prevents people from putting up pole barns or planting crops.... just an example of intrusion on land you "own".
I really get the feeling that our Government does not like the Americans who are responsible (work and pay their bills) and independent.... it does not allow them to be controlled by the electronic fear machine (TV), and therefore makes them dangerous.
Cities will be amess in 2010... then they will tax us more and throw money at the problem... won't do any good though. I've watched Detroit for years... in fifty years it will be worse... it's a lost cause. Corruption robs all capital here.