Not an exact quote from numerous medical studies but more of a synopsis.BTW; just to brag a bit on myself (and say "bite me" to just about every authority figure in my schools, except my Senior year Guidance Counselor, here is a short history of me since '66.Drafted into military, ended up spending 9 years doing that, a couple of combat decorations, started my BS while in service at the urging of my Colonel who told me my talent would always be wasted in government service, finished my BS in about 30 months of starting, despite several extended TDY assignments.Held 5 jobs within the first 3 years after getting out of the service, and had started one company, later sold.10 years later I had 5 rentals and an MBA5 years later I had 10 rentals and had started a second company5 years later I had quit a job after 17 years that was paying pretty da** well, started a partnership (dissolved within 3 years) and had 16 rentals, all paid for, owned my own house free and clear.BTW, despite my stellar 1.3 GPA in high school I had a 3.7 in college and a 3.8 in graduate school.

The state enforces the law in order to govern a favorable outcome for all parties as well as collect fees for licensing.

Don't like our government's spending habits -- well, let's call it a threat to national security.

The idea is to hedge against having the government ban the possession of gold and force you to sell.

I had a government job when I took off on my own, I actually switched gears from expecting to be a stock broker to the mortgage business and RE full time.

Same can happen if a city is surrounded by government owned/controlled land such as a national forrest.

Government is tough on foreign buyers.

This is like a 401k but for government employeesI have 50k in assorted credit card debt.  

Sounds like a very intrusive communistic local government .

Interestingly, Section 8 apartments are exempt from the current version of Hayward rent control.At the time of the last government shutdown, I was worried that Section 8 might run out of money, but that didn't happen.