> You want to own a house? The government mandates that you acquire and give them a certain amount of US dollars.
I have gone through many county clerk & recorder documents. I regularly see 6 and 7 figure houses change hands via recorded quit claim that says things like: 'love and other valuable consideration' or the frequent 'ten dollars'.
And I have read a lot of State law. While there is shady stuff in law such as "federal IRS lien can be recorded without a hearing nor judgment in State court", I have yet to see law which requires $ to exchange a house. Am interested in seeing a State law reference you may know of.