Given the large pension shortfalls we are routinely seeing, the inevitable federal bailout will result in a federal tax liability. In a society where people ro

Given the large pension shortfalls we are routinely seeing, the inevitable federal bailout will result in a federal tax liability. In a society where people routinely move, having ones property taxes collected and distributed at the national level might make sense. Of course, it could never grow very large -- you have to rely on local assessors to properly set basis levels.