I've seen this on a smaller scale where a family farm would be left for the next generation when whoever owned it passed. The children who they left the farm to

I've seen this on a smaller scale where a family farm would be left for the next generation when whoever owned it passed. The children who they left the farm to for whatever reason could not afford the taxes so the entire community would show up to the auction, and not bid on it so the original owner's son could purchase it and keep it in the family. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/farmers-stay-silent-during-auction-so-young-man-can-win-the-bid-on-his-long-lost-family-farm/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/farmers-stay-silent-during-a...