What does freedom mean to you?

Freedom.  Most people have no idea what that word means.  I am not a lawyer.  I'm not a politician.  I'm not anyone important at all.  All I am is a guy with a family and a computer who is doing his best to make it in an increasingly hostile environment.  The economy is in the toilet and our government seems hellbent on stealing our liberties.  Let me explain what I am talking about.  We have no property rights in the United States.  If you do not believe me I challenge you to stop paying your property taxes.  You had to spend money to buy your property.  If you inherited your house and land then someone else bought it and left it to you, right?  If you buy something it belongs to you, correct?  Wrong.  We have become a nation of helots.  Now I know I have some heads spinning.  What is a helot?  Let me explain it to you.  Helotage was a type of tenant farming practiced in ancient Laconia.  Sparta was the capital of Laconia and every Spartan peer was responsible for a number of helots.  The helots were not slaves; the Spartan master could not sell a helot, however a Spartan could kill a helot who was a trouble maker or got out of line, and the helot was required to give the Spartan a percentage of his or her income in the form of crops.  It was the very first income tax.  And while the helot in theory owned his land if the Spartan peer wasn't paid what he was owed he could take your land.  That is the exact same system we have today.  The government steals via taxation what we produce and takes even more if we own our home, land, or both.  As a result I say there is no private land holdings in this nation.  Again, if you doubt me stop paying your property taxes and see what happens.  Our government is also hostile to gun ownership.  I have the right to own a gun that has been given to me by God, not the government.  If I want to go buy a gun I should be able to do so without being treated like a criminal.  Correct me if I am wrong but aren't we innocent of a crime till proven guilty?  If that is so then explain to me why I must prove I am innocent of a crime before I am allowed to buy a gun?  Listen, I do not want a felon owning a gun or any weapon, period.  But to treat everyone like a felon till they prove they aren't one is simply wrong.  If a felon is caught with a gun then make them go away.  For a long, long time.  For me the freedom is being able to have a pastor being able to slam the government when it is overstepping without said pastor facing harassment from the government.  If I want to buy a gun I go and get the one (or more) that I want and I pay the clerk and they smile and say, "Thanks Mr. West!"  Freedom is keeping the money I earn without the government stealing from me and by God if I want a home it is mine and I shouldn't have to rent it from the government!  I'd love to know what freedom means to you.  Email me at rabuliz@gmail.com and let me know.