Because the government will financially rape you every way they can think of, and there isn't a damned thing you can do about it.
They constantly steal money from people in an effort to keep them poor and subjugated, and then think of creative ways to waste the money that they steal.
They charge people more in their property taxes for having a fire place.
A fire place!
Because, I guess. that is supposed to be a luxury, to keep yourself warm and fed.