Except the government.
When have you EVER seen a government entity pay property tax?
>>When have you EVER seen a government entity pay property tax?<<
Yeah, but the government can't pay itself. Well, I guess with creative means, it can. But in the meantime, if only the government owns property, no taxes are collected. That can't be good for a community.
I wouldn't want to be trying to sell a house in the market where the competing homes are being auctioned for taxes...