Freedom is an illusion in America.

For example, a closely related topic is collecting rain water on your property. Let's say that you wanted to collect the rain that falls on your roof and store it in barrels so that you can later use it to water your lawn, plants, garden, etc. In most places, you would be breaking the law.

Most municipalities have ordinances, some even rising to the level of serious misdemeanors, for collecting rain water on your own property because they want to have it run into the municipal water system instead. This way, they can collect the water that falls on your property and then resell it back to you at a profit.

Freedom is an illusion.