If they raise interest rates, they increase the interest rate differential which makes owning the currency more attractive.

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In some cities, like Berlin, a second dog is taxed at a much higher rate so as to discourage taxpayers from owning too many dogs.

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Owning your own house (especially if you have a fixed-rate mortgage) is a good start.

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Jed Kolko at Trulia shows that in nearly every market, potential buyers with an expected holding period of five years or more and a combined state and local marginal tax rate of 25 percent or higher are better off financially owning than renting.

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