personal property

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Throughout most of U.S. history, presidential records have been treated as the president’s personal property.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Its efforts include a proposed ballot measure that would bar retroactive taxes, as well as banning new taxes on personal property, including retirement savings, stocks, bonds and intellectual property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

While it’s usually applied when the federal government exercises eminent domain and takes title to land, the takings clause also covers the government’s outright destruction of personal property.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Car prices were top of mind for Virginia voters, who pay higher personal property taxes on their vehicles than any other state in the country.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

"I'm not dramatizing anything, it's my personal property that happens to be lying on my desk."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison