Yes, America is, but not more so - their co-religionists in Europe had a thousand-year head start. Read "The Fatal Embrace" sometime. The last long-lived non-Epsteined govt in Western Europe was Rome LOL
Rainwater taxes and regulations are not merely a USA issue - most AU and EU jurisdictions require you to report to the government where and how much you store. In case the govt needs to requisition it.
They're quite explicit about that here - tanks over a certain size must have a special govt tap. And it must be the lowest, because they are the priority, not the mere owner.
