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Jan D. Weir's avatar

To restore more affordable housing there are several steps that are necessary regarding the ownership of single-family dwellings.

Ban corporations, or businesses in any form, from owning them

Limit individual ownership to three such properties.

Prohibit foreign ownership, as these are often drug lords, or wealthy tax evaders.

Tax speculators, especially the house flippers.

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Maverick's avatar

Another concern today is the internet, whether it should be considered part of the commons or not. Corporations have now rigged society so that we need the internet, yet government seems to have hardly any control over this essential service to date. With recent advancements in AI, corporations no longer need as many workers, so providing commons for an increasing number of useless eaters loses its significance. Once again your article has touched a nerve that exposes the weakness in our society -- greed and egoism may be the downfall of the American experiment.

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