• ameancow@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Should buying and selling homes be completely removed as a private institution then? What about land ownership entirely?

    edit: when land ownership is controlled by a position of authority who decides who gets to live where and move where, congratulations, we’re back in monarchy. We can do this smarter without holding completely delusional values.

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      4 days ago

      Yes. Anything that gives people monetary incentive over basic needs should be removed. Keep that shit to things that don’t matter.

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        4 days ago

        While I get the concept, it’s kind of as realistic as Star Trek. We have a long, long way to go before people will voluntarily want to live in a system where your government owns the land, starting with developing a government that can be trusted and a society that doesn’t feel insecure about where they live or what safety nets they have. I don’t see that happening in the next several thousand years.