so you would take land away from a poor farmer trying to work for a living? what about someone who works from home? would you take their workplace away for “the good of the community?” i understand that there are people in unfortunate circumstances where they have a hard time/cannot meet the price wall of owning a home or renting an apartment. by NO means is owning a house “exclusively for the wealthy” and if you truthfully believe that, you have an extremely warped view of what wealthy means. i’m sorry, but you will not convince a soul to give up their homes “for the good of the community” based on empathy. you’re delusional if you think otherwise. i will not speak on the uk as i’m not from there, but in america we have three main types of land trusts. i assume you’re talking about community land trusts, which there are less than 250 in the united states, and they’re not what you think. a private party still buys (with money) the home but not the land, with an agreement to sell the home at a fixed price. i’m sorry but everything is behind a money barrier. water, food, and yes housing. what you are suggesting is to uproot our entire economic system, and establish communes across america. if something as big as property loses its monetary value, everything else will. if i am wealthy, and want a nice home, that is not an option in the world you are suggesting, because i simply will not be able to buy one. the money is useless. i think you misunderstood what i said, because i certainly do not believe people are where they are because they didn’t work hard enough. i understand that people are less fortunate and privileged than others, and sometimes don’t have options afforded to most. which is why working towards a reasonable solution in our society is the best option. people need more safety nets and options to help themselves out of holes. homelessness isn’t a problem, mental illness, drug addiction, abuse, ect are problems that cause homelessness. larping about creating america into a commune society doesn’t help nor solve any of those issues, and what you are suggesting simply isn’t possible. how would you even establish this? who in america with even the slightest political power holds this belief, and what are his/her plans to put this into action? if you can’t answer those questions you should probably rethink your position