The U.S. government should think hard about whether it wants to allow the dream of homeownership to be shortchanged by big corporate players. The situation may call for a tax on corporate landlords, or on landlords who own a high percent of the housing in a particular area, as well as measures to help Americans of modest means buy homes. In other words, it might be time to give Bush’s ownership society a second shot.
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