What is old becomes new again. You&#x27;re essentially describing the early 20th-century company towns.<p>The thing is; it&#x27;s not nice to have to move out of the neighbourhood when you switch jobs, or to have your manager be also your landlord, or to be stuck using the few &quot;subsidized&quot; services available because you can&#x27;t afford the others (since you&#x27;ve traded some salary for these compensations).<p>It&#x27;s essentially taking the problems of employer-provided healthcare and expanding them to all the other components of your life.