Does it even really make sense to &quot;own&quot; land?<p>One alternative is &quot;Georgism&quot;, which is the idea that land is a resource collectively owned by society, but people can temporarily monopolize a piece of land by renting it from society. The rents thus collected go into the society&#x27;s general fund to pay for public goods like fire stations, healthcare, universal basic income, etc.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Georgism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Georgism</a>