We've tried this before (coal mining towns are a great example). It was in most cases an unmitigated disaster. Besides the fact that it means essentially tying

We've tried this before (coal mining towns are a great example). It was in most cases an unmitigated disaster. Besides the fact that it means essentially tying your entire family's living conditions to the fortunes of a corporation you don't control, it also opens the most vulnerable to abuse. Even in public housing, if I lose my job I can get another one and not have to uproot my entire family. This means a layoff while painful doesn't make me homeless. And because companies know you are depending on their housing you become dependent on them. Good luck turning down "voluntary" overtime when you're housing depends on not getting let go. That blatant violation you would normally report? Not gonna happen if you are literally depending on a company for house and home.