This "socialized apartments" would not work easily in the U.S. In California, the highest tax bracket is 13.3% and it's 39.6% as the highest Federal income tax

This "socialized apartments" would not work easily in the U.S. In California, the highest tax bracket is 13.3% and it's 39.6% as the highest Federal income tax bracket, for a total of: 13.3% + 39.6% = 52.9% The top income tax bracket in California (combined) is nearly 53%. Could California build socialized apartments to satisfy demand? I.e. are taxes high enough to provide the funds to do so? The highest tax bracket in Singapore is 20%. (See https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/Individuals/Locals/Working-Out-Your-Taxes/Income-Tax-Rates/ https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/Individuals/Locals/Working-...) Singapore is able to socialize apartments by taking only 20% of their citizens' money. If you think about it, their 20% top bracket: - pays for all their roads, schools, bridges, etc. AND - pays for huge apartment communities There is absolutely no way our state will ever be efficient enough to socialize housing. We're taxed at almost 3X what Singapore is and we cannot even manage paying for all our roads, schools, bridges, etc.