All of this reads like a Dickensian nightmare, where corporations have bought up all the water and air. This is ridiculous, we need much better regulation on t

All of this reads like a Dickensian nightmare, where corporations have bought up all the water and air. This is ridiculous, we need much better regulation on this stuff. I wonder if higher property taxes would help a bit? If you own a 'home' then you're going to be paying for the water, school, electricity infrastructure whether you use electricity, water, or not. Of course, that would be gamed hard and would have to be strongly regulated as well. But that, and vacant property taxes, limits on some other things, and some other adjustments might help.