"why couldn't you just make single family dwellings illegal in high demand areas? And have the state in charge of housing? " Because I've seen Soviet era housi

"why couldn't you just make single family dwellings illegal in high demand areas? And have the state in charge of housing? " Because I've seen Soviet era housing and War on Poverty projects. Challenge my assumptions? I think the burden is on you to show that somehow next time will be different