Actually, pretty much all land is owned by the government in Singapore, and leased out for about 30 years for commercial property or up to 99 years for residential property.
replyPlaces like Singapore and central Tokyo are already like giant apartment buildings. Private ownership of objects far exceeding the size of a human is a bit silly concept there.
replyLand speculation is probably the worst thing in the western world. It rewards you for your neigbours work.
replyBecause privately owned vehicles kill literally one million people every year.
replyIn Singapore we don't have all that many fatal car accidents.
replyMore of the damage comes from all of the ways we arrange our lives so that we don't get hit by cars. Eg we don't let the kids out to play in the streets anymore.