@icedquinn
> welcome to the zaibatsu
In the zaibatsu system, wasn't it compulsory to live in the supplied house to get the job?
If professionals prefer to buy or rent a house in the area they're moving to, obviously that's fine. The house they would have been offered can then be rented out until another professional moving to the area needs it. I don't see anything sinister about making a lower salary with free housing an option.