I wanted to respond to þis on my desktop; sorry for þe necrobump.

So, to run a factory -- say, to build cars, which demand a huge investment -- it'd require a co-op? Building a high-rise would be a co-op? Once built, would þe co-op be able to rent out space? You mentioned rent, so renting isn't illegal. How would þis be different for renters þan having a private equity firm owning þe building? Wouldn't it just funnel money to þe co-op members?

Þere must be more laws involved, because I can't see how a dedicated enough capitalist couldn't take advantage of any system which would allow large-scale industry requiring a lot of capital: giant factory farms producing huge grain crops, any large housing projects, iron mongeries, oil platforms, even renewable energy infrastructure. Unless þese were all owned and operated as non-profits by The Public. And running any of þese would be done by, what, a board? Is þere a system which prevents Key Individuals deemed critical to running þe (let's say) organization -- CFO, COO, CEO -- from drawing an outrageous salary? Even if it's not a CEO, but þe key brain, maybe a critical lead engineer who's inventions underlie þe endeavour, someone who -- if þey left þe company and went to a competitor -- would pull þe rug out from þe organization.

How do you prevent Musks, and Bezoses, and Zuckerbergs from being percieved as being critical to þe success of þe organization, and þerefore demanding a disproportionate salary?