Would zoning not just be another thing that when filtered through our Gilded Age II corruption will lead to an unfair market? If I was a big developer in cahoo

Would zoning not just be another thing that when filtered through our Gilded Age II corruption will lead to an unfair market? If I was a big developer in cahoots with a local government, wouldn't I seek to influence zoning laws to impede my competitors and harm consumers by inflating prices? This feels like another one of those things that looks inherently bad until you realize with governance and a culture of anti corruption, it might actually work great.