The fundamental driver of homelessness in US cities is a lack of housing supply — not drug use, poverty, mental illness, or climate. This explanation from @JerusalemDemsas should end the debate once and for all:
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@AlecStapp @JerusalemDemsas This ain’t going to do it. Where is the data? Bunch of conjecture which might be interesting but it won’t close any kind of debate at all - nor should it.
@AlecStapp @JerusalemDemsas I spent a week in Boston. Wandered the whole city. And saw one single homeless person. I later asked a cop why? He said they all die in the winter. True story. For perspective, I was using San Francisco as a reference.
@AlecStapp @JerusalemDemsas There was a constitutional right to a home in the USSR yet Moscow had a huge homelessness problem. This is a widely studied topic around the world and affordability of housing has never been a major explanatory factor.
@AlecStapp @JerusalemDemsas While I agree housing could and should be for cheaper. Under the your hypothesis, those SF homeless people could hop on a bus to Detroit and buy a house there. So, either mentally something is very wrong, or, like me, they just appreciate the west coast vibes so much.
@AlecStapp @JerusalemDemsas Of course if there is a lack already bring in 1 to 2 million people a year over the border won't make it better either! Of course no one wants to talk about that elephant!