Re:Homelessness is about housing
by nobody9999 on Friday August 06, 2021 @08:52PM
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>Edit to add: before someone mentions "mental illness" and "drugs" and other contributors to homelessness, yes those are real factors
While that is definitely true, I'd add that less than ten percent[0] of homeless people have drug dependency/mental health issues, as was discussed recently[1] on HN.
Which bolsters your point that it's affordable housing that's at issue. I live in NYC and that's one of our biggest issues too, but for different reasons
While that is definitely true, I'd add that less than ten percent[0] of homeless people have drug dependency/mental health issues, as was discussed recently[1] on HN.
Which bolsters your point that it's affordable housing that's at issue. I live in NYC and that's one of our biggest issues too, but for different reasons
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27953080
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27948732