Federal officials say homelessness rose 18% in 2024, driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing.
  • That_Devil_Girl
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    3 days ago

    Meanwhile, geriatric democrats are claiming the economy is doing great. They believed running on fixing infrastructure and offering electric vehicle tax rebates would get them reelected.

  • 0x01
    4·
    4 days ago

    When does homelessness become too much? 20% of the population? 50?

    • hallettj@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      4 days ago

      The figure in the article is 770,000 which is a bit over 0.2% of the population. They note that is an undercount. But I agree, the number has been way too high for way too long, and the rate of increase is very alarming.

    • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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      4 days ago

      Baby boomers are starting to hit retirement age and a lot of them are running out of retirement funds due to medical bills. Quite the conundrum.