Homelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.

https://lemmy.world/post/23620490

Homelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S. - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

Also a good time to remember that 7% of homes in the USA are vacant right now.

How many people could we house if we tried a little harder?

“But muh investment!”

My son - who served eight tours in almost every M.E. country after 9/11, who was crushed under a C130 then denied surgery for his injuries so now at age 42 he can barely walk, who slept on the glowing ground of K2, and who witnessed unspeakable horrors - was living in a tent near the river until recently.

Fuck this fucking country.

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
That’s how we got democracy, the King was afraid to literally lose his head.
Start breaking into properties and turning them into homes.