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It's really not an issue of visibility. European countries tend to spend less of their money on military and more on social programs so that it's both harder t
by david927 9y ago
It's really not an issue of visibility.
European countries tend to spend less of their money on military and more on social programs so that it's both harder to become homeless in the first place and, if it happens, there are programs to help you.
- tmccrmck 9y agoThey do. But I would like to see homeless populations as a percentage of the whole population before making a judgement. I would still expect the US to have a larger percentage but not that much higher. I was in Denmark/Germany/Netherlands/France/Greece this year and saw a good amount of homeless -- though they've been dealing with a migrant crisis unlike the U.S. has experienced. Many commenters here are extrapolating on their experiences in SF/Oakland/LA/Seattle/Portland and thinking the rest of the US has a commensurate homeless population. Spoiler: they don't.
- stcredzero 9y agothough they've been dealing with a migrant crisis unlike the U.S. has experienced. There are many parallels between the current migration crisis and the Irish potato famine, though I'm not sure how they compare in scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHr9GRgRw_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHr9GRgRw_M