In the US as of a few years ago, vacant homes outnumbered the homeless around 5:1. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/vacant-houses-outnumber-homeless-people-in-

In the US as of a few years ago, vacant homes outnumbered the homeless around 5:1. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/vacant-houses-outnumber-homeless-people-in-u-s/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/vacant-houses-outnumber-ho... I think ~1 car per adult is enough transportation for everybody. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-ihs-automotive-average-age-car-20140609-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-ihs-automotiv... Half of produce in the US is thrown away. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-... Healthcare is certainly lacking in the US but other countries with far lower GDP per capita have somehow managed to give everyone healthcare. I think the vast majority of necessities are not really particularly scarce in the US and there is easily enough at the very minimum for i.e. absolutely zero homeless and starvation.