This article really rubbed me the wrong way. And I don't have statistics to back up my opinion only personal experience. First it asks the question is rent risi

This article really rubbed me the wrong way. And I don't have statistics to back up my opinion only personal experience. First it asks the question is rent rising way faster then income then states no it is only rising slightly faster then income. Okay but lets not forget that millions of Americans are living check to check and any loss of income effects their ability to live. So even a slight increase is cause for concern. Next it talks about rental vacancy. I really don't know how that works and if there are a bunch of empty houses around but I do know around here people are begging on Facebook for rentals. If your budget is in the thousands no problem you can rent something tomorrow but that is not the people we are talking about here. We are talking about the poor and there is definitely a problem finding housing. I am employed with a decent job and still had to move back in with my folks. A place that would house me and my kids would set me back about 1400$. I make a couple thousand a month if I am lucky so how can I afford to move out? I could work more hours and see my kids less I guess. I could sacrifice some of the food I personally eat. Perhaps not take the kids for an outing ever would save me the money for housing. Or if I don't need any medicine then I could afford housing. I certainly do a lot of home cooking that helps me keep the little money I have but still not enough for housing. Where do the sacrifices end that allows the average person to live comfortably in a home? In my opinion there is a housing crisis.