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I feel like the answer to lot of unanswerable questions involves how they do things in Japan. Seoul has low rates of homelessness as well. I'm one hundred per

I feel like the answer to lot of unanswerable questions involves how they do things in Japan. Seoul has low rates of homelessness as well. I'm one hundred percent convinced that America can't hope to recreate the institutional successes of Japan/Korea/Singapore in this area, but I'd love to be proved wrong.

taurath 5y ago
Fun fact Japan homelessness peaked during their asset bubble in the 90s and has been declining since. Also in so many parts of America the “lowest rung” of housing is extremely expensive relative to incomes, which is not something that is true in many cities around the world. Add in the American rejection of urbanism and the services that come with it…