4 ms·
"Why do some US cities struggle more with homelessness? A new book explores a key component of the issue: housing supply." It's a Captain Obvious class of arti
by _---____--_-- 5y ago
"Why do some US cities struggle more with homelessness? A new book explores a key component of the issue: housing supply."
It's a Captain Obvious class of article, hopefully the next one will explore the correlation between thirst and water deprivation
- giraffe_lady 5y agoWell large areas of american public policy are built on the idea that homelessness is caused by the poor choices of individual homeless people and that shaming them more will solve it. So it may be obvious but it still needs to be repeated and reinforced.
- pydry 5y agoIt's important coz otherwise capital will decide which way the correlation flows and big money is (literally) invested in homelessness being caused by mental illness and drugs. This is a question a lot like "does hiking the minimum wage cause unemployment?" in that a lot of private wealth hinges upon the public believing a plausible falsehood. Rigorous scientific study can offset that.