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Very, very few homeless people are homeless because they simply can't afford housing.
by ralusek 5y ago
Very, very few homeless people are homeless because they simply can't afford housing.
- skulk 5y agoTo see why you're wrong, all you have to do is look up a survey: From Maricopa county (Phoenix): https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/why-is-homelessness-on-the-rise-in-the-valley https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/why-is-... That's 2,239 people (16 percent of all surveyed shelter-visitors) that cited "economic reasons" as the cause of their homelessness, and there's a separate entry for unemployment.