The wording for this is hilariously bad. “Poverty” isn’t the real driver of homelessness so long as you define poverty in a way that it’s unrelated to your abil

The wording for this is hilariously bad. “Poverty” isn’t the real driver of homelessness so long as you define poverty in a way that it’s unrelated to your ability to shelter yourself! This sort of tired, pointless game of “if you define words differently, sentences have different meanings!” is so oddly popular on here, especially when it comes to housing. I personally go by the dictionary definition of poverty: 1 a : the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions If the landlords in your city use some scummy software (1) to provide cover for them deciding that they should help themselves to 110% of your paycheck and that results in your inability to live indoors, you’re functionally impoverished. 1. https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/26/23479034/doj-investigating-rent-setting-software-company-realpage https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/26/23479034/doj-investigati...