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The US doesn't have a homeless problem, California has a homeless problem.

pyuser583 3y ago
I was stunned when I first saw San Francisco. I’ve traveled a lot, and never seen anything like it. It’s like a gigantic refugee camp. That’s not something you see in any other major city, including California. That’s not “America” - that’s San Francisco.
Eumenes 3y ago
You're correct, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_homeless_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_ho...
teaearlgraycold 3y ago
I don’t know if it’s that simple. It’s gotten a lot worse in Philadelphia in the last few years, and there were still quite a few homeless in Philly when I was there before the new status quo.
- psychlops 3y ago
  It's gotten worse but then I live in the NYC area. NY is second (by far) to only California.
esafak 3y ago
Because the rest of the US sends them to California. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/...
- psychlops 3y ago
  I know I'll only get downvoted by more californians, but can't resist the relevant southpark link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsrBlKpbBS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsrBlKpbBS8
  - esafak 3y ago
    You get two thumbs up from this local!
vaidhy 3y ago
Here is the top 10 states with their estimated homeless population: California (171,521), New York (74,178), Florida (25,959), Washington (25,211), Texas (24,432), Oregon (17,959), Massachusetts (15,507), Arizona (13,553), Pennsylvania (12,691), Georgia (10,689) In 2022, the U.S. homeless population was estimated to be over 577,000, according to the annual point-in-time count. It looks extremely illogical to me that we cannot solve this problem for the 500,000 or so people in one of the richest countries. The only explanation I have is the sheer lack of political will and a sense of misplaced entitlement. If you think there are hordes of homeless taking all over bay area, think again. There is only 171K in all of CA (out of 12 million people). [0] Source : https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-most-homeless-people https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with...
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  > There is only 171K in all of CA (out of 12 million people). California’s population is ~40 million.
  - vaidhy 3y ago
    Even better and even worse

I was stunned when I first saw San Francisco. I’ve traveled a lot, and never seen anything like it. It’s like a gigantic refugee camp. That’s not something you see in any other major city, including California. That’s not “America” - that’s San Francisco.

Eumenes 3y ago

You're correct, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_homeless_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_ho...

teaearlgraycold 3y ago

I don’t know if it’s that simple. It’s gotten a lot worse in Philadelphia in the last few years, and there were still quite a few homeless in Philly when I was there before the new status quo.

psychlops 3y ago
It's gotten worse but then I live in the NYC area. NY is second (by far) to only California.

esafak 3y ago

Because the rest of the US sends them to California. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/...

psychlops 3y ago
I know I'll only get downvoted by more californians, but can't resist the relevant southpark link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsrBlKpbBS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsrBlKpbBS8
- esafak 3y ago
  You get two thumbs up from this local!

vaidhy 3y ago

Here is the top 10 states with their estimated homeless population: California (171,521), New York (74,178), Florida (25,959), Washington (25,211), Texas (24,432), Oregon (17,959), Massachusetts (15,507), Arizona (13,553), Pennsylvania (12,691), Georgia (10,689) In 2022, the U.S. homeless population was estimated to be over 577,000, according to the annual point-in-time count. It looks extremely illogical to me that we cannot solve this problem for the 500,000 or so people in one of the richest countries. The only explanation I have is the sheer lack of political will and a sense of misplaced entitlement. If you think there are hordes of homeless taking all over bay area, think again. There is only 171K in all of CA (out of 12 million people). [0] Source : https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-most-homeless-people https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with...

dragonwriter 3y ago
> There is only 171K in all of CA (out of 12 million people). California’s population is ~40 million.
- vaidhy 3y ago
  Even better and even worse