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A quick google search gives results indicating that homelessness in California is significantly higher in CA, even on a per capita basis, with a rate that is ma
by marcusverus 3y ago
A quick google search gives results indicating that homelessness in California is significantly higher in CA, even on a per capita basis, with a rate that is marginally higher than New York, ~3X higher than Florida, ~5X higher than Texas.
[0] https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-most-homeless-people https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with...
- CameronNemo 3y agoDon't Florida and Texas ship the people they don't want to California, Illinois, and New York? Only one of those states has weather suitable for living outside.
- marcusverus 3y agoTexas and Florida give free bus rides to illegal immigrants who want to travel to self-described “sanctuary cities”. How does that relate to homelessness?
- CameronNemo 3y agohttps://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/road-to-nowhere-homeless-bused-out-of-st-pete-but-then-what/2236491/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/road-to-nowhere-...
- PopAlongKid 3y agoWell, there is the mild year-round climate thing. Note that the survey in your link was conducted in January. More importantly, the comment I was replying to was not limited to "homelessness" as the thing where CA was worse than elsewhere. Rent in particular needs to be evaluated relative to local worker earnings.