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It might be correlated, and it might making a difference at the margins (eg the people who have a job and can afford to live in a car). But the vast majority of
by giantg2 3y ago
It might be correlated, and it might making a difference at the margins (eg the people who have a job and can afford to live in a car). But the vast majority of the homeless population does not fit in that margin. Most of them do have other problems preventing them from getting any job, like severe mental health, substance abuse, or criminal records. Affordability is a moot point when employment is unattainable.
- slothtrop 3y ago> Most of them do have other problems preventing them from getting any job, like severe mental health, substance abuse, or criminal records. I just showed you elsewhere that this is wrong.
- giantg2 3y agoYour link didn't address the other factors preventing a job, such as criminal records. Sure, severe mental health issues are only a quarter. And substance use is something like 40%, but significant overlap. Add in felony convictions and see were we land.