This is a cute fact completely devoid of meaning. If your homeless population is 0.1% of the population, only 1% of the housing stock needs to be second homes

This is a cute fact completely devoid of meaning. If your homeless population is 0.1% of the population, only 1% of the housing stock needs to be second homes for this to be true. If you think only the top 1% should be able to afford a second home, then you must think we should be artificially poor. The top 1% in this country are VERY wealthy. The top 10% can EASILY afford a modest vacation home if that's a priority. The solution isn't to take their homes in Big Bear and give them to homeless people in San Jose. It's to build more houses in San Jose so that starter condos don't cost $800k...