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Lack of housing. The poorest states in the US (Mississippi, West Virginia) have low homeless rates. The poorest countries in the continent have low homeless rat
by missedthecue 2y ago
Lack of housing. The poorest states in the US (Mississippi, West Virginia) have low homeless rates. The poorest countries in the continent have low homeless rates. Because it's easy to find cheap housing.
If there are 100 houses and 110 people, (and there can't be room-mates), wages can go to infinity and the homeless rates won't be reduced.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoPeople are also leaving both of those states for places where housing is less affordable. So we have 100 houses for every 90 people in Mississippi because 20 people had already left the state for Atlanta, Nashville, or Austin. Everyone knows that housing problems locally can be solved by making the places less desirable to live in. But it’s not a solution that anyone is interested in pursuing (rightfully so).