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California has the most expensive housing in America. That is the primary reason for its larger homeless population.

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• throwawayq3423 2y ago
  That doesn't explain how 11% of the population could supply 30% of the homeless. That's impossible if it was a self-contained statistic. I think housing prices does make the homeless problem worse, but it didn't create it. Good climate and numerous public services did.
  • bryanlarsen 2y ago
    > impossible Finland got to 0 by giving everybody a place to live, not by kicking the homeless out of their country.
    • throwawayq3423 2y ago
      Finland isn't responsible for all the homeless from Sweden and Denmark. It had a number that makes sense based on it's population and resources, therefore it was able to solve it.
  • bryanlarsen 2y ago
    (0.9 x 30%) / 11% means that California has a homeless rate 2.5X the rest of America. That's not impossible, in fact it seems surprisingly low. California is the land of $3000/month rent. A very significant proportion of the population can't pay that.
    • throwawayq3423 2y ago
      I'm sorry where does your math come from? 1 state having 1/3 of the nation's homeless doesn't represent 2.5x the normal rate. That's 10-15x territory.