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detourdog on July 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Spike in Homelessness in US Cities Isn’t Slowing D...

The repetition of the mantra that 100% of homelessness is lack of having a home must have washed it out of my brain.

The people not in the impaired category can make different decisions and have a home.

I can't live in Manhattan becuase I think I need at least $10,000,000. I guess I will live somewhere that makes more sense.

A big driver I see is the American culture of avoiding intergenerational living.

davidw on July 13, 2023 [–]

> The repetition of the mantra that 100% of homelessness is lack of having a home

This is, however, not a thing that anyone says.

detourdog on July 14, 2023 | [–]

It’s not far off the rhetorical device used in the article which was 100% of homelessness is caused by housing.

Not very insightful.

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