And many leave when they can

Also property values are lower because their economies are worse

So when you hear democratic candidates for prez talking about their plans to deal with homelessness

How do you feel about that?

Id have to see there plans

Ok, if I sent you plans would you read them?

I'm just going off my experience and what I've seen, and yes I would

I'll read them

https://medium.com/@teamwarren/my-housing-plan-for-america-20038e19dc26

Take a look at that, I’d be interested in what you think

I mean, building more homes to curb homelessness not a bad idea

At least its not rent control

I think that Warren's solution to homelessness would be as ineffective as the current administrations response to housing. What's discussed in this Medium article is well-and-good if you're under threat of homelessness as a result of gentrification, but it doesn't actually address transitioning people out of homelessness. @Platinum Spark

Like if you're homeless without income, an increase in investment in low-to-middle income housing will literally do nothing for you.

@fuck12moredeadcops the vast majority of homeless are temporary

Like, just a little gap of under 2 months

So it would absolutely do something for you.

What're you basing that on?

I can't find any studies backing that claim, and I organize in my city. Most of the people on the street have been there 1-2 years, or they're periodically in and out of temporary housing situations

The problem we should focus on chiefly is mental healthcare and harm reduction, if you're trying to tackle homelessness. I don't wholly disagree with the sentiment of decreasing rent (though something more aggressive than a 10% reduction is necessary), or incentivizing the expansion of more low-to-middle income housing, but presenting these things as viable solutions to solving homelessness is a mistake to me.

https://www.projecthome.org/about/facts-homelessness

Chronic homelessness accounts for 24% of homelessness

76% are temporary

Actually addressing homelessness means a complete restructuring of mental healthcare, and a housing first approach.

Not like

just building housing they're not mentally equipped to afford

Yes, a single payer system would go a long way toward helping homelessness by getting people mental health care

It’s a multifaceted problem, absolutely

Also the way they're defining chronically homeless doesn't account for those who are constantly in and out of temporary housing situations

GG @fuck12moredeadcops, you just advanced to level 1!

"*Chronically homeless individuals are individuals with disabilities who have either been continuously homeless for one year or more or who have experienced at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years where the combined length of time homeless in those occasions is at least 12 months.*"

It’s the technical definition

And they also necessitate some form of disability

I'm not just talking about the disabled and people who're wholly unsheltered for an entire year. Anybody who cannot find a stable living situation is in just as shite a situation

...ok

The 3 types of homelessness are chronic, transitional and disaster

We typically talk about chronic

And that’s mostly what you and trauma are talking about

But they’re a minority of the homeless pop

Mostly people who lose jobs and such

Transitional