[dukeyukey]

> Why do you favor blaming rent for homelessness instead of lack of jobs that pay well enough?

In most countries, homelessness is concentrated in wealthy, but expensive cities e.g. London, NYC. There are plenty of well-paying jobs (even relatively unskilled ones) but high rents more than make up for it. I felt significantly more housing-secure living in a cheap area with a shitty job than in an expensive area with a good job.

[etempleton]

If everyone is paid more but the housing supply remains limited housing prices will simply increase further.

My friend in California makes twice as much as I do on the east coast. I can afford a home and he can’t.

Supply and demand. Housing prices will only go down when there is significant excess supply.

If you want to help homelessness build more housing. Not specifically low income housing, just lots of housing. No it is not going to help the people living on the street right now, but it is the only real solution.