[notacoward]

How is this a left/liberal problem? If anything, it seems like people on the left are more likely to talk about this problem, and - rightly or wrongly - advocate wealth distribution to fix it. Let's keep the conversation here curious, and leave the low-effort partisanship elsewhere.

[itsanaccount]

I dont believe there is a partisan solution to the continuing trend. The curiosity I have is which of the non-political solutions America will pick.

How long till the unstoppable wealth elevator strands enough people at the bottom who are both armed and capable of building effective resistance? Course such things wont effect this group on this site, so best to stay curious, sip coffee and watch.

[anon291]

How is it not a left problem? Despite many issues in right leaning areas, red states basically rank way better on housing affordability. The article cites high housing costs as a causative factor in homelessness.

[stetrain]

Red states also tend to just have fewer people in general, total and in density.

Most people in the US live in “blue” islands even within “red” states. People live in cities (well, metro areas).

[notacoward]

> red states basically rank way better on housing affordability

Do they? They tend to have cheaper housing in absolute dollar terms, but that has to be weighed against the job market - not for white-collar can-work-remote folks like us, but for folks at the lower end of the income scale in fields such as construction or retail. The OP cites results from Denver and New Orleans as well as New York and Boston. When it comes to homelessness, no state seems to be immune. I know people on the left tend to blame greedy landlords and developers, while people on the right tend to blame over-regulation and limited supply, but just blaming Biden (which satao did at the time I replied) without any supporting reason or facts seems like the kind of partisan pot-shot we shouldn't welcome here.