[kelnos]

Pretty sure half the US isn't living in tents. I feel like I'd notice that, especially living in a city with a larger-than-average homeless population.

I agree that homelessness is a problem, but you appear to be arguing in bad faith. If 50% of the US actually "can't afford housing", we'd have $170M people living in tents, and that is demonstrably not the case.

I would believe a claim that states that a large portion (maybe 50%, maybe more, maybe less) of the country are facing financial insecurity that makes them feel like their housing situation is precarious. But that wasn't the claim put forth upthread.

[Tiktaalik]

What we can't see is the amount of people that are living with roommates and in toxic situations they'd love to exit but are unable to due to a lack of housing options and a lack of money.