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Homelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S. (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

When does homelessness become too much? 20% of the population? 50?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Baby boomers are starting to hit retirement age and a lot of them are running out of retirement funds due to medical bills. Quite the conundrum.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

The figure in the article is 770,000 which is a bit over 0.2% of the population. They note that is an undercount. But I agree, the number has been way too high for way too long, and the rate of increase is very alarming.