• italicssubzeromotion@reddthat.com
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    6 hours ago

    27.4 multiplied by the number of homeless people, not 33% of all housing. A recent guess of number of homeless people was 600k, although that is a guess

    And habitable is a relative term. I assume someone might not mind subpar housing over sleeping on a bench in the snow

    • Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      35 minutes ago

      They might not mind the subpar housing, but they would for sure mind the lack of food pantries and medical services in the places the empty housing exists. If it’s not dying rural town that completely lacks those things, it’s sprawling suburb or vacation community that requires a car to access them.