*****’S AMERICA: Homelessness in the United States Hits Historic High

[GhostofDempsey]

In addition to the record number of illegal border crossers that have come into America over the last few years, ***** can now take credit for another historic first. Homelessness is now more rampant than it has been since the government started keeping track.

This is a multi-faceted issue. The economy plays a role, but so do mental health, drug abuse and a lack of new housing.

Remember when all the ******** activists in the media spent the entire 2020 election talking about how ***** has so much empathy? Take a bow, media bootlickers.

Another crisis that Joe ***** has been pretending doesn’t exist is the homelessness crisis. The number of “unhoused people,” to use the new-fangled term for homeless people so we don’t hurt their feelings or something, has increased 12% just in the last year. Numbers rose across “all household types, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a new ,” reported

About 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single night in January, according to the report. That figure represents “the highest number of people reported as experiencing homelessness on a single night since reporting began in 2007,” the report says.

Other findings from the report:

• Black people made up 13% of the U.S. population in 2023, but they made up 21% of the U.S. population living in poverty, 37% of all people experiencing homelessness and 50% of homeless people in families with children.
• Asian and Asian American people had the largest percentage increase in homelessness, up 40% from 2022, to a total of 11,574.
• Hispanic and Latino people saw the largest numerical increase, up 28% from 2022 to 179,336in 2023.

Meanwhile, many of our political leaders are bending over backwards to provide food and shelter to people who broke our laws and entered the country illegally. This is going to reach a tipping point and it won’t be pretty.

[Spray_resistant]

We need heavy heavy federal regulation on all rentals, caps on raising rent, none of these weird stipulations in rental agreements, security deposits held by an independent body, with cause only non renewals.

I made some good decisions which enabled me to get out of this renting bs but also a little luck played some part in it too, you work with what you have.

[1bad65]

We need heavy heavy federal regulation on all rentals, caps on raising rent, none of these weird stipulations in rental agreements, security deposits held by an independent body, with cause only non renewals.

I made some good decisions which enabled me to get out of this renting bs but also a little luck played some part in it too, you work with what you have.

Rent controls have shown to be failures every time.

What it results in is fewer rental units, as landlords get out of renting their properties. They typically sell the property instead of renting it, which typically takes it off the rental market. Since the rental 'industry' now has controls on profit, you have less people entering it, ie less new rentals being built. This results in housing shortages for renters.

It's akin to throwing gas on fire, but thinking you are throwing water on it.

[Spray_resistant]

Rent controls have shown to be failures every time.

What it results in is fewer rental units, as landlords get out of renting their properties. They typically sell the property instead of renting it, which typically takes it off the rental market. Since the rental 'industry' now has controls on profit, you have less people entering it, ie less new rentals being built. This results in housing shortages for renters.

It's akin to throwing gas on fire, but thinking you are throwing water on it.

People don't want to rent, over 75% of renters from what I read. The more landlords who sell would create a greater supply of houses to buy on the market.

Certainly you agree that at minimum some protections should be in place to protect vulnerable people in these situations. Preventing homelessness is a higher priority than someone's business succeeding when they could just as you said sell.

[1bad65]

People don't want to rent, over 75% of renters from what I read. The more landlords who sell would create a greater supply of houses to buy on the market.

Part true. The numbers are true, yes. Most renters want to buy, but they can't. A larger supply of houses on the sellers' market would only help those people who can buy. Since most renters can't buy, it only hurts them when rental units are converted to owned housing.

Certainly you agree that at minimum some protections should be in place to protect vulnerable people in these situations. Preventing homelessness is a higher priority than someone's business succeeding when they could just as you said sell.

Some protections, yes. But the owner must not lose any of his private property rights to the government solely by becoming a landlord.

The second sentence is your opinion, but it's not the role of Government.

[Spray_resistant]

Part true. The numbers are true, yes. Most renters want to buy, but they can't. A larger supply of houses on the sellers' market would only help those people who can buy. Since most renters can't buy, it only hurts them when rental units are converted to owned housing.



Some protections, yes. But the owner must not lose any of his private property rights to the government solely by becoming a landlord.

The second sentence is your opinion, but it's not the role of Government.

Fair enough, I don't want to absolve people of individual responsibility either even if I don't like the system we have where money easily begets more money but we gotta work with it.

People have to work on their credit, pay down old debts, stop buying weed, alcohol, take out, subscriptions things they don't need, impulse buying online if they want to get into a position to buy. This is how I did it without a high income, just live with next to nothing and no luxuries, going very minimalist should enable you to save just depends how bad you want it.

[OldTerry]

People don't want to rent, over 75% of renters from what I read. The more landlords who sell would create a greater supply of houses to buy on the market.

Certainly you agree that at minimum some protections should be in place to protect vulnerable people in these situations. Preventing homelessness is a higher priority than someone's business succeeding when they could just as you said sell.

The purpose of a business is to generate a decent income for the owners. This applies to rental properties as well. Perhaps the lease (rental agreement) could define how any future increase amounts would be determined and prohibit the landlord from going beyond that amount. I don't believe this would do much to alleviate the homeless problem, but it might help. There are many other reasons for the type of homelessness problem that exists in San Francisco.

[Madison Boxing]

he seems more worried about what is going on in other countries than his own

[ProblemChild_JakePaul]

This is short-sighted and ******ly political.

This number will be higher in a year, no matter who is president.

[GhostofDempsey]

We need heavy heavy federal regulation on all rentals, caps on raising rent, none of these weird stipulations in rental agreements, security deposits held by an independent body, with cause only non renewals.

I made some good decisions which enabled me to get out of this renting bs but also a little luck played some part in it too, you work with what you have.

Rent rates and housing prices play a big part in it. It’s the one industry that needs to be regulated. Having a roof over your head is a necessity not a luxury. Not only are rent and mortgage rates going up but property taxes as well. The government doesn’t want single family homeowners. They’ll try to bleed them out with rising property taxes and additional fees and taxes for owning gas stoves, air conditioners, no solar panels, and not having an eco-friendly home. Meanwhile *****, Al Gore, Clinton, Kerry, Pelosi, Waters, and Bernie Sanders live in multiple luxury homes, own a fleet of SUVs and fly around on private jets.