"there are more vacant homes than there are homeless people" is, arguably, a useful way to convey in shorthand that as a society we could, but have chosen not to, end homelessness. As an actual policy prescription…not so good.https://twitter.com/mtsw/status/1417218507473768453 …
does that numerical imbalance illustrate a fundamental problem with societal priorities? yes! does it thus point to a simple, turn-key, One Weird Old Trick to Fix Everything? yeah, uh, sorry, nope.




