The data is clear: only 6% of King County's homeless cite "rent increases" as the precipitating cause of becoming homeless.
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Replying to @ameseh @timeshomeless
The data shows that it's predominantly poverty plus some combination of addiction, mental illness, job loss, and/or family rupture.
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Agreed, but the Times' point is reductive and says something quite different. I've written extensively about this if you're interested: https://city-journal.org/seattle-homelessness …
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Replying to @ameseh @timeshomeless
1) There are many good organizations working on homelessness that I endorse; 2) if you had actually read the piece or my longer white paper, you'd know the answer.
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Again, if you had read my paper (which you clearly lied about), you'd know that I advocate for constructing 2,000 FEMA-style shelter beds immediately. I'm just going to mute you now.
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