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archive.today • More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless—at a Record Rate - WSJ

The data so far this year are up roughly 11% from 2022, a sharp jump that would represent by far the biggest recorded increase since the government started tracking comparable numbers in 2007. The next highest increase was a 2.7% jump in 2019, excluding an artificially high increase last year caused by pandemic counting interruptions.

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“The Covid-relief funds provided a buffer,” said Donald Whitehead Jr., executive director at the National Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group. “We’re seeing what happens when those resources aren’t available.”

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[–] YouKnowIt@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Easy, they refuse to vote for enough democrats to turn our country into a true liberal utopia. Without the lazy tankies dragging us down, surely we could get the 120 senators they'd need to overcome the filibuster and the democrats that just magically turn out to be against anything good passing