Andy@slrpnk.net to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoI've got 99 problems but urban planning is all of them - SLRPNKslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1182
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minus-squareGormadtlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYeah the counting system is flawed and it would take an extraordinary effort to get a more accurate count but there’s still a terrible “fun fact” In the US there’s an estimated [16 million vacant homes.](https://todayshomeowner.com/general/guides/highest-home-vacancy-rates/#:~:text=Roughly 9%25 of homes (16,for seasonal or recreational use.) So even if the number is off by a factor of 10, there’s still enough vacant homes for every homeless person in the US. It really is a crime against humanity And the NIMBYs who fight every attempt at new homeless shelters really only make things worse for everyone
Yeah the counting system is flawed and it would take an extraordinary effort to get a more accurate count but there’s still a terrible “fun fact”
In the US there’s an estimated [16 million vacant homes.](https://todayshomeowner.com/general/guides/highest-home-vacancy-rates/#:~:text=Roughly 9%25 of homes (16,for seasonal or recreational use.)
So even if the number is off by a factor of 10, there’s still enough vacant homes for every homeless person in the US.
It really is a crime against humanity
And the NIMBYs who fight every attempt at new homeless shelters really only make things worse for everyone