Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.

A growing number of Americans are ending up homeless as soaring rents in recent years squeeze their budgets.

According to a Jan. 25 report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, roughly 653,000 people reported experiencing homelessness in January of 2023, up roughly 12% from the same time a year prior and 48% from 2015. That marks the largest single-year increase in the country’s unhoused population on record, Harvard researchers said.

  • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    8 months ago

    Since you’re so good with words, I’m sure you’ll understand the distinction between losing the popular vote, winning the electoral college, and winning the election.

    Yes, we had major demonstrations - about police and racism, not Trump. Hope that helps.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      27·
      8 months ago

      And I’m sure you understand he literally didn’t become president while losing 10% of the popular vote, which is what you said. He lost the popular vote by 3.9% and that’s vastly different.

      And police racism wasn’t solved, so guess what’s going to happen when the guy who oversaw these protests is president again?