▲ 217 ▼ ‘Unconscionable’: Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate ‘not seen since the Great Depression’ — here’s what’s driving this terrible trend (moneywise.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Peaty@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) the people complaining they can't buy a house aren't the unhoused crowd to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it was easier to buy a house, rent would likely also be lower, due the lower demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's true but it doesn't change my point which is that the person complaining they cannot afford to buy a home isn't an unhoused person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* That's true, but that person wasn't me. I wasn't defending their comment. I was making a factual statement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) If it was easier to buy a house, rent would likely also be lower, due the lower demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's true but it doesn't change my point which is that the person complaining they cannot afford to buy a home isn't an unhoused person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* That's true, but that person wasn't me. I wasn't defending their comment. I was making a factual statement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's true but it doesn't change my point which is that the person complaining they cannot afford to buy a home isn't an unhoused person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* That's true, but that person wasn't me. I wasn't defending their comment. I was making a factual statement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* That's true, but that person wasn't me. I wasn't defending their comment. I was making a factual statement. permalink fedilink source parent