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Billionaire's False Narrative... (lemmy.ml)

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

His premise is also false. At least half of homeless people in the US are employed.

It’s not a drug user problem. It’s an affordable housing problem.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

The reason why only a minority of the homeless are drug addicts is a practical one---Drugs Are Really Expensive. Housed people are more likely to do drugs because they can afford to.