US homeless population.

[Independent voter]

Guinea 2012[19] 68.5%
Grenada 60,000 2004[17] 56.44%
Haiti 2,300,000 2010 23.24%
Egypt 2013[12] 18.28% Homelessness in Egypt
Nigeria 24,400,000 2007[31] 16.58%
South Africa 7,000,000 2007[37] 14.31% Homelessness in South Africa
Honduras 1,000,000 2013[20] 12.35%
Zimbabwe 1,200,000 2013[47] 8.48%
Peru 2011[33] 5.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 143,000 2010[5] 3.73%
Russia 5,000,000 2014[36] 3.4% Homelessness in Russia
Guatemala 475,000 2012[18] 3.15%
Ukraine 1,000,000 2015[43] 2.35%
Togo 100,000 1999[41] 2.11%
Uganda 500,000 2014[42] 1.43%
Indonesia 3,000,000 2004[23] 1.36%
New Zealand 41,207 2015[4] 0.94% Homelessness in New Zealand
Czech Republic 68,500 2015[4] 0.65%
Germany 800,000 2016[15] 0.50% Homelessness in Germany
Australia 116,427 2016[3] 0.49% Homelessness in Australia
Wales 15,000 2011[46] 0.48%
United Kingdom 307,000 2016[44] 0.46% Homelessness in the United Kingdom
Sweden 34,000 2011[40] 0.36% Homelessness in Sweden
Israel 25,000 2019[25] 0.29% Homelessness in Israel
Luxembourg 1,533 2013[29] 0.28%
France 141,500 2012[14] 0.21% Homelessness in France
Ireland 9,987 2019[24] 0.21% Homelessness in Ireland
China 2,579,000 2011[9] 0.18% Homelessness in China
Greece 20,000 2013[16] 0.18% Homelessness in Greece
Austria 14,603 2014[4] 0.17%
Netherlands 30,500 2016[30] 0.17% Homelessness in the Netherlands
United States 554,000 2017[45] 0.17% Homelessness in the United States

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U.S. isn't all that bad as far as homeless pop goes. We're even with Netherlands and Austria.

[I Push Buttons]

Any ideas how that would be done?
And most of all... WHY it should????

Obviously we just abolish private property after the revolution, comrade.

[justandulas]

This is just one of many problems facing modern America. It is my belief you can’t tax poverty away but the way our tax dollars are wasted is mind blowing. We could do so much more at home to help our fellow Americans. So much government money wasted yearly on military boondoggles

[JohnBrown1917]

Any ideas how that would be done?

Get rid of the landlords

And most of all... WHY it should????

So that everybody can own his own home.

[Hinastorm]

Usually what is done is that they can handle simple jobs and companies either hire them voluntarily or because of subisidies. Street magazines focused on homeless charity that use them as distribution can do wonders as well.

But ultimately the main issue is that we should have reformed psychiatric facilities, not closed them down.

I agree in spirit, but I don't have faith in our society being able to run psychiatric facilities that don't just turn into a nightmare for all involved.

[Vash The Stampede]

Would you give your vacant house to the homeless when you are not using it and it is empty?
Or are you talking about other people's houses only

How many people do you know that have vacant houses?

Any ideas how that would be done?
And most of all... WHY it should????

Easy, make it unprofitable to buy a home to rent. You tax those with homes that the owner doesn't currently live in. If the owners can't afford it then they're forced to sell it. If you don't spend at least 2-4 months a year living in that property then you pay a tax.

As for why, because people are profiting from renting or flipping homes. We have homeless people or people struggling to pay the rent, I would think a home they owned would save them a lot of money.

[kamuimac]

How many people do you know that have vacant houses?


Easy, make it unprofitable to buy a home to rent. You tax those with homes that the owner doesn't currently live in. If the owners can't afford it then they're forced to sell it. If you don't spend at least 2-4 months a year living in that property then you pay a tax.

As for why, because people are profiting from renting or flipping homes. We have homeless people or people struggling to pay the rent, I would think a home they owned would save them a lot of money.

thats not how it works , theory is good - but reality only thing it changes is prices of rent going up . because whether you like it or not housing is very limited supply and people who rent have no other choice but to simply pay higher rents.

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Get rid of the landlords


So that everybody can own his own home.

well hello comrade

next time communism will work for sure

wenesuela was just a hiccup eh ?

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There isn’t just one solution, u need to find out y ppl r homeless and solve their issue. For some it’s drug abuse, obviously more affordable house does nothing for these ppl. Some have mental disorders, etc. it’s not a one solutions fixes all.

Heavy regulation does hurt the housing market and cuts need to be made.

One of the issues with setting a living wage is the jobs that pay shit r shitty jobs to begin with, and increasing their pay doesn’t solve that issue. The whole system needs to be change imo, we need to move away from college being mandatory. College isn’t for everyone, it’s expensive and most of what u learn won’t be used. Trade school, or school teaching skills more valuable in the work place should be prioritized. Jobs willing to train and build up their staff instead of expecting them to come in trained with a college education for something u can easily train them to do within a couple of weeks.

so glad to live in EU where not only i spend exackly 0 euro on university education but also were reciving nice scholarships during few semester

but i dont live in the land of free and brave so what do i know :P

[d00mGuArD]

As for why, because people are profiting from renting or flipping homes. We have homeless people or people struggling to pay the rent, I would think a home they owned would save them a lot of money.

People are profiting from selling food while we have people that starve or struggle to pay for food. Let's make it unprofitable to have a restaurant!
People are profiting from selling cloths while we have people that are freezing in the cold. Let's make it unprofitable to have a cloth store!
People are profiting from selling medical expertise while we have sick that are dying. Let's make it unprofitable to be a doctor!
People are profiting from renting homes while we have people that live on the streets. Let's make it unprofitable to buy a home to rent!

The list goes on really. People are making profit. That's the idea. That's what they should be doing.

[Aphrel]

For the US specificly. I think the homeless problem is just the endresult of their quite unique ideology when it comes to capitalism and competetivness.

[JohnBrown1917]

thats not how it works , theory is good - but reality only thing it changes is prices of rent going up . because whether you like it or not housing is very limited supply and people who rent have no other choice but to simply pay higher rents.

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well hello comrade

next time communism will work for sure

wenesuela was just a hiccup eh ?

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so glad to live in EU where not only i spend exackly 0 euro on university education but also were reciving nice scholarships during few semester

but i dont live in the land of free and brave so what do i know :P

B-but vuvuluza!!!!

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People are profiting from selling food while we have people that starve or struggle to pay for food. Let's make it unprofitable to have a restaurant!
People are profiting from selling cloths while we have people that are freezing in the cold. Let's make it unprofitable to have a cloth store!
People are profiting from selling medical expertise while we have sick that are dying. Let's make it unprofitable to be a doctor!
People are profiting from renting homes while we have people that live on the streets. Let's make it unprofitable to buy a home to rent!

The list goes on really. People are making profit. That's the idea. That's what they should be doing.

I like all of those ideas, got any more?

[Vash The Stampede]

People are profiting from selling food while we have people that starve or struggle to pay for food. Let's make it unprofitable to have a restaurant!
People are profiting from selling cloths while we have people that are freezing in the cold. Let's make it unprofitable to have a cloth store!
People are profiting from selling medical expertise while we have sick that are dying. Let's make it unprofitable to be a doctor!
People are profiting from renting homes while we have people that live on the streets. Let's make it unprofitable to buy a home to rent!

The list goes on really. People are making profit. That's the idea. That's what they should be doing.

Honestly you make good examples, in terms of businesses profiting. Because I would definitely divorce private business from food, medicine, and housing. Cloths though are everywhere.

thats not how it works , theory is good - but reality only thing it changes is prices of rent going up . because whether you like it or not housing is very limited supply and people who rent have no other choice but to simply pay higher rents.

That's the idea. If the prices go up then we want people to move out and leave the renter to eventually sell it. It's like the price of cigarettes where the high prices due to taxes are meant to deter people even though a lot will end up buying them for that price anyway. I'm not talking about apartments here, but houses.

[roboscorcher]

Could get Democrats to stop wasting time and resources on People from other Countries and focus on helping their own first instead of virtue signalling constantly.

What's your opinion on McConnell blocking just about every bill that reaches the Senate?

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For the US specificly. I think the homeless problem is just the endresult of their quite unique ideology when it comes to capitalism and competetivness.

Yup. Russia went too far with socialism, USA went too far with capitalism. Truth is, the best societies require a balance of innovative markets and safety nets. Too much social security means no one cares and moving up is worthless. No security makes moving up nearly impossible at the low end.

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People are profiting from selling food while we have people that starve or struggle to pay for food. Let's make it unprofitable to have a restaurant!
People are profiting from selling cloths while we have people that are freezing in the cold. Let's make it unprofitable to have a cloth store!
People are profiting from selling medical expertise while we have sick that are dying. Let's make it unprofitable to be a doctor!
People are profiting from renting homes while we have people that live on the streets. Let's make it unprofitable to buy a home to rent!

The list goes on really. People are making profit. That's the idea. That's what they should be doing.

The problem is more to do with politics. The pro-business party also tries to cut regulations and social safety nets at every turn. Notable exceptions are tariff bailouts for farmers and disaster relief, but even those are being withheld to gain Israel-loyalty pledges from the troubled states now.

Profiting isn't the issue. Supporting ideologues that want to sacrifice everything for profit, is.

[XangXu]

Housing needs to be a human right guaranteed by law. I don't care if the bare minimum is a closet with a bed and a shared bathroom. There has to be SOMETHING. Right now the government provides nothing. There NEEDS to be a starting point.

Some people just don't want to work and with so many people at this point, it's to be expected (too many people). We need to deal with the reality we live in. Some honestly don't have anything and others are victims of themselves.

I've walked down a street at 3am, very often. To be yelled at in gibberish by a man with no home from across the street, for no reason. It's terrifying, it's saddening, and it angers me. We have the ability to do better. And we don't.