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[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You don't even need to go that far (though this is not an argument in favour of the government keeping a deathgrip on that land) - in the USA, like in pretty much every developed nation (and many others, I'm sure) there are more empty houses than there are homeless people in need of them.

What you neglect to take in to account is that homelessness is 100% a deliberate and essential part of capitalism. Homelessness is the threat of what will happen to you if you don't sell your labour for whatever the capitalists decide it's worth, and it must remain present and visible at all times to maintain that power.

Homelessness isn't being solved because those in power need it, not because there is any shortage of anything at all (homes, food, money, community support - all exist in abundance and yet are controlled and manipulated to create artificial scarcity to maximise profits).