Homelessness in U.S. reaches a record high, federal report finds

A record number of people in the United States are unhoused, according to newly-released federal data. The report found that more than 653,000 were experiencing homelessness, a 12 percent population increase since last year. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports.

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[madpatriot]

Billions for foreign aid, Billions in defense spending, none for our necessities, taxation with nothing in return

[PenelopePitstop]

The cost of every single item that qualifies as a basic need has exploded since 2000. People cannot afford RENT, FOOD or a VEHICLE to get to a job. Healthcare costs, car insurance, groceries, gasoline ~ it's really a dystopian society, just few want to admit that.

[Shining]

Money for corrupt overseas governments, but they refuse to take care of our own in desperate need. Absolutely heartbreaking 💔😞

[tjr-tt]

So long as housing is viewed as a commodity for profit in America homelessness will continue to get worse.

[roddanlives]

There are way more homeless people than that.

[rongreen]

For the last many decades, we’ve been treating houses as investments rather than as homes for people. What did we expect? This had to happen.

[betsyhooks]

It's unfortunate but this issue is not only going to destroy new york but the entire United States

[Cyberpunk_Radio_PBS]

"A growing problem that could take decades to fix." Well, if its a growing problem, then we aren't headed toward fixing it at all. Maybe "decades to start caring about and taking the situation seriously, " would be more accurate here.

[robertafong]

How about not allowing property monopolies? Huge corporations buying up property. No average family can compete against a corporation.

[mariaelda]

They should:
1. Stop sending our own money to help other countries. Prioritize our citizens first
2. Secure the border amd deport those who are already here illegally. Prioritize our citizens first.
3. Increase minimum wage. Prioritize our citizens first. How can you provide for your family at 15/hr in New York?

[PennyBurdick]

We are a 6 figure income couple and had very little saved and not much cash lying around the preverbal".
'...don't have $500 for an
emergency" that was us. The big thing was debt all kinds of it, cars mortgage (although our home isn't a high price one), student loans for our kids, and of course credit cards.
One day we just got sick of being broke and went total scorched earth and became frugal overnight. Paid it all off, it took almost 5 years but now we have no debt and this year our savings rate is 50% on basically the same income that had us perpetually broke. So for us it is mainly staying out of debt and watching our spending, at first it was a real effort to save in our HISA and 401Ks but now it's actually fun watching our money grow. No car or vacation or neighborhood is worth being broke or financially unstable.

[Damsel]

Low wages and out of control housing costs plus inflation on everything. It is only going to worsen.

[Neyobe]

Still wonder how some people think this is the best country in the world

[Hannahpine]

Working and homeless! The new slogan. It's not always drug addiction that leads to this. We NEED to stop this stereotype. Cost of living, especially rent is far outpacing wages which are not even remotely keeping up.. For people with no roommates or family to move in with and not making more than 75K, it's rough out there.

[tl]

Instead of sending money to Isreal or Ukraine, the US government needs to help their citizens, especially this is part of the taxpayers' money. They need to stop the corporate from hoarding the housing for the corporates' profit.

[janncoons]

It isn't the homelessness that's so sad it's the hopelessness 💔 and despair

[eksbocks]

Talked with somebody who lives in Madison, Wisconsin. She said last year, her rent was $600/month.

This year, they increased it to $1500/month.

And that's somebody with a Middle Class paycheck. If a person is at the very bottom of society: They don't even have a chance.

[valderith]

the rich and the poor, thats all that will be left of this disaster.

[eksbocks]

Real Estate people prioritizing the rich. And nobody else.

[djpomare]

Typical America spent $1.7 Trillion on multiple failed F-35 jets that could have housed ALL the US homeless 29 times over.
The funniest 100-million-dollar F-35 mishap was the one that fell off the bow of a huge US carrier into the South China sea.
Asking the public to find another 100-million-dollar F-35 mishap. Hey, you guys, seen our jet? Haha. Only in America.