Homelessness
For an introduction, see: What it's like to be homeless
Causes
Under capitalism
- High housing prices - both for renting and for buying
- Housing shortage
Under communism
- Any bureaucratic technicality that makes some people not "qualify" for having a place to live
- Housing shortage
Extent
Systemic oppression of homeless people
Solutions
Large-scale solutions
Things that would make homelessness more bearable
- Add more homeless shelters discussion TODO: when i create the page linked here: provide context for which parts of the world have the worst shortage of homeless shelters
- Let homeless people stay at the shelter during the day (instead of kicking them out at noon like some shelters do)
- Public drying rooms