How to Fix America's Worsening Homeless Crisis

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Publicado 2021-01-20
More than 700,000 Americans are homeless, a number that is expected to rise in the aftermath of Covid-19. How did this happen? Why does a country with unprecedented wealth and prosperity have so many people with no roof above their head? Bloomberg CityLab dives deep into America’s urgent problem, and what can be done about it.

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @ldygzlle1291
    half a million if you don't count people living in vehicles
  • @Zergcerebrates
    The homeless problem in the States is in another level. I've traveled all over Asia and Europe and I've not seen anything like this.
  • @roddanlives2650
    Half a million my behind. Nobody knows the exact number but there are more homeless people than that.
  • @whoozdis
    We spend trillions on war but can't build sections in cities to house and rebuild people yet private prisons pop up like pimples 🤔
  • @factsland16
    Frankly speaking, I am surprised to learn that more than 0.5 million people are homeless in entire America. I thought that number was just was for California alone.
  • @Warpig350
    SF: "homelessness is terrible" Also SF: "you can't build more housing in my neighborhood"
  • Imagine living in a country that has AMPLE spacing and who's economy literally rides the back of real estate, but can't house upwards of 50 million of its citizens (homeless, living in cars, couch-surfing, COVID rent victims, etc.)
  • Given that most homeless have no or minimal exposure to the system I would not be surprised to find that the real number of homeless people is double the official figure.
  • @Jinx-ig1fz
    This video taught us nothing on how to fix the homeless crisis. No one has a real answer to fix this issue yet.
  • @walterwhite8333
    I remember westerners touring Asian slums, countries to see poor, homeless people. Now they need not go that far.
  • @anandverma1602
    "If you are homeless, just buy a home." - intelligent ticktocker
  • @raulf100
    does no one see the irony in bloomberg schooling us on how to fix homelessness
  • In Vienna, the government builds affordable housing for low income people and your rent is based on your income.
  • What about that guy that built a lot of tiny homes and the government tore it down.
  • @gwappo4852
    Imagine being a first world country with a population of 300+ million of potential labor force workers and 59% of them are 1 paycheck away from being homeless! America is really a third world country with a Gucci belt on the top.
  • @JohnnyFD
    The Solution: Change zoning laws and allow people to build high occupancy apartment buildings. Simple. How did this video not understand that?
  • @harperwelch5147
    OK, seven minutes into this conversation telling me what I knew already. So you have 4 min left to "fix the homeless problem". Let's hear it.
  • @user-bn8ie5zt9x
    I am pretty sure housing is not the only problem... Some people even if thet have a house thet will struggle mantaining a job
  • @sortof3337
    shoutout to founder of invisible people. that dude has taught me more about life than anyone