tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post6034193279560635850..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #214 / Solving The Housing-Homelessness CrisisGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-32879064820582888182021-08-07T13:02:02.134-07:002021-08-07T13:02:02.134-07:00Fortunately those aren’t my only two options, howe...Fortunately those aren’t my only two options, however, if hypothetically those were my only two options, I’d choose homelessness. My style of homelessness would not be a tent city, rather a motorhome or car. I would not pay 7 figures for a small single family home even if it were in my budget out of principal. For me, real estate in the Greater Bay Area and Santa Cruz is worth 1/4 current market prices. PMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491383142765428218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-33678086235833740112021-08-07T12:58:21.832-07:002021-08-07T12:58:21.832-07:00Fortunately those aren’t my only two options, howe...Fortunately those aren’t my only two options, however, if hypothetically those were my only two options, I’d choose homelessness. My style of homelessness would not be a tent city, rather a motorhome or car. I would not pay 7 figures for a small single family home even if it were in my budget out of principal. For me, real estate in the Greater Bay Area and Santa Cruz is worth 1/4 current market prices. PMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491383142765428218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-74567055779364973862021-08-07T09:54:45.383-07:002021-08-07T09:54:45.383-07:00You are certainly on target in pointing out the ot...You are certainly on target in pointing out the other factors you mention. I wonder, though, if you would really choose homelessness over inflated rents, if those were your only options!Gary A. Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-56673015208319118712021-08-07T09:50:55.030-07:002021-08-07T09:50:55.030-07:00True that current Bay Area market rate housing is ...True that current Bay Area market rate housing is increasing homelessness. I would rather be homeless than pay way over inflated current real estate or rental costs. It is, however, not the only cause. The policy of de institutionalization increased the number of mentally ill on he streets. Also is a demographic and cultural component , a number of homeless have no family support whatsoever. You can see a lot of cultures that have good family support, their demographic shows little representation in the homeless population. PMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491383142765428218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-82453299212951891272021-08-07T09:50:53.051-07:002021-08-07T09:50:53.051-07:00True that current Bay Area market rate housing is ...True that current Bay Area market rate housing is increasing homelessness. I would rather be homeless than pay way over inflated current real estate or rental costs. It is, however, not the only cause. The policy of de institutionalization increased the number of mentally ill on he streets. Also is a demographic and cultural component , a number of homeless have no family support whatsoever. You can see a lot of cultures that have good family support, their demographic shows little representation in the homeless population. PMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491383142765428218noreply@blogger.com