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The Oregon case decided Friday is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live.

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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 93 points 4 months ago

"That includes California, which is home to one-third of the country’s homeless population."

Why do these statements never follow immediately stating that California is also 10% of the ENTIRE country's population and it's where all of the livable weather is if you have no option but to sleep outside. Of course a lot of them are in California. We need a new deal.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago

I see people living homeless outside in New England daily, even in the winter. That discrepancy has to be fed by more than just weather.

[-] tacosplease@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

What discrepancy?

Are you implying that the presence of any homeless people in New England invalidates the idea that consistently favorable weather leads to a higher ratio of homeless people living in an area?

Probably also matters long term vs short term. When someone first becomes homeless, it usually happens where they were already living regardless of the weather. Over time, people may move to where it is more comfortable to sleep outside.

So, all cities have new homeless people plus some that just never leave. And then warm areas have new homeless people plus the long term homeless people who risked traveling to get to warmer temperatures.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I could have been more clear on that. If 1/3 of homeless live in CA and CA makes up 1/10 the population, then CA has disproportionately high homeless population as compared the other states.

I was get at the point that there isn't one cause for CA having this disparity, another commenter pointed out housing prices for one example. And that other parts of the country, even ones with harsh seasons, are still livable albeit not as hospitable.

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