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OwenLoveJoy t1_jdy4952 wrote

The Midwest plus some of the mountain states and upper New England looking good

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splatomat t1_jdyvoyt wrote

That's probably because its far tougher to be homeless in Minnesota in January than California. It goes below freezing and then stays there 24 hours a day for weeks on end, sometimes. The outdoors just becomes lethal. Lots of people hop on trains or evacuate for winter and come back during more temperate months. Some people tough it out.

It's very hard to see people living in tents outside when its -20 degrees and not believe that our system is fucked to hell and back. Yet some manage to do just that.

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OwenLoveJoy t1_jdzoas7 wrote

Homeless people make up a negligible share of those in poverty though. The big difference is that California has a huge poor migrant hispanic population and a high cost of living

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al1ceinw0nderland t1_jdzok0t wrote

This survey doesn't account for homelessness, though. OP mentioned in another comment that only people with addresses were surveyed.

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