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There are 16,000,000 empty homes and 500,000 homeless. Office buildings aren't going to be solving any real problem other than the people who own the building being shit out of luck
Where did you get those numbers from? Where is your source?
https://www.gao.gov/homelessness#:~:text=Issue%20Summary,factors%20like%20higher%20rental%20prices.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/business/economy/us-homeless-population-count.html
https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness/
https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/homeless-population-by-state
https://www.security.org/resources/homeless-statistics/#:~:text=582%2C462%20individuals%20are%20experiencing%20homelessness,experiencing%20chronic%20patterns%20of%20homelessness.
https://todayshomeowner.com/general/guides/national-homeless-facts-and-statistics/#:~:text=Key%20Homelessness%20Statistics%20and%20Facts%20for%202023,-Globally%2C%201.6%20billion&text=In%20America%2C%20582%2C462%20individuals%20are,complete%20census%20conducted%20in%202020.
www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/report-how-many-homes-are-sitting-empty-in-your-state/amp/
www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2022/03/07/16-million-homes-lie-empty-and-these-states-are-the-vacancy-hot-spots/amp/
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-vacant-homes-are-there-in-the-us/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Census%20Bureau,vacant%20homes%20nationwide%20in%202022.
https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/16-million-homes-vacant-in-us
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/vacant-seasonal-housing.html
There's no kill like overkill lmao
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