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Is this factually, verifiably true? I figured there would be empty houses (friction etc) but one for every twenty persons sounds like a lot.
10 0 ReplyCalling that claim “false” is deeply unsatisfying when the actual ratio of empty houses to homeless people is worse than the stated one.
11 0 ReplyRight? It's false because it's even worse than previously stated. Hopefully people will pick up on that.
8 0 Replyit does indeed make one wonder seeing as the 17mil figure is from 2019 and with Everything thats happened since then its bound to have changed
1 0 ReplyIt's almost certainly even worse now.
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But that site indicates not all 17 million are owned by banks.
Many of the vacant housing units on the market are homes that have been foreclosed and are now owned by banks, according to Business Insider.
The BI claim corroborates the theory that it's not 100%:
A large chunk of the current vacant housing stock is made up of homes that were foreclosed upon, meaning they're now owned by banks.
I mean, memes don't have to be 100% accurate, either. I don't want to overhype a small distinction. The underlying idea is perfectly sound.
3 0 Reply5 0 ReplyThis exhausts me...
The meme says "banks and corporations."
I don't want to overhype a small distinction
Yet, you did. Inaccurately, at that.
Take a break and come back when you can read before responding.
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*Twenty for every one persons
2 0 ReplyTotal persons in the US, not homeless persons.
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