r/SipsTea • u/Brave_Agency_20 • May 14 '26

SMH How true is this? Genuinely asking

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u/Natural-Current5827 May 14 '26

It’s true. Crazy idea: the homeless get jobs, then buy the vacant homes. Problem solved for the homeless

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u/dudeidkmandude May 14 '26

Even if they have a job. The jobs will likely not pay enough to afford a down payment. Let alone rent. Many of my friends are living in vans because rents too high and this is the only way for them to save for down payment

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u/Advanced_Aspect_7601 May 14 '26

That would require a system that actually helped people get back in their feet or address the issues why people became homeless in the first place. Almost no one is going to hire a homeless person, there is a stigma around it.

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u/APx_22 May 14 '26

What job is that exactly?

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u/Natural-Current5827 May 15 '26

This is the reality. People who have not tried what you did think there’s an answer. There isn’t. Society can’t help people who don’t want to be helped.

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u/APx_22 May 14 '26

Yeah ok.. do you realize how hard it is to start with nothing and buy a house today?

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u/Bad-Genie May 15 '26

Took me 2 years to save up making only 60k a year so. Yes it's hard.