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Based on currently available numbers, there are about 31 vacant housing units for every homeless person in the U.S.

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[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

What really boggles my mind is how many mosty vacant "vacation" homes people have here in Florida. You can drive along some coasts or barrier islands, and most of the big houses along there are totally vacant for a large part of the year.

Not to speak of how they are in a prime spot for being trashed by a hurricane, and taking up space for what could be a public beach or park.

Forget ethics and all that. Just economically, it seems incredibly inefficient. It's like building five star hotels along volcano rims, then leaving them mostly empty.

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