Why does homelessness haunt America like the Grim Reaper?

In 1967, my friend and I set off on a journey from East Lansing, Michigan, to San Francisco to spend the summer in Haight-Ashbury. One of our trips ended with our arrest for vagrancy in Sparks, Nevada. The police officer took us out of town, where we continued to wait for a ride among the grim walls that read "39 hours without a ride," "on the third day," "does anyone have water?" Vagrancy laws were a relic of the past century.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving the City of Grants Pass, Oregon's efforts to get rid of homeless people on the streets and in parks. The city has tried various methods to solve the problem, but only made it worse. Exploding housing prices have caused two crises: homelessness and inflation.

The housing issue in the U.S. has become a crisis driven by various factors, including speculation in the real estate market. Foreign investors and large American funds are buying up homes, displacing families and driving up prices. As a result, local residents are being pushed out of their homes, and then rental prices are increased.

America is experiencing a crisis in both housing and income, which is leading to an increase in the number of homeless people. The fight against this problem can begin with regulating the activities of bankers and foreign investors in the housing market.