But people doubt whether or not we can actually end homelessness. But the fact of the matter is, when we bring up the fact that Modern day homelessness as we know it is not that old of a phenomenon. that in the early 80s, as the social safety net was shredded apart, we saw this spike in homelessness that we now know as modern day homelessness in our American … (02:26–02:30)
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Asserts that the current form of homelessness is a relatively recent development.
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