The roles of the homeless is ever increasing. Those who cannot pay rent move in with others who can help or to the streets. The problem is only going to get worse. The problem is that to many the answer is for people to blame others who are taking their jobs away, blame those who do not think as you do, and keep the problem from really being solved. Solving the problem would change everything. But who is going to do this. I have seen the word Revolution mentioned, and though that is the way it used to be done this will no longer work. Can you guarantee that the military is going to be on your side. If the military is not on your side then the deal is done. All the arms held by those who have them will make little sense when put up against the vast resources of the military. So the first thing that has to happen is to get the military on the side of the people. By people I do not mean the people the president refers to( those who think he is doing the greatest job ever, and support what supports him, who are those he personally refers to. We have to do something that either puts the military on our side or we have to get together and vote all these people and all the people who think and support him out and make sure their ideas do not present themselves again. So the military and the Educational system have to be changed to reflect what is needed to get us back to a place where we are really being educated and led in a manner which is sustainable and to our advantage. We have to start to vote in our own interests, and we have to know what those interests are. I may not have the process in the correct order but the idea is out.

The article mentions rents going up - and also rent assistance. Perhaps the two are interlinked.
If a property company knows that a tenant can get rent assistance, the company also knows the tenant - eventually - can pay a higher rent. The eventual upshot is that taxpayers contribute to corporate America, whilst the government can pretend to be generous. That's my rather cynical observation.

The ministries of love, peace, truth, and plenty are alive and well.

Unemployment at a record low. Right, but working 3 part time jobs is what it takes to equal pre 2008 single job. Fortunately I planned for this, am retired and laughing last. While the grasshoppers played around, this ant worked her ass off, did without, invested & built a solid work record which management recognised when the low lifes tried to take me out. Retired in 2004 so I beat the 2008 debacle by Dubya. Either you make more or spend less. Do both if you can.

The economy is doing what those who are in control want it to do. The more the more the homeless the better since there is less money going to them and more for the rich. If this continues it will get worse and worse. Wait until there are robots to take the jobs that can be done without a person. Yes there will have to be someone to program the robots, buone robot can do the work of at least three people. Eventually the economy will hum along and most will be homeless and unemployed. How do we change this?

How can 84% of the US income going into 1% of Americans be called "Great"? Well, It can be so termed if you are Donald Trump who has the ethics of a three year old and only sees the wealth he is grafting off his office as US President. What he is doing is the lowest form of self enrichment. And I think he represents the lowest form of life.

Ahhh the trickle down economy. Strange how that trickle is a pale yellow and smells of ammonia....