I actually think many of the poor policy choices are reducing the marginal benefit of being housed. Anything that makes gainful employment more difficult would fit into that category: minimum wage, occupational licensing, felony convictions for bs victimless crimes, etc.

However, bringing down the marginal cost of housing seems like the most direct approach.

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The Homelessness Crisis

Exactly. I imagine change in the right side is driving this more than anything.

MB_Housed seems culturally derived, at historical lows, and impossible to address directly. MB_Homeless is roughly fixed. 

Seems like we're left with either increasing MC_Homeless or decreasing MC_Housed.

