Actually, it may be the inevitable result of what happens when more and more people see a home as a liability rather than an asset.
Personally, we have had a son living on the streets. When we finally found him, he said it was the EASE and ability to get money from strangers, that he made $20 to $40 an hour asking for loose change. He said it was when people STOPPED giving hm things, and he needed to WORK to get things, that he realized he needed to change his ways. I LOVE asking younger people WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO END HOMELESSNESS. There are NO painless answers. I think it might work to offer a country like Guatemala, or Belice to set up large shelters and pay THEM $2.00 a day to house the homeless. They could stay warm, live in squalor, and keep them confined with a large wall, and when people are ready to leave the premise, they would either have a sponsor, or a family member that would help them reintegrate into society.
So they think their CAR is an asset more then a house?