Summary

A growing number of Americans are seeking shelter in budget motels due to rising rents and home prices, with families experiencing cramped, unstable living conditions.

In New York’s Hudson Valley, over 550 families with children lived in motels in 2023, a 21% increase from 2018.

High costs, safety concerns, and limited housing options make escaping this cycle difficult.

Advocacy groups warn motels are an unsustainable solution as housing costs outpace wages, while waitlists for subsidized housing and vouchers remain long.

  • @[email protected]
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    61 day ago

    I know of at least 1 person in this situation, but that’s because he accidentally sold his house because he didn’t want his neighbors to give him weird looks while he smoked in front of his house.

    • @[email protected]
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      301 day ago

      The word you are looking for here is impulsively, not accidentally. He purposefully went through the whole process of selling the house and experienced immediate remorse, but there was no accident involved.

      • @GrammarPolice
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        91 day ago

        Thank you, honourable Lemming for your help. It’s difficult policing all these errors alone

      • @[email protected]
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        -324 hours ago

        He went beyond the point of no return without understanding or intending to have done so, that’s an accident.

        • @AbidanYre
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          116 hours ago

          Like that time Elon accidentally bought Twitter.

        • Capt. Wolf
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          1 day ago

          How in the actual fuck does one “accidentally” go through the entire process of selling their house!?

          Like, how stoned was he!?

          Was he offered magic beans for it or something?

          • @[email protected]
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            131 day ago

            Obviously slipped and grabbed a pen while falling and landed on the sale agreement and his hand swerved into his signature position multiple times as the pages shuffled after which they slid into his buyers hand who ran away with them immediately. This happens all the time.

          • @[email protected]
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            124 hours ago

            He only realized he could no longer back out after he asked to cancel the sale when he realized all the work he’d need to do to move out.

            • @Coreidan
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              720 hours ago

              That’s regret, not accident. You keep using that word but I don’t think it means with you think it means

              • @[email protected]
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                -620 hours ago

                Good job admitting you don’t know the meaning of the word, here I’ll help: Accident “2a: an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance"

                • @Coreidan
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                  419 hours ago

                  Good job using English wrong. Good job doubling down too.