text: "the cost of housing was better aligned with people's incomes."
  
  In the past, working people could pay for housing. Now it's way out of whack. I have a coworker who has been couch-surfing for two years, despite a full time job. No substance use, no mental illness. Well, not yet; she's starting to crack under the pressure. She still might wind up on the street.
  
  And I'm aware that I'm one crises from homelessness myself. It's a very insecure feeling.