The housing costs alone in high growth cities like San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and so on should be enough to show that for many people, things are just fine. At least, for them. The longer things work out for you financially, the less of a problem you see around you. That&#x27;s the difference between seeing a homeless person and thinking &quot;how unfortunate that the vulnerable fall through the cracks in such a rich society and have to fend for themselves to survive&quot; and &quot;get a job, you bum!&quot;