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We live in the richest country in the world.

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So why do millions of people experience homelessness?

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Why do 12 million people spend half their paychecks on the rent?

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One emergency...

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...is all that separates people like me from eviction or homelessness.

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People are forced to choose between putting food on the table or paying rent.

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How is this possible in a country of so many riches?

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Here’s the truth:

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There are people who profit from our pain.

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People, like our president,

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who build their wealth off our communities’ suffering.

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Our people are evicted,

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dispossessed,

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displaced,

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as corporations and the 1% extract billions.

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Right now,

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it’s almost impossible to imagine a different way.

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To imagine that we wouldn’t have to stress about paying rent.

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But there is another way,

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and <i>we</i> have imagined it.

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Our vision?

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A Homes Guarantee.

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It’s simple:

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In the richest country in the history of the world,

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we can and we must guarantee

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that everyone has safe, accessible, sustainable,

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and permanently affordable housing.

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We need major action that addresses the severity of the crisis.

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We need a Homes Guarantee that will build 12 million social housing units

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and end homelessness;

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reinvest in public housing;

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protect tenants;

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and de-commodify housing altogether,

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prioritizing people over profit.

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A Homes Guarantee will provide restorative justice and jobs

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in communities impacted by racist housing policy.

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It can help us fight climate change by slashing carbon emissions

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and supporting sustainability in our homes.

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A Homes Guarantee sounds radical.

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It's not.

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We can and we must guarantee homes for everyone.

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A Homes Guarantee is urgently needed,

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morally right,

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and politically smart.

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Join us. We’re gonna need your support to win it.