I mean, either you have a state that actually spend the resources to house people, or you get that.

the Faircloth Limit as an amendment to the Housing Act of 1937, which limited funding for the construction or operation of all units to the total number of units as of October 1, 1999 and repealed a rule that required one for one replacement of demolished housing units.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidized_housing_in_the_United_States

Nah this is praise lesser evils time