A developed country should not settle for merely guaranteeing the basics. Food and housing are fundamental rights, but the way they are accessed defines the real level of well-being. It is not normal that in advanced economies, the only option for many people is to share a house with strangers, in cramped spaces, with minimal resources.

If the system allows access to decent housing to depend solely on the market, it is failing. The lack of regulation and precarious living conditions should not be accepted as inevitable. A country that calls itself developed has the responsibility to provide real solutions, not just survival disguised as opportunity.