According to the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, published in January 2022, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Emerald City has increased 25 percent in the past decade; yet, Seattle is home to the wealthiest companies and individuals, silencing its own great income inequalities. We pass people who are unhoused on the streets, and when they ask if we have spare change, we say, “No,” just as we are heading to get our nails done — hoping that something bigger will fix all our societal problems. ...