'Shanty towns' in the USA

[Tsippy]

Last year there was a report in the news about people who were unable to live in a house due to job losses etc forming 'shanty towns' with tents on the outskirts of the major cities (Found the article linked below). Is this still happening and are these 'Tent cities' growing?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-...

[Ozone]

I can't wait for 'The Running Man' game to start up there.

[VxDuncan]

We have exactly the same things here though? Try visiting one of the main salad growing town in say Lincolnshire or Norfolk. Plenty of immigrant workers living in tents and squatting on abandoned buildings. Mrs Vx's home town of around 25k people (south lincolnshire) has an estimated 150 people sleeping like this.

[Tsippy]

VxDuncan said:

We have exactly the same things here though? Try visiting one of the main salad growing town in say Lincolnshire or Norfolk. Plenty of immigrant workers living in tents and squatting on abandoned buildings. Mrs Vx's home town of around 25k people (south lincolnshire) has an estimated 150 people sleeping like this.

I didn't know When I worked in Herefordshire the farmers supplied large barns and warehouses for the fruit-pickers to live in, but I had not seen tent-towns.

[madala]

Tsippy said:

Last year there was a report in the news about people who were unable to live in a house due to job losses etc forming 'shanty towns' with tents on the outskirts of the major cities (Found the article linked below). Is this still happening and are these 'Tent cities' growing?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-...

...it makes trialer parks look smart.....

[davepoth]

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Goes-Insi...

Still happening. "The American Dream", eh?

[tinman0]

davepoth said:

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Goes-Insi...

Still happening. "The American Dream", eh?

And?

[rypt]

davepoth said:

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Goes-Insi...

Still happening. "The American Dream", eh?

There is nothing wrong with a sink or swim mentality really ...

[Jimbeaux]

davepoth said:

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Goes-Insi...

Still happening. "The American Dream", eh?

That has always been a part of America. This is a society based upon merit, self reliance, and a bit of luck. Not everybody wins.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Saturday 11th December 16:14

[davepoth]

Indeed, not everybody wins.

[Jimbeaux]

davepoth said:

Indeed, not everybody wins.

It was never meant that everyone should; that's what Socialism is for.

[rypt]

America was always the land of where you went to prove yourself and to try to make it big

Nothing wrong with that, and for some people that is perfectly fine

[Shuvi Tupya]

rypt said:

America was always the land of where you went to prove yourself and to try to make it big

Nothing wrong with that, and for some people that is perfectly fine

They encourage and reward a bit of effort over there. if you are prepared to go to work everyday, you will do quite nicely!

[Tsippy]

We're actually thinking of a move out there in a couple of years, just waiting for the partner to get the necessary experience in her job (mainly going for the cheap fuel, cheap houses, huge meals and the ice hockey )

[rypt]

Tsippy said:

We're actually thinking of a move out there in a couple of years, just waiting for the partner to get the necessary experience in her job (mainly going for the cheap fuel, cheap houses, huge meals and the ice hockey )

I'm waiting to see how the whole financial mess and political issues in USA sort themselves out over the next few years before seeing if I want to try getting there.