Commentary
When people could n’t afford housing during the Great Depression, they built shantytowns from scrap construction supplies and named them” Hoovervilles”, after President Herbert Hoover. Today, Americans increasingly live out of their cars because they ca n’t afford housing. If history is any guide, will parking lots full of Americans soon be known as” Bidenvilles”?
The issue has gotten so bad that Sedona, Arizona, just set aside a park bit specifically for these poor workers. The city also has showers and toilets ready for the new residents.
Obviously, the City Council thought installing momentary utilities was cheaper than solving the city’s cost- of- living problems….
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