Photo: Wealth and homelessness in the United States are often - as here in Santa Barbara - close together
Vienna, 05.09.2010
Our impression of the many homeless in San Francisco or Venice was obviously right . 1.6 million Americans now live on the street, says the organization "Coalition . For the Homeless "This is about the entire population of Slovenia or Namibia, but there are also 0.6 percent of the U.S. population for 2011 is already projected 1.8 million and there's no time but the risk of a recession. included.
The reason is the rising unemployment, as in most U.S. states, although there are employment insurance, it expires but usually after half a year. For long-term unemployed which often means the removal from the apartment because the rent or mortgage rates can not be paid. More and more, this phenomenon also relates to the lower middle classes, if it used up the savings are. And unemployment continue to climb: At the time - and now it's summer - it is 9.6 percent. Overall, the economic crisis has cost about 8 million Americans of their job. Until now.
visit America, so long as it still stands.
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