US streets full of formerly middle class

The world is now seeing the economic uncertainty of the U.S. but for many Americans, it has been apparent for quite some time. Economic despair has been spreading across our nation and it can be seen by the rising number of middle class Americans losing their homes. In some cases, joblessness and inability to pay rent has forced people to live in their cars, shelters, or on the sidewalk.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Ramon Galindo
• RT America
• Los Angeles
• Venice
• San Diego
• Homeless
• food pantries
• hunger
• unemployment
• food not bombs
• Carol Sobel
• Peggy Lee Kennedy
• middle class
• skid row
• high rents

[archie977]

thre police must be nuts how can feeding the homeless be a crime wth?

[dunk602]

Who are these hell-dogs who enforce the denigration and suffering of the destitute? This is a question we must seriously ask ourselves and also more importantly, who controls them because we know that they are not here to serve or protect any American save for the elitist bastards who bleed the world dry. Is a paycheck worth some of the inhumane shit you are asked to do to other human beings copper?

[MrJackbruns28]

Same thing happened to me when I tried to sleep in the back of my Honda Civic. Cop told me I couldn't do that due to city ordinance. Which is funny. So sleeping on the sidewalk in full view of the public is ok, but when I tried to hide myself by crashing in my car thats punishable by jail time? We truly live in a jacked up police state.

[greenbottle12in]

@archie977 The answer is obvious to anyone who's willing to see it. Private charity interferes with the government's goal of people living in a perpetual state of total dependence on their government

[bniblet]

When I get my tax refund first thing I am buying is a tent. Just sayin'.

[JaniceParton]

@RayAir1 yes it is, thanks to Obama.

[69salford69]

1:54 i have no money but I still manage to smoke cigarettes

[RayAir1]

America is turning into a third world country.

[chrismarshva]

i wish we could say we could take the burden of immigrants plus ourselves but i dont think we can. citizens need preferential hiring.

[chrismarshva]

jesus said feed the hungry and be kind

[ChynnaDoll2]

way is it against the law to be kind and caring to others?

[mmattist]

the american people who voted for that law r crazy.............feeding the hungry is a good thing !!!!!!!!!!! if was the cops i would not follow that order on religous grounds or something !!!!!!!!!