Laid-off workers live in RVs

Some laid-off workers and their families are living in buses and RVs. Photojournalist John Torigoe has the story.

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[yhenry77]

There are about 1 million homeless Americans in USA; it would cost about 12,000 a year to house and feed a homeless person. That is about 12 billion dollars a year federal program (not counting overhead). Is that too much? The ironic thing is that Wall Street executives still got their yearly bonuses (average 125,000) for 2010 dispersed from a total pool of 20 billion dollars. That would eliminate homelessness and money left over for a jobs program in America!!!

[Constantia1000]

If society can call a CARD a Spade...If people can meddle and judge anothers trouble...offer EMploy be kind. Do not point with your children and laugh at anothers Calamity. Shame on all who flap at the mouth unless REBUKE!

Thrifty is intelligent and American in time of dry season, if no one offers solution all need to silent or EXTEND. If not SILENCE the SNOUT!

[sombersolitude]

I'm actually considering purchasing a truck big enough to accommodate either a truck camper or a trailer camper, and living in it for a while. As long as it has a shower, toliet, cooking area, basic insulation / heater + solar panels, I'm satisfied really. I'm actually looking into trailer property where I can just pull up, hook up sewage, electric, and be good to go. If not, I'll buy my own property and do it myself. As a construction worker who gets laid off - it makes sense to go this route

[nezpercenathan]

I see this is about 1 1/2 years old, and I know more people who have moved into RVs, Vans, and boats since this was first posted. Here on the East Coast, a LOT of people are living aboard boats, often small boats, because they have lost their homes or can no longer afford rent.

[KlipschHead281]

@yhenry77 - I find it funny that people always look to the wealthy to fix everything wrong with the country. Just giving somebody a place to live doesn't fix anything, just giving them money doesn't fix anything. Our welfare system is corrupt and broken, stealing more from the wealthy won't fix it.

[MrSafetymeeting]

 boring

[xyzdo]

fukin epic now thats livin

[vention4wh]

@drmokedweed000

Ya I just paid off my condo. One of my nightmares is to suddenly find myself homeless. That's why I shopped for and bought a place that I could afford even if my income was cut in half. This month I paid this place off so the chances of my becoming homeless are small. Thank goodness!

Still I do have a truck that I could live in if disaster strikes and I'm going to expand it with a flip pac popup tent shell. Great for camping but I hope I never have to live in it.