Shanty America

As the recession continues to fight against, more and more Americans are facing homelessness. If you have been homeless due to foreclosure or have lost their jobs and are now in the streets, there is a rising tide of homeless seeking shelter in what is called "tent cities."

From Seattle to St. Petersburg, and Sacramento to Nashville, their peoples have appeared in tent surprising areas. More connected only with the main urban centers of modern slums are emerging in more rural areas and around cities.

Besides slums to create more in recent months, pre-existing villages of tents have also been outbreaks of the resident population. Emergency housing shelters, especially in areas like California, where the climate is moderate, have seen a large influx of people seeking its services, both in the fact that hundreds of people who are every day.

Recently asked about the tent cities and increasing homelessness in the States U.S., Obama said: "I feel that all homeless children in the United States. And most important thing I can do for them is to ensure that parents have a job. Part of the change in the attitudes I see here in Washington and across the country is the belief that it is acceptable for children and families without a roof over their heads in a country as rich as ours. "

Homelessness is not new in the United States, even when times are good our major cities struggling with the lack housing. Thanks to the recent economic recession, however, more people than ever are facing the very real prospect of life on the street.

Some have argued that tent cities are rising because of a record number of foreclosures happening in the country. Most believe however that the mortgage crisis is to have more of a trickle down effect rather than creating immediate homelessness.

People who lose their homes are generally capable of converting the car as a first option. If you are still working, their situation is not disastrous, since it can provide support and finding accommodation. Unfortunately, a gust of former owners to enter the rental market may cause the rate of income growth, which can make life in an apartment available to low income tenants. The outmarketed rentals have options as to find roommates or rooms for rent, but many end up staying in motel rooms or other temporary housing. If motels become too expensive or overcrowded, and shelters and the streets are your next stop.

This trickle down effect has happened with high-speed delay depending of how many jobs are produced, is overwhelming the system. Households with two incomes are reduced to one-income families and reduce to a single None. Those who were fired in a market working very hard, which can take up to a year to find something again.

It is the overall economic climate, adding to homelessness, no problem just entered. Decreased property values and increasing mortgage loans have certainly added to our current situation, but what are employment prospects desperately need to be clearer. Otherwise, there will be a new wave of Americans who can not find work or housing, should be lived in tent cities.

Job loss, death of a spouse, mental illness, medical problems, and addiction are some things that can lead homeless people. Add to that the huge financial problems we have seen in this country, and a recipe for modern American slums.

Nobody can expect to eliminate homelessness altogether, but it is important to take a new departure. Especially in communities where vacant homes outnumber homeless people, something that this country is out of order. Homeless people should be tackled at its root, and for those who have recently lost their housing, job creation and economic recovery are a big part of the answer. See tent cities emerging around the country, it is clear that things are taken seriously for many people. It is important that we all see homelessness as people worthy of respect and perhaps a little pity, because one day it might join to them.

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