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Re:America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most P... by himom on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @01:14AM (#16964733)
Let’s not kid ourselves about what kind of houses they’d be: million tiny houses would be arranged like refugee camps. The cheapest shit possible that can be called a “livable shelter,” except it will be like a favela. The market of that wouldn’t be much.
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Re:America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most P... by 8bitsrule on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:34PM (#16989672)
The cheapest shit a homeless person might prefer to living in a car or a tent is probably more like $5000-10000. Could build a million of those for $10B. Plumbed.

Ever seen a cottage? The people living next to my parents lived in one, no more than 500 sq.ft. Happily raised two kids in it; happily lived in it until their deaths. On a nice lot on a nice street, far from cheap shit. Maybe the favela ( been reading Sterling?) is in your head.

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