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Re:Map: US States Renamed as Countries with Similar GDPs by Diederich on Thursday May 31, 2018 @02:25PM (#17198772)
I'm on board with everything you said except about Jimmy Carter closing mental institutions; that's quite the opposite of what happened. It was his successor, Ronald Reagan, who was instrumental in closing many mental health services.

As far as California, specifically the bay area: it's a hell of a mess. Beyond people living on the streets, there is a growing group of people living in RVs. I took these pics near my office in Palo Alto a couple of weeks ago:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tJKzrSZmaU8HW1NaA

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Re:Map: US States Renamed as Countries with Similar GDPs by tomatotomato37 on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:21PM (#17199252)
RV's are essentially mobile homes with the driving unit built in, so I wouldn't really call that homeless.

Illegally parked, but not homeless

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Re:Map: US States Renamed as Countries with Similar GDPs by Diederich on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:27PM (#17199313)
Right. I don't think of them as homeless per se. They're certainly in an unenviable position.

Also: at least in Mountain View and Palo Alto, these are not all necessarily illegally parked. They need to be moved every couple of days, but at the moment, the cities aren't pressing the issue.

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