11M households could be evicted over the next four months

Re:11M households could be evicted over the next four months by imtringued on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @04:56AM (#23973771)

I think you are underestimating how large this problem is. It's one thing to not have a social security net when there are a "handful" (still too many) people whose luck betrayed them are on the streets. It's another when you have 11 million.

The problem is systemic. We are getting really close to the economic events that have happened during the Weimar Republic. We are going to see a huge increase in radicalization and instability if the article is correct. It won't end in a world war but it could get very violent.

People will start squatting in vacant buildings together. Groups that live together will create their own "pet" system of governance that will appear to solve these problems and then there will be rivalrous behavior among them like gangs fighting each other.

The best thing you can do is keep them busy with a job.

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Re:11M households could be evicted over the next four months by namdnay on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:18AM (#23973882)

Why are they underestimating? If I understand their point, they are saying that the social security net in the USA needs to be reinforced, and band-aid measures like trying to find gig jobs for the homeless are not the real solution

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Re:11M households could be evicted over the next four months by kennyadam on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @07:22AM (#23974545)

Thank you, yes, this was exactly my point.

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Re:11M households could be evicted over the next four months by jacobush on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:02AM (#23973800)

Anything could end in world war, it's basically a constant struggle to avoid world war.

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