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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by eru on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:27PM (#39050515)
> We don't really have shanty towns in the states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tent_cities_in_the_Uni...

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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by seanmcdirmid on Friday January 19, 2024 @12:00AM (#39051725)
Tent cities != shanty towns. Shanty towns are like semi-permanent buildings, tents are just...tents you buy at REI and then set up at the park with your stuff. We had one nearby my house at the Seattle Ballard commons that lasted during COVID (and is gone now). I wouldn't have called it a shanty town like I saw in the Philippines.
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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by sroussey on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:11AM (#39052084)
Go to skid row in LA. Going on 50 years or more.
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