First-ever evictions on the rise in the U.S.

[Ohiogal]

"For many poor families in America, eviction is a real and ongoing threat. Sociologist Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute.

"Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," Desmond says. "Eviction is a direct cause of homelessness, but it also is a cause of residential instability, school instability [and] community instability."

"Incomes have remained flat for many Americans over the last two decades, but housing costs have soared. So between 1995 and today, median asking rents have increased by 70 percent, adjusting for inflation. So there's a shrinking gap between what families are bringing [in] and what they have to pay for basic shelter."

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/12/601783346/first-ever-evictions-database-shows-were-in-the-middle-of-a-housing-crisis

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Totally shameful that this goes on in our country. I cannot imagine the trauma and feeling of hopelessness of being evicted from my home. I sure don't think the current regime thinks this is much of a priority, though. They will just say they are deadbeats that didn't make good choices.

[ooky]

1. The "current regime" doesn't care about those families at all.

Their priority was the tax scam. I just saw another report this morning that the businesses that got all the money aren't sharing it with the workers like Trump and Ryan said they would. What a surprise!