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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS Has Enough Empty Houses to Hold All of Britain
"According to the latest data, the number of vacant U.S. homes touched 18.7-million in the second quarter. That is a daunting figure, of course, but it is more fun to put it in context. Assuming four people per household, the U.S. currently has enough surplus housing to put the entire population of the U.K., with room left over for Israel. "
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/stat-of-the-day-us-has-enough-empty-houses-to-hold-all-of-britain.html
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US Has Enough Empty Houses to Hold All of Britain (Original Post)
damnedifIknow
Aug 2013
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According to Sean Hannity these people are lazy and need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
JRLeft
Aug 2013
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There are more vacant houses in Florida than there are homeless people in the US
Recursion
Aug 2013
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SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)1. I'd prefer to see our own homeless getting first choice
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)2. You bet
I agree.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)3. According to Sean Hannity these people are lazy and need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
I hate this meme.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)4. There are more vacant houses in Florida than there are homeless people in the US
We live in an economy of abundance and still only know how to price by scarcity. So, the result of this imbalance is that, I kid you not, banks are paying people to bulldoze the "excess" homes. Sigh.