Orange County's new motel dwellers


	Orange County's new motel dwellers

enbar

3-11-2009 7:02 PM

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economics, financial_crisis, news, bad_news, depressing, california

enbar says:

As more middle-class families are evicted from their homes, many of them are ending up in low-budget motels. Via Crooks and Liars. Pretty depressing.

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