'Hoovervilles' popping up across nation


	'Hoovervilles' popping up across nation

masbury

9-29-2009 7:06 PM

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poverty

masbury says:

Homeless people living in tent cities

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9-29-2009 9:35 PM

debbyski

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_and_Dimed

9-29-2009 11:03 PM

Spiritualmonkey

I call it "Bush-league housing"

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