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For the first time, more poor Americans live in the nation's suburbs than in all our cities combined.

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)KYRed
    KYRed
    April 8, 2007, 11:57 p.m.

    Very interesting article. I don't have the answers to the problems exposed in the article. But, I do say, why do people buy houses that cost 1/3 of their pay? My wife and I bought a very modest house that cost 1/6 of your pay. Being sensible can help. And if the cost of living were too high here we would move.

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)agentX
      agentX
      April 9, 2007, 1:21 a.m.

      I liked this article more than the MSNBC article on the same issue. This one is more detailed.

      Also, it all comes down to the money issue. No good jobs, high gas prices, subprime mortgages, high credit card interest rates, all are gonna be a perfect economic storm. We're headed for a Depression.

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)KYRed
        KYRed
        April 9, 2007, 1:46 a.m.

        It's George Bush's fault. No it isn't! It's the American peoples fault for letting it happen. Nothing gets done in this country without the approval of the majority or the tacit approval of the majority for not doing something.

        • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)unclegene
          unclegene
          April 9, 2007, 7:44 a.m.

          Everything has been out sourced, little is manufactured here compared to years ago, even customer service for a US company may be in India. Illegal immigrants take the low paying jobs.

          • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)Usonian
            Usonian
            April 9, 2007, 8:02 a.m.

            I hate to agree with you AgentX, but I too believe that we are headed for a new economic Depression. We have become too much of a consumer/service-based economy. This "growth" is unsustainable in the long run. Many businesses that I work with (national retail, retail centers, fast food chains) have become dependent more and more on real-estate and buy-out deals to make their end of year profit sheets look good. If the real estate industry tanks, it will drag our whole economy down like a lead weight.

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