Outcasts: Tonight Tens Of Thousands Of Formerly Middle Class Americans Will Be ...

[ktlight]

... Sleeping In Their Cars, In Tent Cities Or On The Streets

FYI:

Economic despair is beginning to spread rapidly in America. As you read this, there are millions of American families that are just barely hanging on by their fingernails. For a growing number of Americans, it has become an all-out battle just to be able to afford to sleep under a roof and put a little bit of food on the table. Sadly, there are more people than ever that are losing that battle. Tonight, tens of thousands of formerly middle class Americans will be sleeping in their cars, even though that is illegal in many U.S. cities. Tens of thousands of others will be sleeping in tent cities or on the streets. Meanwhile, communities all over America are passing measures that are meant to push tent cities and homeless people out of their areas. It turns out that once you lose your job and your home in this country you become something of an outcast. Sadly, the number of "outcasts" is going to continue to grow as the U.S. economy continues to collapse.

Most Americans that end up living in their cars on in tent cities never thought that it would happen to them.

An article in Der Spiegel profiled one American couple that is absolutely shocked at what has happened to them....

Chanelle Sabedra is already on that road. She and her husband have been sleeping in their car for almost three weeks now. "We never saw this coming, never ever," says Sabedra. She starts to cry. "I'm an adult, I can take care of myself one way or another, and same with my husband, but (my kids are) too little to go through these things." She has three children; they are nine, five and three years old.

"We had a house further south, in San Bernardino," says Sabedra. Her husband lost his job building prefab houses in July 2009. The utility company turned off the gas. "We were boiling water on the barbeque to bathe our kids," she says. No longer able to pay the rent, the Sabedras were evicted from their house in August.

How would you feel if you had a 3 year old kid and a 5 year old kid and you were sleeping in a car?

Sadly, if child protective services finds out about that family those kids will probably be stolen away and never returned.

America is becoming a very cruel place.

Unfortunately, what has happened to that family is not an isolated incident. As rampant unemployment has spread across America, the number of people that have lost their homes has soared.

Today, it is estimated that approximately a third of the homeless population in Seattle live in their cars.

It is even happening to my readers. A reader named JD left the following comment on one of my articles a while back....

I was laid off from my construction job almost 2 yrs ago was on unenjoyment for over a yr they cut me off last september so i lost my apartment. Since then ive been couch surfing and hotel hopping. Now i occaisonally sleep in my car. I was lucky enough to have a friend with a lawn care business so i can at least put ever increasing gas in my car\house. I hate to say it but i think we will see hoovervilles in the major cities soon. When the welfare & food stamps & all the other govt. programs end the anarchy begins.

Desperation is rising all over America. Most people had hoped to see an economic recovery by now but it just hasn't happened.

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[Teakai]

I dream of a culture where money no longer exists.
Where we are no longer slaves to the economy and to a crap lifestyle built upon the shaky foundations of the dollar sign.

It's the holding on to what we believe to be real that makes it so hard.
We can have wonderful community without money as cultures before us have proven.
But we hold on to that which we know, even if it's crap, even if we hate it, because everyone else is holding on too and it's just too scary to let go.

And so people sleep in their cars and wait and hope to be saved. Rescued back into the crap system that has stolen their mind and poisoned their systems.

Humans see themsleves as a superior creature, yet they so desperately require someone to lead them and look after them.

Funny that.

[Lord Sidious]

Sadly, we need to break eggs to make omelettes.
There will be many people required to suffer before we can get to the other side.
And many of those who suffer were/are part of the problem.

[loveandgratitude]

Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

[Lord Sidious]

Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

You know about the ''drug wars'' there, yes?
I don't know if that is all parts of mexico or not, but we have mexican members who can probably update us.

[loveandgratitude]

Having a joke. Seriously, if a US citizen is found in Mexico illegally, guess what, they get deported immediately. Hmmmm!!!!

An answer to some homeless people may be the WWOOF programme. You can go and work on an organic farm across the US. In exchange for 4 hours per day work you get food and accommodation. Something for homeless people to think about.

http://www.wwoof.org/

IN THE USA - http://www.wwoofusa.org/

What is WWOOF?

WWOOF is a world wide network of organisations.
We link volunteers with organic farmers, and help people share more sustainable ways of living.

WWOOF is an exchange - In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles.

WWOOF organisations link people who want to volunteer on organic farms or smallholdings with people who are looking for volunteer help.

[ghostrider]

in mexico you can't own a home unless your a natural born mexican citizen.

[PHARAOH]

Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

You know about the ''drug wars'' there, yes?
I don't know if that is all parts of mexico or not, but we have mexican members who can probably update us.

Lord Sidious, who do you think if funding the drug wars in Mexico?

[Lord Sidious]

Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

You know about the ''drug wars'' there, yes?
I don't know if that is all parts of mexico or not, but we have mexican members who can probably update us.

Lord Sidious, who do you think if funding the drug wars in Mexico?

The same dirtbags that fund it north of the border.

[Erich]

[QUOTE=Teakai;261116]I dream of a culture where money no longer exists.
Where we are no longer slaves to the economy and to a crap lifestyle built upon the shaky foundations of the dollar sign.

It's the holding on to what we believe to be real that makes it so hard.
We can have wonderful community without money as cultures before us have proven.
But we hold on to that which we know, even if it's crap, even if we hate it, because everyone else is holding on too and it's just too scary to let go.

And so people sleep in their cars and wait and hope to be saved. Rescued back into the crap system that has stolen their mind and poisoned their systems.

Bravo! It's taken me years to realize that money was at the center of much grief. But I don't believe it's possible to make it in America without supporting the system. There must be some kind of major event that acts as catalyst. What could it be?

[jjl]

Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

Mexico? You havent been watching the news, have you?

[loveandgratitude]

Mexico................ It is beautiful and it is tragic. Another victim to the NWO death & drug cult.

[ceetee9]

My heart goes out to all those families who are now homeless. But I still can't understand how any of them can say they never saw it coming. We have been in a serious economic decline in this country for several years--especially the last 4 years. I know the mainstream media downplays the seriousness and extent of the problems, but, come on. You'd have to have been living in a cave or in serious denial if you can honestly say you never thought it could happen to you. Who do they think the "other people" are that these things happen to?

I'll be the first to admit I've been one of the "lucky" ones. I live in a nice home in an average middle class neighborhood and I managed to find a good job after nearly a year of being out of work, but I never thought for one moment that my family and I could never be one of the "unlucky" ones. I'll also admit that I'm not as prepared as I should be for a total meltdown of the system, but I have no delusions that it can't or won't happen and that is why for the last several years I've been eliminating my debt, saving money, unloading needless material things, and preparing--at least to some extent--for a total collapse.

Perhaps so many are blind-sided by all this because they don't have any family or friends that have passed on information that the mainstream media won't provide, or maybe it's because they've just considered that information "conspiracy theory" nonsense and ignored it without having done any research for themselves. Regardless of the reasons why, one thing is clear, there are going to be many thousands, perhaps millions, more who become homeless in the near future and that saddens and frustrates me to no end.

[crosby]

ceetee9, that is part of the problem. the majority of the homeless were caught sleeping. they were unprepared because they either didn't believe what they were hearing, or just plain couldn't hear the words. it is sad. this is not just an american issue. if the dollar collapses, not only will the rest of what's left of the middle class go down, but it will take down almost every country on this globe. the widespread panic is coming to a town near all of us.
regards, corson

[RMorgan]

Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

You know about the ''drug wars'' there, yes?
I don't know if that is all parts of mexico or not, but we have mexican members who can probably update us.

Mexico is a BEAUTIFUL country. Just stay out of cities closer to the US borders and you wont have any problems.


in mexico you can't own a home unless your a natural born mexican citizen.

Yes, you can! You just must have a legal Mexican citizenship, or a legal representative in Mexico. Just go to Cancun and check out how many properties are owned by people from all over the world!




Get out of the US while you can. Mexico is looking good.

You know about the ''drug wars'' there, yes?
I don't know if that is all parts of mexico or not, but we have mexican members who can probably update us.

Lord Sidious, who do you think if funding the drug wars in Mexico?

The war on drugs is mostly funded by USA. Just remember that 90% of the drugs are not for Mexico internal market, but for USA. Mexico is just a pit stop.

[Rocky_Shorz]

the dollar isn't going to collapse for just that reason...

but, doesn't mean we need to give 100% GDP to bankers

if we can buy the Fed back for $450 Million, why isn't it already done?

are we seriously going to allow a few hundred people control the whole world?

if those few hundred people spent a whole years earnings on American Made products, the economy would have already turned around...

if they all threw the money in a pile and divided it out to Americans giving them 72 hours to spend $1000 cash card on American Made products...

the shelves would be empty, because not much is made here...

companies who moved manufacturing off shore will bring it back so their products could be bought on stimulus spending...

Corps like GE making 500 Billion offshore, only need to spend 25% inside the US, building infrastructure, power transport...

Taxes don't need to go up on the rich if they would be willing to play their part in kick starting the economy...


Imagine if everyone decided the time is now and just did it...

[dddanieljjjamesss]

These people should band together and occupy a piece of land, start farming, start building, using their connections, organizing, DOING.

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But the problem is that so many are so soul-crushed at this point, they believe they have no power because they could not hold on to their jobs and finances... it's okay, you were robbed, but in the end this is a good thing... just think, you will never have to see that asshole, your boss, and your stupid cubicle ever again.

[sshenry]

My heart goes out to those who are hurting - of course it does, but at the same time, we have brought this on ourselves.

They say that for every action there is an opposite and equal RE-action, and what we are experiencing is exactly that. The problem - the REAL problem - isn't the utilities being cut off or the evictions or even having to sleep in the car. The real problem is tht we have become so addicted to - so DEPENDENT on our lifestyle that we can't function when it is no longer an option.

We've come to be so dependent on that weekly paycheck BEING there that we don't bother to put anything aside 'just in case.' We've come to be so used to being able to run down to the grocery store when the fridge is low that we don't know how to feed ourselves without pre-made foods or electric stoves.

Worst of all, we've become so specialized in our work; so focused on our narrow little slice of reality, that we have failed to learn those skills that can enable you to survive, even in the worst of conditions.

Yes - it is a tragedy when laws are against those who are hurting, but remember, we bought into this - the whole kit and kaboodle. Even if we didn't vote FOR it or put the laws in place ourselves, we stood by and watched it happen, we sat back in front of our TV's and thumbed through the stations for our next fix while our freedoms were being taken away. We let it happen, and now we're paying the price.

It won't last though. Nothing lasts. This too shall pass and hopefully we'll emerge on the other side with a better understanding of what works, and what doesn't, and with a deep and driving need to care for our fellow man while we still have the means to do so, even if we don't know them from Adam, because tomorrow that could be us.

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Just a note: I see how dependent people here in the US are on their utilities; on their annemities; and then I look around at how so many others live without even the very basics we term "necessities" and I have to wonder if it isn't just a balancing of the scales (so to speak) but a humbling process to teach us what it really means to NEED, and to care, and to LIVE.

[Lord Sidious]

[/COLOR]But the problem is that so many are so soul-crushed at this point, they believe they have no power because they could not hold on to their jobs and finances... it's okay, you were robbed, but in the end this is a good thing... just think, you will never have to see that asshole, your boss, and your stupid cubicle ever again.

Yeah, having someone do that to you can be hard to overcome.

[Lost Soul]

To encourage folks to prepare, I've been warning people of the impending collapse. I've known it myself for years and am preparing to exit life in the big city for life in the countryside. I see this nation composed of less than 5% with any wealth and 95% composed of homeless, impoverished and indentured servants (students who can't pay back their school loans until they're 65). There's an excellent website, http://inflation.us that has articles and videos on the subject.