Posted on 05/12/2015 4:31:08 PM PDT by Beave Meister
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County's homeless population has grown by 12 percent during the past two years amid a sluggish economic recovery that has left the poorest residents of the second-largest U.S. metropolitan area falling farther behind, a study released on Monday found.
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's report cited stagnant or falling wages among the lowest-income earners, a local jobless rate that remains above state and national averages, and a worsening lack of affordable housing.
"The economy has improved, but not for the persons at greatest risk of homelessness," said Peter Lynn, the authority's executive director.
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Get those homeless some Google Fiber. Then they can use their laptops which they no doubt have to search for fake jobs on Craigslist and Indeed.
Oh, and take away their soda and give them arugula and bean curd from a school lunch program.
Somebody get out a hashtag now. Something on Twitter, quickly.
After all, the economy is booming, gas is lower and the unemployment rate is only 5.4%.
Bull. There are no homeless. This is part of a vast right wing conspiracy of racist to keep the black president down to further white privilege in aa massive act of sexist microagressive homophobia.
Oops, forgot a trigger warnning for my post.
And who is the mayor and members of the City Council?
After you eliminate the reds and comsypms, there is almost no one left to blame.
“Los Angeles homelessness rises 12 percent amid slow economic recovery”
In the wake of rising homelessness they have the nerve to use the term “economic recovery” at the same time?
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