If the US has such a sunny (hopefully not Sunni) future, the problem will largely reverse itself. Nobody will have to put cattle prods to street people. Streets suck compared to private living.
Buddy. I'm currently driving a concrete mixer.....We're pouring 12-15 hours a day....not just oilfield but new hotels, stores, homes......oilfield is all.....pipeline and new wells......trust me......this is huge. And this is just western Oklahoma.......Add Texas, Colorada, Dakotas...etc.....