The media today is shielding us from seeing the "worst of the worst". I've noticed a definite increase in my well to do area of beggers on the corners. They were never there during gwb times..but now they're a fixture. But the media will never focus on them.
The only reason things don’t look horrible today is that the govt is using 40% fake money to fund entitlements.
When that goes away, as it inevitably must, the real trouble will be evident.