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LiberalEsto

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1. I have a friend who lives in a nice NJ suburb. Her house is in foreclosure.

Reply to KansDem (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 09:17 AM

May 2013

She's taking care of her aging parents, and her husband's income from his sales job has dwindled due to poor health and the economy.

She says nobody at the social service agencies they've approached for help can believe that someone living in their community would be in such financial distress.

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U.S. suburbs have more poor than the cities do, study finds. [View all] KansDem May 2013 OP

I have a friend who lives in a nice NJ suburb. Her house is in foreclosure. LiberalEsto May 2013 #1

Suicide rates are up in Johnson County, Kansas KansDem May 2013 #3

I see more and more stressed out looking people here in JO. ... like in RKP5637 May 2013 #9

The Poor only live in Blue Urban Cities dbackjon May 2013 #2

It is cyclical IMO.. pipoman May 2013 #4

That's a really interesting take. geardaddy May 2013 #5

Yep, almost every city.. pipoman May 2013 #6

Similar in Kansas City too. n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #10

Suburbs have few options for the jobless. TygrBright May 2013 #7

A major trend greymattermom May 2013 #8

Yep, I've noticed the same ... I was just saying similar recently. I drive that stretch RKP5637 May 2013 #12

Well Duh... Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2013 #11

agreed BOG PERSON May 2013 #16

In Atlanta, the racist GOP counties surrounding the city voted to stop the transit system... onehandle May 2013 #13

The way it is in the rest of the world and the way it should be ErikJ May 2013 #14

Housing last about 100 years, then has to be torn down OR have a completely rebuild happyslug May 2013 #15

Artists are the driving force in gentrification. ErikJ May 2013 #17

Mpls is running out near downtown neighborhoods to gentrify azurnoir May 2013 #18

Also an after effect of gentrification and housing removal KingFlorez May 2013 #19