- Did you know that there are thousands upon thousands of homeless people that are living underground beneath the streets of major U.S. cities? It is happening in Las Vegas, it is happening in New York City and it is even happening in Kansas City. As the economy crumbles, poverty in the United States is absolutely exploding and so is homelessness.
) But according to the Daily Mail, According to a sensationalistic news source... ) The saddest part is the fact that authorities found dirty diapers in the areas near these tunnels. That must mean that babies were being raised in that kind of an environment. No. No, it doesn't. That means that people were @ssholes and discarded dirty diapers in the areas near these tunnels. Dirty diapers are not proof positive that babies are being raised in tunnels.
Once you've sunk that low it's pretty hard to climb back out. Recession or booming economy, it wouldn't make much difference at all for the people in this situation and it will do very little to change their prospects. It's not so surprising that the homelessness boom will continue even after the crisis is supposedly over.