It’s an interesting phenomenon. In other countries, weakly defined property rights and the lack of wealth means that people built slums in the marginal areas around cities. In the US, people are much wealthier in an absolute sense, and pretty much all land is enclosed and defended by psychotically strong property rights. Because of that, marginal housing is taking the form of living in vehicles to keep mobile… or rough sleeping / tents for those who are extremely poor in an absolute sense, and can’t afford a vehicle.
It’s an interesting phenomenon. In other countries, weakly defined property rights and the lack of wealth means that people built slums in the marginal areas around cities. In the US, people are much wealthier in an absolute sense, and pretty much all land is enclosed and defended by psychotically strong property rights. Because of that, marginal housing is taking the form of living in vehicles to keep mobile… or rough sleeping / tents for those who are extremely poor in an absolute sense, and can’t afford a vehicle.
It’s illegal to occupy space in America without proof of purchase