Living Conditions In The Economy

While living conditions in the current economy continue to deteriorate, it seems that everyone is being affected. Back in May 2009, there was an uprising in Athens, Greece due to illegal immigrants living in a courthouse in central Athens. Several dozen people attacked the building, hurling rocks and firecrackers at it occupants. The police interfered with tear gas and stun grenades against the protestors, who feel as though they are foreigners in their own country and these immigrants bring crime and live in squalor in their city.

This is not an unfamiliar concept in the United States, as homeless people take over foreclosed homes in Miami, Florida. Unbelievably, no one is complaining and the police are not going to act until the owner of the house calls and complains. Many of these are bank owned that owners have gutted and abandoned. Many times there is no running water or electricity, but the homeless feel that this is better than a house sitting vacant. Some people were in their seventh abandoned home as of January 2009, making for a pretty bleak picture for banks looking to get their money back out of these properties.

Although the economy is affecting every country in some way, the impact has never been so obvious for families struggling to pay their mortgages, bills and put food on the table. Many families are eating at home, cut out all entertainment activities and reduce their grocery bills by purchasing generic or simply going without. Even with these changes, many families are not able to make it and end up on the streets, homeless. Others are being taken advantage of by homeowners renting their homes to them and then not paying the bank. Forcing the family to move in a short period of time.