21st Century Capitalism is working out Just Fine, in terms of finding the 'minimum viable living standard' that people tolerate. http://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Homeless-explosion-on-West-Coast-pushing-cities-12334291.php … … ~ Scrubbing sidewalks with bleach due to hepatitis a outbreaks. ~ 168,000 homeless in three states.
SF is running in place. Our numbers are roughly the same as two years ago. Portland is down and Seattle is up by a double-digit percentage.