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Old 07-24-2009, 12:39 PM   #1
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According to the latest data, the number of vacant U.S. homes touched 18.7-million in the second quarter. That is a daunting figure, of course, but it is more fun to put it in context. Assuming four people per household, the U.S. currently has enough surplus housing to put the entire population of the U.K., with room left over for Israel.
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/20..._us_homes.html
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Old 07-25-2009, 12:23 AM   #2
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That would certainly be a boost for the airlines and shipping companies.
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Old 07-25-2009, 03:21 AM   #3
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And yet, there are plenty of homeless people.

I know the obvious solution has problems, but still, it sounds so crazy.
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