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> The rates of evictions served are approaching pre-pandemic levels in certain areas. This is kinda shocking - not that the rates are rising, but that after th
by djrogers 5y ago
> The rates of evictions served are approaching pre-pandemic levels in certain areas.
This is kinda shocking - not that the rates are rising, but that after the drumbeat we've been hearing about the coming eviction-pocalypse, it hasn't happened. Seems that there'd be pent-up demand for eviction after 1.5 years of not being allowed to, which would result in a much higher rate for a while until it leveled off. Guess that didn't happen!
- ModernMech 5y agoOne thing that helped a lot of people is the stimulus money they received. I know there are a lot of stories out there about people using that money frivolously, but the statistics [0] show that roughly half of the stimulus money was spent on rent and bills. If we hadn't spent all that money on stimulus checks, then the current situation could be much worse. [0] https://www.self.inc/info/stimulus-check-survey/ https://www.self.inc/info/stimulus-check-survey/
- jackson1442 5y agonot to mention it’s a _stimulus_. the whole point is to spend it within the economy. really the only negative outcome for the government would be to dump it in a savings account.