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Hong Kong housing bubble forces people to live in metal cages

By lostand confused   Follow   Thu, 7 Feb 2013, 8:10am   392 views   7 comments
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http://news.yahoo.com/poor-cages-show-dark-side-hong-kong-boom-142635066--finance.html

Hong Kong, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view from the heights of Victoria Peak. For some of the poorest, home is a metal cage. Some 100,000 people in the former British colony live in what's known as inadequate housing, according to the Society for Community Organization, a social welfare group.

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1. C Boy Follow Befriend 1 threads 207 comments Arlington, TX

   1   5:50am Fri 8 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Very efficient. I bet the Koch brothers are taking notes.

2. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 410 threads 4,107 comments Baltimore, MD

   2   7:36am Fri 8 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   San Francisco, LA, San Diego, and NYC should set up cages as well.

3. ELC Follow Befriend (3) 3 threads 657 comments Fort Lauderdale, FL

   3   7:39am Sun 10 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   zzyzzx says San Francisco, LA, San Diego, and NYC should set up cages as well. It wouldn't be so bad if there were no bedbugs. Don't these people have enough sense to chip in and spend a few bucks for bug spray? Or would that cut down on beer/baijiu money? Looks like the poor in China are about as clueless as the poor in America.

4. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,181 threads 6,153 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

   4   8:58am Sun 10 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Never heard of baijiu before. Interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu

5. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

   5   9:56am Sun 10 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Large portions of the us already live in metal cages. Its called prison.

6. C Boy Follow Befriend 1 threads 207 comments Arlington, TX

   6   12:41pm Sun 10 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   ELC says zzyzzx says San Francisco, LA, San Diego, and NYC should set up cages as well. It wouldn't be so bad if there were no bedbugs. Don't these people have enough sense to chip in and spend a few bucks for bug spray? Or would that cut down on beer/baijiu money? Looks like the poor in China are about as clueless as the poor in America. Bedbugs are immune to most bug sprays. DDT is the best thing to use.

7. ELC Follow Befriend (3) 3 threads 657 comments Fort Lauderdale, FL

   7   2:21pm Sun 10 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   C Boy says Bedbugs are immune to most bug sprays. DDT is the best thing to use. I've heard lavender oil and water spray works but who knows. At worst it'll improve the smell.