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New Types of Tent Cities Prevail in America

Years ago, camping in a tent was part of America’s vacation routine. As a kid, I learned how to prop up a pup tent and pound the tent stakes in the ground. It was a scouting ritual.

Americans flocked to KOA campgrounds, and if you were lucky enough you may have been able to nab a highly popular camping reservation in Yosemite National Park.

Occupy Wall Street? How About Vacate Main Street by Ending Homelessness?

I drove by the park next to the City Hall in my home town one early evening. At the park I saw a scattering of tents and a group of people camped out on public property. It looked like a new encampment filled with homeless Americans who typically squat on land as a last ditch effort to survive.

But these campers were not homeless. They were part of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement that is sweeping this country and throughout cities around the world.