Filmmaker Michael Moore Highlights U.N. Rapporteur’s Housing Tour of the United States
Excerpt from Michale Moore’s Website
November 9th, 2009 7:02 PM
Millions in the United States lack access to affordable, adequate housing – UN
9 November 2009 – An independent United Nations expert has warned that the United States is an increasingly expensive place to find housing, leaving many more people homeless at a time when the financial crisis is hitting hard across the country.
“Millions of people in the U.S. are spending high percentages of their income to make their monthly rent and mortgage payment, face foreclosure or eviction, and live in overcrowded and substandard conditions,” said Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, in a statement following her first official visit to the United States.
“The number of homeless continues to rise with increasing numbers of working families and individuals finding themselves on the streets. The economic crisis has exacerbated this situation.”
