They Kicked Our Survival Box, So We Built a Wall They Couldn’t Tear Down

wasn’t homeless. He was “house poor.” He had the mortgage, the car payment, the student loans, and an empty refrigerator.

He put a pristine, expensive heavy winter coat on the bottom shelf. It still had the dry-cleaning tag on it. He hesitated, his hand shaking. Then, he reached to the top shelf and took two cans of store-brand ravioli.

He traded a $200 continue reading …