Re: [xmca] book "Going Solo"

[Bruce Robinson <bruce@brucerob.eu>]

...and the UK.

Bruce R

Andy Blunden wrote:
> and not just America, Larry! The sUame thing is happening in Australia.
>
> Andy
>
> Larry Purss wrote:
> > A new book is describing some statistics that I find amazing.
> >
> > I watched the author interviewed on the Charlie Rose show.
> >  Here is the link to the book
> > http://books.google.ca/books?id=cz6wrxjEimAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=going+solo+klinenberg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5c97T_qGIuOwiQKXmMAy&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=going%20solo%20klinenberg&f=false 
> >
> >
> > I'm extremely critocal of his point tof view but in this case 
> > "statistics"
> > seem to be pointing to what I personally believe is a disturbing 
> > phenomena.
> > Klinberg states 28% of all residences in the USA are now occupied by a
> > single person.  In the large cities the percentage is 40% of all
> > residences. In the largest cities such as New York fully half of all
> > residences are occupied by a single occupant.
> >
> > This *fact*, if it can be verified, suggets something profound [and I 
> > think
> > profoundly disturbing] about *trends* in America.
> >
> > Larry
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