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In Arizona, 600,000 Could Be Facing Eviction
“We will be homeless.”
As millionaire bureaucrats in Washington debate the luxurious lifestyle of the unemployed, the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Friday. Combined with the possible abrupt end of unemployment benefits, a storm of homelessness is threatening the nation.
In Arizona, that number could be as high as 600,000.
The state is at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Republican stronghold, corona virus cases surged following a Trump rally in June.
The latest figure was reported as the state saw its highest daily increase in new virus cases, with 4,878 reported on Wednesday, July 1. At the time, Arizona’s overall test-positivity rate had risen to 12.4 percent. — Newsweek
Arizona added as many new daily cases as the EU with 60 times the population.
The state’s Governor Doug Ducey delayed evictions until October 31, but this does little other than create uncertainty. His leadership during the crisis has received sharp criticism. While confirming the pandemic was “brutal”, he refused to mandate wearing masks.
