Have you ever heard of “Hoovervilles”?
If you’re over a certain age, you might have lived through it.
Otherwise, if you’re a history buff you might know about them.
For everyone else, I’ll be your Professor Noah and class is in session!
Hoovervilles looked like this and they sprang up all over town because of how horrible the economy was under President Herbert Hoover:
These were once called Hoovervilles. After this coming week, they will be called Bidenvilles. The Biden depression is upon us. pic.twitter.com/racAHMyTLw
— Chris Plante Show (@ChrisPlanteShow) March 13, 2023
Here’s more (courtesy of ChatGPT):
“Hoovervilles” were shantytowns named sarcastically after President Herbert Hoover, who was in office during the onset of the Great Depression in the late 1920s and
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