The Sharing Economy

RATIONING IS SHARING WITH OUR FIGHTERS AND NEIGHBORS - NARA - 515274 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Perhaps nothing is more emblematic of how America has changed since 2008 than the rise of the so-called Sharing Economy: using new website services, Americans are competing with hotels and restaurants, renting out their apartments and homes, or rooms therein, and serving meals to travels passing through town.
http://www.npr.org/2013/11/13/244860511/whats-mine-is-yours-for-a-price-in-the-sharing-economy

I am reminded of "Forrest Gump."  Momma rented rooms to travelers.  "That's how we got moneee."  It's also reminiscent of the Great Depression era.

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