Vegas? Disenfranchised and neglected people can be found hidden in virtually every city’s underbelly in the U.S., and it has been such for nearly half a century.
In the 1980’s, at the university I attended, destitute and homeless individuals lived in the extensive tunnel system that connected the facilities on campus during the coldest months. In the main library, there were people living in the stacks for months at a time without being discovered. I’ve read multiple accounts of similar occurrences in major cities across this country in the years since.
Addressing the needs of those in dire need of help and aid would be a pittance to our government and its coffers…