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Originally Posted by Army_of_One  Oh yes..they take care of the poor...they profit from their situation.
Why should their not be homeless people in America? I thought this was a free country? SOME people BELIEVE it or not CHOOSE to be homeless. They can go to shelters and such be they don't like the rules. They can live homeless with no taxes and no rules. Are you going to FORCE these people to have a home? |
The ones that would prefer to have shelter should have help from the great Christian Churches. There is no excuse for it.
Also how about the homeless vets that have been shunned by their families or whatever. I am guessing they wouldn't turn down one of those FIMA trailers that are sitting in storage and rotting away.
Used and Abused
The National Coalition for Homeless
Veterans estimates that on any given
night, 299,321 veterans are homeless.
Approximately 33% of homeless
men are veterans, although
veterans comprise only 23% of the
general adult male population.
The Cause
Two trends are largely responsible
for the rise in homelessness in
recent years: a growing shortage
of affordable rental housing and a
simultaneous increase in poverty.
In most states a minimum-wage
worker would have to work 89
hours each week to afford a
two-bedroom apartment at 30% of
his or her income, which is the
federal definition of affordable
housing (National Low Income
Housing Coalition). Borgen Project- Homeless in America