How come this nation is so rich and there so many homeless?

Answer 1

Capitalists, charities, and gov't all make efforts to feed and shelter the homeless, but you can't force someone to take help. Some require medication to keep mental conditions in check, but refuse to take it. Many will eat at soup kitchens but refuse offers of shelter: "They try to convert you when you go there!" Some are truly homeless and haven't found their way out, but many have decided they prefer the street to the alternatives.

It is a sad situation. But socialism won't fix it. There are still homeless in a socialist society, and those who aren't homeless enjoy a poor-as-everyone-else standard of living, The rulers take all the country's wealth while spouting socialist dogma that's good for everyone but them. Want an example? Listen to today's liberals: Kennedy, Pelosi, and all the other RICH people who tell the rest of society how to live.

Maybe another question would be, why do Pelosi, Kennedy and the other rich socialist liberals not give all their money to the homeless?

Answer 2

Let’s analyze the issue here. The homeless that you are referring to fall into three basic categories:


1.Bums. These are the drug users and the people who will choose this lifestyle either because they are too lazy or unwilling to do what it takes to get them out of poverty. They will always expect entitlements. They give nothing. Screw these people. They reap what they sow.
2.The down-and-outers. These are people who are unable to afford to live in the areas that they happen to be. This happens in high rent districts such as the SF Bay Area, LA, NYC, etc. Perhaps they work or want to work but are unable to find anything. They might be disabled. They are the ones who need help, and usually receive it.
3.The mentally ill. Many mental hospitals were closed in the 1970’s which caused an influx of mentally ill onto the streets. Again, these people need our help.

Most cities, SF being the leader in this area, do help the poor. Mayor Newsome has instituted a care, not cash program which provides assistance for the homeless. It only provides them with a minimum of cash to prevent chronic homeless (bums) from buying dope or alcohol.

As a nation, I think we do quite a bit for the homeless. We can do more. We also have to rely on private institutions (churches, foundations, etc) to help out as well.

The bottom line is that our only real freedom in the US is the freedom of choice. If you choose to live on the street, or you choose not to work or choose not to contribute, the choice is still yours…

Answer 3

Some of the homeless are mentally ill. They choose to be homeless. Some can't keep a job. Usually, homelessness results from making bad decisions, like running away from home, drug addiction, teen pregnancy, alcoholism, out of control gambling, criminal behavior, etc.

If you stay in school and get good grades, don't break laws, don't do drugs, don't drink or smoke, avoid pre-marital sex, the chances of becoming homeless are very small.

Answer 4

I can't believe how many people do not see with their eyes.

A recent study in Toronto that was done on over 100 random homeless persons who were believed to be eligible for disability benefits proves that income is the main factor here.

This group included many people with mental health problems, as well as people who had lived on the streets for years. When they received appropriate help to access disability benefits and were found eligible, 100% of those granted disability were able to find housing.

I think it behooves the population or most people to understand that people cannot find a home and feed themselves on $536 a month, when the average BACHELOR apartment in Toronto is $800 and up. Use your brains, folks.

Answer 5

no system is perfect. There are those that the laws and financial aide requirements dont apply to, its sad but there will always be gaps that people can fall through.

Others either cant hold a job or are mentally ill, or have addiction problems that impair their reasoning and financial decisions.

You cannot help those who dont want to be helped, and the truth is, those who do seek help find it. There are many people who have recovered from homeless situations to be fully functional members of society.

Answer 6

The homeless chose to continue to be homeless...there are people who would rather not work!

I sympathize with those who lost jobs and became homeless, drunks, junkies, bums...couldn't care less. I have a roof over my head because I work...the same should work for others.

Answer 7

Some because of circumstance, some because of mental issues, and some because they just plain want to be. There is no "one" reason for this condition. My question is why would someone be homeless in like Minnesota? I don't get that......And why aren't there more homeless in Florida?

Answer 8

War, poverty, exploitation and oppression are products of the capitalist system, a system in which a minority ruling class profits from the labor of the majority. The alternative is socialism, a society based on workers collectively owning and controlling the wealth their labor creates.

Answer 9

Because the GOP has been in charge for the past 16 years and couldn't give 2 damns about the little people.

Answer 10

The homeless choose their lifestyle. Have you ever tried to offer one of them a job? They don't want jobs. They're happy.