they say the jobless rate is down,but the shelters are full all the time.
2006-12-10 05:06:00 · 5 answers · asked by vance w 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Homeless people are usually not counted in the unemployment rate. They are not typically part of the labor force.
People who are homeless for long periods of time almost always have a mental illness or substance abuse problem. What do we do about it? It is not as simple as you think. You say get them help. Well, court rulings have determined you can't force someone to take their medications or into treatment unless they are really dangerous.
2006-12-10 05:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by uncle frosty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is your basis for comparison? The unemployment rate in the US (as a whole) is about half that in, say, Spain or France. Also, I think that most of the homeless aren't unemployed as such -- they're out of the labor force, in that they aren't actively seeking jobs.
2006-12-10 15:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by Charles G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a population of 300 million people, you're going to have a large absolute number of people with mental illness and catastrophic drug addiction. As mentioned above, we don't just lock these people away anymore, and you can't force them to do things they need to do to get off the streets.
2006-12-10 15:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by KevinStud99 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the current administration is right winged.
2006-12-10 13:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by · 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because our financial and societal systems in the US are designed to make people fail and keep them down.
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2006-12-10 13:09:09 · answer #5 · answered by truth_handl3r 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋