They seem to think that if the person just "gets a job" that they will be able to get an apartment. Not every homeless person is a drunk or druggie and alot of people who have nice homes are drunks and druggies too. Most jobs these people can get and keep don't pay enough afford rent and electricity which you also have to have to rent an apartment. Most places require 3 times the rent to get in which means in my city you would have to make 1500 month to afford the cheapest apartment in the worst part of town and then you have to pass a credit check. Also most homeless people don't have cars and can't always get housing assisitance if it is on the other side of the city from where they work. Why can't people understand that having a job doesn't always mean you can get a place to live?
2007-01-26 11:08:33 · 4 answers · asked by reallyfedup 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I totally see your point,
but a lot of them do not appear to have any job(s) thats all.
2007-01-26 16:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your right up to a point.. there are some hotel that rent by the week.. meaning your light and cable would be included ,,, and they dont ask for first and last month rent nor do they do a credit check.. i had a freind that lived in a motel.. he paid about $150 a week .. now i think that is high rent to pay for a single room with a bath.. but then again he did not have to pay first and last month or a deposit nor did he have to pay lights and cable or phone all of that was included...now if the homeless person is only making min wage and not working full time than it may be harder to even afford that much.. they would need a room mate
2007-01-26 11:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I see what you mean. I don't usually give money to the homeless because I know they are just going to buy alcohol with the money they get and get wasted. I don't care if people with homes and jobs are druggies or drunks, they have enough money to do whatever the hell they want, these homeless people are in no position to waste the money people give them on alchol.
2007-01-26 11:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by incubabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause in the big cities people see drunks on the street in rags and since most of them are homeless so when you hear the word homeless this is the image you get in your mind.
2007-01-26 11:21:36 · answer #4 · answered by XoXoGlitter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋