2007-04-28 08:06:39 · 5 answers · asked by lynette41 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes it can, however they are usually mentally ill!
Most who are homeless are not because they want to be, and many, if not most, hold a full-time job!
A study found that 41 percent of homeless men and women in the Twin Cities in 2000 were employed. That is up from 19 percent in 1991.
Yes, they are employed full time, but their jobs don't pay them enough to afford a roof to put over their heads
The Working Homeless
This situation violates a fundamental tenet of the "social contract," that if you work a full-time job, contributing to the functioning of society, you will be rewarded with enough funds to at least minimally survive.
Please also consider: the number of people in homeless shelters in Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis and its suburbs, rose steadily from about 600 in 1986 to over 3000 in the year 2000. The number or working homeless more than doubled. And the critical third piece of data: during that same time period, income inequality in this country dramatically increased, with the wealthy taking a greater and greater share of the income pie.
Do you get it? The pie isn't big enough, apparently, to give the rich as much as they want, and provide a high enough income to those working at the bottom of the scale so they can afford housing.
You must remember that most of American families earn less than $25,000 a year! A 1 bedroom apartment in my city goes for over $900.00 a month, or 10,800 and that doesn't include electricity or heat!
2007-04-28 08:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a thought. Everyone is exactly where they want to be by choice, because if they were to choose to be somewhere else they would find a way to be there. Everyone has a choice about everything, its just that they may not like the choices put before them.
2007-04-28 15:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by redmarc316 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I really believe that some homeless people can only live, in the street. Cause they can't function anywhere else.
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2007-04-28 15:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by fthsunshine@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, there are tons of young kids on the streets because that is where they choose to be. i know because i know people like that, or who have been like that. they chose to be homeless, mostly for the reason of drug use.
2007-04-28 15:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by johnofthehills 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can, but you got to be nuts to exercise it.
2007-04-28 18:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋