what are your honest opinion on homeless people?

Answer 1

Some beg because they cannot work.

Some beg because they do not want to work.

In either case, it hurts when I see homeless people. I get confused on whether to help them or ignore them.

If I ignore them, how can I go home not feeling guilty? Some homeless are in desperate situations but others are simply too lazy to work.

It's a no win-situation really. I take a deep breath. And move on. Lost in a sea of faces hoping that maybe someday I can do more to help people around me then just to smile and nod as I walk by.

Answer 2

Opinions On Homelessness

Answer 3

We have homeless people because we have freedom. If we got rid of homelessness, a lot of people would be confined against their own wills. About 60 or 70 years ago, there were a lot more mentally ill people locked up in mental hospitals. They were not getting well, they were not getting worse. They did not want to be there and so a decision was made by our society that those people who did not want to be there could leave, and many of them are on the streets today. They are not well but they are free as they want to be. It is tragic that we cannot make all mentally ill people well, but we cannot, so we don't have a right to lock them all up. Then there are the substance abusers. They choose this life of substance abuse because it feels good to them or because they do not have insight into what they are doing to themselves and what a better life they might have if they made a change. Yet every day thousands of substance abusers do change for the better and many of them are no longer homeless. Then there are people who are disabled and there is not enough housing for them to all have a place to live on the income they have. The only hope most of those people have is if a friend or family member will take them in or if they can manage to get together with other disabled people to share housing. There are government programs to provide housing for disabled people but there is not enough money and housing to provide for all the disabled. My old college roommate was not only very smart and helpful to others with great leadership qualities, yet when she was no longer able to work, she had to wait four years to get into housing for the disabled. We should care enough to support an adequate supply of housing for the disabled. Then there are people homeless that are just between jobs, or working jobs that do not pay enough that they can have a home or supply a home for family members that are dependent on them. This is because in a free society there is a gap between available jobs and job seekers and even if when there are more jobs than job seekers, it takes time for the job seekers to find the jobs that they can do. This leaves some percentage of people out of work at all times, and many of these are homeless, living in cars, and so forth. Last of all, there are the aged homeless and this is really a pity. Now some of these could have a home if they would go where homes are less expensive, or if they were better at getting along with their relatives. But it is a free country and you don't have to go where homes are less expensive or get along with others if you would rather be homeless in the location of your choice.

Answer 4

Some are down on their luck, and some are their by choice. And by choice I mean, teens running away from home because they didn't want to follow the rules, adults who would rather lay around and party than get up and get a job, and those who knowingly spend more than they make. Getting laid off, company going belly-up, and other unfortunate events happen and sometimes at the worst times. And i feel bad for those who really tried and didn't make it.
But you can watch homeless people and find out why they are in that situation. The ones that start to look cleaner, then disappear or actually are looking for work, were probably dealt a bad hand. But the ones who are still homeless a year later, are that way for a reason.

Answer 5

it depends on the homeless individual. honestly, i feel really sorry for them. a lot of them are people that have served in the military, have had jobs and homes at some point. they are all people and they all have families and when i see a homeless person i their families and where they came from and how they go to where they are. i know some people choose to be homeless, others don't. i read in the news lately about a gentleman who is homeless, has a degree, and is a chess master. he's articulate, and skilled, yet he has a problem with the drink, but he's fully aware of his lot and accepts it to his best of ability. i can't imagine how horrible it would be to homeless all of a sudden, especially with children. i wish there were better ways in which to help them.

Answer 6

I work for a railroad, so I see a lot of them. They never ask for anything except information on where they are and where they need to go. I have the strong impression that many are not the victims of misfortune. They simply don't fit in a 9 to 5 society, due to mental condition or choice, and prefer to live on the fringes of society so as not to get too involved. I've have yet to get the impression of resentment, or a attitude that the world owes them something. But maybe the people I encounter are different than the homeless in a large city. I don't know.

Answer 7

I grew up in a poor neighborhood and am kind of heartless about it sometimes. I would help anyone I could (and do), but if the same people ask for money with the same story every time you eventually become less caring. I have also had a lot of people say things like, "GIVE ME TWO DOLLARS!". What? I have offered to loan a guy who "ran out of gas" a gas can and take him back to his car. I told the guy who lived in the building next door "you don't need $40 for a locksmith, YOU LIVE IN AN APARTMENT". I told the crack heads, "I am hungry too". I know this does not represent all homeless people. My wife lived in a tent during high school. I was on my own at 15 years old. We had to have help to get on our feet. We are all a product of our experiences in life. This is why people end up homeless or end up famous or become content......

Answer 8

They are people from all walks of life who for some reason they have chosen drugs and alcohol over making an honest living. People who suffer from mental illness and do not have health insurance to pay for medicine they need. Someone who has no parents and at the age of 18 was released from foster care and has no place of no one to go to.
No matter what homelessness is a horrible position to be in. Some can be helped and find a job then a place to live, others can't and wind up in a potters grave someplace. It's very sad. :(

Answer 9

Some people need a little push/nudge/encouragement to be able to work, to be able to do something and to let them see how to do things. I'm sure, the homeless people do not want the kind of life they led, it's just that there is little opportunity or no opportunity at all for them to improve their lot. They need help from the most privileged group.

Answer 10

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