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Originally Posted by 44Ruger
I worked an average of ten hours a day for 50 years but always liked my day off much better. Could it be that homeless like not workingbetter than going to the salt mine?
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Yup, you nailed it. I mean who wouldn't prefer sleeping on the ground in filthy clothes without access to even the most basic human necessities. Who doesn't enjoy hunger and the constant threat of violence. Who doesn't just love seeing their kids go hungry. Throw in the pleasures of lice, freezing in the winter and heat stroke in the summer, and these lazy bums have got it made! It's probably just as you said in your post, that being homeless is just like your day off from work. And add to that.......oh never mind.
In an effort to discuss this rationally, let's look at the reasons for homelessness. If a person is a member of a family, the top reasons for homelessness are lack of affordable housing, poverty, and unemployment. For singles, the top reasons are substance abuse, mental illness, and lack of affordable housing. About 1.5 million children are homeless. About 40% of homeless men are veterans (those darn lazy veterans).
I have been quite fortunate in my life. But there were many times when We were starting out with young children that I could have been laid off from a job and lost health care coverage. Then I was just a few months away from trouble. If I had suffered a heart attack or something else health related, then we were only a few pay checks away from trouble.
Perhaps what this teacher in the article is doing will help stimulate some real talk on this subject with a true understanding of the reasons for homelessness.