A truer story of socialism has never been told. Conservatives are accused of being “insensitive.” We are realists. We know damn well that human nature is to be lazy; path of least resistance. Some people are content living on the streets and being “victims.” They’ve made an industry of it.
Meanwhile, the government makes it harder for honest, hardworking people to keep their money while piddling it away on the homeless and indigent.
It could be that Grand (the homeless guy) is uncomfortable with change. Or it might be that Grand is uncomfortable with having to give over his real, verifiable, name and SS#, and be locatable by whatever women from his past he owes child support to, and get red-flagged by whatever agencies have outstanding warrants out for him.
Doesn’t NYC have a policy of giving housing to anyone who’s homeless? The dude never needed to be on the street in the first place, and could have found himself a job in the City if he had wanted one.
The documentary “Dark Days” shows examples of this. http://documentarystorm.com/dark-days/
This story seems similar to that of Ervin T. Rouse, who wrote “Orange Blossom Special”. Though he was taking in royalties that would have provided quite well for him, he lived on the streets. http://www.paulcastlemusic.com/orange-blossom-special.html
I know a man who was a productive member of society until his 50s, at which time he chose to be homeless. He has rejected all offers of help from his family and is homeless today.
He does have a laptop and a Facebook page, though, LOL!