[zingzang]

The answer to the problem of homelessness is easy: When someone is homeless, give them a home. This is the wealthiest nation in the world. Not one person ought to be living without the comfort and the basic right of a safe and comfortable home, family, food and health care.

Easy enough! And while you're at it, give them a car, give them a well paying job, give them 6 weeks paid vacation a year, give them free education, give..give..give till it hurts!! Golly Gee, we can help everyone!! Just throw money at the problem!! (BARF)

[AppyPappy]

And they'll need a home theatre, you cruel heartless Republican

[Blood of Tyrants]

As long as it is someone else's money, of course.

I rarely meet a liberal who freely gives more than a token amount to charitie. To the charge of being greedy and stingey, I simply challenge them to match their copy of their 1040 showing charitable contributions against mine. If they can beat me in either percentage or amount, I will give them $20. I have never had a single one of them take me up. Instead they usually shut up and slink away.

[null and void]

When someone is homeless, give them a home.

Oddly enough, I tried this experiment last winter. It was very intertaining having up to a dozen former homeless in my 1000 sq ft house, garage and basement.

They are out now, although occaisonally one will drop by and thank me for helping them, and just to say hi. Mostly they were good kids, in trouble. Having a warm place to sleep, and address to put on an employment application and access to a shower and laundry facilities was the leg up they needed.

Mostly they respected my room and personal property. I did lose some minor stuff, but I think on the whole I made a positive difference in some of their young lives. And mine.

I really appreciate my own good fortune, having seen so many examples of how bad it could have been.

That being said, there are REAL REASONS some of them were homeless...