I think your post needs a lot more research. Most Americans want to work. Most Americans want to have savings, own a home and a car, be in a relationship and ha

I think your post needs a lot more research. Most Americans want to work. Most Americans want to have savings, own a home and a car, be in a relationship and have a family, etc. Homelessness isn't the result of an outbreak of personal irresponsibility, nor is substance abuse [1] [2]. They're systemic failures. When opium overtook China in the early 19th century, it wasn't because suddenly everyone decided they'd throw caution to the wind. It's nonsensical and leads to intense political problems (see: "Welfare Queens"). We put ordinary people into extraordinarily bad situations, and then we blame them for not being extraordinary enough to dig out. [1]: https://stjosephinstitute.com/understanding-the-relationship-between-poverty-and-addiction/ https://stjosephinstitute.com/understanding-the-relationship... [2]: https://borgenproject.org/addiction-poverty-connected/ https://borgenproject.org/addiction-poverty-connected/