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Yea generally... Unfortunately? (Who am I to say, I am not doing anything to help). This has always been the case, I remember many years ago(30+) east coast/ce

• I_Am_Nous 3y ago
  I was just talking with a coworker about this issue, where even if someone wants to break the cycle of homelessness the deck is completely stacked against them. People tell them to "get a job" when nobody is going to hire an unwashed homeless person for anything. They need to come back clean, have money to commute, and be reliable -- all of which are very difficult for a homeless person to struggle against. The obvious issue is that people tend to be homeless for a reason, and people always assume it's because they are drug addicted, so finding someone willing to hire the homeless in the first place (smelly or not) is a miracle. There is no easy solution but the "solution" most places take is throwing the baby out with the bathwater and burying it so no one has to see anything that hints at society being imperfect. It's easier to blame the homeless for failing society than it is to acknowledge that society has failed many homeless people who were willing to contribute to society, but were unwanted and ignored rather than helped.