> I don't think homeless people are lazy. I think the current economy has > beaten them down so much they have lost all hope or incentive in finding > a paying job.
I think some of them are substance abusers who have hit bottom. The problem is, as previously noted, that it is pretty hard to to get off the street once you are on it. Possibly you could get work as a day laborer if there is nobody else available. But if you're sleeping in doorways there's a lot working against you showing up on time. Around here, the police are apparently notorious for arresting people for vagrancy and not returning their ID. Those people are then totally screwed in terms of a straight job. There are all sorts of hidden homeless populations though; not everyone is the stereotypical deranged single male. Around here we get a lot of army vets living up in the canyons. Hell, I qualified as homeless when we were in a motel waiting for FEMA to come through. Dana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157961 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
