You make some really good points. Having been homeless myself, I have experienced the different types of homeless people. There are those who are simply in a difficult situation and are intent to drive themselves back to, or become part of the middle class.
There are those, which I wish were given a more logical and critical eye, who will never attain employment. There are also those (many) homeless who are mentally ill. These people are often categorized as the unfortunate, but more often than not are simply disenfranchised with the society we've created. For the homeless who are mentally ill, disabled or otherwise unable to hold employment it is critical that we take a different approach. A long term, critical-thinking approach. Present the numbers to the population. The math is remarkably simple if you take the time to understand the people and their relationships with commonplace society.
The right-leaning tend to worry about conversations like this, fearing it will stir up laziness and cause mass exodus of labor force. While there may likely be a percentage of that, the overall outcome would certainly be less homelessness, less crime, less strain on the public system and in the end a better economy for all.
There are those, which I wish were given a more logical and critical eye, who will never attain employment. There are also those (many) homeless who are mentally ill. These people are often categorized as the unfortunate, but more often than not are simply disenfranchised with the society we've created. For the homeless who are mentally ill, disabled or otherwise unable to hold employment it is critical that we take a different approach. A long term, critical-thinking approach. Present the numbers to the population. The math is remarkably simple if you take the time to understand the people and their relationships with commonplace society.
The right-leaning tend to worry about conversations like this, fearing it will stir up laziness and cause mass exodus of labor force. While there may likely be a percentage of that, the overall outcome would certainly be less homelessness, less crime, less strain on the public system and in the end a better economy for all.