744,000 Homeless People

[IdolMe]

There were 744,000 homeless people in the United States in 2005, according to the first national estimate in a decade.

Why the hell there should be any homeless in the richest country in the world? American people living in the street and the government spends 350,000,000,000 dollars for occupying other countries

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/10/national/main2349515.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._2349515

[sandy]

Most of the homeless are transients, mentally ill, alcoholics, or have just chosen to drop out of society and be a "bum." We throw millions of tax dollars at the problem but you can't fix it or a choice with money.

The others who have been hit by a "catastrophe" usually get government aid, but not forever.

I agree that we should help our own first, but we live in the greatest country in the world where anyone can become rich. It is a choice. A mental process. A decision. We help ourselves here because we can. We have the freedom to do so.

[frank]

Most of the homeless are transients, mentally ill, alcoholics, or have just chosen to drop out of society and be a "bum."



I agree that we should help our own first, but we live in the greatest country in the world where anyone can become rich.

It is a choice.
A mental process.
A decision.

We help ourselves here because we can. We have the freedom to do so.

Sandra,
Please tell me that you really didn't say these things. Could you please give me an idea of where you found statistical evidence that makes that above highlighted statements true.

[sandy]

*The Bible
*Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

*Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
*Anything/Everything by Tony Robbins
*Everything by Brian Buffini
*Everything by Gregory D!ckow
*Everything by Kenneth Copeland
*Everything by John Hagee
*Everything by Joyce Meyer

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success by Frank Bettger
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstedder

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley

Getting Rich In America: Eight Simple Rules For Building A Fortune--And A Satisfying Life by Dwight R. Lee

All of these:
http://www.amazon.com/A-Psychologist-Recommends-the-Best-Self-Help-Books/lm/SZ0REARUQMNO

All of these:
http://www.boycottliberalism.com/Ten-Books.htm

All of these:
http://christianity.about.com/od/christianbooks/tp/christianbooks.htm

All of these:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/23.51.html

And all of these:
http://www.amazon.com/best-Christian-books/lm/3MTIFXF6JVBP7

[frank]

*The Bible
*Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

*Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
*Anything/Everything by Tony Robbins
*Everything by Brian Buffini
*Everything by Gregory ****ow
*Everything by Kenneth Copeland
*Everything by John Hagee
*Everything by Joyce Meyer

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success by Frank Bettger
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstedder

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley

Getting Rich In America: Eight Simple Rules For Building A Fortune--And A Satisfying Life by Dwight R. Lee

All of these:
http://www.amazon.com/A-Psychologist-Recommends-the-Best-Self-Help-Books/lm/SZ0REARUQMNO

All of these:
http://www.boycottliberalism.com/Ten-Books.htm

All of these:
http://christianity.about.com/od/christianbooks/tp/christianbooks.htm

All of these:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/23.51.html

And all of these:
http://www.amazon.com/best-Christian-books/lm/3MTIFXF6JVBP7

You do realize that the majority of the authors that you listed are Neo-Pentecostal pastors with a touch of "New Prosperity Gospel" authors thrown in?

I was thinking more like actual researched numbers to back your claims. Not just links to only views that support your arguments.

I have much experience with all of the Claims/Reasons you give for the homeless being homeless.

[Kat4Ever]

I was thinking more like actual researched numbers to back your claims.

You are kidding, right?

[TaylorHicksRocks]

Most of the homeless are transients, mentally ill, alcoholics, or have just chosen to drop out of society and be a "bum." We throw millions of tax dollars at the problem but you can't fix it or a choice with money.

The others who have been hit by a "catastrophe" usually get government aid, but not forever.

I agree that we should help our own first, but we live in the greatest country in the world where anyone can become rich. It is a choice. A mental process. A decision. We help ourselves here because we can. We have the freedom to do so.


Have you been living under a rock? Homeless people have lost jobs, homes, they have had bad luck........not all of them are such as you listed......I could have been homeless with my son! My husband passed Way with NO life insurance if I didn't have a home to sell and it hadn't doubled in price I would have had no where to go.......you never know what curve balls life is going to throw you.....

[Kat4Ever]

I especially like the Vietnam Vets that came home to nothing.. very little assistance from the government.. and a country that had turned their back on them.

And then, yes there are the ones that lost jobs... homes... no insurance... whatever.

Over half the people in this country live paycheck to paycheck. That's how far away a lot of people are from going homeless.

I don't think ANYONE has made the choice to be homeless.. although for some they've been homeless so long they don't know any different.

And what about all the kids, families?

Yes let's turn our backs on them.. they're easily forgotten.

We're spending a billion a day on a war in Iraq and Bush wants billions more to rebuild that country that HE destroyed.

But we don't do hardly anything about our own social problems in this country.

And then to have idiots like you come here and say that it's a disease and act like they deserve what they get because they didn't read 'think and grow rich' or whatever.

You're a sociopath, Sandy. Plain and simple.

[frank]

an oldie but a goodie

[TaylorHicksRocks]

I especially like the Vietnam Vets that came home to nothing.. very little assistance from the government.. and a country that had turned their back on them.

And then, yes there are the ones that lost jobs... homes... no insurance... whatever.

Over half the people in this country live paycheck to paycheck. That's how far away a lot of people are from going homeless.

I don't think ANYONE has made the choice to be homeless.. although for some they've been homeless so long they don't know any different.

And what about all the kids, families?

Yes let's turn our backs on them.. they're easily forgotten.

We're spending a billion a day on a war in Iraq and Bush wants billions more to rebuild that country that HE destroyed.

But we don't do hardly anything about our own social problems in this country.

And then to have idiots like you come here and say that it's a disease and act like they deserve what they get because they didn't read 'think and grow rich' or whatever.

You're a sociopath, Sandy. Plain and simple.

This is on target K4E......I miss you!! My husband was a Vietnam Vet and I met several of his friends that were the same Vet's several of them came to the hospital to get their meds but when they went back home it was to a cardboard box.....We do need to take care of our own rather then flush 1.75 million down a day (or Is it a week or month) for a war we should never have waged.....