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Originally Posted by urban1
Many people live pay check to pay check with little to no savings and some debt.
Unexpected events happen frequently. Illness or an accident can cause you to not be able to work - miss a few weeks at work and if you have no benefits (short-term disability, paid sick leave, etc.) and you wont have a pay check coming in. The bills start piling up and soon you have no money, your credit cards are maxed, and the rent is past due. Not everyone has friends or family to rely on in times of need.
Theres a lot of people who are just a little bad luck away from being homeless and they dont even realize it.
Once your out on the street, I cant imagine how hard it is to get back into "normal" society again. How many people here would hire someone who doesnt have a phone number and doesnt have an address? If youre out on the street, you cant shower and shave every day. You cant wash your clothes and change into clean clothes everyday.
Sure theres social programs but theyre stretched and they wont get you a home and a job instantly.
Just try to imagine how hard it is for someone to be out on the streets thats never been out on the streets before - never had to pick bottles to get money for a coffee and some food - never had to beg for money on the street - never had to sleep in a homeless shelter full of people with mental illness, addiction, and just plain unsavoury characters.
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You've seen too many movies if you think this is how it is going down in Calgary right now. To answer your question, pretty much any business in the Foothills Industrial Park would hire a guy like the one described above. I myself have offered many of them a job in the past year.
And you can get a job instantly if you want to work. In fact, I know somebody who manages a temp agency that goes to the Mustard Seed every morning trying to round up anybody that is willing to work because he has way more customers that need workers than people willing to work.