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Originally Posted by rubecube
These are not the people I'm talking about. I'm talking about the people (like the guy I saw last night) who ask for $2 for food and then you see them buying crack two minutes later.
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Those are among the people that I feel the most sorry for. Crack is incredibly addictive and one of the toughest drugs to get out of oncey ou start. Maybe they made the choice to try it, but dear lord, they are living a hell now that few of us likely know.
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Agreed. There are also lazy *******s with "poor me" attitudes.
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And there are also folks that are the working poor. That have jobs, but can't come up with the first and last months rent+damage deposit to get into a residence. The "lazy poor" make up a small percentage of the homeless population.
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Again, apart from mental illness and whatnot, you can't expect other people to help you if you won't help yourself. Hard work and a positive attitude goes a long way in rectifying bad situations.
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Its just that easy eh?
Sorry not at all. The problems facing homeless people are much more complex than just "pullin' up your boot straps and gettin' to work" with a "can-do attitude". Those are just words but if it was that easy, then why isn't it happening? Surely these people aren't happy are they?
The line between having the lives most of us enjoy and ending up on the streets is in my opinion much thinner than we all like to think it is.