Mayor: People are Homeless 'By Choice'

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[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

California is so awful when it comes to poors, even the "liberals", so this is not surprising.

[Indy Texas]

High unemployment, high uninsured rate, some of the most unequal income distribution in the country.

California is an example of the kind of liberalism that doesn't work.

[dead0man]

Some of them clearly are, but to say they all are or to use that as an excuse not to help them is clearly wrong.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Another mayor for the impeachment block.

[TNF]

Some of them clearly are, but to say they all are or to use that as an excuse not to help them is clearly wrong.

[citation needed]

[memphis]

What I've always heard from conservative people is that it's just more profitable and easier than working a job. I've heard many such people claim that the homeless make a lot of tax free money panhandling.

[DrScholl]

It's isn't entirely untrue that some are homeless by choice, and there are some that panhandle, but aren't homeless at all.

[windjammer]

High unemployment, high uninsured rate, some of the most unequal income distribution in the country.

California is an example of the kind of liberalism that doesn't work.

IndyTexas, maybe you want the return of Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Even if that were true (which it obviously almost always isn't), every human being is entitled to basic social solidarity regardless of their merit.

[dead0man]

Some of them clearly are, but to say they all are or to use that as an excuse not to help them is clearly wrong.

[citation needed]

Seriously, you think EVERY homeless person in America is there because they are mentally ill or are just down on their luck?  That seems like a really stupid position to take (especially if you have access to Google), but whatever.

link or you could just Google it.