Homelessness a problem?

I rarely come into the city center this early, 7.30 am. Circumstances dictated that I did this morning.
In the 400 meters from the Bus Port to this coffee shop I counted 11 vagrants sleeping in shop alcoves.
Australia has 3 times as many homeless, per capita than the US.
I have written often about the inequality of Australia, and though we are looked on as a "Rich" Country, only a few are up there in the comfortable level.
The rest? Totally ignored and shunned by society

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jetpack

It's the climate. I live in the US. A northern state. It's far too cold for homeless 6 months out of the year. Social programs I suspect are your problem. Help people to get on their feet without causing dependence.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@jetpack There are none of those programs funded here.The homeless are moved on and forgotten about until the next outcry

jetpack

@Gusman nothing?

Gusman · 61-69, M

@jetpack No. All there is are soup kitchens and less than 50 beds city wide. Always full. The rest miss out and sleep rough. Cold winters night last night. No where for them to go

trackboy · 22-25, M

@Gusman no jobs there???? jews closed all the factories??? 😺

Gusman · 61-69, M

@trackboy No one is going to employ a homeless person until they become presentable. An impossibility.

trackboy · 22-25, M

@Gusman they are homeless because they dont have a job. 😺