I wonder if any really see the pattern, much less want to see the pattern:

[quote][c=000000][center][big]Homeless->depression->
mental illness->drug addiction.[/big][/center][/c][/quote]

The problem starts with homeless. Not any other way!

Once it has gotten to addiction we have let gone too far without doing anything. So our whole society is at fault for letting it go too far.

Enough said!

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Disgustedman · 61-69, M

I have to disagree.

The homeless are a mix of older workers who are laid off in favor of young workers. The disabled workers who were injured off the job. The kids coming out of fostering, no home, no family. The mentally ill, they're discarded by family/friends and fall into cracks despite govt help.

Some are addicts who simply become worse. Others become "Street Kids" little hope, little future, they enter the criminal justice system. After all, better to lodge illegally in a house, then freeze.

The vets, the disabled vets. Sure there's places for them, but the backlog is anywhere from 5 to 5000 for help, lodging and therapy.

We give billions to countries to be our friends, maybe it's time we told them to pull up their pants, grow a pair and help our people first.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Disgustedman everything you just said except the last paragraph backs everything I said.

Your conclusion is a capitalist conclusion that your own examples do not back up!

Capitalism is the problem! The drug pushers are the capitalist! They sell the drugs that keep the homeless people homeless!

Disgustedman · 61-69, M

@DeWayfarer No, capitalism isn't the problem.

I'd go further but I've learned that people who decry capitalism, use that as a whipping post to avoid personal responsibility.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Disgustedman Right. I have learned quite the opposite!

In fact I have often been called various types of names. All for the sake of capitalists.

Have a good day though.

Please notice I haven't used anyone as a "whipping post" on this post nor have I called anyone any names.

In fact you'll be hard put to see either in any of my posts for the full six and a half years that I have been on this site.