HOMELESSNESS IS A PROBLEM !

            Homelessness is a growing problem in America!  I can’t understand why this is such a problem, when there is such opportunity here in America. People will blame it on immigrants taking jobs.  Why this is true and a problem is because of many illegal immigrants. We do have more opportunity here than any other country on earth.  When you go downtown and you see the same people sitting on the street corner day after day, year after year,  people start to get upset.  Homelessness starts out as a problem and becomes a life style for some.  Some people get stuck in the circle of sit on the street corner, make a little money, buy cigarettes, sometimes alcohol, and then go back to the nearest homeless shelter.  Then they do it all over again Not all homeless do this.  A percentage of them go out find ad jobs every day.  Some walk 2 – 7 miles a day getting to work, then head back to the shelter.  I applaud these men and women who do try to make it better.  In the early 1900’s the country was exploding with immigrants, just like it is now.  These immigrants would do anything to make it work in America.  These immigrants are our ancestors.  They were the glue that holds America together.  You know what would bring America back to the top opening – more factories building things – like houses, cars, and boots.  Basically, if America wants it, we make it.  Stop imports and start exporting You can’t make money on the back of another country.  If we do this we sill start making progress as a country and y will see less homelessness.  I came to this realization while at the homeless shelter.  80% of the homeless in Lincoln, NE, would work if someone gave them a chance.  People are homeless for lots of reasons, some little , some huge, some just stupid mistakes. You shouldn’t hate the homeless because it can happen to anyone.  Everyone likes to say it won’t happen to me.  But it can.  It could be a house fire, a law suit, a car accident, maybe your business got destroyed in a tornado.  Maybe you were in prison for something your girlfriend said you did, when you truly didn’t.  There are lots of reasons you can become homeless.  But don’t ever say it won’t happen to me, and don’t just give the homeless a handout but a hand up.  If you give them a hand up the true homeless will want to make things better and they will take it.  Yes, some homeless people use the money to give them to drink, that’s why you shouldn’t give money to the homeless .  Give a meal, give clothing, give paper and pencil so they can write.  The biggest thing you can give them is your non-judgmental ear. Go sit down next to that man or woman panhandling and ask them about their life.  Ask them how they got where they are and where they are going.  In this country all people are about is money!  You can’t take money with you when you die.  News flash- build a better America for your grand kids and great grand kids so they will live a better life.  America is worth my investment of time! Is it worth yours?  Give a reason for Americans to build business, give a tax cut for the first five years, start out at no taxes and as the five years go on , depending on how the business is doing creep up the taxes back up to normal by the fifth year.  This will help the business grow so hopefully there will be less failing business and less homelessness.