Finally! Out come the torches and pitchforks!

[juajen]

47. I called a "friend" of mine on his statement that we should not be giving

taxpayers' money to lazy homeless people.

I informed him gently that I have a son who worked since he was eight years old. His father taught him to mow lawns, and take care of flowers and shrubs, and they (oh, I forgot, my son had a twin, so they worked at mowing lawns, raking leaves, cleaning flower beds from the age of 8 until they were 15, at which time they lied about their age and started working at McDonalds, where they stayed until they finished high school and went off to see the world. They roofed houses in hot as hell Texas, they moved to Florida and learned how to be carpenters and welder/fabricators. They oftentimes worked between 60 and 70 hours a week, until the bottom fell out and they both were injured on the job, which coincided with lawoffs all over the place in Florida and elsewhere. They could find work nowhere.

I asked my friend if he thought we should do like the nazis, and just put all the homeless in front of a very big ditch, turn on the guns, and then push them in the ditch. They are still homeless because no one will hire them. They are staring at the age of 50 and will not accept, nor can I offer them a home. I don't have the facilities to take care of them. They are now being helped somewhat and are surviving, but will never work again. I write this because I want to make a point. When I made this situation real to my friend, he changed his mind about the homeless. He asked what he could do and I told him to look at the homeless and the jobless in a different way, and to help someone where he lives.

One at a time, people will change their attitude if the sorrow and dispair are made real to them. I try to change the hearts of people, not their mind, which is oftimes blocked. Fortunately, most of their hearts are intact, and in need of use.

I am so glad that states are realizing that it is cheaper to help, house, and try to find jobs for the homeless and bring them back to their country; states like California and Utah. If anyone knows any other states that are actually addressing this problem, please post it.