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We as Americans need to be understanding and provide direction and assistance to those in need. To assist does not necessarily refer to providing money, it may be providing a link to an agency/organization to secure a job, or it may be to an agency that provides interships to learning a professional trade. It may be an agency/organization that can assist with issues related to alcohol and/or drug abuse.
The Homeless population has increase significantly in the past two years placing a strain on state resources. We as Americans need to insure that the major resources in place include the components of employment assistance, re-education and/or internship placement, assistance with mental health, drug, and alcohol abuse.
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The problem of chronic poverty requires more than meager monthly checks. Ultimately, poverty is a symptom, and right now I think that the problem may well be that we are devoting resources towards the symptoms that need to be used to treat the underlying problems, such as disabilities, substance abuse, a lack of education and so forth.
There should not be conditions such as exist in Third World countries, but what is especially shocking to me is that, for example, in my city, I can walk right out of a glitzy shopping mall and see the street where many of the city's beggars are. In this country we have so much more than enough to go around, but somehow resources aren't being allocated to the right people in the right ways. I wish I knew the solution.