Homeless or Worthless.
             The dictionary describes the word homeless as having no home or place of residence. It
             does not say, however, unable to get a job. Homeless people are just that, homeless. They are
             not physically disabled or mentally retarded. If, in a rare case, a homeless person is disabled in
             any way, he can still get a job at Wendy's, who has a great disability program. The government
             spends billions of dollars a year on shelter for the homeless, when it could be spent on problems
             that aren't caused by just lazyness. When homeless people beg for money on the corner, they
             just end up spending it on boose and drugs anyway.
             The opportunity to work for a living wage is available to nearly all people. According to
             the Bureau of Labor Statistics,"nearly 70% of all new jobs created between 1988 and 2000 are,
             or will be, in services and retail." (Poverty pg. 19). These jobs pay more than minimum wage. A 1999
             Department of Housing and Development report showed that in forty five states and two
             District of Columbia, families would need to earn only minimum wage to afford a two bedroom
             unit priced at fair market rent. These are privately owned, safe, sanitary, and semi-luxury
             housing. So getting a job is not a problem since there are many jobs availabe and housing can
             be aforded with making only minimum wage.
             The government spends billions of wasted dollars a year on shelter for the homeless.
             "Overall, the administration's proposed $26 billion budget for H.U.D. amounts to a $1 billion
             increase over the current year. That includes more than $1.25 billion to be devoted to a
             new system for helping local governments cope with homelessness by combining funding for a
             complex medley of programs under new Homeless Assistance Block Grants." (Arizona Daily Star).
             This amount of money is way too much to be thrown around trying to help the homele
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