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Can we discuss the other side of the issue now? We've thusfar only looked at personal reasons for homelessness. While there are many things we can argue regarding these (such as problems with "get a job"), we haven't mentioned problems inherent in the system that cause homelessness; namely, the cost of housing and healthcare. I don't live in the U.S., but I'm guessing that it must be hard for low-income families. Imagine not being able to find low-income housing and having health issues to boot. As a Canadian who grew up in a small town, I have trouble empathizing with people in dire situations. Healthcare has always been "free," and as a member of the lower-middleclass, low-income housing was never a need. Aren't there things governments could be doing better to help the homeless regarding these issues?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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