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| Poverty Causes 90% of Homelessness |
| 2012-02-19 |
| By Jan Lightfoot Lane Mod note: We don't know who this individual is, but whomever she is, she did bother to write something original and post it at Rantburg.com Despite the fact that lack of funds is mingled with every other social cause of Homelesness and Hunger, poverty is not counted as a reason for homeless. Poverty equals terror against many. A battered woman who has no income of her own, and leaves her abuser, is homeless due to lack of funds. A drunk, who drinks to escape pain, or that the drink demands yet another, can scrape together $10 for a pint, but not $1,400 for a rent, is in poverty. Or an underpaid worker who can not pay the rent and utilities both in one month has the qiremire of human lack as a constant scary companion. Social workers surveys do not count poverty as a cause of homelessness. I Count Poverty as a cause of losing owns home. Seek Kindness, and kind people, as a Tool to Ends Poverty A small Maine non-profit seems to think their members has the solution to ending poverty. It really not new --just untried. When Christ was asked how much do we give to the poor, he replied, "The Full Need". That is the challenge our society must do. It must "Give the Full Need" to 8 out of 10 workers paid under the liveable wage. And keep prices where they are. The trick is informing the public about what must be done. Those at Hospitality House Know the means to accomplish such is to run ads in all media for about 6 months. A full page ad in top magazines can go for $100,000. And we would require 40 magazines X 6months. TV announcement goes for 1,000 a commercial. Twice a day for the same 6 months at 5 outlet would barely be enough. Bill boards in states allowing such is another form. That is around $200,000 X 100 posts in the capital cities, and money cities. Help us in your own way to explain the real causes of poverty. Until society knows the extent of 280 million Americans out of 308 million are unable to pay the simply cost of living. They will think the broken system is working and allow the suffering of 4 in 5 workers. If you make 1.4 times your monthly rent each week, you are out of poverty with a full, or a real liveable wage. 280 million American do not make this amount. It little matters if you are an abused person, a drunk, the disabled, a welfare family, or what label you wear, if you make less than the need, you are in poverty. And such should be counted, in order to start to fix the quagmire trap. It matters little if you are caught but two feet, as in limited lack. or you are sunk up to your neck as in extreme poverty. You are still unable to pay your rent and the other basic. You should be counted as being poor the USA poverty level only counts, Extreme lack. The failed standard fails, to count if you are one pay check away from being homeless. |
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