Vets are by and large motivated and self reliant to the point this smells like RATsh!t to me...So, what percentage of the homeless and downtrodden claiming to be veterans, really are? My guess, about 10%.
The VAST majority of our brave fighting men and women are MORE than capable of feeding themselves and living very successful lives.
This is out of that same disgusting “trip wire vet” meme that the liberals used to smear Vietnam vets who were, in fact, better educated, less likely to suffer from substance abuse, less likely to have mental issues, earned more, lived longer, and had happier lives than the liberals who stayed here and lit their bongs with their draft notices.
Scum.
I’m thinkng esp in NYC probably a fair number of them are alcoholics, addicts or mentally ill
many of the so-called “homeless” have had some military service. In some case their problems caused their discharges as well as estrangement from their families
Far be it from me to slander a worthwhile charity.
I know nothing about the Food Bank for New York City.
But as the old Hunkie’s used to say in Cleveland, “dot’s boolsheet”
Don't ever forget that 81.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
I think your 10% guess is way too high. Claiming to be a veteran is a really easy con to use.
Economics 101 tells us that demand is potentially unlimited for any basic good offered completely for free.
She sounds like an acolyte of Mitch Snyder, infamous homeless hustler in the 80’s.
Vets are by and large motivated and self reliant to the point this smells like RATsh!t to me...Many employers avoid hiring or retaining prior servicemen of the enlisted, combat type. The debt-sucking, androgenous effete are averted to men.