“Nobody had thought to ask the poor homeless if they needed or even wanted help.”
This.
“no matter how poor I am (and I have been POOR) I was always stringently tidy.”
And this.
Those who will not make an effort to care for themselves and will not accept help can’t be helped. They don’t have the same goals you do.
“no matter how poor I am (and I have been POOR) I was always stringently tidy.... Not bitchin’, not criticizing, not picking an argument, but there are NO poor in the US. The sooner we spread this truth, the faster we uplift everybody.