“Why would they leave a guaranteed check and great weather?”
Appalled by Sarasota’s “homeless” problem the local paper (as I recall) hired a private detective to investigate. They actually published the results, which surprised me. A large percentage of the homeless were not penniless, as they expected. Many had retirement incomes, plastic money and stayed in motels when the weather was bad. Many had an income from begging that equaled the equivalent of regular income adjusted for taxes of $30k. When they went to the next level and started interviewing “homeless” they found that they were people who didn’t want to be tied to a house and traditional values. They just wanted to live free from all the normal constraints. Now, this isn’t to say there are no homeless who are just folks down on their luck with no family or help. It also doesn’t address the large number of drug addicted mentally ill who can’t hold a job because they spend every penny go get high.
But I’d be surprised if very many people take up Hawaii on their offer. If they do, they’ll be back when their government paid vacation is over. Homelessness, for many, is a lifestyle and they like it.
homeless and I like it
like it love it like it love it
isn’t there a song like this?
“When they went to the next level and started interviewing “homeless” they found that they were people who didn’t want to be tied to a house and traditional values. They just wanted to live free from all the normal constraints.”
I have worked with homeless folks. There are very few truly ‘homeless’ people. There was a time when I nearly became one myself. However, because I had no desire to stay there and was almost there due to bad circumstances, I got out.