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Originally Posted by bluedogok
Some people think seeing any homeless person is a "big problem". I have seen homeless people in every city that I have ever visited and in most cases it is not as big of a public issue as some make it out to be. I haven't noticed it being that big of an issue downtown but since I don't work/live there maybe I haven't been exposed to it as much as some.
In spite of all the efforts to reduce homelessness you will never to able to fully eradicate it because there is a segment of that population that prefers it. All you can do is address those that want help.
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I couldn't agree with you more. In NYC you see the poor homeless sleeping on top of vent grates on the sidewalks in the winter trying to keep warm and you just walk on by going about your business. In Washington DC the homeless are on the park benches sleeping near almost all the major attractions and I've even seen them wading in the fountains to retrieve the coins people toss in. It is what it is.