Homelessness in America: Bad Luck
Imagine traveling during the day having nothing to your name, carrying bags everywhere you go and not knowing where your next meal is going to come from. Now picture thousands of homeless people living on the streets in America and many of them do not choose to live this way. Unfortunately, for some people they are victims of bad luck that leads to homelessness in America. Although, many will argue that being homeless has something to do with a personal choice also, but according to thousands of homeless people, bad luck was present too. Homeless Americans are those people who do not live in a home at all and is often the cause of being victims of bad luck. There are many reasons why homelessness is related to having bad luck like: the lost of employment, having the problem of finding employment and having to worry about paying bills on time. Everyday in America many people are encounter with the problem with lost of employment, whether it is from being fired or laid off by an employer, both reasons can lead to financial problems. What about the people with the problem of not finding a job in America at all, the financial worries they face are extraordinary. Many people relate laziness with homelessness, but it is hard for people to find a job. People with no jobs clearly do not have any money, which leads to the last reason of having to worry about not being able to pay bills on time that can cause bills to become overdue. The arguments concerning that homelessness is a personal choice also having reasons to persuade individuals like: they have an incredible amount of proud; and they are drug and alcoholic addicts. Usually, the homeless people who process proud, refuses help from local shelters and close family members. It should come by no surprise that many homeless people are drug and alcoholic addicts and spend all their money on purchasing these vindictive products. Therefore, many Americans do not feel any compassion towards the homeless for these reasons.
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