There's a pretty reasonable distinction to be drawn here. The real problem here is that the homeless that most people experience really are what they seem like: drug addicted, mentally incapacitated, or completely irresponsible and unaccountable. These people are not good candidates for jobs, and it would indeed be surprising to see them successful in a role like this.
However, there's a large class of people that are not out there panhandling, not making themselves visible to regular people who are homeless, and are perfectly responsible and capable. These people can and are benefiting from programs like this.
Let's not blur this distinction for some misguided sense of social justice.
However, there's a large class of people that are not out there panhandling, not making themselves visible to regular people who are homeless, and are perfectly responsible and capable. These people can and are benefiting from programs like this.
Let's not blur this distinction for some misguided sense of social justice.