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Topic	Would you rather give a job to a homeless man or a hard worker?
Zeus 06/26/18 4:35:49 PM #19:	BlackScythe0 posted... Most homeless people have untreated mental illnesses that keep them from holding a job. Besides being a harmful stereotype towards the mentally ill, it's also not even remotely true. The actual projected number -- used by advocacy groups, no less -- is 20-25% http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/Mental_Illness.html Which, by the way, isn't that much higher than the 20% for the general population, many of whom also either don't receive or seek treatment. http://www.newsweek.com/nearly-1-5-americans-suffer-mental-illness-each-year-230608 ParanoidObsessive posted... LinkPizza posted... vocedelmorte posted... Lets be honest, homeless man became that directly because he have chosen to not have a job or has shitty traits that wouldn't let him keep one. And you better be hard worker if you work in fast food Im surprised people actually think this. Shit just happens sometimes. True. But far more often, shit happens for very specific reasons. This is a very good object lesson for people who think that all a homeless person needs to get back on their feet is a helping hand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams_(voice-over_artist) Pretty much. While a job can help somebody who is just down on their luck, others have prolonged substance abuse issue or make poor life choices that can keep landing them in similar circumstance. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:904008938] in Would you ... [t:76751267]...</cite> <quote><cite>BlackScythe0 posted...</cite> <quote>Most homeless people have untreated mental illnesses that keep them from holding a job.</quote> Besides being a harmful stereotype towards the mentally ill, it's also not even remotely true. The actual projected number -- used by advocacy groups, no less -- is 20-25% http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/Mental_Illness.html Which, by the way, isn't that much higher than the 20% for the general population, many of whom also either don't receive or seek treatment. http://www.newsweek.com/nearly-1-5-americans-suffer-mental-illness-each-year-230608 <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LinkPizza posted...</cite> <quote><cite>vocedelmorte posted...</cite> <quote>Lets be honest, homeless man became that directly because he have chosen to not have a job or has shitty traits that wouldn't let him keep one. And you better be hard worker if you work in fast food</quote> Im surprised people actually think this. Shit just happens sometimes.</quote> True. But far more often, shit happens for very specific reasons. This is a very good object lesson for people who think that all a homeless person needs to get back on their feet is a helping hand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams_(voice-over_artist)</quote> Pretty much. While a job can help somebody who is just down on their luck, others have prolonged substance abuse issue or make poor life choices that can keep landing them in similar circumstance. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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