Should the involuntary homeless present themselves as survivors?

[preciousdove]

It would be impossible with the current chaos for any agency to say where anybody came from.

I am asking this because I have a sister who has been waiting for SSDI for 23 months now. The decision is sitting on some judges desk. She has three separate but equally qualifying conditions and almost killed herself trying to continue working. Our family can carry her for now but I hear about this escalating problem since Bush took over. Also the insurance company that handles Workman's comp in Minnesota routinely denies 50 percent and appeals are difficult.

I also heard that the greatest proportion of homeless or semi-homeless are mentally ill, physically ill or borderline on intelligence making finding and keeping a job impossible.

Welfare no longer exists for "able bodied: people and proving you are not requires health insurance which they do not have.

Are they any less deserving than the victims of Katrina? They are victims of our societies' neglect and indifference; and greed on the part of our leaders.

The GOP just gave billions to corporations and you know there will be no oversight so is this really wrong? Why does a corporation stealing billions get a fine, maybe and a person gets put in jail for recieving benefits they need, and really deserve but don't qualify for under a heartless system?

Should compassionate people assist them in doing this? We have been unable to change the system but if we look the other way and they die, which they do, are we not as bad as FEMA?

I have never stepped out of line like this but what are we going to do? Three more years and how many will not survive our brutal system?

[elehhhhna]

1. good god. nominated.