January 10, 2007
Less than 1%
That's the (approximate) percentage of homeless people we have in our country.
WASHINGTON (AP) - There were 744,000 homeless people in the United States in 2005, according to the first national estimate in a decade. A little more than half were living in shelters, and nearly a quarter were chronically homeless, according to the report Wednesday by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, an advocacy group.
That's right. In a country that topped 300,000,000 people last year, less than 1% are without homes (0.248% to be exact). That's lower than the jobless average (which last checked in at 4.5%).
While the reasons for this can vary widely from individual to individual, I find it very reassuring that so comparatively few people here are living in the streets. To hear activists talk, I would have expected the number to be much higher. (But if you'll read the article linked above, you won't find any mention of percentages.)
Aaron at Lifelike Pundits adds his two cents.
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The hard work of the American people is responsible for this - not some state housing program.
It really frustrates me that people think that the last six years have been "hard times." It's absolutely unreal.
And I wish the president had a sister souljah moment with all the whiners in this country who bitch about $3/gallon gas. The Democrats do the whole country a disservice by pretending its bad right now, they keep us unprepared for when it really goes bad.
the squatters in New Orleans after Katrina offer an example of what helplessness this type of attitude can create.
Posted by: aaron at January 10, 2007 07:00 PMThe same thing happens when they (left) talk about health insurance. 47 million don't have it. Wow...that's a big number. But, when you start backing out the number of people who don't want it(young folks), children, and seniors covered by other programs, the number and percentage become very small. 47 million sounds so much bigger.
Posted by: THIRDWAVEDAVE at January 10, 2007 08:01 PM
