The American Dream
Note: This is my first real video. My apologies for any shortcomings herein. Anyway, this is a subject that’s close to my heart. First, I’ll say, SCREW BUSH & CHENEY!! Anyway, the face of homelessness has drastically changed throughout the years. In the 1980s, thousands of individuals from the nation’s public psychiatric hospitals were discharged, leaving many of the country’s mentally ill without homes. This gave rise to a popular misconception, however, that led many to think all homeless people were mentally ill or suffered from drug or alcohol abuse problems. Oftentimes, homeless people were portrayed as lazy and unclean. BUT TODAY, MORE WORKING and middle class families face the prospect of living on the streets. The federal agency in charge of housing issues, released the most complete report on homelessness in the US The report, “The Forgotten Americans – Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve,” revealed that some 11 million Americans have “worst case” housing needs, putting them at a high risk of homelessness. Many are either spending over half of their paycheck on housing — often doubled up with others in overcrowded conditions — or live in houses that are falling apart. Marvellous country, yeah right…. Note: Venice beach shot at 3.35 belongs to one user called kengicat.
Video Rating: 4 / 5