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..and a percentage of those drank or took drugs or were unable to hold a job for reasons having nothing to do with military service and it is a generalized estimate from veteran groups who want funding ( i am a veteran of the army ) and some have commited crimes and are out on parole and some were evicted from their homes by the court for wife beating or child abuse...some carry "i am a veteran" cardboard signs as a scam as
they beg on the side of the freeway off-ramp...so let us not politicize the people on the street...they are there for many reasons...all people who ate carrots in 1848 are now dead so don't eat carrots...same conclusionary thinking...
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Originally posted by badmoonThat doesn't sound right, got a link supporting that statistic? I don't doubt that there's a large percentage that CLAIM to be war veterans, it's always good for some sympathy change.
As the USA celebrates it's Veterans Day, one must keep in mind that approx. 25% of US homeless are war verterans.
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Originally posted by Sam The Shamhttp://www.nchv.org/background.cfm#facts
That doesn't sound right, got a link supporting that statistic? I don't doubt that there's a large percentage that CLAIM to be war veterans, it's always good for some sympathy change.
Veterans make up 11% of the population and 23% of the homeless population.
47% of homeless vets are vietnam era vets and 76% of homeless vets have drug, alcohol, or mental health problems.
12 Nov 07
Originally posted by Sam The ShamIt was right 10 and 20 years ago, it was mostly Vietnam vets, I'm not sure about now
That doesn't sound right, got a link supporting that statistic? I don't doubt that there's a large percentage that CLAIM to be war veterans, it's always good for some sympathy change.