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Originally posted by badmoon
As the USA celebrates it's Veterans Day, one must keep in mind that approx. 25% of US homeless are war verterans.
That's what happens when you draft. Poor guys never had a chance to learn how to make it in the real world.

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Originally posted by wormwood
so it's just a coincidence? that's some really bad luck they got...
There may be some coincidence in the numbers.

It is easy to take a quick look at statistics and draw conclusions that may not be true.

for instance, 47% are vietnam era...is that because:

1. Vietnam was a bad war.
2. Vietnam was unpopular.
3. Drug use was high in vietnam
4. Guerrila wars in the jungle are particularly debilitating
5. The segment of the population that went to Vietnam was predisposed to being homeless.
6. Vietnam vets are the right age to make up such a large portion.
7. Other factors not mentioned

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there has not been a draft in the usa since the days of richard nixon and a vietnam "vet" has to be as old as me...60..see alot of 60 year olds on the street claiming to be vets....

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
That's what happens when you draft. Poor guys never had a chance to learn how to make it in the real world.
Actually, the people that I knew in the military seemed to be more squared away as a result of their service.

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Originally posted by Red Night
There may be some coincidence in the numbers.

It is easy to take a quick look at statistics and draw conclusions that may not be true.

for instance, 47% are vietnam era...is that because:

1. Vietnam was a bad war.
2. Vietnam was unpopular.
3. Drug use was high in vietnam
4. Guerrila wars in the jungle are particularly debilitating
5. The ...[text shortened]... Vietnam vets are the right age to make up such a large portion.
7. Other factors not mentioned
those sound like military reasons to me.

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Originally posted by reinfeld
there has not been a draft in the usa since the days of richard nixon and a vietnam "vet" has to be as old as me...60..see alot of 60 year olds on the street claiming to be vets....
In the cities? yes

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Originally posted by tiggr
what conclusions do you draw from that??
75% of the homeless are not war veterans.

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Originally posted by wormwood
those sound like military reasons to me.
You are certainly free to glance at the data and leap to any conclusions you like.

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Originally posted by mwmiller
75% of the homeless are not war veterans.
That's actually a very good point

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They'd have probably ended up homeless anyway if they had never been in the service.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
They'd have probably ended up homeless anyway if they had never been in the service.
That is certainly a possibility for SOME.

However, it is more likely that SOME veterans were damaged by the war and ended up homeless as a result of their service.

Determinging percentages would require a lot more research.

OR, we could all just LEAP to the conclusion that satisfies our own agenda.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
They'd have probably ended up homeless anyway if they had never been in the service.
Why?

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Originally posted by Red Night
That is certainly a possibility for SOME.

However, it is more likely that SOME veterans were damaged by the war and ended up homeless as a result of their service.

Determinging percentages would require a lot more research.

OR, we could all just LEAP to the conclusion that satisfies our own agenda.
Over the years i've been spare-changed by a number of ragamuffins wearing a field jacket festooned with all manner of patches, and been treated to their wide-eyed stories. Never met one that wasn't full of it. There are indeed some war torn psychos out there, but most of the bums that want a handout got their reminiscences from a Sgt. Fury comic book.

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I've heard that more veterans committed suicide after Vietnam than died in conflict. Is this just rubbish?

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