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Homeless In America

Homeless In America

Introduction
	Homelessness is not new to our nation, and it has greatly increased over the past ten years. (Hombs, 1-4) For growing numbers of people, work provides little, if any, protection against homelessness. Low national un-employment levels do not mean that all working people are well-off. (Blau, 21-24)
	What is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart  B. McKinney, 
for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, “a homeless person (homelessness)is one who lacks a fixed permanent nightime residence, or whose nighttime residence is a temporary shelter, welfare hotel, or any public or private place not designed as sleeping accommodations for human beings.” (Blau, 8)  A rather deceptive definition when one considers the fact that homelessness is not a natural state, but one created and maintained by political agendas.
	Our government is not doing all that it can to combat our nation’s homelessness.
In 1987, the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was put into law. (Hombs, 68-83)  However, 
our government has moved away from the need to address the causes of homelessness.  Instead
our government has focused on the individual responsibility of those who become homeless, 
blaming their misfortune as their own fault. (Blau, 5-9)  It is this belief

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