Tent Cities Springing Up In The USA

The Oprah Show that aired on Feb. 25th, was the most heartwrenching program I've seen in a very long while. How can it be that in a country with so much wealth, blue-collar citizens are living in tents because with the horrific downturn in the economy they've lost their homes? How can the fortunate wealthy let this happen in their own country? Where is the humanity in society when few have much and most have nothing? These people are unfortunate victims of circumstance. They are not people who choose not to work, or pay their bills. How can the millionaires and billionaires sleep at night in their big. comfy beds, while decent fellow citizens are sleeping on the ground in a tent, unable to find a job to make their lives better? Shame on the wealthy! In the end, we will all be judged by our wealth - not by how much money we had, but our worth as a human being. It is shocking that in 2009, things like this happen and nothing is done to make this world a better place for everyone!

Homelessness - Shame on us!

It's frigidly cold here in our city, and last night on the news I heard a Red Cross announcement advising homeless people to go to shelters. So, how exactly were the homeless people going to get this message. They are not driving cars while listening to the radio, watching television in the comfort of their homes, etc. In our beautiful, bountiful country, there should be no homelessness. In our city we spend money to do cosmetics to city properties; build new government offices; and countless other "necessary" expenditures. Why can't we build shelters? Places to go if you're homeless? A warm place to sleep in the winter months, a safe place to sleep all year. Shame on us Canada! No one would "choose" to be homeless. We've got our priorities seriously screwed up!