Reading Response 2

The state of homelessness in the United States is ridiculous, and while Kleniewski seems hopeful about finding a solution, I, for one, am not. The root causes of homelessness in the US are not being addressed, and I do not have faith enough in the collaborative powers of Congress to address them at present. Kleniewski acknowledges this, and points out that to prevent homelessness in the future we need, in essence, to revamp our social welfare system. This is imperative, but will Congress (which ultimately has the power over social policy) be able to do such a thing? I personally don’t think so, especially because income inequality is entrenched in our current system, and will take massive collaboration to remedy. But something needs to be done; real effort needs to be made. The way we treat the neediest people in this country is, to me, disgusting, as illustrated by Frazier’s portrait of New York homelessness. So, the logical solution seems to be mass action: the collaboration of citizens. Congress can’t ignore the unanimity of the people, can it? After all, income inequality affects far more than just homelessness. What should we do?

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