Posted by Jack McLain
Secretary, Constitution Party of Florida
on the Constitution Party national website:
The woman stood at the corner with a sign reading, “Homeless – Two Children – Please Help.” She resembled an average housewife without signs of drug or alcohol abuse. I stopped for the red light, opened my window, and asked her if she knew of a rescue mission in the area. She named a couple of homes that help folks but said they were full.
I asked her about her children. She replied that they were with her sister. I didn’t have any cash to give her (only had my credit card), but I gave her a Gospel tract with our church address imprinted. Then the light changed to green and I had to move on. But her forlorn face remained in my memory.
Then last night I read of the homeless with a photo of a nice looking woman with a baby in her lap and a small boy sitting next to her, apparently on the ground or pavement, mother and son holding signs reading, “Homeless – Please Help.” The article, “Middle-class homelessness hits new high in U.S.” told of a 38 percent increase in homelessness in the last three years, that there are now an estimated 1.6 million children, or one in 45 children, out of their homes (American Free Press, 1/23/12)..
McLain goes on to talk about what he considers the causes of the problem: US taxes and regulations driving jobs to foreign nations such as China, banks selling homes without down payments and then foreclosing on them as the economy took a downturn, the willingness of consumers and company owners to do business with China, and the government supplanting churches and civic societies in providing charity/welfare. Read the whole thing.
Yes, I agree . If the masses would just awake from their slumber.
Unfortunately, I things will get much worse before they get better.