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Statistics of federal agencies revealed however, that throughout the past few months, the number of middle-class professionals and families seeking refuge in the state shelters has drastically increased. In the Los Angeles County for instance, former lawyers, pre-med students, real-estate agents, business owners and other highly educated professionals lost their jobs and homes and are now homeless. The Burbank Temporary Aid Center has for example registered a 66% increase in demand for shelter over the past twelve months. Half of this increase is due to middle-class professionals who are now experiencing homelessness for the first time in their lives. Throughout the entire country, with 250,000 millionaires, at least 73,000 people are homeless on any given night; out of them, 40% are women and children. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, 35,000 children are homeless, 35% more than last year. During an average night, only 12% of the homeless people in Los Angeles are able to find shelter. The rest sleep on the street or in vehicles. The risks of doing this have drastically increased as the attacks on homeless people have tripled in the recent past. Some incidents even ended with the death of the victim (Daily News, 2008).
Homelessness is a severe social problem that must be addressed starting at its core. Individuals must be offered equal opportunities to develop and become educated and professionally formed. The state has to create a sustainable economy that is able to employ and remunerate all citizens. Despite these efforts, fact remains that homelessness among...
The immediate resolution to this matter can only come with the allocation of sufficient budgets that allow for the sheltering of the tens of thousands of homeless Americans. Sadly however, these resources are limited and most of the national income seems aimed at economic revival, with a decreasing focus on societal issues. A temporary fix could come from understandings with various sponsors that could financially support homeless people and shelters, in exchange for tax deductions. The feasibility of such a proposition is however questionable as the state may depend on its tax income to revive the economy and may not be willing to renounce it.
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Fraser, J.A., a Farewell to Jobs; as the Economy's Victims Pile Up, How Can Anyone Feel Secure? Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: March 4, 2009, p. A29
Pierson, D., State Caught in Avalanche of Job Losses; After Steep January Cuts, more than 10% of Californians are out of Works. And it's Even Worse in L.A. County, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: February 28, 2009, P.A1
Simon, S., Middle-Aged and Jobless for Unemployed Engineer, Every New Rejection Letter Brings Tears, Los Angeles Times, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Pa: February 2, 2008, p.A-18
More Middle-Class Homeless Hardship: Unemployed Professionals Make Up a Larger Share of L.A. County's Needy, Daily News, Los Angeles, Calif.: October 26, 2008, p.A1
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