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Life in the USA The American People Lifestyle Distinctions
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The Homeless
Homelessness has increased steadily in the United States since about 1980 and has become a major national issue. The homeless are everywhere in America. While many people become temporarily homeless and are forced to seek assistance from others, many other homeless people live on the street and have no expectation of ever doing anything else. In major cities, people earn a full time living by selling items they find in garbage cans or by begging. With improvement and “gentrification” of inner-city neighborhoods, many homeless people are having a harder time finding shelter, even in cardboard boxes on the street. The great majority of efforts by private organizations and the government have failed to make a dent in the homelessness problem, though there are organizations like Habitat for Humanity that have succeeded in helping homeless people one person at a time.
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