It's a very complex problem. We have a bunch of homeless in our City. Some are homeless by choice, some by circumstance. To some of them, it seems to be a life style choice. No worries, no job, eat for free at the shelter, don't have to be a citizen, drink and drug when ever they want. Then we have the pan handlers that claim to be homeless. ( Most are not ) They are on many street corners pan handling motorists. Working ambulance, I transport them everyday. Most are not even from this City. They just came here because we have all the social services for the homeless. They play the system. The average citizen just sees them as down and out people and hands them money. Which keeps the cycle going.
