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Noah Jennings
Boulder, CO
I work with the homeless in Colorado.
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Noah commented on the article |I think you have a wonderful point, but miss the primary issue. As I read it, David was trying to counter a way of talking about homelessness that perpetuates a false sense of classlessness and equality in this country. The fact is, to risk a problematic phrase, there are many who benefit at the expense of the poor from the idea that it's possible for anyone at any time to be homeless. The fact that Bill Gates will never be homeless while others without his privilege remain at risk is troubling.
Concerning your arguments about reasons for homelessness, I defer to your experience. But I also wonder whether there's the possibility that we sometimes conflate different issues when we talk about "causes of homelessness." While illness and other issues contribute to poverty and a shaky social support network, I wonder whether the "causes" of homelessness are more likely systemic in nature. I don't think this trivializes the unique struggles of the individual fighting to keep their head above water. On the contrary, I believe holding fast to a difference between the causes of homelessness and the causes poverty is important to honor the fights in their particularity.
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