Yes. That is a problem. But you know 11 years ago when I first worked for the Kroger store I am still at I only got 12 hours a week, was on food stamps, and lived in a place based off my income. I couldn't ever learn to drive a car. So I had to take the bus that was in my town. I also tried applying for medical aid through my state but they sent back a letter saying I made too much. But I kept working at Kroger and eventually was able to live in an apartment that was walking distance from my job. And I was able to change my availability so that I could work as early as 6am instead of the 9am availability I had before. I kept working there over the years and now I work 40 hours a week. Anybody else could do the same.
Also while the homeless situation is bad, there are a lot of factors that go into it. Some of it is because some people get addicted to drugs and then they can't get a job anywhere cause nobody wants to hire a drug addict. Some of it is because there just aren't enough good jobs. Some of it is because people get addicted to the Lottery which imo should be gotten rid of cause it's lead to some of the downfall of state finances here in Illinois and also does more harm to people than good in the long run. The problem is people are homeless for different reasons but whether one wants to accept it or not the super rich do own a lot of businesses that keep people poorer than themselves employed. If you are like a far leftist cousin of mine (I do love him but don't agree with him politically) taking away 90% of the money billionaires and millionaires will destroy the jobs they pay for. Also whether you think it's wrong or not Part time people who work 20 hours or less will not get a decent raise. I don't know that that's right but I have learned that working at Kroger. You don't get a substantial raise unless you're full time.
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