Commentary on my classmates

"One approximation of the annual number of homeless in America is from a study done by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, which estimates between 2.3 and 3.5 million people experience homelessness. According to a study released this month by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, an estimated 744,313 people experienced homelessness in one night in January 2005. Some 56 percent of them were living in shelters and transitional housing and, 44 percent were unsheltered." My classmate's blog about the effect of homeless people in shelters is very true and thoughtful. I really think cities should set aside money to take care of people living in shelters. With our current economy, people are losing their jobs and homes left and right. Fox news reports that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing the exact opposite, he is buying homeless people a one way ticket to another city. "Families have been sent to 24 states and five continents, mostly to Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. City officials say none of the relocated families have returned to city shelters." I strongly agree with what my classmate says, "Some homeless people have a mental illness or addiction, or both. The government should serve to help the people, just like we let the government govern us. We cannot just abandon these people." Homeless people are people too, sometimes they just need a little help.