Alameda Study Shows Homeless Are Previously Working Seniors

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Glad you posted this.

This past summer we traveled some seven thousand miles to the Midwest and back. Now,this little blurb will no doubt piss the well off members on this board. If one has roots in the working class and I mean getting you hands dirty and living for paycheck to paycheck. First you see the struggle signs,second you relate to most of their circumstances,third one can do some kind of intervention to help. Back to our thread,when at the end of a days driving,you find a campground for the night. BTW,we have made this or similar trips for the last ten years,and what was the big eye opener this year was the huge increase of Senior's living month to month in R/V parks. Not as a traveling Tourist but as matter of economics,here are a few of the things we discovered,loss of a job,loss of their homes as a result of job loss,bankruptcy as a result of job loss or over whelming medical bills,and the many are moving from area to area to find part time or permanent jobs because their Social Security or Pensions just doesn't cover there needs. If one thinks our Seniors are all living the fat cat life,get real,there are unknown numbers struggling to get from today to tomorrow. Yes,there are is a small number of Seniors that have to financial means to afford a 200k R/V,and that is a story in it's self. Bottom line,it might cost seven hundred or less for a lot in a R/V Park,you typical home has fixed expense of three grand or more. You will never see any of these stories on the Nightly News or see this in the Paper of Record New York Times. Not every Senior is a greedy Geezer.