Ave age of homeless is 8 yrs in Mass - need to allow kids to work at 6 yrs

[papau]

United Way is asking folks in Massachusetts to replace Government monies no longer available with contributions to United Way so that UW can send the money on to fight homelessness in Massachusetts, where the average age of a homeless person is 8 years old.

It must be those labor laws that prevent 6 years olds from working so the family can afford shelter.

Funny how this has not been on broadcast or print media.

Thank God for those tax cuts helping the economy.

[lcordero]

1. Now would really be a good time for Ted Kennedy to go on a

super offensive. The Dems need to assault the Repukes from every angle possible.

[Davis_X_Machina]

2. Pug gospel is that the homeless choose to be so...

..because of all the advantages it has.

I guess those kids should have made different choices, or chose different parents.

[maxanne]

3. the National Coalition to End Homelessness

predicts over a million children will be homeless next year.

I truly do not understand why people are not outraged by homeless children. Why isn't this being shouted from the rooftops? Instead of fighting for the rights of lumps of tissue - why aren't the Talibornagains screaming about this?

[papau]

4. I agree - it should be on the nightly news - every week.

But that might cut into Bush's poll ratings - and our media only reports reports that do not decrease Bush poll ratings.

Something about not "making news" - and the increasing homeless is "old news" and therefor not allowed on the "news" - even if new homeless numbers come out each month plus new studies.