Is It There Own Damn Fault?

Regarding the homeless and other impoverished people in the US, please don’t try to use the tired old “it’s their own damn fault” excuse.  First of all, to keep upward pressure on wages low, our country requires some level of unemployment and will do whatever it takes to maintain that level, even if it means forcing people to sleep on the street.  Secondly, our country does not adequately and equally prepare everyone to make productive contributions to society and therefore support themselves.  So, simply stated, “it’s our damn fault,” and so it is our responsibility to make it better.