Poverty is a criminal offense in America.

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Of course, many of those homeless are veterans that we pretend to honor...as long as it doesn't cost us anything.

http://nchv.org/index.php/news/media/bac...tatistics/

Although flawless counts are impossible to come by – the transient nature of homeless populations presents a major difficulty – the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates that 62,619 veterans are homeless on any given night. Over the course of a year, approximately twice that many experience homelessness. Only 7% of the general population can claim veteran status, but nearly 13% of the homeless adult population are veterans.