Surrounded by rats. A homeless man pleads for volunteers to stop dropping off so much food. A majority of it, he says, becomes rat food. At night, they gnaw through his tent. He and others would prefer real help. Here’re some tidbits of after-the-fact guidance for all the sob stories in the linked article that would’ve kept these idiots off the street to start with: 1. Don’t drop out of school. Pay attention while you’re there, ‘cause your future depends on it. 2. As part of your educational process, gain a marketable skill. Even if it’s one that you don’t really like, it’ll keep you from livin’ in a tent pitched on the sidewalk. 3. Once you’re livin’ in a home you rent or own, don’t succumb to insolvency by havin’ more debt than income – that’s like divin’ into the deep end, not knowin’ how to swim, and the fastest way to be out on your ass. 4. Face the fact that collecting cans outta the closest trashcan to buy tonight’s bottle of cheap wine or recreation drug of choice is not a solid career path. Ps: If you didn’t wanna share a tent with rats, you shoulda paid attention to 1 through 4 above.
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