13,400 of Chicago’s homeless were employed as recently as 2017, 18,000 had a college education
“The new report challenges long held stereotypes concerning homeless people in the US.
A report published on Tuesday by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, revealed that 13,400 of the city’s homeless population had jobs in 2017 while another 18,000 had a college education. The report challenges long held stereotypes concerning the homeless that include the false idea that anyone with a steady job or college education is immune from one of life’s most difficult experiences.
After examining 2017 census data, the Chicago Coalition of the Homeless (CCH) found that about 86,000 people experienced homelessness in the city at some point during the year.”
A healthy economy has a strong middle class, an abundance of jobs, and businesses that can afford to hire people. A weak economy over taxes businesses so that excess capital flows to Washington D.C. to feed the voracious appetite of government.
Storm Brooks July 18, 2019
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