# 15 Michael Romett - reading 5 - homeless

I want to talk about an article that I read a few months ago about homeless people within the United States. I cannot find the exact article again but I have the main idea down. First I want to state that I believe God created everyone the way they are and the world around us today. Whether we are environmentally killing out planet or not that is another topic of discussion. Everyone in the United States has right and I believe with the evolution that we have taken over the past 100 years there should be no issue with people sleeping on the streets. We spend trillions of dollars each year trying to keep drugs off the street when in turn we have people sleeping on the same streets and when we spend all of this money then that leaves less money to help other problems. Medically, when a homeless person has to go to the hospital and does not have insurance, then tax dollars are going to pay for health care for that individual. In turn, the same tax dollars that we are paying to keep drugs off the street are the same tax dollars that are paying for this health insurance. Which is why taxes raise when there become more homeless or more drug problems. This article talks about creating a home for these homeless people giving them the minimal medical benefits. This is going to be saving money when the homeless go into hospitals and they have some benefit compared to the zero benefits that they had before it will save tax dollars. Religiously I believe that this is a silent act of God working his magic. Helping out these individuals that cannot house themselves, and solving one of the biggest problems in our country is a big step. When all you hear about is the criminals and problems with our country on television, religion I believe is what has given this country the power to help out these individuals. We all have rights, and I believe in treat others the way you want to be treated, and it that means possibly saving a life by creating homes for homeless, then I believe my religious background will help voice my opinion about taking care of the people in this country who cannot take care of themselves.