ivory or ebony... forgive me, the point being you can't look from above upon the squalid masses and dictate their behavior just cos a standout few behave very badly. you're right that it's our politicians attitudes have been the bane but the public needs to be better educated on the harsh realities instead of mimicking such banalities. it's been shown how solutions are ignored while the money for needed actions continues to be squandered and that a virtual utopia could have been achieved by now. even those like yourself should have benefitted already from proper handling of the situation instead of the wait and uncertainty of affordable housing, which for many is not even affordable. outside of the very few who've lost their minds on the streets nobody is refusing legitimate help, but many have given up and don't trust anybody now. free permanent housing is the doable solution, the only reason it's not happening is deliberate avoidance by officials and public ignorance. unacceptable.