Would it hurt if one of the candidates actually mentioned homelessness?

[Vattel]

Do either of them have a serious plan for the most impoverished among us?

[Recursion]

1. Would it hurt them? Conceivably, or it might help

Housed people don't like thinking about homeless people, so reminding them of it carries a risk to a politician. There are ways to do it well. Generally though American politicians who successfully talk about poverty talk about the housed, working poor.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Here you go.

Thanks for the thread, Vattel.

Social Security: Social Security should be strengthened and expanded.

Pension Benefits: In addition to Social Security, most Americans rely on pensions for their retirement. Recent laws that have cut funding from pension programs must be repealed.

Childcare & Education: All children deserve a quality education, and families deserve access to quality childcare for their kids.

Affordable Housing: Affordable housing should be within the means of all full time American workers.

Nutritional Programs: All Americans must have access to nutritious food, regardless of income or mobility.

Homelessness: It is unacceptable that so many Americans are living on the streets. We must increase affordable housing and work to reduce homelessness among veterans.

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http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-public-assistance/

[Vattel]

5. Thx Joe. I wish he would say more. I know he is serious about providing more jobs

and a living wage and making mental health treatment available to all, and all of that would help. But before all of that could be put in place there will be lots of people out there who just need some immediate shelter or food or health care. Baltimore County has some great organizations like "Healthcare for the Homeless," but today my partner called the number that Howard County (Maryland) had listed for what to do if you see a homeless person out in the cold and the organization person on the phone seemed put out and just said that they don't have the resources to go out to people. It was pathetic.

[99th_Monkey]

3. Awesome question. Let's raise it .. I'll help if I can.

I agree we're missing the boat on that one big time ... Homelessness
should be discussed by Dem candidates, along with middle & lower-income
peeps.

[sadoldgirl]

4. I really don't think that this lies in the realm

of the Federal government.

It is a darn serious problem, but I think it to be
one mostly for each state.

[Vattel]

6. Well, the federal government is involved in education and healthcare and many other things

that are just as much state issues. Why not homelessness?