Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem?

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medical care and necessary social services, and to
the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability,
widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
control.

This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not
enough. These rights are subject to the discretion of the government of
the country who decides to obey these universal rights. How much is
"adequate"?

The government, both at the federal and municipal levels, is
currently working on new spending cuts. These cuts also include spending
on welfare, unemployment and social services that are geared towards
helping the homeless. Spending cuts can be seen as a necessity to
maintain the country economically, but the reason for having a government
in the first place is to take care of the people. How can this be done
when money is being taken away from those services that are necessary to
uphold this obligation? Simply put, it cannot. Those obligations are
served ...

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