This is one of my first videos done about a year ago. I interviewed my friend Lisa for my class assignment. She had been homeless for a while since she moved back to New York from Maryland. She recently moved into a room ($240 a week!!!!!). Since I revamped the blog (the previous one can be found in my profile) I thought I would repost the original interview. It was about 25 degrees when we did this. I still thank her for talking t me as it opened my eyes a bit more to a huge problem in America that is getting immense. The Occupy people may be annoying to some (not me) but they are tackling a problem that needs to be addressed.
I am 47 years old and I have been aware of the homeless situation since the early 1980s. I thought it was odd that since Reagan took office there were more people living in the street. Worse, politicians take light of the situation. My personal feelings on homelessness is that it is every one's responsibility to look out for those less fortunate. I personally don't trust a lot of people who ask for money claiming to advocate for the homeless and I am cautious of folks who panhandle. I will buy a person food in a heartbeat though. I also think that the government has a responsibility to look out for those who cannot look out for themselves. They take care of other countries that despise the United States so why not take care of the folks in this country. I don't buy into the theory that people living on the streets are lazy or on drugs. Granted ,some are, but that doesn't mean they should not be helped. You will hear in the interview what Lisa had to endure just to get food stamps. In a nation that bails out companies that then grant themselves thousand dollar bonuses, giving a person $200 in food stamps should not take an act of congress
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