01-15-2008, 03:25 PM
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barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 23,401
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WASHINGTON (CNN) --Thu November 8, 2007
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More than 25 percent of the homeless population in the United States are military veterans, although they represent 11 percent of the civilian adult population, according to a new report.
On any given night last year, nearly 196,000 veterans slept on the street, in a shelter or in transitional housing, the study by the Homelessness Research Institute found.
"Veterans make up a disproportionate share of homeless people," the report said. "This is true despite the fact that veterans are better educated, more likely to be employed and have a lower poverty rate than the general population.".
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Sad but true - the why's and how's I do not know, but l think it sucks.
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