Albuquerque program hires panhandlers to work in maintenance jobs

Re:Albuquerque program hires panhandlers to work in maintena... by peteretep on Saturday August 13, 2016 @06:26PM (#12283367)

    > The classic panhandling hobo
    > however, is mostly
    > incorrigible and nigh 
    > impossible to get on the 
    > right path

Citation? *

* That doesn't fall prey to the No True Scotsman fallacy

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Re:Albuquerque program hires panhandlers to work in maintena... by tootie on Saturday August 13, 2016 @08:07PM (#12283695)

I don't see how that fallacy can apply. We have pretty good definitions for chronically homeless. Here's a good summary, and there's a linked PDF with more data. Exhibit 2.7 in the PDF says that among the single homeless population (not families) 68% are substance abusers and 48% are mentally ill.

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/526/homeless-facts.html

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