Why Should We Support our Homeless Troops?

Why Should We Support our Homeless Troops?

Introduction

The issues of homelessness among the troops of America have caused general tensions between homeless people and the rest of society. There have been several programs initiated to assist the national heroes regarding their concerns of homelessness. Nonetheless, still the number of U.S soldiers does not have a place to stay when they return to their home town. In the mid-1970s homelessness in the troops of the United States began to increase as inflation raised, real-dollar wages began to decline, and manufacturing jobs disappeared at an alarming rate. Moreover, in the 1980s federal funding cuts for low-income housing caused a decline in single-room occupancies and exacerbated the growing problem of homeless troops.

While in earlier periods homelessness was often connected to migratory employment, economic shifts, particularly in the 1970s, signaled the rise of homelessness among the U.S troops connected to static unemployment. The purpose of this paper is to argue a debatable concern which represents the support provided to the homeless soldiers of United States; especially, in the context of homeless veterans present in South Carolina. The paper will argue in light of different sources. Nonetheless, the paper will also focus on the positive and negative aspects of supporting homeless soldiers in South Carolina. There are several conceptions that argue the support criteria of homeless soldiers. Majority of the homeless soldiers are either psychologically unwell or they are suffering from contagious diseases. Nonetheless, the help is crucially required by the national heroes that do not have enough sources to earn their living.

Homeless Veterans in South Carolina

According to the in-depth analysis of the statistics representing homeless veterans in South Carolina, it can be states that the significant number of homeless veterans located in South Carolina is usually male. Nevertheless, there are some statistics that represent female homeless veterans. The significant portion of the homeless veterans in South Carolina is either teenagers or single adults. In addition, the majority of these veterans belong to the urban localities of South Carolina; moreover, most of these veterans suffer from chronic diseases or mental illness which is a substantial threat to the healthcare system operating in South Carolina (DeRosa, 2006, 89-96). The invisibility of South Carolina's veterans is a function of the architecture of citizenship, the physical and social engineering of environments that mitigates their recognition.

The homeless veterans of South Carolina have served in different war fronts that range from World War II to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Nonetheless, according to diverse sources, almost half of the homeless veterans of South Carolina risked their lives during the Vietnam era. Approximately, 53% of the homeless veterans in South Carolina are Hispanic or African-American; however, the total percentage of homeless veterans in South Carolina is 12.8% of the population (O'Keefe, 2010, 76-83). Despite of the services offered by U.S Department of Veteran Affairs to the homeless troops of South Carolina; there are several reasons due to which individuals still sleep on the street of South ...