Home Ownership
For most Americans, owning one's home is the American dream. Unfortunately, for many Americans, being able to purchase a home can be difficult. Various physical, economic, social, and political problems continue to disrupt people's lives and leave many without regular shelter. One-half to three-quarters of a million people lack a place to sleep on any given night in the United States, and 3.5 million will be homeless at some time during the year.
Homelessness---a situation in which an individual or family lacks permanent housing---has been a problem throughout human history. Widespread in ancient societies, it has become less common in modern times as the overall standard of living has risen. Nevertheless, various physical, economic, social, and political problems continue to disrupt people's lives…>> (read more)
Home Ownership Points of View
5 Homelessness Is a Serious Problem
6 Life for the Working Poor Is Exceptionally Difficult
7 Difficulties of the Working Poor Are Overstated
8 Personal Irresponsibility Causes Poverty
9 Unjust Government Policies Contribute to Poverty
10 Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness
11 Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill Contributes to Homelessness
12 Welfare Reform Has Not Helped the Poor
13 Welfare Reform Has Not Reduced Poverty
14 Promoting Marriage Would Not Reduce Poverty
15 Increased Access to Shelters Would Help the Homeless
16 Handouts Often Harm the Homeless
17 Welfare Reform Benefits Single Mothers
18 Welfare Reform Is a Success
19 Media Downplay the Benefits of Welfare Reform
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Home Ownership in the News
It is typical of Washington in the wake of a crisis to eschew sound reform for the Big Gesture. Instead of addressing the subsidization of homeownership that drove down…>> (read more)
Byline: James Temple; Chronicle Staff Writer
The United States and California are ensnared in a "great recession" that will probably persist until the middle of next year,…>> (read more)
NO sane person enjoys a global recession, particularly one that flirts with being a depression. But in the spirit of the man who asked Mrs. Lincoln, "How was the…>> (read more)
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