Young and Homeless: The Recession's Impact on Young Americans

The New York Times's Susan Saulny reports from Seattle where she talks with young adults who are struggling with homelessness as a result of the recession.

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[chansie41]

I feel sorry for the guys in the video. Companies from the US give offshore people jobs to work as customer service (been there). I'm an undergraduate, I'm Asian and I'm being paid to talk to Americans basically $10-$15.00 a DAY. I don't know if that's enough to get by in the US (cost of living in my country: $5-12.00 a day). Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for the job I had but after watching this video, I think they deserve to be given temp jobs like those.

[Houda Nait El Barj]

I totally agree with you .. the country should focus on its national misery

[sha370z]

When the Fed stop buying Debt and let rates go up we will get the CRASH

they buying 85 billion in debt each mo and loan out over 16 trillion that right over 16 trillion

[sha370z]

A good paying job don't getting housing in todays world

[Galactica Via]

If you see someone who is less fortunate on the streets than you are, and you have some spare change that you can afford to give them, please by all means do not hesitate to do so..

[Brandon McKnight]

I already did. And according to many websites we send way more than just 1.5 billion.

[urbanecologie]

I studied public policy in school and now work in D.C. The State Department, the Center for Global Development, etc. all have this info on their websites. It's common knowledge for those who dare to google!

[Brandon McKnight]

Were do you get your facts from?

[Hellsconsort]

Agreed.

[urbanecologie]

Actually, no. Foreign aid is $1.5 billion of the annual US budget, a meager ONE PERCENT !! We aren't "speaking of billions" of dollars, just billion.

Nearly 20% of the budget is spend on militarism. Your government spends billions bombing people abroad, not helping them.

Foreign aid set asides really have nothing to do with youth homelessness here.