Thereexists a wholebranchofhomelesspeopleouttherewhoweneverhearanythingabout.
Thesearethepeoplewhoarehomelesswhilestillholdingdown a job.
A December 2016 Guardianarticleinterviewedpeoplewhoworkedatpubs, atMcDonald's, andeveninanofficemakingmorethanminimumwage. Thesepeoplewerestillhomeless.
Attheendofthelastdecade, itcostthemayor's office $36,000 peryeartoshelter a singlefamilyinNewYorkCity.
Itwassuch a drainonthecity's coffersthattheBloombergadministrationbeganbuyingonewayairlineticketstoanywhereintheworldforhomelesspeople, payingover $6,000 inoneinstancetofly a homelesspersontoParis.