Homeless teens: what is the future?

Homeless teens are increasing in number every year. Our teens are struggling with lots of social issues. They deserve a good life and a better future. Who is to blame and how to fix this issue? Lots of questions, but no satisfying answer in the world where everything is very politicized.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...8790384093_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opnsat&wpmm=1

 

Most of these kids are already screwed.

My opinion: They were coddled and sheltered from the value of learning to win. Without instilling a desire to win at an early age, kids have no need for discipline and no goals. Competition breeds a desire to improve themselves. They study, work out, train.....whatever it takes to win. Kids nowadays in too many numbers know nothing about competing or training for a challenge such as sports, band, spelling bees, and such. It's not the only reason, but I think it's a big part. Parents aren't teaching their kids to prepare for life. Or maybe, the state isn't teaching kids to prepare for life, since too many parents let the state raise their kids.

 

That op ed had nothing to do with homeless teens. Please show us a link that is on the actual subject of the thread.

 

Basically IGNORED in the mainstream media, unless a GOP POTUS is elected, then focused on DAILY, with all blame to him/her, of course.

 

this cant be true..the president has said that unemployment is the lowest in almost ten years..inflation is really low..and he has been talking about raising min wage for atleast a year now....heck gas even went down two cents last week...I even saw a help wanted sign last week at a business...it was some fast food place...part time though...life is so much better now...ok..enough of the liberals lies....infaltion is really at over 15% for food just last year alone...

 

They deserve no such thing. We hope for those things for them, but in the end, they deserve the life and future that they make for themselves, but it is 100% up to them to make it happen. Who is to blame? Their parents, themselves, and the entitlement mindset that permeates young folks these days.

As an example, I was watching an OWS demonstration where a young man was being interviewed about his reason for being there. He said he was lobbying for free rent in an air-conditioned home with free food, medicine and high speed internet for everyone, provided by the government. He said those things are (should be) basic human rights, and should be granted to every person. Amazing.

 

Future liberals in training.

Democrats feel that all teens should live a certain amount of time as homeless so they can get a better idea how the welfare system works then when they hit adulthood they will be fully prepared to use the system the left has provided for them.

This training program comes with free voter registration as a democrat also.

 

they should throw in a xbox and a lounge chair too...sounds like good liberals policies we have now...

 

As the world becomes smaller and wealth is focused less and less on America, these teens are doomed.

As resources become more scarce, people will care less and less for the plight of the lazy and apathetic.

 

Statistically we can predict the following.....

About 38% of them are unemployed
1 in 5 will spend at least 1 year in jail at some point in their lives
1 in 12 will not reach the age of 25
8 in 9 will never rise beyond the lowest 40% income level
Just under 50% of the girls will give birth before the age of 20

Of course there is good news mixed in. The current drop out rate is the lowest on record and has more or less showed steady decline for the last 45 years. It is now roughly 1/2 the rate it was in 1970.

 

Too much children are so special that they can get away with anything they want crap.

 

Some how youngsters these days are very narrow minded. Everything is just about them and how this culture prevailed, there are lots of reasons for this.

The bottom line is if our youth would be unfocused, disoriented and lack of energy than imagine what would be the future of this country.

We all have to participate in putting back our country and youth on the track.

 

It is the liberal agenda and ideology that created this monster with their propaganda of dependency, entitlement, and victimhood and the right will be demonized when they attempt to fix it

 

Socialised housing is the answer - big housing projects for all people

 

Big housing project will create lots of other issues.

Answer to this situation family friendly laws.

 

big housing will provide jobs as well as housing - so what issues are you referring to;

family friendly laws, what does that mean and how does it help the single person?

 

They need only claim to be from Central America to get first class treatment.

 

how about setting all the new immigrants to work building housing estates, that would be a win win

 

We can see that.

 

wow, a photo of a derelict building - that's the debate done and dusted then, lol

 

I was a homeless teen for about 9 months. For myself - and the folks i surrounded myself with - it meant that we wanted to live life recklessly, hopping from house party to house party, smoking copious amounts of weed, drinking ungodly amounts of alcohol, and other activities that will go untold here.

I wouldnt worry about them, they are having fun. But to answer your question the culprit is liberalism, and all of its tenticles, along with the moral rot it creates on its infected societies.

 

you were a hedonist, ok, but how about for those that aren't - many just want somewhere to live - what's so wrong with that?

 

What's wrong is you don't respect the fact that these kids have no desire for any type of responsibility

They want somewhere to live, but at who's expense? Who's natural resources?

As much as you want to idealize the world in some Star Trek place with unlimited resources is simply impossible with current technology.

I want your house and your car and your wife on the weekends. I don't want to pay for any of it or help any keep. So give it to me.

After all like you said...

What's wrong with that?

 

Why is everybody still commenting?

The OP didn't even have an article about homeless teens.....

 

Where do you suggest the homeless live then?