g a governmentin the first place is to take care of the people. How can this be donewhen money is being taken away from those services that are necessary touphold this obligation? Simply put, it cannot. Those obligations areserved by nonprofit organizations who depend on government grants tomaintain a standard of care for those who need the services.The blame cannot be placed only on the government. Such a systemof assistance depends on its beneficiaries to be honest and have someintegrity. Many recipients of these services attempt to "cheat thesystem". With no will to search for work many of these recipients remainat home and reap the benefits of their weekly cheques. This causes thegovernment to create other services to control the amounts of money beingdistributed to those people. This process is costly and would beunnecessary if all of the recipients decided to take an honest approach tothis service.What can the government do to decrease the homeless population? Although there is no quick and easy answer to solve this difficult problem,Toronto has the means to attempt economical ways to research and come upwith ideas to solve it. Here in Ontario we have many excellentuniversities and colleges with equally excellent students who are takingcourses in the political sciences. If the government were to cooperatewith these universities and colleges and have them work in conjunctionwith the current research groups, then the answer to decrease the homelesspopulation would be effectively answered. The government would encounterlittle expense and at the same time give the students a chance toimplement what they are learning into real life situations. Everyonebenefits from this idea and there are no losers.In conclusion I think that our homeless problem could eventuallybe rooted out entirely if everyone were to take part in the care of theirfellow neighbour. If we were to stop being self-centered and startthinking about the other p...
