Addiction, mental illness, and homelessness is very serious.  All over the U.S. it has become a major problem.  I don't really think laughing and making jokes about it really helps the problems.  Perhaps some of you could volunteer to help reduce the nation's problems.  What is our country's problem is also your problem.  Please remember that these people are brothers, fathers, mothers, sisters, grandparents, children of someone, and but the for grace of God, you are safe and warm.  Had you been born under different circumstances you might be in their shoes.  I don't say this meaning that people should not be incarcerated, but in an ideal world people would grow up with all the same advantages.  For you women that have been unkind in your comments, the Anchorage  women's overflow shelter will be staying open for the summer.  They need volunteers from 9pm until 12 am.  Be a contributor to help stop the problem, not a person that contributes to the problem by spouting hate.