By Kitty Monsalud Santa Monica
Regarding the letters from residents who are upset that there are homeless people in Santa Monica and who asked them to be “removed” and I couldn’t help to think: The homeless are humans, just like me and you who didn’t have the fortune to go through live without major problems like addictions, mental issues and poverty.
If I don’t like their presence in Santa Monica I should try to find a solution to change this. And this means to vote for a president, a governor and mayor who raises taxes in order to get the U.S. education system up-to-date; somebody who will spend tax money for the health system and who is eager to build jobs in our cities; somebody who promotes rent control so not only the rich can afford to live somewhere.
Solve the problem by the roots instead of creating a hostile and inhumane society that looks down on the less fortunate.
Vote for the right people and get involved into day to day politics, then you might create a world with less poverty and substance abuse that looks pretty and picturesque.
Every day I wake up in the morning I thank God not to be homeless.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 10, 2006. Read the original PDF.