The scoffers and trolls on this thread would think quite differently about the need to house people who are homeless should they, family members, or friends find themselves homeless one day.  Until then, it's all about "me, me, me."  That is sad and inhumane.  Come down to Occupy Medical at 13th and Ferry on a Sunday afternoon and talk with some of the folks you are disdaining.  That is if you are not afraid to get out of your comfort zone.