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-'''Homeless''' is a term used to describe people who have no place to live that they can call their own.  It usually also implies people of limited financial resources or prospects.  A number of homeless shelters are located across the [[United States]], usually run by [[religious charities]].  Besides giving shelter, they often have programs for job placement that can help the homeless move back into society.  In enacting programs to reinflate the housing bubble<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/11/politics/otherpeoplesmoney/main4858348.shtml CBS News]</ref><ref>[http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1475408&p=1 Financial Post]</ref>, [[Barack Hussein Obama|President Obama]] ensures that more people at the margins of poverty will be priced out of buying or renting shelter, as monthly rents for a home are correlated directly to mortgage payments and property taxes based upon the home's value. The alternative side of Obama's ill-conceived strategy is that, as of 2009, it is a great time to buy a home.  Under [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]], home ownership was at the highest level ever at almost 70%.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6902224/ NBC News]</ref>
-==References==
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-[[Category:Economics]]
-[[Category:Sociology]]
-[[Category:Social Problems]]

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