Persuasive Speech On Homeless

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I would like to talk to you about the homeless problem in our country. I have noticed that many homeless people are veterans who have been neglected by our government and our every day people. It saddens me to see this and I would like to change it.I think we should cut funding for certain things programs that are not as useful, like the National Endowment for the Arts, for instance.

Statistics show that there are 564,708 homeless people in america. Of that number, 67,354 are veterans. Something we can do about this is cut funding for more useless programs to build more shelters and homes for these homeless, as well as finding jobs for them. If the homeless happen to have family, we should put them on food stamps until they can get back

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