Woman, Disabled Son Die in Snow Covered Car After Trying to Reach Police

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20. Horrifying and heartbreaking.

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When I read that the son was dead before the call was made, I was horrified.

The heartbreak is living in a country that claims to be civilized, but can't manage to ensure that every person we share this nation with has access to the bare minimum needed for a semblance of human dignity.

Homelessness in America is an immoral and intolerable condition that we have collectively grown far too comfortable with tolerating. Are we a nation devoid of conscience? Because it is something we can't "fix" as individuals, we throw up our hands in helplessness?

How do we build the collective will to make sure those who benefit the most from the interplay of the public and private sectors in this thing we call the "American economy" also make the substantial contributions necessary to provide basic housing to all and establish publicly-funded programs that have the capacity to offer effective treatment and support services to every person struggling with mental illness or addiction?