The Center For Vision And Values By Tracy Miller

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Tracy Miller’s article comes from The Center for Vision and Values, which is affiliated with the Grove City College. The center focuses on a learning community that teaches people about faith and freedom as American citizens. They write about the raw truth of difficult circumstances, including homelessness. Miller has different opinions then others when it comes to the government helping the homeless. This article talks about how the government is actually making the homeless population worse. He talks about the past and gives statistics about housing that the government has funded and how it has not helped. They are making it worse by allowing people to live in government-funded housing. Miller says this allows the homeless to continue their

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