On the basis of all the work done by social scientists, approximately

On the basis of all the work done by social scientists, approximately how many homeless persons should be expected and tolerated in our society?

a. No more than 5%
b. No more than 10%
c. No more than 15%
d. There should not be homeless persons in America.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: D
Kozol (1988) argued: “We would be wise to avoid the numbers game. Any search for the ‘right number’ carries the assumption that we may at last arrived at an acceptable number. There is no acceptable number. Whether the number is 1 million or 4 million, there are too many homeless people in America.”