If you're homeless it's hard to get a bank account, it's hard to get a job, it's hard to get someone to trust you.
If you're not mentally ill or a drug addict, good luck getting someone to think otherwise and give you a job.
I remember this story of this homeless man with an amazing voice. Some radio host gave him a job, it looked like a success story and after a few months he lost everything again due to his addiction
I am not saying there aren't significant issues in the US. It's still hard to get yourself out of the pit and I think that the US certainly would benefit from stronger social safety measures, as well as healthcare reform.
But your chance of success is basically none in half of the EU. Even homeless people in the US have a much better chance, because they have access to the US market.
If you're not mentally ill or a drug addict, good luck getting someone to think otherwise and give you a job.
I remember this story of this homeless man with an amazing voice. Some radio host gave him a job, it looked like a success story and after a few months he lost everything again due to his addiction