I just came back from having my wife's auto serviced at a repair shop in Santa Monica, California. Santa Monica is a very wealthy area and it also has a large population of homeless persons.
While the car was being serviced, I walked two blocks down Santa Monica Boulevard, past several high end auto dealerships including an Audi dealership into a well known fast food restaurant. There were several homeless persons asking for handouts.
I entered the restuarant and I ordered a few items and sat down. There were also down-and-out sitting inside, some sipping on cups of water because they could not afford to purchase anything.
I finished my meal. I picked up the tray and started to turn in my seat to locate a trash container. The trash container was behind me, and what I saw really distrubed me.
I saw a homeless person picking through the trash contain inside the restaurant picking our leftovers. And then the man picked out a used cup and I watched him take the used soft drink cup to the soft drink dispenser and fill it.
As I sat there waiting for him to finish, I looked out the window and saw another homeless man going through the outside trash container finding plastic bottles and cans. He smashed them on the ground and put them into a plastic bag. He will recycle them for a few cents each.
I think the whole situation is very sad.