Not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying that if the government offered some form of supplementation as an incentive to hire a homeless person so that they actually received a livable wage that would help the situation considerably but like I said the homeless aren't viewed as having any potential the way a new comer is viewed.
Of coarse not, your wage should be decided by your skillset and your ability to add value to what ever business you are hired at. The problem is minimum wage is not enough to live off of. At least not in any comfortable way. Working for minimum wage and living in conditions similar to a P.O.W. or someone incarcerated is discouraging and demoralizing.
In order for the government to offer some kind of supplementation, they would need to have the capable homeless work with the government to ensure they are in a program. For the same reasons these people are not seeking work, they won't go through the trouble of working in a program like that otherwise they would already be taking advantage of these programs.
A few extra bucks per hour won't provide incentive or dramatically change someone's life unless they have the drive and determination.
Incentive comes from someone wanting to improve their lives and not just aspiring to work a non-skilled job.
The key here is self-investment. You get out what you put in. Many people have done that.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
-Vince Lombardi