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The large disparity between myself and the business people I see on a daily basis , is making America a vibrant community of growth and prosperity, says Elmore Haggard with enthusiasm.

 

A battered crate flies in the October wind on William Street in New York. It is Elmore Haggard's home these days, but because of the cold weather he's considering moving down into the subway .

 

Haggard has lived on the street for 17 years, missing most of his teeth and according to a former social worker has probably undiagnosed mental illness and suffers from alcohol abuse, which flares up when he has stolen money for booze. But in his sober moments Haggard praises himself lucky for his life .

 

Not a passive client

" Without me, there would not be the dynamism of American society , which has made the country so prosperous, " cheer the 41 -year-old man who as a child was beaten by his father and later kicked out of school . After a few low-paid odd jobs, Haggard ened up in crime and later out of his apartment .

 

" It is very clear to me that a greater social safety net would not have helped in my situation , but just made ​​me a passive and dependent client in the system. At the same time more taxes to social benefits inhibit the entrepreneurial and growth-generating forces in society . Not to talk about what a high unemployment allowance would have done for the unemployed graduates, "explains Elmore Haggard , who daily sees the fruits of the dynamics , his hopeless life creates by observing stockbrokers and bankers moving around Wall Street.

 

Happy hiking men

"I once met a guy - he is dead of hepatitis now - who had been in Scandinavia and seen how senior business people walked around with sad eyes , because their hard earned money went straight to the unemployed pockets. At the same time, homeless people went about as happy hiking men with prams and blue jugs that they rattled around passers-by,"says Haggard with skepticism, adding that in very severe cases the homeless got a nice leather bag from which they had to sell a magazine devoted exclusively about themselves.

 

"Imagine : Over there, you not only get money for alcohol and drugs; rich people also write articles for you! No wonder their economic growth is so low."