Lynn: According to the studies I have read, about 6% of the homeless are "homeless by choice."  You're quite right, this is a very small percentage given the hundreds of thousands of homeless across our country.  You and I have no debate regarding the need for assistance to those 94%.  We have no debate about the need for "Housing First" programs to assist them in securing safe shelter as a first step toward working their way out of homelessness.  

However, that 6% is very much worth talking about.  It fact it's important, first, to point out that it IS 6% and those who cavalierly dismiss all homeless individuals as 
"freeloading parasites" are very wrongheaded in doing so.  

On the other hand, when you include those "travelers" (that's the title very commonly used to refer to the voluntarily homeless) in the broad category of "homeless and deserving our support", I feel you seriously weaken your case for such assistance.

We see this particular issue very differently.  regards, Gary