Want to Feed the Homeless? That Will Be $400, PleaseBy Lily Dane You see, the government isnt going to just LET you go out and feed hungry folks. Nope. Like pretty much ANYTHING else in this country, that will require a permit, and permits arent cheap. Because no good deed goes unpunished, Cloud 9 recently had the government show up at a charity event and demand they pay over $400 for a permit in order to continue their work. In April 2015, the LA Times reported that the city of Los Angeles spends roughly 100 million a year on homelessness, with a majority of that money going to the LAPD: If homeless people sleeping in their cars and vans fail to move along, police sometimes impound their cars, another lengthy procedure. Supports what weve been saying for years that this city is doing almost nothing to advance housing solutions but continues down the expensive and inhumane process of criminalization that only makes the problem worse, said Becky Dennison of Los Angeles Community Action Network, a skid row advocacy group, in an email. Indeed, being homeless and feeding the homeless are now consideredcrimes in many U.S. cities. AndTent cities have been bulldozed by order of governments right in front of residents who have nowhere else to go. With a collapsing economy and abysmal employmentstatistics, the number of homeless and hungry Americans is likely to increase, unfortunately. We Are Change asks that everyone please share this story in the hopes that it brings so much outrage that it can stop the governments ludicrous actions against people who are trying to make a difference. We need each other now more than ever. Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this article first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 