Downhill through the trail is better than uphill...
... but homelessness is really quite striking in Australia. I don't remember it being this bad a couple of decades ago... but I was younger, and maybe I just didn't see it. But I also get the impression that we lost our social democratic core values, and now it is winners and losers.
I feel the same way. I think hard times have come on a lot of people. I also think that during times like the depression community was more important so people lifted each other up. These days they just let them fall to the wayside.