Surprised you are still stuck in the 1800's but nobody starves in capitalist USA anymore. The homeless for the most part choose to avoid the shelters and public housing that are provided to them, and most of them eat more than is healthy for them. I remember reading a story just last week of a 300 pound "homeless" woman sitting naked at a bus stop so she could cool off LOL. I say "homeless" because she lived in public housing.