In a community where overnight street parking is illegal, a unique Santa Barbara program helps people living in their cars find places to spend the night.
What a disgrace. Regrudging someone who doesn't have a place to live of some water. The people who complained about the homeless using their showers are pathetic, shallow individuals.
I know. That really got me. I'm about close to the same age as the last woman living in her van. I admire her greatly. She keeps herself wonderful and she still has a cheerful outward disposition. God watch over her and lead her to permanent and safe home.
I always have a big conversion van just for this reason. I keep it mechanically sound and maintained. A big bed in the back, one comphy captains seat, I have a laptop to use in hot spots if needed, and always a phone. My chihuahua for company and safe places to go. I thank God I dont need to do this now, but it is there if I need it and I wouldnt hesitate.
This is a wonderful and very needed program. People don't seem to understand that when you have lost everything your pets are extremely important to you. They are the only ones who have stuck by you during the good and bad. Shelters will not take you if you have a pet and many times sleeping in your car feels safer than sleeping in a shelter.
Some monuments are larger than others. I served under lethal, extremely dangerous conditions. Here in the US I submitted 150 applications for employment. Nobody even gave me an interview. I am convinced the system is set up to impoverish people, and railroad them into jails and prisons.
I think you’re right, Mr. Tinsley. Since the early 1980’s there has been a shift where it all seems to be about greed and moving the mentally ill and the down and out into the for profit prison system!
@@martintinsley6458 People criticised me for being unemployed but it was not my choice. People told me to get a job but despite having worked hard for qualifications I only got a couple of interviews though I applied for over 350 jobs. I turned up to those interviews on time, as clean & neat & polite as I could & showed them my exam certificates but I was young & had no experience except for voluntary work, which they were not interested in. I couldn't get any experience except voluntary work so I was locked out of the employment market. I think it is time people stopped criticising the unemployed & campaigned for opportunities for people to do things that are needed. I think if someone has been unemployed for a certain time there should be some sort of scheme to provide opportunities. Maybe churches & community organisations could get together with monied individuals & work out what their community needs & find ways to pay people to do it. Maybe find empty buildings & turn them into affordable accommodation for people not earning much. Derelict buildings attract crimes from drug dealing to arson so something like that would benefit the whole area.
A friend told me of someone who had run a company in Santa Barbara, around 50, and then was working in McDonalds. Nontheless he had a very positive attitude and said how lucky he was to live in such a beautiful place.
Powerful and eye opening....These people don't appear to be DRUNKS or DRUGGIES.. Just everyday people that unfortunate things happen to them and their income...
I live in my car, work full time because housing to buy or rent is out if control. Also, I don't want to live somewhere far away and commute for hours everyday to and from work. I'm not going to be a slave to a place just to exist. What is better to me than a house or stupid apartment, cash in the bank!
I'm not sure where your house is located or what it's worth or what your real estate taxes are but my income is 1069 Social Security I live in Illinois with the senior freeze my real estate taxes are 939 a year I just got my bill yesterday. I figure with no mortgage even with having to pay real estate taxes and insurance and upkeep it is much cheaper than paying rent.
@@debbieframpton3857 Here in the northeast, paying nearly $11K on my $730/month SS income. Electricity here is running about $743 a month, too. I just can't do it. Earning some cash on the side, but not nearly enough , so had to prioritize electricity and let the taxes go.
@@debbieframpton3857 I've been holding them off with the threat of violence in defense of my home. They only way they can take my property without incurring casualties is to bomb me from the air, which would harm neighbors. So we're in a standoff situation.
@@girlonlaptop what a shitty little statement. I bet you couldn't wait to get that in. I bet you smell awful. People that are so full of themselves usually do. Well stinky since your great at being a smart ass, howz this ----- FYCKYOU.
5:05 My heart broke for her. This is just completely sad to me that these good people go through this. Society as a whole is very intolerant of people who find themselves in a rough predicament. Really they are doing nothing wrong, what else can they do? Tolerance and compassion from the community I'm certain would go a long way. The program that gives these people a place to park for the night w/o negative consequences for trying to sleep must be a big relief for those fortunate enough to have this resource available. Great idea!!
@Day Man It depends what type of third world nation you mean. Do you mean a very impoverished nation that has very little money overall, or do you mean a nation where inequality is such that poorer people cannot access the necessities, a roof, a shower & toilet, some heat, cooking facilities & a safe place to be?
Rent is too high. California needs rent control like they have in NY. There are so many who work that can't afford the basics of living. The senior lady should qualify for section 8 housing but they cut these programs.
I was going to make a smart remark about how compassionate the last few comments were, but i realised that it wouldn't do any good. It appears that all on the video are working, but rents in metro areas are out of reach for most ppl. There is intense competition for affordable/public housing, with waiting lists as long as 5 yrs! These ppl are to be commended for their DIY attitude, and living within their means.
Realtors are to blame for homelessness. They should not be able to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and should not be able to set rents or home values. They should have to have degrees with ethics laws.
Every city has empty properties with parking lots. Closed down Walmarts, for instance. Why not do this everywhere? It would cost very little, clean up our streets and provide safety for those who need it.
So many rich people there, who have far more wrealth than they need. I hope some get together & provide some safe parking & camping facilities with a security fence, showers & toilets & cooking facilities. Either at a very low cost or in return for doing tasks.
No such thing as half homeless. You are or you are not. Sometimes shit really do happens. Sometime the people who suffer the most are the people who work and try the hardest.
I am an 18 wheeler driver, I am able to afford paying rent but I have been living in vehicles since 2003. That is 15 years without rental history. But all in all, I love it. people with big mortgages of all kinds and sizes think that we are homeless but the true we are not. In my case, if you see me on the street, I look clean shave and prosperous but the key to be successful living in a van is a full time job and a good fat banking account (over 10K in cash reserves ), one needs at least 10 months in savings, one does not know when one will fall into hard times financially which I am going through now. Antonio, the extreme 18 wheeler
Americans are flexible people. The strong find a way. It's weird that some people who have worked their whole lives can end up worse off than someone who has never worked or contributed to society.
These people have tapped into their resourcefulness. Doing what needs to be done to survive. We all have this resourcefulness and it should be tapped WHILE working a job. Ask, how can I produce an additional source of income that I control? What hobby or passion can I turn into a part-time business? What books can I read to help me do this? What books can I read to become financially literate in understanding how to make our money work hard for us after we have worked hard to earn it. This is something most of us working a job, never even think about. Educating ourselves financially and allocating a certain amount of dollars to the task of recruiting fellow dollars. It’s not as hard as we are lead to believe. It’s definitely not as hard as living in a car. Resources may be limited, but our ability to be resourceful is not. Especially with the abundance of legitimate information available for free on the internet and in public libraries, we have the ability to turn our situation around. A job is good and necessary for many, but as these examples show, it cannot be depended on as our sole source of income. Remember JOB stands for Just Over Broke. Tap into your resourcefulness and the resources will come.
gnahthe The funds which should be preventing Americans from becoming homeless are being used to help illegals in California. Illegal aliens. They have a country. Why should American govt help people whose govt have failed them?
I'm thinking this might actually be a reasonable alternative to all the taxes and maintenance required in living in a "landed" home. If you had a decent sized RV with private bath and shower facilities you could dump your sewage, fill your water tank at a local state park on the weekends. Charge your laptop and phone at work and have a service do your laundry.
At least you can realistically own a car, vs endless mortgage or paying 1500 up for a ratty studio in cali. Sucks getting kicked out of everywhere you try to sleep though.
In Long Beach it is illegal to sleep in a vehicle. The law was to keep people from living in vehicles~which is dumb. A small measure of safety for the homeless person and off the sidewalks. A lone vehicle in parking lots attracts police attention. Stores that overnight reset crews are the better choice.
You could have an ocean, mountain or lake view depending on your mood that week. Its like a houseboat on wheels. It might be an interesting concept to try for a few years.
dude shelters are shit your stuff gets stolen, you can get infections. And to people who dont or have never gone there or been in that situation its allot easier said then done.
It can happen to anyone it happened to me and i thank God every day that one day i have enough money to open showers for homeless and a place they can stay.
The homeless and the unemployed should band together and vote every congressman and senator out of office. Clean out D.C and state Capitals of all of the "Useless Leaders" This is not American.
There is a special place in hell waiting for greedy landlords and children of the senior homeless who leave their parents with no place to live. Parents who spend their lives caring for their children deserve care from those children when they can no longer afford a home.
14 years later and the homeless issues have only got worse alot worse, here in England and the states and globally! Is there not enough money in this world to end the problem along with many others
agreed I voted last election against the entire system by voting for myself as a no confidence vote.If a large percentage of voters voted for themselves It might give Washington a pause to realize the status quo is in trouble.However that would require the sheep to think and act against the machine
Poor people but a cat shouldn't be living in a car. They need fresh air, grass and an animal companion. It 'd be like a jail cell for an animal. I felt sorry for it. I hope she at least has a lead for it.
I was homeless in Las Vegas for over 6 years. Went from very primitive camping outside in a homemade tent like thing to buying a over head camper and setting it in the middle of a field until i got a truck to put it on.Thank God my dad took my family camping and cub scouts or I would've froze instead of living better than all those around me. The only problem's I kept having trying to get back on my feet were the HAVES didn't like i wanted very little to do with their programs of help forced 2me
I sometimes sleep in my car when I do a double shift and I need to be back in the morning. I don't know how it would be if I did it because of not having a home to go back to.
Who are you supposed to be Sigmund Freud? Homeless people are at mercy to other people's compassion and generosity. There's not many ways a homeless person can "earn" their money. Unless they prostitute or become a career criminal. Why should a politician care about someone who doesn't give back to the community.
hard to get a job when you have have hair down to your ass, a untrimmed beard, wearing a black t shirt, a peace neckless, and look like you just finished a few bong hits...
@SuperSexyBoiGod True but what makes me laugh is that society believes that anti-depressents are the answer to people's depression & in actual reality unless those prescription bottles have a million dollars in them? They won't help! I mean when did you ever see a depressed lottery winner? It all comes down to the mighty buck that drives people mad. Maybe socialism is the answer because capitolism screwed things up! So easy to say "Get a job" When there is none. Happy I'm retired!
yea that doesn't add up or in this case subtract down right. to me 40 million is easy retirement money for the rest of my life. So exactly how does he blow that kind of cash in 4 months ?
It's too bad more senior's families, veterans, or single.people for whatever reason living in their cars, vans, RVs. I hope these people on the video might gave something better in 2017. The lady with the car not working too good. thanks
Very much agreed. I am not really surprised by what has happened. People breed like bacteria and infrastructure can only handle so much. I hope things get better but I suspect this might be the best we will have from now on.
I used to my own business. I installed and repaired machine tools. Untill the government and the national banks ran the home loan scam that crashed economy in 2008. Thanks to old style republican politics and lies and back door deals. This started in 2016. Now I live in the cab of my pick up truck. For about a year now.
I'm sad for these people. We rent a 3 bedroom home, have cable w/internet & a 13 year old Caravan in my garage. These people would think I'm rich? But not! One S.S check missing? I'm in the van. :( Sad world!
I do feel sorry for the woman who's been living in a car for the last 3 years but when things were better, did she think or even care about homelesse people...I'm not pointing a finger at her ( maybe she did care) I'm pointing a finger at all of us...including me. It could happen to you and probably will.
Sad how the supposably richest country in the world has a homeless problem as we do? We also have a big foreclosure problem w/many homes sitting empty. To settle both problems should the government allow these poor people to move in to these homes on a sliding scale rate? (according to income & the government picks up the rest) Both problems solved! :)
I am not down on homeless, but to go from a net worth of 30 m says "I thought everything would go as it did and didn't care to save money, I spent it all and partied" The thing is, that what with the terror of companies being sued for the smallest thing, is really why many won't reach out and help as they do understand that these people had a good life and ant to get back to it, but worry they'll try to do it on their backs.
@SuperSexyBoiGod You say that some of these homeless are insane? Not in reality, But many of them had been hurt, humiliated, rejected & took losses so bad that their mind snapped. A serial killer in a penetentuary lives better then them. Their only crime was poverty & the last I heard is not a crime at all! :(
I don't understand how anyone in America can have someone who has worked all their life....look down on seniors that has had a turn of bad luck/situations that are left to live out of a vehicle. Everyone thinks its California, a person can survive living anywhere, but it gets cold at night...really cold, and during the day it is unbearable with heat. America has got to do better than this. Working and living like this. This is pure selfishness. Really, do you have to have a new fancy car? I know some ppl are trying but if Californian's wealthy would just organize, and provide shelter at a price where most of even the seniors could get low income housing. It would be a some help.
bean74: With a part time job and over 2,000 miles, it is probably safer for that woman to do what she is doing. Many seniors on fixed incomes travel via train and bus; using shelters or streets for in between sleeping.
It is possible to stay clean without showers but it makes it much more difficult. If you can get a bowl of warm water & cover your cars windows for privacy it is possible to have quite a good sponge bath in your car but it is not so easy to keep your hair clean. There should be places people can go to shower & wash their clothes. Every church should be helping with this. Maybe have shower clubs people can join & come once or twice a week at arranged times.
@manxcafe The probem is people dont care. Unless they have been through it themselves; they really don't care what other people are going through. They think that everyone that is homeless has brought it upon themseves; and this is not always the case. So by acting like they brought it upon themselves; its easy for people to act like they deserve it and then cut them off from mainstream society. Not realizing'; especially in this economy; it easily could be them that are cut off from society.
I am living in a van and a lot of people living in vehicles leave behind a lot of garbage and messes for someone else to clean. Not every one living in vans are like that but out of 10, 7 of them don't give a hoot about someone else property. Antonio, the extreme 18 wheeler
Sometimes I wonder if someone had such a fat income referring to the ceo. If they couldn’t manage their funds. I’m not looking down on anyone. But we’ve lost everything at one time but didn’t eat out. Never went on trips and pulled ourselves out of a rut because we were so careful.with our finances. We own our home and if it wasn’t for this we could very well end up like this.
If you think about it, this land in the US is what shapes us. The Native American populations lived like nomads as well. You won't find a single pyramid in the US like you can in other countries. The people lived very mobile lives back then and we seem to be turning back to that again, especially with the deforestation occurring.
The lady who’s car is on its last legs should think about getting a tent and a sleeping bag so that if her car has to go in for repairs, she could still have somewhere to sleep at night!
What a disgrace. Regrudging someone who doesn't have a place to live of some water. The people who complained about the homeless using their showers are pathetic, shallow individuals.
Dawn Markey plain mean.
I know. That really got me. I'm about close to the same age as the last woman living in her van. I admire her greatly. She keeps herself wonderful and she still has a cheerful outward disposition. God watch over her and lead her to permanent and safe home.
I always have a big conversion van just for this reason. I keep it mechanically sound and maintained. A big bed in the back, one comphy captains seat, I have a laptop to use in hot spots if needed, and always a phone. My chihuahua for company and safe places to go. I thank God I dont need to do this now, but it is there if I need it and I wouldnt hesitate.
Smart
I have a van in the back shed for same reasons
This is a wonderful and very needed program. People don't seem to understand that when you have lost everything your pets are extremely important to you. They are the only ones who have stuck by you during the good and bad. Shelters will not take you if you have a pet and many times sleeping in your car feels safer than sleeping in a shelter.
Some monuments are larger than others. I served under lethal, extremely dangerous conditions. Here in the US I submitted 150 applications for employment. Nobody even gave me an interview. I am convinced the system is set up to impoverish people, and railroad them into jails and prisons.
Martin Tinsley - for profit prisons, bad idea! Not sure what state you live in but it maybe time for you to relocate.
Douglasville Darling - hang onto your pets. You're gonna make it.
I think you’re right, Mr. Tinsley. Since the early 1980’s there has been a shift where it all seems to be about greed and moving the mentally ill and the down and out into the for profit prison system!
@@martintinsley6458 People criticised me for being unemployed but it was not my choice. People told me to get a job but despite having worked hard for qualifications I only got a couple of interviews though I applied for over 350 jobs. I turned up to those interviews on time, as clean & neat & polite as I could & showed them my exam certificates but I was young & had no experience except for voluntary work, which they were not interested in. I couldn't get any experience except voluntary work so I was locked out of the employment market. I think it is time people stopped criticising the unemployed & campaigned for opportunities for people to do things that are needed. I think if someone has been unemployed for a certain time there should be some sort of scheme to provide opportunities. Maybe churches & community organisations could get together with monied individuals & work out what their community needs & find ways to pay people to do it. Maybe find empty buildings & turn them into affordable accommodation for people not earning much. Derelict buildings attract crimes from drug dealing to arson so something like that would benefit the whole area.
These ladies are so resilient and beautiful. Hope life treats them better in the future.
A friend told me of someone who had run a company in Santa Barbara, around 50, and then was working in McDonalds. Nontheless he had a very positive attitude and said how lucky he was to live in such a beautiful place.
this really makes me appreciate the things i have.
Cost of living goes up while pay stays the same. Politicians and corporations are to blame.
Powerful and eye opening....These people don't appear to be DRUNKS or DRUGGIES.. Just everyday people that unfortunate things happen to them and their income...
I live in my car, work full time because housing to buy or rent is out if control. Also, I don't want to live somewhere far away and commute for hours everyday to and from work. I'm not going to be a slave to a place just to exist. What is better to me than a house or stupid apartment, cash in the bank!
You're on the right track! Just hope you don't become disabled! Good luck!
@@robertchilders8045 sheeet, becoming disabled having a home is a problem too!
I own my own home now for the past 44 years, but lately I cannot afford the taxes anymore.
I'm not sure where your house is located or what it's worth or what your real estate taxes are but my income is 1069 Social Security I live in Illinois with the senior freeze my real estate taxes are 939 a year I just got my bill yesterday. I figure with no mortgage even with having to pay real estate taxes and insurance and upkeep it is much cheaper than paying rent.
@@debbieframpton3857 Here in the northeast, paying nearly $11K on my $730/month SS income. Electricity here is running about $743 a month, too. I just can't do it. Earning some cash on the side, but not nearly enough , so had to prioritize electricity and let the taxes go.
@@basspig ,
Long as they don't take your house for back taxes.
@@debbieframpton3857 I've been holding them off with the threat of violence in defense of my home. They only way they can take my property without incurring casualties is to bomb me from the air, which would harm neighbors. So we're in a standoff situation.
@@basspig ,
I hope this is a joke
It's 2019 now and this was 13 years ago. It's even worse now if you can believe it!!
at least 100x worse as far as living in cars goes especially in CA and most democrat run cities across the USA.
@@girlonlaptop what a shitty little statement. I bet you couldn't wait to get that in. I bet you smell awful. People that are so full of themselves usually do. Well stinky since your great at being a smart ass, howz this ----- FYCKYOU.
5:05 My heart broke for her. This is just completely sad to me that these good people go through this. Society as a whole is very intolerant of people who find themselves in a rough predicament. Really they are doing nothing wrong, what else can they do? Tolerance and compassion from the community I'm certain would go a long way. The program that gives these people a place to park for the night w/o negative consequences for trying to sleep must be a big relief for those fortunate enough to have this resource available. Great idea!!
WTF How does one go from 40 Million to ZIP in 4 months??
I'd like to see a 10 year update done on these people.
@Day Man It depends what type of third world nation you mean. Do you mean a very impoverished nation that has very little money overall, or do you mean a nation where inequality is such that poorer people cannot access the necessities, a roof, a shower & toilet, some heat, cooking facilities & a safe place to be?
Rent is too high. California needs rent control like they have in NY. There are so many who work that can't afford the basics of living. The senior lady should qualify for section 8 housing but they cut these programs.
I was going to make a smart remark about how compassionate the last few comments were, but i realised that it wouldn't do any good. It appears that all on the video are working, but rents in metro areas are out of reach for most ppl. There is intense competition for affordable/public housing, with waiting lists as long as 5 yrs! These ppl are to be commended for their DIY attitude, and living within their means.
Realtors are to blame for homelessness. They should not be able to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and should not be able to set rents or home values. They should have to have degrees with ethics laws.
Great video for pointers in living in your vehicle. I would work two jobs. One job for food and shelter. One job for car repairs.
this good happen to anyone. God bless them all.
Every city has empty properties with parking lots. Closed down Walmarts, for instance. Why not do this everywhere? It would cost very little, clean up our streets and provide safety for those who need it.
So many rich people there, who have far more wrealth than they need. I hope some get together & provide some safe parking & camping facilities with a security fence, showers & toilets & cooking facilities. Either at a very low cost or in return for doing tasks.
No such thing as half homeless. You are or you are not. Sometimes shit really do happens. Sometime the people who suffer the most are the people who work and try the hardest.
These people aren't homeless, they are HOUSEless! Lots of people these days (2017) are choosing to live this way!
Not much choice for many I'm afraid.
I am an 18 wheeler driver, I am able to afford paying rent but I have been living in vehicles since 2003. That is 15 years without rental history. But all in all, I love it. people with big mortgages of all kinds and sizes think that we are homeless but the true we are not. In my case, if you see me on the street, I look clean shave and prosperous but the key to be successful living in a van is a full time job and a good fat banking account (over 10K in cash reserves ), one needs at least 10 months in savings, one does not know when one will fall into hard times financially which I am going through now.
Antonio, the extreme 18 wheeler
I agree 100% with your comment.
Land of freedom my ass.
Americans are flexible people. The strong find a way. It's weird that some people who have worked their whole lives can end up worse off than someone who has never worked or contributed to society.
These people have tapped into their resourcefulness. Doing what needs to be done to survive. We all have this resourcefulness and it should be tapped WHILE working a job. Ask, how can I produce an additional source of income that I control? What hobby or passion can I turn into a part-time business? What books can I read to help me do this? What books can I read to become financially literate in understanding how to make our money work hard for us after we have worked hard to earn it. This is something most of us working a job, never even think about. Educating ourselves financially and allocating a certain amount of dollars to the task of recruiting fellow dollars. It’s not as hard as we are lead to believe. It’s definitely not as hard as living in a car. Resources may be limited, but our ability to be resourceful is not. Especially with the abundance of legitimate information available for free on the internet and in public libraries, we have the ability to turn our situation around. A job is good and necessary for many, but as these examples show, it cannot be depended on as our sole source of income. Remember JOB stands for Just Over Broke. Tap into your resourcefulness and the resources will come.
gnahthe The funds which should be preventing Americans from becoming homeless are being used to help illegals in California. Illegal aliens. They have a country. Why should American govt help people whose govt have failed them?
that lady with the van has a pretty good set up. Some people live that way voluntarily. Low expenses and you can roam the country....
I'm glad I own my house in Missouri instead of California.
I'm thinking this might actually be a reasonable alternative to all the taxes and maintenance required in living in a "landed" home. If you had a decent sized RV with private bath and shower facilities you could dump your sewage, fill your water tank at a local state park on the weekends. Charge your laptop and phone at work and have a service do your laundry.
At least you can realistically own a car, vs endless mortgage or paying 1500 up for a ratty studio in cali. Sucks getting kicked out of everywhere you try to sleep though.
Where is the Government gives tons of money to other Countries but can't help homeless in America.
In Long Beach it is illegal to sleep in a vehicle. The law was to keep people from living in vehicles~which is dumb. A small measure of safety for the homeless person and off the sidewalks. A lone vehicle in parking lots attracts police attention. Stores that overnight reset crews are the better choice.
I hope they get the help that they need and I hope someone helps them every chance they get.
You are an important part of society. You guys are special God bless you
Homeless happens on many levels. Reach out if you are able. donate to an organization that provides services. like this.
You could have an ocean, mountain or lake view depending on your mood that week. Its like a houseboat on wheels. It might be an interesting concept to try for a few years.
You are alive?
Thank you Shaw Tally ? ( young man helping ) for helping those people, I 'm sure you dont make much $ yourself...you're a good guy.
god bless people that have the ability to help these homeless people!
dude shelters are shit your stuff gets stolen, you can get infections. And to people who dont or have never gone there or been in that situation its allot easier said then done.
get a job, then an apt. leave working.folks alone
It can happen to anyone it happened to me and i thank God every day that one day i have enough money to open showers for homeless and a place they can stay.
The homeless and the unemployed should band together and vote every congressman and senator out of office. Clean out D.C and state Capitals of all of the "Useless Leaders" This is not American.
There is a special place in hell waiting for greedy landlords and children of the senior homeless who leave their parents with no place to live.
Parents who spend their lives caring for their children deserve care from those children when they can no longer afford a home.
the community center is 26 a month and has showers. some are better than others. hours kind of suck. close early sat. all day sunday
Those kids talk like they are reciting a script
Magala Gutierrez and? this was special event for them.
heartbreaking
14 years later and the homeless issues have only got worse alot worse, here in England and the states and globally! Is there not enough money in this world to end the problem along with many others
SHAME on our Government and the people who have no idea what it's like this is The New America. Shameful
agreed I voted last election against the entire system by voting for myself as a no confidence vote.If a large percentage of voters voted for themselves It might give Washington a pause to realize the status quo is in trouble.However that would require the sheep to think and act against the machine
Poor people but a cat shouldn't be living in a car. They need fresh air, grass and an animal companion. It 'd be like a jail cell for an animal. I felt sorry for it. I hope she at least has a lead for it.
I was homeless in Las Vegas for over 6 years. Went from very primitive camping outside in a homemade tent like thing to buying a over head camper and setting it in the middle of a field until i got a truck to put it on.Thank God my dad took my family camping and cub scouts or I would've froze instead of living better than all those around me. The only problem's I kept having trying to get back on my feet were the HAVES didn't like i wanted very little to do with their programs of help forced 2me
I sometimes sleep in my car when I do a double shift and I need to be back in the morning. I don't know how it would be if I did it because of not having a home to go back to.
Who are you supposed to be Sigmund Freud? Homeless people are at mercy to other people's compassion and generosity. There's not many ways a homeless person can "earn" their money. Unless they prostitute or become a career criminal. Why should a politician care about someone who doesn't give back to the community.
Wow Iove this program If I We’re in California I’d hit up the Safe Parking Program
This is an awesome video...very inspiring...I am moving into my van tomorrow....
hard to get a job when you have have hair down to your ass, a untrimmed beard, wearing a black t shirt, a peace neckless, and look like you just finished a few bong hits...
@SuperSexyBoiGod True but what makes me laugh is that society believes that anti-depressents are the answer to people's depression & in actual reality unless those prescription bottles have a million dollars in them? They won't help! I mean when did you ever see a depressed lottery winner? It all comes down to the mighty buck that drives people mad. Maybe socialism is the answer because capitolism screwed things up! So easy to say "Get a job" When there is none. Happy I'm retired!
I hope they are ok now 🙏🏽
does Pasadena Texas or Houston area have this? Parking..
Terri M Yeah in Houston they have places
yea that doesn't add up or in this case subtract down right. to me 40 million is easy retirement money for the rest of my life. So exactly how does he blow that kind of cash in 4 months ?
It's too bad more senior's families, veterans, or single.people for whatever reason living in their cars, vans, RVs. I hope these people on the video might gave something better in 2017. The lady with the car not working too good. thanks
I would like to see a update on how they are doing
Very much agreed. I am not really surprised by what has happened. People breed like bacteria and infrastructure can only handle so much. I hope things get better but I suspect this might be the best we will have from now on.
I used to my own business. I installed and repaired machine tools. Untill the government and the national banks ran the home loan scam that crashed economy in 2008. Thanks to old style republican politics and lies and back door deals. This started in 2016. Now I live in the cab of my pick up truck. For about a year now.
@manxcafe
You get a A+ on your comment!
Isolation does drive a person mad in lonely desperation. (Sad is it not?)
I'm sad for these people. We rent a 3 bedroom home, have cable w/internet & a 13 year old Caravan in my garage. These people would think I'm rich? But not! One S.S check missing? I'm in the van. :( Sad world!
I do feel sorry for the woman who's been living in a car for the last 3 years but when things were better, did she think or even care about homelesse people...I'm not pointing a finger at her ( maybe she did care) I'm pointing a finger at all of us...including me. It could happen to you and probably will.
God bless ur strength ladies
Thank you safe parking
Sad how the supposably richest country in the world has a homeless problem as we do? We also have a big foreclosure problem w/many homes sitting empty. To settle both problems should the government allow these poor people to move in to these homes on a sliding scale rate? (according to income & the government picks up the rest) Both problems solved! :)
one day you'll wake up a disillusioned idealist. but thanks for your heart.
Aww this is a great idea for people ..so they can at least feel a little safer.
I am not down on homeless, but to go from a net worth of 30 m says "I thought everything would go as it did and didn't care to save money, I spent it all and partied"
The thing is, that what with the terror of companies being sued for the smallest thing, is really why many won't reach out and help as they do understand that these people had a good life and ant to get back to it, but worry they'll try to do it on their backs.
That's why Jesus frowned on the marketplace. Sooner or later we will all be reduced to this at some point
@SuperSexyBoiGod You say that some of these homeless are insane? Not in reality, But many of them had been hurt, humiliated, rejected & took losses so bad that their mind snapped. A serial killer in a penetentuary lives better then them. Their only crime was poverty & the last I heard is not a crime at all! :(
I don't understand how anyone in America can have someone who has worked all their life....look down on seniors that has had a turn of bad luck/situations that are left to live out of a vehicle. Everyone thinks its California, a person can survive living anywhere, but it gets cold at night...really cold, and during the day it is unbearable with heat. America has got to do better than this. Working and living like this. This is pure selfishness. Really, do you have to have a new fancy car? I know some ppl are trying but if Californian's wealthy would just organize, and provide shelter at a price where most of even the seniors could get low income housing. It would be a some help.
bean74: With a part time job and over 2,000 miles, it is probably safer for that woman to do what she is doing. Many seniors on fixed incomes travel via train and bus; using shelters or streets for in between sleeping.
Who on earth would begrudge a little bit of water. Makes me sick. This could happen to ANYBODY.
audio messed uip.
Awww, they try to stay neat and presentable and they can't shower
Heather Quinn. That’s really spiteful! You’d better hope karma doesn’t jump up and bite you in the butt!
It is possible to stay clean without showers but it makes it much more difficult. If you can get a bowl of warm water & cover your cars windows for privacy it is possible to have quite a good sponge bath in your car but it is not so easy to keep your hair clean. There should be places people can go to shower & wash their clothes. Every church should be helping with this. Maybe have shower clubs people can join & come once or twice a week at arranged times.
@manxcafe The probem is people dont care. Unless they have been through it themselves; they really don't care what other people are going through. They think that everyone that is homeless has brought it upon themseves; and this is not always the case. So by acting like they brought it upon themselves; its easy for people to act like they deserve it and then cut them off from mainstream society. Not realizing'; especially in this economy; it easily could be them that are cut off from society.
If he was making 30 million why is he living in a bus?? He couldn’t save anything?
More money than sense lol. The fact that he has that skillset and doesn't have another job is pure laziness.
by this coming summer i be living in my car to it sucks but true
why do the tennis players use the showers anyway - if there that well off dont u think they dont want to share a shower with anyone anyway
because their greedy....
Probably because they pay a membership fee.
I am living in a van and a lot of people living in vehicles leave behind a lot of garbage and messes for someone else to clean. Not every one living in vans are like that but out of 10, 7 of them don't give a hoot about someone else property.
Antonio, the extreme 18 wheeler
Sometimes I wonder if someone had such a fat income referring to the ceo. If they couldn’t manage their funds. I’m not looking down on anyone. But we’ve lost everything at one time but didn’t eat out. Never went on trips and pulled ourselves out of a rut because we were so careful.with our finances. We own our home and if it wasn’t for this we could very well end up like this.
Here in Brazil, your friends and family would allow you to live with them while your searching for a job, not forever but for some months.
Not here in Greedica!
Michael Lawson I'm happy to know that, for awhile I thought there wasn't solidarity in your country, I love the USA, by the way.
If you think about it, this land in the US is what shapes us. The Native American populations lived like nomads as well. You won't find a single pyramid in the US like you can in other countries. The people lived very mobile lives back then and we seem to be turning back to that again, especially with the deforestation occurring.
im glad i have mentall illness i love my 1270 dollar one bedroom brand new apartment thank god im not homeless
The lady who’s car is on its last legs should think about getting a tent and a sleeping bag so that if her car has to go in for repairs, she could still have somewhere to sleep at night!
Today situation is "Think too much and feel very little".
Fuck yeah I'm moving to California to live in my car and skate fuck it
Do not wear peace , no peace until there's enough House and the world ended.
Any updates on this...
The economy is so horribly bad!
Any updates on this
I can't believe that somebody found a way to profit from people living in their cars. I sure hope that 'safe' parking thing doesn't catch on.
Living in car is very suicidal because of the crimes in USA.
surviver！