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I lived in California from 1964 to 2007...homelessness was bad in the 80's and 90's but now it looks like a post apocalyptic nightmare.
My family was homeless in Sacramento in the 80s. We moved to cheaper state. This has been building a long time. My uncle died of TB because he lived like that in sacromento
Yeah wtf 50.000?
😢
Plus now you got more poor people from Mexico and South America flooding into CA.
Tristan Burton The problem has been building for decades. The biggest issue is the lack of building of affordable housing. The other big issue is that our government doesn’t include housing as part of official inflation. If that’s the case the federal reserve would set interest rates much higher putting downward pressure on housing.
I would be homeless, but my landlord is awesome! He lets me trade yard work and other small tasks for rent. he also like to buy way more food than he can eat, then gives us leftovers.
holdmybeer
That's Great!!
bigzachful
I think it's his retirement plan lol. I'll do anything for him.
Somawesome!
What a terrific human being!
Sounds like you’re living at home with mom and dad.
Hey HuffPuff, have you noticed whose control is causing all this? Will you look at all the representatives in California and their policies, taxes, and laws they've passed that have caused this in California?
California's state and local government are the ones to blame, California was booming and good place to live when Pete Wilson was Governor and that was back in the 90's. Ever since he left office California became trash and then came Arnold who made the deficit worse and with Newsome giving illegals free medical care out of California's tax payers money the state will head for rock bottom. If the state would stop giving out handouts to illegals and start caring for American residents of California by creating jobs and making it affordable for us to live if they did that we wouldn't have this discussion. Americans should be priority number 1 not illegals.
@@1seatac - Californians need to hold their officials responsible, and replace them in the next election. If you do what you've always done, you get what you always got. Californians need to take their State back. They need to stop listening to what they are being told and open their eyes and see what is happening to them. California has become Socialist, and all the tax payer's money is not even going to Californians, nor Americans......the Calfornia Government is giving your money to illegals aliens who snuck into this country to send money back to Mexico or other central American countries.
@@1001Hobbies it will never happen. Every single election cycle it just gets worse. It has to be rigged! Look what we have now. Jerry Brown was a Conservative compared to the new one. We are screwed.
@@kjdinoc 22nd
@1001Hobbies, The Huffington Post is a leftist/Marxist TOOL. They believe that our taxes are too low, our private property belongs to the government, our world is coming to an end in 12-years, Hollywood is a beacon of morality, the "rich" oppress the poor, and since I'm a white, straight, Christian, conservative Republican male, by default, I oppress EVERYONE!!!
There are 1000s of laws against building a house in Los Angeles.
There are not 1000s' of laws. It's homeowners who are against building high-density housing in L.A. Most of L.A. is zoned for low-density, single-family housing. Homeowners are the ones who have stopped the government from re-zoning large areas of the city to allow middle- and higher-density housing, thus relieving the housing crunch. If it was truly in the hands of the city, the housing crisis would have been fixed a long time ago.
Seems like every city that is having this problem has the same type of policies but its always someone else's fault. Just an observation.
Leftist policies have the most homeless in their liberal states yet they blame Republican.
I Was Homeless!
I made it but it is a Fight
to Survive
Me too brother! And have been since Sep 2015. I'm getting housing next month and I will not mess it up, for nothing! I'm lucky because I bought a van and have no idea how I would have made it without it! It's so sad because I meet really good people that just can't afford to live out here in L.A. and it's all because of greed. I can't wait to feel like a human again. People watch me as I enter and exit my vehicle, giving me bad stares and peeping in my van as I rest or change clothes and it's so degrading. 1 more damn month of this!
D Twist God Bless
WOAH
@@gmln9ne : You should drive to Texas!! My 18 year old son just got a 800 SF 2 story 1 bedroom apartment for $615 a month. LOTS and Lots of jobs here!!! Very affordable. You have got to want it before it happens! You got this
@@lmcg9103 what a coincidence😅 I just got my place yesterday. Timing is everything. God bless!✌
They need to do this documentary again - this problem has gotten much worse in the past 2 and a half years
I moved out of Cali six months ago and it's gotten way better for me in Colorado. Cali going down fast. It's a shithole
Please don't vote for who made you have to leave
john dozer Colorado seems cool lol
What part of Colorado? I know Denver is catching up to L.A.
colorado will became next skid row soon
So is Denver
Just left LA from a 5 day stay and this shit is heart broken and real. I was in shock seeing this!! I’ve never see so much homelessness in my life!!💔💔
Was in San Diego recently and I saw homeless tents in street corners behind bushes and under freeway over passes, and homeless begging for money on street corners.
Since 1996 I've seen Ca specifically San Diego decline and now it is where it is at and no change but getting worse.
You talk to one of these homeless people and they used to be someones kid, mom or dad it is heart breaking but California has decided to assist their addiction not cure it.
This leadership in CA has got to change. Independent or Right wing may be another alternative. Anything but not what is there now
It's really bad out here. I myself work but still live in my dad's kitchen. I have no personal space or privacy and had to quit my old job because I couldn't get enough sleep next to the noisy living room TV behind my bed and clanking of dishes in the sink next to me. I'm so depressed that I want to kill myself. I'm in debt and my whole life is a mess. I'm miserable everyday. Sometimes I can't even eat and I spend days in bed. I can't live like this anymore. It's killing my soul.
@@Network126 living in your dad's kitchen? cool......
@watersbey25 It's not cool at all. I have no personal space or privacy. Zero quality of life. I'm severely depressed and miserable every single day. Sometimes I can't even bring myself to eat. I spend days in bed. I feel so empty and dead inside. I don't even want to live anymore.
@@Network126 Get a better job and move into your own place. Get a dog and a cat and go rake your leaves. The fresh air will do you good.
Los Angeles is like any other city. An area for the rich and an area for the poor. This is all by design.
Not only are we economicly segregated but racially segregated. The cities are racially segregated. Little this and little this. We are not really integrating and obviously multiculturalism doesnt work, because i believe we tend to have more sympathy to people that look like ourselves, when infact we all loom and act different.
Moshiac Sun Yeah because all black people are poor and all white people are rich
Marqus X sounds like Venezuela, The very rich, and the very poor. Just the way they want it. You are correct btw, it is all by design and the socialist agenda... Thirty-five percent in California pay-for everyone else. Fact...
Stephanie Bach That is a lie. Some of the wealthiest blacks live in California. I guarantee the blacks with money do not live in poor areas. They live in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, and their second homes elsewhere. Do your homework.
Let’s start with Mad Maxine Waters...
Ragdoll B 😆Sorry but I was being SARCASTIC ( I don’t blame you for thinking I’m serious, though, judging by what comes out of people’s mouths anymore)
Rent goes up every damn year by $50-$100+ at what point is this going to stop?
@SICKFREDO Thank you!!!! Happened to me. Same apartment for 3 years. Started at $560/mo. Every lease renewal it went UP
Ended up at $780. Next lease renewal would've made it $840/mo. so I had to move in with family😔
Eric Wellman Not everyone can just buy a house..
@@brand3820 Exactly! That's like telling someone who has to walk 🚶 or ride a bike 🚲 to "just go buy a car" ...🤦
@@brand3820 If we COULD, we WOULD
@Eric Wellman If you don't care than why are you trying to give advice. Not everyone situation is the same as yours. Not everyone have good credit, can give up their car because in their area there no bus service, not everyone can save money on what they earn due to bills, rent and kids. I've see people who try to save as much money as they can by cutting back on spending and all of a sudden the car broke down or unexpected health problem arise.
This is a perfect example of failed liberal/socialist policies.
I love how these trumpers always blame liberal policies, however I would like to know the real number of homeless people in LA that have moved from red states because of CA great climate.
Your so-called liberal/socialist policies are what keep red states afloat. California is the state that gives the highest amount of money to the federal government, who then distributes it to mostly Republican states. In other words, California is the safety net for surely your state, and surely your livelihood.
So LA can afford hollywood movies and pride parades but not take care of their homeless epidemic? Seems legit.
IT isnt up to LA to give these people fucking handouts. Homeless people cannot be helped, they dont want help, they want free stuff.
@@dfeeafeeaffee veterans have already done their part. What the USA doesn't do is truly support them. A LOT of veterans in need. Then consider those who just aren't capable. Then those who lost medical coverage or never were able to have it and got sick. After that, victims of flood fire. They need a hand up. Not a hand out.
@@dfeeafeeaffee tell that to homeless vets
Lucas Loreno actually I have seen a lot of Latinos too, you haven't been around LA, ignorant fool.
Evil American Imperialist how is LA supposed to “take care of their homeless?” And we have a division in our state gov who’s job is to reduce the homeless and they’ve done a terrible job. Oh, and they’re called democrats.
COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU...
Homelessness not so bad in the upper midwest, gets too cold in the winter.
Ray Bod it’s not bad in the Midwest. We don’t have much homelessness. We have shelter for the homeless
@@astro7238 CA has numerous shelters... just they choose not to use.. because they don't allow them to do drugs or alcohols in general.
@@raybod1775 go to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Don't vote for what made you have to leave !! democRATs
you would think that Hollywood types, who tell the rest of us how we should live our lives, could ban together and build some homes for all those on the streets.
Deep Thinker you’re blaming the people citizenry for a government “failed “ policy decisions. And most Hollywood types are not overtly wealthy. The mansion is most likely rented, along with the cars, jewelry etc. California “leadership “ designed this.
Hollywood is the builder of our minds...
I realize that there are people who are now out on the streets that are mentally challenged, that needs to be addressed. People who cannot help themselves need help, but I hear and even saw in my area the closure/closures of mental health facilities, thus putting the owness on the family and or themselves to provide for themselves. There is enough land in these areas for mini homes, a mini home would be something like a studio apartment, but smaller with heat, water and electricity. Those occupants would have to commit to community service, such as painting, cleaning the streets, landscaping the roadsides in order to live in them. This would build self esteem, as well as show to the community that there are indeed hireable. The ones that are not able to provide any worth to the community should be taken care of in a mental health center. If we can spend billions upon billions of dollars on sending someone to mars, then I think that we could spend that money here as well in cleaning up our country. Don't even tell me that our country could not afford this, look at the amount of money that one stealth bomber cost, almost 1 billion dollars. Decrease the amount of military bases we have all around the world and start spending that money here at home on the less fortunate.
I agree. Housing first will facilitate everthing else. You need an address for everything.
There is something going on in the zeitgeist here in L. A. You have no idea how profoundly bad homelessness is here. It is chronic. It is not racially defined. It's young, middle aged, elderly. I see many, many, many elderly women sleeping on bus stops, riding the bus from end to end all day long. Asian, white, Latino. Most are mentally ill. I always say to my self, "Who do yo belong to? Why are you here?" There's a huge tent city by the orange line in the valley. There are tent cities lining van nuys boulevard. Young people. You can't over-intellectualize this.
The drugs people consume outside cause mental illness or aggravate current mental issues beyond repair. And the last thing they think at that point is to seek treatment. It's awful
Ellen Henderson , I often think 🤔 the same thing?
Everyone from the northern states are moving to the warmer states. In the droves Arizona is to dry.
Come up here to the Bay Area, its the exact same story. There has been an exponential growth in the homeless population.
It's going to get worse our paychecks is not balancing how we suppose to be living comfortably
Amairani: Liberals in CA have made everything expensive. They tax utilities and fuel to death. They make housing extremely expensive with their regulation on building. They lose control of costs in public education. They force employers to pay for healthcare, which makes employers reduce paychecks. Get it? Living in Texas is cheap, business and jobs are booming, and it's because Texas hasn't destroyed itself with liberal thinking.
Its getting worst, their trying to make us move out of the urban areas.
Amairani perez people will be forced to work 3 jobs that’s what will happen
Live in the most overpriced, overtaxed, over regulated state in the union,,, and wonder why your homeless.
I wonder why you didn't pay attention is school.
Mad Maxine blames President Trump for this? 🤔
That's what her kind is good at: fomenting false information so someone can hack another one in the head without themselves being in the picture. And their disciples kiss her feet in adoration.
You shouldn't make fun of mentally disabled folks like that 😜
What's worse is that her sheep keep re-electing her
@@SamIAmB shut up kid
Stupid Maxine needs to be fired and sent to a retirement home.
Homelessness is NO longer " a paycheck away, " Homelessness is a life event away.
I agree. This isn't just about money. I was homeless at 18 because my family didn't want to deal with me and kicked me out literally right into the streets. 18, just graduated, had no job yet, and was babysitting my oldest brother's 2 kids while he worked, and he kicked me out. I wasn't doing drugs or partying or anything. My mom refused to take me back in at her house.
One event away.
Yes I wish they would stop with that one paycheck away. I am multiple life events away from homelessness.
I work hard and save hard not to be one paycheck away from homelessness.
@@melindamason2636 Do you still talk to your family?
If i was homeless people, i would hang myself or do overdoses on heroine until i am dead.
That’s right so very easy to loose it all.
Americans is suspose to be first to get help and health care not illegels
@@joannkunimoto9714 I mow my own lawn, and I rather enjoy it. :)
At least the ones that can spell.
@@joannkunimoto9714 if you enter without a passport or on some kind of Visa, this is illegal in every country. That includes America idiot!
True but a lot of these are bums hooked on drugs we are rewarding them and then the problem will multiply just like the illegal problem. I wake up early day after day at 3:30 to go to work at 5:30 12 hour shift its hard as I hit my late 50s no pity for me and spend my day off sleeping to regain my strength while they drink beer and smoke marijuana.
Why isn't there a homeless epidemic in Texas? weather is nice there as well...
Why not in Miami?
Why is it only happening where Democrats are in control?
Because in Red States they send the homeless to the gas chamber.
@@johnconnor2402 You probably really believe that. You do realize that once you put a stupid statement like that on the internet, you can't take it back, right?
Because the democrat party wants it that way. The party of Jim crow and The KKK and also voted against the Civil Rights act.
The weather in California is better than both of those places.
I don't see either parties doing anything special.
It's always been a kingly act to assist those in need.
But California is the 6th biggest economy, the streets should be paved with gold.
A Thought Crime politicians line the gold in their pockets.
A Thought Crime It is!! Paved with golden shit!!
yeah its gold 💩
Charles Manson promised his people the same thing these people promise . Keep that in mind
The 1% has all the money
It would seem the insanely high cost of housing has made this problem much worse than it needs to be.
Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer has never been so apparent.
Todd Lavigne it's right there it's a fact and it's just horrible these people have no heart they inbred they don't break out there circles I don't want to help the people that made them rich God bless everybody please look after these people please look after every human being in this world every living thing on this planet I love you God in Jesus name I pray amen
In the San Francisco Bay Area, corporate welfare is being handed out like candy and that's what's driving up the cost of everything big time.
Thanks for making this video to bring awareness to the problem of homelessness.
Maybe over taxation and politicians passing out OUR money like drunken sailors could be part of the problem?
I took a homeless friend into my home, and found out why he was homeless, chronic drinker and drug addict, I had to put him out on the streets, he had abused his family to the point they would not house him, he told me, that he actually likes living on the street, people are homeless for a reason
Not all homeless are like him alot have lost their jobs many are struggling to make it thanks to the system........and it will only get worse if they don't fix it sorry you had that experience.....
@@reina5647 someone jokingly said to me, Mikey, next time put money in the offering plate, don't put your house=keys there, That, incident for some reason, didn't stop that bug inside of me, that always tries to help others out.
@@mikesharkey2405 I believe this will only get worse it's truly a problem within the system there is a huge crack in our system and if it's not fixed.....u can't even make it today without a roommate so it seems : )
@@reina5647 We need more skilled volunteer's, I think if we removed the substance abusers, from the homeless, 90 percent of the problem goes away
@@mikesharkey2405 while this may be the case for california its not the case for everyone as someone who is struggling myself it all boils down to if u have an education or not ppl should be able to get a job regurdless weather they finished school or not the system is set up to keep many ppl poor like when obama made it so kids couldnt sell lemonade in front of their house things like this scare me no i dont have a ged or a high school diploma but I do see things for what they are after they changed the GED to common core which some states still cater to myn does most ppl can't even pass the new test what I'm seeing is they want to keep ppl poor not make it so you can actually live most can't even make ends meet if they are lucky enough to get hired there are so many things wrong but I will not boor u with all this info. One more thing there was a guy here where I hang out in the coffee shop here that came here from Australia the guy is married and they are building him a house I think it's habitat for humanity this is not right they need to be taking care of American citizens not some foreigners . It's just not right......
Research shows that 80% of homeless people are struggling with addiction issues and that is what needs to be addressed first.
Doc Kate:
Offer a ride to free detoxification and see if any want your help.
Doc Kate wow so simple. Why did no one else think of that?
Doc Kate: 80% have more than enough money--they just don't want to spend it on rent?
Mark Prange what is the cost of rent? Average rent in that city over priced! But I ask again, since your solution is so simply stated, but is the rent there? Most employers do not pay enough to live without roommates/second and third incomes.
How much does a heroin user spend each month on drugs?
These people have and are living as they want to. If they wanted different, they would leave those states.
Don't try to tell us differently. Illegals do it all the time.
I m a road driver and i be in the most big cities in the all land and this problem is national is even worse in places like baltimore, philadelpia, new orleands new york city, queens bronx, chicago, vegas, reno,fresno,and many many more.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND GIVE US THE PATH TO ETERNAL HAPPINESS THRU EVERYONES STRUGGLES IN LIFE.
God? LOLOLOLOLOLOL
put the kardashions on the street, id watch that show
😂😂😂 i wish that happens
Tom Rabbit me too, I loathe spoiled, entitled elitist that are completely out of touch with reality. Kardashian’s SUCK! They’ve done nothing other than to have the last name of their late father to gain notoriety and fame. It would be like trades places but with the Dash clan. Love it
me too
That would be the best Season ever
Tom Rabbit the Kardashian’s actually helped a homeless man once
dont get it twisted...this been going on in cali for 15+ yrs...its not orange man bad fault
But they will get it twisted. They are blaming him for bad economic and situation because of COVID 19 on trump.
I got a idea, take Congress and pay them minimum wage, take the surplus money and help the homeless, let's start with AOC.
Oh, is she homeless?
Politicians are not interested in anything unless their is free money to be obtained by pretending to care.
I know right AOC is making more then her whole county region.
They are setting her up to lead the democratic party, the stupid young people will vote for her, if she gets elected to president, you can forget about your rights, and the rule of law, in fact forget about the United states, it will be bow down to George Soros you slaves.
@@daviddurflinger3104 i know right usa will be like ussr if aoc get elected
The big problem is no financial education in primary schools.
The big problem is the cost of housing as well as income.
Nah the biggest problem is no father in the homes.
No. The problem is overpopulation and the development of society. When society develops to the point where we are all about money and all about efficiency through automation. And the population continues to rise there aren't enough resources. Nature has checks and balances for a reason.
No financial ed, no history ed,
Complex trauma too.
American First means helping these homeless find living space.
I love what she said at the end
In the meantime, USA spends over $639 billion on military. Over $600 billion, not million, BILLION - it looks like this $639,000,000,000. So much money is spent every year so that military monopolies can be even more rich.
When I lived in LA, skid row used to be horrible, then over time I started seeing less people. Only to find out that Downtown was being gentrified. More homeless people started spreading out to other areas, even where I had never seen them before. We had a few in South Central, but they started coming in droves. It was quite sad, and seeing from this video it's only gotten worse.
Dems are running the show in California! What do you expect!?People got used to the gravy train with Obama. Get to work! You have to believe in yourself friends!
Um, I'm non Partisan but Homelessness didn't just start, when Obama got in office. BOTH parties have done NOTHING to reduce it.
US Citizens need to be Leaders and NOT followers. Especially to two parties, who obviously care nothing about us, but our vote.
Yes, because homelessness doesn't exist in Red States right? C'mon wake up. Red vs Blue, they're all the same. Paid and bought by corporate elites and they love it when we fight among ourselves.
People in the whole U.S. who are U.S. citizens need to find on GOOGLE who is running the cities and the states in the U.S. I believe many mayors in the U.S., especially in CA, PA and others are DEMOCRATS. We need people in government who care about it's citizens, not people who are very excellent at putting up a front, but if you check on GOOGLE for their PLATFORM and their RECORDS, you find out they are VERY EXTREMELY EVIL AND VERY PASSIONATELY DIABOLICAL. No country, state, county, city or town needs HYPOCRITES AND SUPER SICKOS in positions of government. We have people in government who love a very high rate of taxes, jobs disappearing from the midst to somewhere else out of the country. They love ABORTION and INFANTICIDE and POVERTY and HOMELESSNESS. Why they don't want the wall, because they want ILLEGAL immigrants and ILLEGAL DRUGS to come into the U.S.. They HATE ISRAEL and the CHURCH. The cause as to why they do not want homeowners to have weapons is not really to avoid school shootings and other shootings but it's so that thugs could break in their houses and kill the people living in those houses and the homeowners cannot defend themselves or the people living in those houses who are in almost every case, their wives and kids. They love a WEAK ECONOMY and a WEAK MILITARY. They love SECULAR HUMANISM taught in the schools. They love illegal drugs running in our cities, subberbs, towns and schools. They love CHAOS running wild in our entire country. WHEN WE VOTE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DO NOT VOTE FOR SUPER EVIL DIABOLICAL SICKOS LIKE THAT. Now many of them want SOCIALISM in this country knowing what's going on in VENEZUELA. THEY......ARE......EVIL!!!! We cannot vote for them. WE CANNOT EVER VOTE FOR THEM. LET US VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOD FEARING PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIGH MORALS, VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND COMMON SENSE. PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT RACIST, CLASSIST, MACHO OR FEMINIST. LET US VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY AND HAVE A PLATFORM AND A RECORD THAT SHOWS THEY CARE ABOUT IT'S CITIZENS.
ALL THAT SAID........THE DEMOCRATS GOTTA GO AND ANY SOCIALIST MINDED SUPER SICKO CANNOT EVER BE PRESIDENT.
Lily Lopez At least Obama isn't a Nazi or Commie lover like Trump!!!
Lily Lopez Obama’s legacy. California Democrats.
😳😳😳😳You never hear about answers to these problems especially around election time. Migration, potential war with North Korea and Iran, the powers that be deal with everything but real issues affecting Americans. Those in power know they aren't serving the people. It's the people who have too turn this around. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
I saw a video on this subject recently. Most interviewed said they would rather be in a tent than a shelter.
Disagree here I lived comfortably making 9.75$ an hour (no wife or kids) here in Texas in an efficiency but I worked monday-saturday. no car currently taking the bus. I make 25,000$ after taxes
You have excepted being a slave, how pathetic.
@@garybrunecz7785 nobodys holding me against my will which is what a slave is and I live in a well ventilated Ac efficiency you ignorant person I choose to live my life the way I do.
Gary Brunecz earning ur own way is not a slave . Slaves get tied to tree & bear with a whip till most skin is gone & no pay , very little food & no heat in very small shed , women were forced breed by slave master picked out. I’m not young , I know how bad blacks were treated,& they hung them , so u don’t understand what a real slave is .
At list some one working hard to improve life that just blaming it on illegals! This is what I was saying! People should stop choosing jobs. Do any job you can. Farms right now looking for workers, after illegals being caught. People not applying for such jobs and harvest are rotting in the farms.
Low expectancy ?
heartbreaking - california is Animal Farm.
I don't feel sorry for addicts because using drugs is a choice; however, I do feel compassion toward individuals and families who fall on hard times because of legitimate job loss or some type of income-related issue that caused them to become homeless. Drugs, alcohol, gambling, NOPE!
@Karey Landreneau true but we can overcome it's just it can be sooooo bloody hard especially when your out in the cold. ❤
And then there's also the never-ending rising if rent along with stagnant wages. I feel the most for people that work hard but still can't afford the rent. And job loss/injuries/illness issuess.
Helping Hand And We All Together Can Make A Change For Better Future And Future Generation's With Love 🌏❤️🙏
I don't believe this is solely because of losing jobs.
Organize these people. Get them to protest the liars politicians, get them voting on issues. Go sleep in Nancy Pelosi’s front yard. Her wall is immoral, make her prove it. Make her answer questions
Janie Cardenas people are all really one or two paychecks away from being homeless think about what you would do if u lost your minimum wage job and had no to very little savings how would you pay yr bills
@@mickeykindley9885 where do you get those facts
@@zahiruddin12 y'all keep voting for Democrats
Well I worked with the homeless population for 25 yrs
We're all going to wind up there. Little by little the high rents, jobs that dont pay and automation is our down fall.... people who think their immune are fooling themselves.
Yes exactly. You're the first person to figure this out?
@@4chukwuebuka thanks for the reply, but I'm just being honest in my opinion. I can't figure out if your being sarcastic or real about the comment. At any rate, I have money, but I'm looking at homeless in about 1 year. There's stipulations why I'm in this condition, but it's inevitable.... no matter if i work or not...
@@4chukwuebuka by the way, if your going to be sarcastic, then don't feel free to comment me. I really don't need comments from the peanut gallery...!
petrol devo I wasn’t being sarcastic
Gave my daughter to my friend ☹🤔
Yeah that's a real wtf moment in this video 👀
I made the right call that I moved out that shit hole 19 years ago. It seems to be getting worse and worse. It was a beautiful state and turns out to be like this. It is really a shame.
Welcome to America where everyone is a check away from poverty.... isn't that's the top fear that keeps this great society going.
The Rothchilds knows what they are talking about
Homeless is NOT a democratic problem. I live in a RED state everywhere but my city. Wages should keep up with the cost of living. Companies make more abs more and get tax cuts and give employees pennies of those earnings
Homeless all over America
Actually the facts say it is a Democrat issue. I am not stating my opinion. There are easily available stats you can look up that will show you that almost all of the 500k homeless in USA live in cities run but Dems. Just a fact.
It is a mostly democrac issue, the fact that your city is democratic is a red state proves that.
Huffington Post's headline: "and Twitter explodes!"
Any updates in 2022?
In my country, homeless people get helps from government to join transmigration program, they are moved out from big city to village or smaller province, and government give the people land so that they can have houses and also have a job as a farmer
Yes what country
Wakanda
just get to work. I'm poor but doing OK. I don't have kids to add to the situation
Many homeless people do work.
If it was that simple people would not be homeless
There are WAY MORE homeless people than the pop. of Orlando & Reno combined because as recently reported, those living in vehicles AREN'T BEING COUNTED either😔
So when you add the number of couch surfers and the number of people living in cars the numbers are staggering! 😳
People are a paycheck away because that's where the system wants them... no fooling...
And they have the nerve to talk about being sanctuary City
Most homeless people are whites and blacks. Hispanics are fewer and specially new imigrants their almost never homeless. Migrants most times work 2 full time jobs. Do a survey of your own and youll see white homeless people in the freeway bushes or river beds. Blacks in skidrow. Very few hispanics, infact hispanic home ownership has grown. And Hispanic business keep growing.
@@moshiacsun6573 What has that got to do with black cat´s statement?
@@klasstefan , my bad i dont even understand his incomplete sentence. Who is they? Your right i dont understand black cats comments. I thought he was blaming democrats, when it was the republicans at Presidency and at Governor, Mayor Bradley was also responsible.
@@moshiacsun6573they is in this case the ones who want sanctuary city's.
Damn Los Angeles. I'm done complaining about Missouri
I moved from LA to St. Louis a year ago. It really isnt that bad. At least you can afford to have a roof over your head and still have money to spare.
Yes. I'm in Michigan... I have a home and a decent job. I'm going to stop complaining!
I don’t understand why more people haven’t figured that out?? It seems like common sense to me?!
@@grandpaoldfart9165 We always talk about that. hehe. We were taught "if you can't afford rent.. move to somewhere else you can afford." Not having work or a roof above our heads are not an option!. But, some of these people in bay area (probably true to people in L.A. area) are seriously obsessed with living there. I would rather have a home than living in "cool" place. Also, did you realize nowadays "common sense" is like a unicorn!
Lev1 Ath0n
LMAO!! You’re preaching to the choir my friend, preaching to the choir!! I’m with you on that one. My wife and I always thought the same as you. We’d rather have a roof over us in bad weather than no roof in good weather. I know that isn’t the way some people think, but I’ll never understand it. It took us decades, and a lot of planning and saving, and while we’ll never be wealthy, we’re still living the dream and loving life!! I pray that you are, or will too!!
Cheers my friend!!
🇺🇸Grandpa🇺🇸
San Francisco Bay Area is also suffering a similar crisis, but on a smaller scale of course. However, I think it's epidemic is not too far behind Los Angeles. Both metro areas are suffering severely. Does anyone know if San Diego is also this bad???
What got us here 2 things money not being backed by GOLD!!!!! 2. The economy is now global and we are competing with people in countries FAR FAR below our living standard
We had gold..let's play a game called Which President(s) stole the gold?
Paycheck away? Some never had a paycheck.
How can one be so worthless not to be able to earn some kind of paycheck? Legally. Excluding being too young, too old, or too sick of course. If paycheck is too small, that's a different issue....
Me lmao
Kinda like a lot of millenials, only they have moms.
Reggie my millennials work and live on their own. If they need to come home if they have an emergency 🚨, yes they can but I’m a very strict parent and I don’t want to hear excuses, I want to hear solutions.
Not only am I to lazy to work, I’m to lazy to beg. That’s pretty damn sad
I have some solutions for the homeless individuals, bring them to farm areas of our nation teach them how to harvest fruit and while living an very low price homes while they work. For example why ship out job to China when we can teach our own people how to make those products. Also teach them how to pick fruits and veggies.
So I guess all the immigrants the working in the farm industry are slaves according to your comment.
So I guess all the immigrants the working in the farm industry are slaves according to your comment.
U so naif. LoL
Jose Gonzales; That can't work because all the farms, fruit and vegetable fields are filled to capacity with illegal South Americans. Didn't see 1 in this video.
BEST COMMENT EVER!!!
Literally every corner in LA have homeless
Is this a documentary? Wheres the full video
It's not income inequality, it's drug abuse.
I heard California teaches 5 year old boys to be transsexuals
Stop raising the rent and cost of living. How hard is that?
the ignorance in you runs deep, your question tells me you did not pay attention in school
Who do you think sets the rent? Vishnu? It's supply and demand. LA has a shit ton of people in it, hence the high rent. When you show up there out of the blue with no job or family/friend network, you end up on the streets. Homeless people from all around flock to LA as well because the weather is so nice. I know that if I was homeless in an area where it gets super cold, I'm panhandling a few bucks for a bus ride to LA.
Stop California from being a sanctuary city, stop bringing in illegal immigrants. These are Homeless and Jobless Americans they should be prioritized before caravans of immigrants.
Cannot afford it, move elsewhere! Don't blame the landlord when you do not have the money and feel entitling for something.
SavetheWater1 Your assumptions is hideous.
Well, being in the best & most certainly comfortable weather in the country if not the whole world is one thing to be grateful for if u are unlucky enough to have to sleep on the streets in southern California... It's mind boggling to think about what homeless people are going to experience during the height of winter in cities like Chicago, New York, Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, & other cities above the Bible belt.. sad sh!t
Wow, cliche after cliche after cliche. Still stuck on the idea that it's just about housing. These people don't want to work, they came to CA in droves for a reason. It's a lifestyle. When Orange County cleared the Santa Ana river bed 90% rejected all services offered.
All the millionaires in LA and they can't get together and do something ?
It would take whole United state to end the homeless problem im america
@@Bnavy207 it hasn't worked yet.
Its not their job to give their money away to help anyone.
Don't have to be anyone job its called caring about the ppl around u about giving back if I saw a hungry child I wouldn't say its not my problem not my kid I'd feed that child
But who is making them millionaires, most are entertainers, we the middle class, poor who go to movies and sporting events
It breaks my heart.
I see it everywhere now and today after dinner i saw a guy staying in his car is bad .
Maybe Meryl Streep and all those other 'inspirational' celebrities that talk about equality and bash trump at their fancy award ceremonies should do something to help out these people down the road
Thank These Greedy Corrupt Democrats.....
Gaudy Gotti well same goes for Republicans. Cutting assistance for low income programs which drives more towards homelessness. It’s a wealth game. Whoever is richer can careless about the poor. you think trump or Biden gives a care about CA high homeless rate? I doubt it. They’re sitting in their mansions and being stubborn on who wears a mask or not. judge them not by their party but who actually makes an effort.
The only thing that scares me is my children living this way if it was me so be it... i am at peace with the man i am in any circumstances but my kids being homeless and having to starve...Scary stuff I have started to invest more and been having sleepless nights and got huge insurance policies that i pay first... i think this is the worst thing for any human being... you should always have a place over your head thats warm and safe to call home... even cavemen had caves.... and that lady is correct i met so many intelligent Homeless people.. you think they should be running Google or Facebook... crazy how life is...
@George Nolan So would financial Education and freedom so what is your point..?
This is so depressing. And we have those incredibly rich celebrities talking down to us saying we’re not doing enough.
The way things are going now this is going to happen to ever city in the USA🇺🇸 in thirty years.
what would help our country is if we bring back industry and quit hiring illegals to work in the jobs we do have. you have recently a raid in chicken plants and so many illegals were taken away that the plants had to close up for a bit. they claim that the illegals do the work that americans wont do, but these companies don't want to pay us a decent wage when they know they can hire 2 illegals for the cost of 1 legal.
Thankfully California taxes pay for gender reassignment surgery. So important these days.
My heart hurts when I see shit like this 🤦♂️
That's what homosex drugs and all bad decisions lead to
Very accurate and informative of the homeless issue. Thank you.
the very awkward moment when the finland at 3:19 is from 1935, before some areas were lost to the soviets in the winter war, thus re-shaping the map.. ouch (yes I'm a finn so that's why it bothers me)
They need to do on NYC
"We're all a paycheck away from being homeless"...... what? SERIOUSLY?!
seems they come from all over the US to LA because it is not so cold there during winter season
"Lost Angeles"
Mini houses with communal bathing and cooking areas might be a start
Not just in L.A tho , this is epidemic around the world. High cost of living , stagnant wage , consumer debts. Just be thankful for what you have.
Only buy what you can afford. Never use credit. Never ever go into debt. Buy some land and go off grid. Become self sufficient. Become a minimalist and enjoy life.
This is something most Westerners don't, never have and never will understand.
@Oompa Loompa We learnt it from you senpai :p
That's what I was telling people. Stop complaining, go to the farm and work there. People want good jobs no education, and don't want to clean jobs,washing jobs. All they blame is Illegals taking our jobs😁😁
And if you can't afford the rent move to where you can afford it. Move to Ohio and buy a $50K house, your mortgage will be $400 a month.
@@membear oh, just move, huh? Are you going to pay the relocating expenses? If only the solutions were that easy 🙄
WTH do you expect??? Rents & mortgages are so damn high! The average family is struggling just to keep a roof over their head! To buy a home is out of reach for many. Just a plain, nothing fancy, 3 bedroom/2 bathroom home is minimum of $ 800,000 +. Who can really afford that? Something needs to give. More people, families, children, the elderly, sick, & disabled will be living on the streets! Where do they get their stats from? Be realistic! Is it a crime that you are homeless, hungry, & poor??? Wake up L.A. 😡😡😡😡
I feel for the homeless but how is giving them money or providing housing going to help their addictions?
Don't buy into the addictions stuff.. most are mentally ill and need to be addicted to antipsychotics
This is what happens to California when we send all our tax money to pay for welfare states like Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, and South Carolina. California needs to help their needy before they can help other federally dependant Red states.
Yea, and that high speed rail money was well spent too, huh? Imagine what good that could've done.
California is a welfare state.
ILLEGALS in California are sucking tax money out from Red States.
There, I fixed your statement for you.
i apply for over 200 jobs for minimimum wage and i cant get any. im disabled and im looking to work 10 hours a week. if i didnt have family i would be homeless.
GOD BLESS YOU
There’s always hope.
Please keep believing God bless u
Pecos, Tx!
What they should ask if they are working and if they save some of their check
im praying for all the homeless,😭
may god bless all of you..
1)Rebuild mental facilities
2) Build free drug rehab center
3) Reinstate laws against living on the street.
4) Have temporary assistance for people to get back into job market
5) Training for trade jobs
Boom!!! The homeless are gone!!
Our congress SUCKS!!!!!
Pass laws forbidding homelessness! End of story!
Next rule, don’t feed or house illegals, put Americans first
Richard Bowers , it’s not a crime to be poor & dn on ur luck
Thank you Obama u made the city of angels the devils den..😜
LA bas been like this for decades what are you smoking
Why do the Democrats get the blame?
@Andy Griffith Agreed! Democrats aren't perfect but Republicans are worse.
Income inequality is not the problem.
Lack of leadership and liberal policy is.
No it's income inequality and capitalism
Lol 😂 sheep