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@actingtavis

Жыл бұрын

Wow...I'm working and listening to this in the background then I start hearing the narrator name off the zipcode..realizing that's my city XD 35810 is one of the cheapest zipcodes to live in; we call it "North Huntsville " which has a bag stigma. Huntsville is insanly beautiful and our job market is insane.

@sherrisolomon8673

Жыл бұрын

@@actingtavis Insane how?

@harmonychanel

Жыл бұрын

Some people make it hard for those in need

@cyntstrada979

Жыл бұрын

When are we going to wake up and stop being the hamsters on the government’s hamster wheel money machine????????? Taxation is theft now a days! Maybe before it wasn’t and it actually went to programs but not anymore. They send 55+billion to Ukraine to line their pockets and we’re paying for it on that hamster wheel!

@carolynolsen132

Жыл бұрын

What is a ‘bag stigma’…?

America doesn't have a housing problem, it has a greed problem. There's virtually no good reason for housing prices to have skyrocketed the way they did. And there are more than enough [abandoned] spaces that can either be built or renovated/decorated in order to give people a proper place to live. But impossible bureaucracy, zoning laws, and other obstacles make it so that more and more people find themselves in dire straits while working harder than ever to support themselves and their families. Stop catering to the rich and start caring about your citizens, USA.

@spark_ling1379

Жыл бұрын

If they keep on voting democrats in they deserve what's coming for them.

@annabanabanana

Жыл бұрын

Yep investors have been scouring my dads neighborhood in Texas offering to buy up everyone’s houses for cash. My dad told them to f*ck off. The neighborhood I grew up in used to be filled with children and young families. Now just old people because young families can’t afford the neighborhood anymore. So sad.

@kara8307

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it's like that every where not just the state's. 😪

@hannahlou3406

Жыл бұрын

It's because homes aren't homes anymore, they are being bought as investments for landlords passive income and working families can't compete.

@22lanisha

Жыл бұрын

@@hannahlou3406 This is an excellent yet overlooked point.

Use my taxes to help people! Stop looking down on people who are homeless. Stop assuming they're lazy. Stop assuming this is acceptable

@PC-ch1md

Жыл бұрын

If they’re not being lazy and doing their best then they deserve the help. 4 innocent kids with a home then that’s putting my taxes in good use.

@Cocollyt

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I can think of about a billion things we could cut down on and a bunch of billionaires that need proper old school 1950s style taxin’

@ms.trashcan8187

Жыл бұрын

Sadly most of your tax money goes to things rich people and politicians needs , not your local community or what’s needed for everyone, you’re giving the government back money so they can hoard for themselves and specific groups only :( I’ve seen people in both red and blue states live like this and it’s sad bc most people work their asses off and don’t get what they need and some just give up and let the streets take them over sadly , I had a teacher that was doing good and later on this year he’s on the street homeless and living in his car bc rent is to high , people who don’t have to worry ignore it and don’t say anything bc they’re getting the benefits instead

@snoopygonewilder

Жыл бұрын

That's what I tell everyone, while a lot of people who are homeless do have mental problems and addiction (I never actually thought it was laziness) a lot of them are working homeless. They work full-time jobs, with okay pay, but can't afford to rent anything. I mean, you see this family with the 4 kids have a nice car, but they can't afford to rent anything, it seems so backward. Also, the fact that only one of them can work since childcare is so expensive, it's cheaper for the one that earns the least to stay home.

@williamwilson6499

Жыл бұрын

Stop assuming your tax dollars aren’t helping people like this.

I've rented the same "old school" single wide 2 bedroom mobile on acreage in the woods for almost a quarter of a century. My landlord, a now-retired 6th generation dairy farmer who calls me a "lifetime tenant" and "the best tenant any landlord could hope for" and his family consider me "family" and I'm still only paying $600 a month. When I had stage 3 cancer 14 years ago they told me that no matter what happens they'd never put me out and I'd always have a roof over my head. They kept their word. I know my situation is very rare and I've never felt more grateful and fortunate.

@alleykeosheyan4779

Жыл бұрын

You are fortunate indeed. My husband had a similar situation. His first wife became ill with liver failure early into their marriage and they had 4 kids to take care of in a blended family. They were renting a crappy single-wide trailer from an out-of-state landlord, who kindly allowed them to make interest-only payments when things were at their worst because they were good tenants who kept the place clean and always paid on time. His wife unfortunately died, but hubby eventually paid off the trailer and sold it - for the same price he paid for it - to a young family dealing with similar circumstances.

@Eiralav6010

Ай бұрын

God bless the family that rents to you! Many landlords are not like this

@Alice-Not-In-Chains

Ай бұрын

♥️🫶🏽🙌🏽

Nobody should work 40 hours a week and be unable to afford a place to live.

@PeterParker-yd3sb

Ай бұрын

"JuSt LeArN A SkiLl Bro" .... * everyone learns a skill *.... "NoBodY WaNtS To WorK AnYmOrE" .-.... can't win with idiots... they literally want a class of people they can enslave and shit on

@user-tk1xd9js1z

15 күн бұрын

She has four kids. Do the husband work?

@trixieann8176

7 күн бұрын

@@user-tk1xd9js1zshame on you bro. You’re an awful person

@BusArch42

6 күн бұрын

There is no guarantee that you can take care of even yourself working full time minimum wage. Most people have the sense to wait to have kids until they can provide for them.

This happened to us a couple years ago... Both working, wife got a higher paying job, and we still lost our home. We were fortunate enough to bounce back though luck. Literally, we were just lucky, nothing more. Some people don't realize just how easily and how quickly you can lose it all.

@eyegettit3535

Жыл бұрын

I would not call that "luck" , sounds more like God's blessings ,only he could turn a tough situation like the one you and your family were in around in your favor. Oh what a mighty God indeed. Thanks for sharing your testimony, truly brings Hope .

@NoOneSaint

Жыл бұрын

@@eyegettit3535 Yes that was truly a blessing.

@TXFRWYGYPSY

Жыл бұрын

This is so true. I live hand to mouth and everyday I’m grateful for everything I have because it can all be gone so quick. I also know people have it way worse. Im not above anyone.

@sd9193

Жыл бұрын

I personally do, I was homeless back in 2010 for a year, I will never forget the day I gave my keys back to my landlord and drove to my storage unit but I still don’t get why someone who keeps on having kids or having 4 kids to begin with if they don’t have a stable situation with good income… I am not saying do not have kids but don’t have 4!!! In America you need to be rich as f to raise 4 kids, rents are crazy and cost of life as a whole too!

@allthingshome6953

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry this happened to you. This is tough. I'm so happy you bounced back. Definitely a blessing from above. God bless you.

I can attest to this fact. I used to live in Huntsville and stayed at the EXACT same family shelter (first one shown) We had room 2. We left in 2019 to move to Michigan and never looked back. The way we could do this is my husband is a truck driver. My little girl was 4 at the time and could ride on the truck with us. So we packed up a few of our things and lived on an 18 wheeler for over a year. And now we are lucky to have our own home in Southeast Michigan. I still have nightmares about being homeless it has definitely traumatized me and my little family.

@geddon436

Жыл бұрын

How did it effect your husbands health? Were there many altered sleeping schdules?

@thugnastykathy

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry this happened to you & your family. I hope you guys are doing much better now, take care!

@Freespiritedqueen

Жыл бұрын

@Gary Dorfner yes! Facts!

@elizabuga4337

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to MI

@sc8414

Жыл бұрын

I moved to Madison AL in like 2013 and bought a house for 95K (an older neighborhood; County Line Rd); in 2019 it sold for 210K and it wasnt even that nice. Cost of living in that area got to be too much.

I feel for folks and don't look down on anyone, but having 4 kids nowadays is NOT a wise choice. We must think ahead and make calculated decisions about our futures.

@maryoconnor2596

8 күн бұрын

Amen

@BusArch42

6 күн бұрын

Yup. We had three on accident with twins and it’s been tight. We never planned for three much less four

Huge respect to the lady helping the homeless. She has fresh bed linen and toiletries for guests, so kind. I hope she got a new fridge.

What a sweet lady this woman is for helping these families. If only our government and elected officials had the care and concern for its citizens as this amazing woman. The more people like her we have, the sooner changes can be made to benefit the majority and not the minority.

@kellyhere2031

Жыл бұрын

@little drane yeah, get fat off of the food that people are poisoned with, then go into debt with the medical bills they have to pay for the preventable diseases they have from the cancerous foods they’ve been eating, which is cheaper and pushed in lower income neighborhoods. Not to mention cigarette companies targeting people of lower income, especially those of color. What do poor people who see no way out and have high stress levels do? Oh yeah, smoke cigarettes and do drugs. I’m not saying that personal responsibility doesn’t exist, but most people are sheep; they live their lives in the way things have been laid out to them. Sure, individuals have the power to get themselves out of poverty and to make better choices, but societies don’t work at an individual level entirely. Humans are social creates that behave in a collective way, and to really change the system, things have to change from a structural societal level and not just with a few everyday individuals. It’s the same thing with climate change. Being a waste free, all organic, local buying individual will not remedy the climate crises. It goes beyond an individual level. The small minority of people at the top are largely to blame, while everyone else has no choice but to feed Into it the crises that’s been unscrupulously laid out upon them.

@spookrockcity

Жыл бұрын

Government is not the solution.

@kellyhere2031

Жыл бұрын

@@spookrockcity unregulated government isn’t either. I think we should have a government for the people and represented by the people. That’s what I meant by what I said

@kaizersouza1562

Жыл бұрын

Politicians want your vote and when they are done, they'll give you a middle finger.

@kellyhere2031

Жыл бұрын

@@kaizersouza1562 that’s the problem

Honestly I'm scared of this happening to us. They keep upping our rent too, but its not like we can leave bc there isn't anywhere cheaper at the moment to go to

@Glamoratti412

Жыл бұрын

Same

@fuckthosekids

Жыл бұрын

Buy a house

@thenewgeneration2378

Жыл бұрын

@@fuckthosekids We would if we had the money. We don't even make enough to rent a house where we live.

@lambykin842

Жыл бұрын

@@fuckthosekids bro we cant even afford to pay rent where are we gonna get the funds to buy a home

@ebonywilliams-dillard4550

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Just cried the other night on the way home from work because of this type of situation

I'm so happy living in Jamaica. Never pay rent, built my own home as a government worker. Never pay a mortgage in all my 53 years. I'm enjoying the natural beauty of my country.

@user-jy3rt9yx1u

6 күн бұрын

Same with me here in south africa ownership of land is very important

You could probably NOT buy those cigarettes….and buy Adrien some shoes! I feel bad for families like these, but it’s very hard to feel bad for these parents when I see them choking on a cigarette! It’s the kids who suffer. I’m glad they got a home. ❤

@JackAttack2011

Ай бұрын

You know the parents work very hard and if all they do is smoke cigarettes then let them have that come on people!

@wonderingsoul8021

5 күн бұрын

It's very easy to judge others until you find yourself in the same or similar situation. I agree. It would be best if they didn't smoke. But they are going through things that I'm not, so who am I to judge?

This is sad. It's a crime that so many people are homeless in the USA and can't afford to live in the cities where they work.

@ThereAreNoBlackPpl

Жыл бұрын

sometimes wonder where do the people who own the businesses in the city want their workers to live, do they want them to just sleep in front of the stores, wake up like a robot and come inside of work and then leave and go just right back in front of the store, it doesn’t make any sense when you have homeless people who work so many hours and don’t have enough to make the deposit on a place

@ThereAreNoBlackPpl

Жыл бұрын

@@CapitanNaufrago businesses have influence in politics, let’s not play dumb and pretend that they couldn’t advocate for more housing, because that’s what’s really needed is more housing, we do not have enough places to house people, and if businesses would use their political weight, and do something that would actually help their workers, then it would be a more better situation for everyone

@pro_154

Жыл бұрын

The only thing thats sad is how much people care about each other

@PeanutGalaxy

Жыл бұрын

The American dream is a DREAM, because you'd have to be asleep to believe it.

@TheRisky9

Жыл бұрын

One of the good things to come out of COVID was a hope companies would recognize and allow more WFH. It saves money, it solves the gentrification issue and allows better work/life balance.

Its honestly very sad. I make $21 an hour and still can't rent a 2 bedroom house in metro Atlanta. The rent and income requirements have gone up significantly.

@dm-jf5uu

Жыл бұрын

Same same i am near dc i work 2 jobs make around 18 dollars per hr cant afford to rent anything but rooms

@corilia9529

Жыл бұрын

And they want first and last months rent up front and now in some places you also have apartments where you gotta pay electricity!

@Montycat92

Жыл бұрын

Most place require you to be making 3x the rent!!!! This is almost everywhere now. So even if you can technically afford an apartment you still can't because of the requirements. It should be illegal to have that requirement. I understand landlords get screwed over but when we have so many people homeless it's awful.

@sidology1.0

Жыл бұрын

I would love 21. I'm at 17 an hour while in school, struggling and I'm always over drafted. 1 bedroom apt. At 975

@sidology1.0

Жыл бұрын

@@Montycat92 like sir if I made 3xs the rent clearly I would choose something way better than this lol

If u r living in poverty; there is NO need to have 4 children!

@dampam4273

Ай бұрын

facts facts facts!

@user-te7le7sk1k

11 күн бұрын

Exactly should of stopped after the 1st makes no sense

@zoesullivan385

10 күн бұрын

Both could also work different shifts so there is no need to pay child care.

@BusArch42

6 күн бұрын

@@zoesullivan385exactly. Dad gets a night job. Rotate.

I have 2 children and struggling. I've decided not to have anymore kids until I'm in a better situation. I work 40+ hours a week too but I make too much for any assistance. I'm not homeless but paying rent is definitely a struggle. The best thing you can do is not make things harder on yourself. If you're already struggling with the kids you have, don't have more! She should have gotten daycare assistance so he could work too. $14 an hour is not enough for 6 people! He can't be a stay at home dad right now.

@KishBish

Жыл бұрын

you often cannot get daycare assistance if you are married and he is working

@ayintovah3132

Жыл бұрын

You are a wise woman 👍🏼

@dinarusso3320

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Yes it's greed that is skyrocketing the living cost, but having 4 kids is just making the children suffer when they can't afford them. That's just ridiculous, I know people who make almost 6 figures and have 4 kids and are barely able to make it because of how expensive everything is now.

@endtimesareuponus8930

Жыл бұрын

@@dinarusso3320 "make almost 6 figures, have 4 kids and are barely able to make it"?? That's is the MOST RIDICULOUS thing I've heard in ages. You people are so STUPID

@denorwhi

Жыл бұрын

@@KishBish maybe it varies to state. In Pennsylvania, you can get all kinds of state assistance If you meet the financial requirements. These two would definitely qualify because they are a family of 6. It probably works the same where they are

This breaks my heart. This is why I withheld from ever getting pregnant. I feared having kids and not being able to provide. This shouldn't be happening. Housing should not be expensive anywhere and people should not have to choose. Tired of seeing the never ending cycle which the government doesn't choose to review nor solve. Hope a resource based economy like the Venus project emerges by different communities.

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

Why is it the governments job to solve? What happened to people taking responsibility for their lives, don't bring innocent children into this world when you can't afford to support them.

@Brokenstarz55

Жыл бұрын

@@ladydi-lynn then why is our government taking the right to decide if we have children we can afford or raise or not. Prime example Florida where they won't let teenage girls in state care get abortions because they aren't mature enough to make that decision.

@MsK-xm7vw

Жыл бұрын

Your not alone. Both North America and Britain are showing a huge increase in the number of women who are opting out of having children. I’m proud of you. Both my children have made the same decision, and while I always wanted to be a grandma, I don’t want to die with my grandchild’s suffering on my conscience. At the rate North America is going, there is little to no hope that our future generations won’t suffer exponentially. There are thousands of children already here who are waiting for loving families, my hope is that my sons (and future partners) will make a difference for them.

@marsisacrazypandarivera9028

Жыл бұрын

@@ladydi-lynn not everyone wants to go to college tho? You act like the only people who can have kids are doctors and lawyers. Majority of people work regular jobs. How come regular hard working people cannot have kids?

@Afmedic85

Жыл бұрын

@@Brokenstarz55 you honestly believe that happened? Anyway it's easy to prevent pregnancy, condoms are sold everywhere

Wish there was more homeless shelters like the one in this video. We are Desperately lacking in shelters. The working poor is a growing class.

@lionmarljam5456

Жыл бұрын

What's needed is the government having an account of all its residents and making sure there are affordable places to live, call "home." Living in a shelter isn't (AINT), the nicest experience ever! The trauma is real and nothing you should wish on anyone, unless they are at their very lowest point! Additionally, the government need to find a way to close its borders and guard it against illegal migration so it could "sort folks already living within the COUNTRY" and have a concrete account of folks coming in and how they're going to live. This situation and the accountability of it is crucial!

@blackolivesmattertoo8376

Жыл бұрын

Rhonda Arnesen, There seems to be plenty of illegals that are being house in hotels but not for Americans! and illegals get free health insurance, something I can not afford to pay for and I pay a lot in federal taxes.

@sidehustletips

Жыл бұрын

MAGAs don't care. And Dems only care about lifting up border crossers, not homeless many of whom are felons and can't vote.

@gregorycyr9272

Жыл бұрын

GREED is hurting a lot of people.

@robar232

Жыл бұрын

@Noel Only Spekulation...

What I don't understand is why have so many children that you can't properly care for that is quite cruel to bring children into poverty like that

@ecclairmayo4153

8 ай бұрын

People in the comments will make excuses like it's just impossible not to ahve kids in this day and age

@coderlicious6565

2 ай бұрын

Very true. I'll never get it. If you're someone that prioritizes video games over learning a marketable skill, even as you watch your savings deplete and knowing landlords love raising rent on top of that, you've asked for your problems - and even more top of all, that you're insisting on wanting to feel the pleasure through not using a condom.

@bbjjbb61

2 ай бұрын

In fairness, not all of us were poor when we had our kids. But I will agree that it's a problem in general. There are too many issues to fix just overnight unfortunately.

@chaotic_tired5066

2 ай бұрын

People aren't always educated on how not to get pregnant and also hardly believe in abortion

@pamsmith1665

2 ай бұрын

I see mom sucking on a cigarette

Four kids? Everyone should be able to pay rent on a full-time job, but if you know you're struggling and are not going to be able to put a roof over their heads, you should probably not keep having children. It's deeply irresponsible.

$900/month for a 1950s trailer???! Someone's getting away with robbery.

@blahblah2779

Жыл бұрын

they should burn it down on their way out.

@fabledfantasty7343

Жыл бұрын

$900 a month for rent is cheap! The town that I live in, is getting $1800, for a 1 bedroom apt., built in 1956 & with nothing updated from the day it was built. Pitiful what the government is allowing to happen to the lower & middle class & their problem with housing.

@daniellehall4124

Жыл бұрын

Yes...thank God I live in a lil village in a 1901 2 bedroom 1 bath, 2 story house for 350..its not nice or insulated well so it costs alot to try to keep it cool/warm but it's good enough for me...I got lucky that I worked with a kind lady who knew I was from out of state trying to make it alone with no family...God is good and great people are still out there.

@omegasage777

Жыл бұрын

Seriously! That's outrageous

@Tessitura9

Жыл бұрын

@@fabledfantasty7343 this sounds like our living situation 🤣 (Los Angeles). Needless to say, we're leaving the state.

Unfortunately the other issue is that the husband has to stay home because their kids are simply too young and I’m pretty sure they cannot afford childcare, I think even if they got some sort of childcare vouchers that would allow the husband to go to work also which would only help the family financial situation. The cost of housing has reached critical levels and is at a breaking point quite frankly something has to be done, she’s absolutely right.

@iiwrites

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for leaving such a thoughtful comment on my story. If I had more time, I'd probably do a series on just this subject. I hope you'll share it. Let me know what other stories are of interest to you.

@R-L-I

Жыл бұрын

@@iiwrites Of course I’ll share it, also maybe a piece on the soaring cost of college and how student debt (which feels like lifetime debt for many) is killing the American dream.

@beth9809

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, we don't qualify for those vouchers right now. Both parents must be employed before you receive your voucher. If we paid full price for childcare, it would cost more for my husband to work than he would make. That's why he's a SAHD.

@houstonmoran6608

Жыл бұрын

Problem goes further than the childcare vouchers. Even if the husband was able to get vouchers and go to work being on food stamps means even if he did go to work the family could possibly lose money and stamps. Not to mention because the voucher is based on household income rent would also go up. Making it near impossible to gain any more wealth. So if the husband did go to work your now going to work to pay cash instead of stamps while strangers watch your children.

@R-L-I

Жыл бұрын

@@beth9809 Yeah I had a feeling that probably was the situation. If he went to work right now it would probably be a net loss because of childcare costs, wouldn’t make sense. I still think something should be done to help people in your situation but at least I’m glad you guys finally got your own place, good luck to you.

I'll always remember a saying. The choices you make now will determine if your children eat years from now

The problem is you keep having kids while struggling 😕 Its not hard to figure out the solution.

@sugarcane4648

2 ай бұрын

We're not to judge people for a situation we would never be in

@kingramseyii3686

2 ай бұрын

@sugarcane4648 It's not judging. It's a clear observation 😉

I remember working for $2.65 an hour when I was 20 years old. Gross pay was $400 for working a 40 hour a week job, a lot less after taxes. My rent was $200. I could not afford car insurance, I car pooled with a coworker, paid for gas, I had no money for car maintenance. I had no health insurance, no dental coverage, nothing. I got another part time job that also paid minimum wage of $2.65 an hour. So I was working two jobs. This was in 1978 in California. I was struggling, couldn't make it and moved back in with my parents. This country has never paid enough for us to survive. You've got to have 2-3 jobs and split the rent with several roommates to just get by. Those were hard times. I survived but just barely.

@iiwrites

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment on my work. I keep seeing stories like this in the comments. I'm wondering if you all would like me to explore more about the economics of poverty.

@jameslucas129

Жыл бұрын

'78 and '79 was the last time the economy was as bad as it is now.

@catwhisperer1253

Жыл бұрын

I remember making the minimum wage of about $3.75 in 1990. It was a struggle. I had a roommate to help pay rent. Drove a junk car that often had problems that I couldn't pay to fix. It was rough.

@dylanjohnson4624

Жыл бұрын

California: The land of the free, and the home of the expensive.

@jpt610

Жыл бұрын

@@iiwrites Yes, that would be great!

"When you work like a dog & still can't afford a place to live, something's wrong." She's on point. But I'll add: When hardworking citizens work like dogs making billionaires of corporate CEOs, who take weekend holidays in outer space, while they can't even afford to LIVE... something's VERY, VERY WRONG!!!

@sidehustletips

Жыл бұрын

Neither political party cares. Dems just want new fresh voters (border crossers) and MAGAs judge the homeless and don't want to help.

@omegasage777

Жыл бұрын

@Noel Let's stop bootlicking for billionaires too

@dcg590

Жыл бұрын

@@omegasage777 you mean the billionaires who did what they had to and became rich? Started a business maybe? Took the risk? Trusted themselves? Worked very hard? Make good decisions? All the things these people won’t do. It’s their fault they are where they are, not successful peoples fault. Also, those billionaires provide SO MANY jobs, helping the economy. You obviously know nothing about business or finance. You’d rather blame other people for your crappy choices. Have fun while,the rest of us enjoy our money we earned without playing the race card or the poor me card.

@meme13100

Жыл бұрын

@Noel she isn't a single mom how is a couple irresponsible, when they work and or take care of the kids and still can't afford a house? In fact let's remove the kids. They still wouldn't be able to afford a house. How about you just say less, you know nothing and say things worth less than nothing.

@leilaabdelmeguid3977

Жыл бұрын

@Noel You can't raise a family of six on a McDonald's income but you SHOULD be able to if you're working full time. My grandfather worked at Kroger (grocery store) all his life, had seven children (one with special needs) and his wife (my grandmother) never worked outside the home, stayed home and raised her children. They were by no means poor. This was back in the 60's. Nowadays, this could never happen. Something is certainly wrong!

I’m thankful they have a clean & safe place to just breathe & be family. This is a human right 🙌🏽🙏🏽

Yeah.. I lasted a few months doing that before I lost my mind. And I didn’t even have a family to support either it was just my boyfriend and I. We slept in the car with no air in 80+ degree weather & showered at the gym before work. I ended up having a mental break & I’m still struggling so so badly from it all. I’ve been in recovery for 3 years and some months from a devastating addiction. I don’t get how I fought so hard to escape the streets and do the right thing only to find that it’s nearly impossible to get out of poverty and function in society. It hurts. I’m suffering greatly.

@kpvirtualreview1751

Жыл бұрын

I feel ya. Its like going from one kind of hell to another.

@gemox3225

Жыл бұрын

My god. I wish you good luck. I'm an American living in Thailand. I don't think I could survive in my home country now. Rent here is so cheap, as is food, and the quality is pretty good.

@str8cndian

Жыл бұрын

@@gemox3225 can u find work though?

@MoneyMan28

10 ай бұрын

Don't let your boyfriend get you pregnant, stay away

This is nothing new. My dad worked 2 full time jobs (16 hours a day) to provide for mom & us 2 kids. He did that for most of his life. When he got laid off off once, he did odd jobs to make ends meet - he always found a way. Think I'll call him right now and thank him.

@davisholman8149

Жыл бұрын

Nona - tell your dad he is a hero!👏🏼🇺🇸

@veggieeater

Жыл бұрын

He was also putting his mental and physical health on the line. Working two jobs to that degree is VERY stressful on the body. But he was a man that did what had to be done. Tell him that he deserves all good things and is a wonderful model of selflessness, sacrifice, and hard work.

Why do they have so many kids? I'm sure they were in difficulties at least before the eight-month-old was born. Enough, already! It costs money to raise kids. And the husband can't work because he has to look after all of them? If they had all their kids in school, then at least both parents could work during the day. Get some birth control! 😱

@Gladiator_in_a_Suit

Жыл бұрын

Facts!

@down-to-earth-mystery-school

Жыл бұрын

Then tthe red states (of which Alabama is one) to stop making it harder to get contraception…

Having 4 kids in this day and age is difficult. Birth control is much cheaper. Make better decisions for you and the children you can't afford.

@loujon191

28 күн бұрын

AMEN

@jaygold4467

28 күн бұрын

So now people are not supposed to have children??? Evil.

@jeremywright9511

7 күн бұрын

​​@@jaygold4467it is just logical to not pump out kids if your life is not yet stable. One kid maybe but more than that and you run the risk of not being able to provide. Kids are an option not an obligation.

Let's note, however, that smoking is expensive and could pay for some kids shoes. Quitting is hard (I have done it and it IS hard) but your kids going hungry seems worse.

@hex1443

2 ай бұрын

good for you. save your judgements to those that deserve it lady.

@Emmy-J

2 ай бұрын

Its called priorities and why so many are in financial trouble

@loujon191

28 күн бұрын

These bums need to be judged

We need more homeless shelters in each state and we also need cheaper housing for those on fixed incomes or who dont just make enough. Whether they are mini apartments there should be more of those. It’s not lazyness when nationwide rent increases have forced ppl to move or become homeless. Many ppl deciding to live in their cars.

@danielwells774

Жыл бұрын

We do, but the boomer homeowners and the people who represent them (ALL politicians) will never allow that. It's a very simple problem to fix, but if it doesn't benefit capital owners, the effort won't be made.

@censoredquotes3518

Жыл бұрын

Single family zoning won’t allow that. The problem is that these baby boomers made it illegal to not live in a suburb. It’s called *single family zoning* and if you don’t have a car, well it’s game over. Now housing is unaffordable and everything is car dependent. The problem is that most of the country makes it illegal to build affordable non-detached homes thus making the whole country one massive copy and pasted suburb.

@KC-dr3cg

Жыл бұрын

And I think they need to redefine the word affordable to truly be affordable and not some crazy number that goes by percentage of somebody's area for the federal median income and all the other blah blah blah

@silasbishop3055

Жыл бұрын

@@danielwells774 It isn't just boomers. Anyone who owns a house in a neighborhood will fight against public housing or midrise buildings in their neighborhood.

@georgewagner7787

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could. I live in nyc but it was all 2 family homes. Now they put a 6 story behind me almost to the property line. Once it's occupied, the people with the second floor porch can look right in my bedroom.

Quit having kids when you can't afford to take care of them let alone yourself🤷‍♀️

@sidehustletips

Жыл бұрын

Megan, a pox on your house/.

@jacobrzeszewski6527

13 күн бұрын

Maybe they'd get an abortion if it wasn't illegal.

If almost being homeless with 4 kids doesn’t provide enough incentives to quit smoking, I don’t know what would.

@victoriapalmer5146

Жыл бұрын

And stop having children. But I was thinking the same thing about smoking also. In the husband could go work an overnight shift that way they would have two incomes

@sodot887

Ай бұрын

Stress

Although I do believe children are a blessing, I don’t understand why a couple in this situation would keep having more children, when the wife clearly said they’ve been struggling and in and out of homelessness for years. Since then, they had several more children. It’s clear these parents are working very hard to provide for their kids but I do wonder how the decision making process works when a couple is already broke, staying with family and unable to afford a home, yet wind up pregnant several more times. Certainly more affordable homes are needed, more skewers are needed, that’s all very clear. However, there must be personal responsibility too. If they get pregnant again while living in the shelter, it will be even harder to eventually find a way out.

@erbiumfiber

Жыл бұрын

She looked pregnant again in the video...that's not going to help. Also, with that many children, one parent has to stay at home so no possibility of two incomes...

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

@@erbiumfiber that’s the thing, if they stopped having kids they could have two incomes.

Not trying to judge but Stop having babies if you can't afford to take care of them.seems like a no brainer to me...

@ItsDanny91

Жыл бұрын

There are homeless single people

I’m a single mom in Ohio making 18.50 an hour. Full time job and I sacrifice 2 of my meals a day just to make ends meet. Everything is so expensive and on top of it, I’m expected to do more work for the same amount of pay. And I don’t even get benefits. I drained what little savings I did have to cushion myself in between paychecks so I wasn’t living paycheck to paycheck because I got really sick and went a whole week without pay. I have no paid time off, no sick days. I’m in the process of looking for a better job but I am so exhausted and every ounce of energy I have goes towards my son. At least for now, he has a teacher. A lot of kids in surrounding schools can’t even go to school because the teachers are on strike for the same reason I am struggling to get through the day (I don’t blame them). And if you are lucky enough to still have teachers, you still have to worry about school shooters and all the other shit. America is such a shit hole.

@MultiAnne36

Жыл бұрын

I bet illegal immigrants are getting more assistance than you could if you tried. As a Nurse, my employer takes our " sick days" from our vacation days automatically.

@clairaragon2881

Жыл бұрын

Hey I live in ohio too. Theres this place called kenworth. They make semi trucks. Great company to work for. They are looking for people right now at 25 dollars an hour. I dont know where you live but it is an option. It is only 4 days a week so you get to be with your children on the weekends too.

@down-to-earth-mystery-school

Жыл бұрын

@@MultiAnne36 okay, so instead of commenting with support for this mom, you decide to be racist instead? Gotcha

@Afmedic85

Жыл бұрын

@@down-to-earth-mystery-school its not racist, the only racist here is you assuming the illegals aren't white. Also it's 100% true

@dappyfull

Жыл бұрын

School shooters?? Why not trouble your mind with the thought of getting cancer? Or dying in a motor vehicle accident? Or Covid? You are more likely to die from those causes than be a victim of a mass shooting event

I want to thank the person who documented this and uploaded it on youtube, because it inspired me to write about housing inflation on low-income neighborhoods as my essay topic for my American Government class. I look forward to opening the eyes of others who didn't put much thought into it.

My husband works 70 to 80 hours a week and he says he doesn’t work “enough” that’s America for you. He’s the bravest kindest hardest working man I know ♥️

@seqvirtualtours406

Ай бұрын

then eventually his life will be over and he will have realized he never lived a day in his life.

That shelter looks way better than I imagined and its a blessing that they won't get kicked out of it

@newflower8974

Жыл бұрын

@User1996 omg that’s horrible 🥲🙏🏽

@davisholman8149

Жыл бұрын

@@newflower8974 Amen - God help her, please!😢

@kristingallo2158

Жыл бұрын

I was in a women's shelter with my kids for a while. My ex went off the deep end . Got hooked on pain pills, then it progressed to heroin. Got real violent for a time. I had to wait for an opening . I had 3 little kids, their dad had a good job and I stayed home with the babies. My life went from the family in church every Sunday to having absolutely nothing. And not because of anything I did. I was on the list waiting for that call. Finally got it put the kids in the car and ran. The place was very nice , had a playground and counseling services. Had activities for the kids. I was completely devastated. Took me a very long time to recover from all that trauma. That man beat me, financially and spiritually abused me and raped me. I had nothing, no family, no friends anymore, no savings , nothing. But if I didn't run I might be dead. It's incredibly hard to be homeless, it's 10 times harder to be homeless with little kids. The irony is I was safer in the homeless shelter than I was in my own bed.

@imanjones3807

Жыл бұрын

@@kristingallo2158 that's so sad. Sorry to hear. How did you get out? Did u get a job? How long did you have to save?

Our family just emerged from homelessness. After nearly 11months living in a tiny office after being illegally evicted. (We won the appeal because we proved to the judge that we indeed paid our full rent every single month.) Its difficult and expensive to be homeless. Many families we met at the laundromat had similar stories during the pandemic. My adult sons and daughters were accepted to universities before they shutdown and also lost jobs. Now they are working and going to college again. Most people would be shocked to learn this about our family. We werent on welfare- but exhausted our savings. I hope everyone finds a home, security and happiness.

@cherylT321

Жыл бұрын

Did you end up back at the home that the landlord illegally got you out of, or did you move somewhere else?

@pharmakon551

Жыл бұрын

❤

@jennydiez8020

Жыл бұрын

@@cherylT321 We found a house to rent and my kids are back in college. Two lost jobs in the last month, though. (Supply issues.) Its a huge blessing to be in a house. I dont know what became of that landlord.

@cherylT321

Жыл бұрын

@@jennydiez8020 I hope nothing good for being such a creep. Glad things are better for you!

@jennydiez8020

Жыл бұрын

@@cherylT321 I really appreciate your kindness- thank you. I hope you and your family find every happiness.

Not to judge…but if you’ve spent most of your relationship dealing with housing insecurity why have more children? That just seems irresponsible.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

It definitely is, they could’ve prevented bringing more children into a bad situation.

My heart really does go out to these families. However, when this mother says, "So what am I NOT gonna buy so that I can buy Adrian shoes?" and then takes a drag off a cigarette... omg! You can buy a hell of a lot if you're not paying 7, 8, 9 bucks per PACK of cigarettes! Skip a day or two and you can buy those shoes.

@thepinkestpigglet7529

Жыл бұрын

To be perfectly fair, quitting can be hell on your body. I have known women who have miscarried from the stress of quitting. I don't blame the users, I blame the fact the government for allowing these things to be sold.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 no excuses when it comes to being a parent, they come first end of discussion. It’s not about you when you have kids. If you can’t afford the basics for your children you shouldn’t have thing like cigs.

People don’t have 4 children if you can’t afford it 🙏 1 is enough

A lot of landlords won’t rent to you if you earn less than 3x the rent per month and have a certain credit score. So, you could make enough for rent but still not afford a place. Plus, childcare is as much as some people make altogether. Personally, I have chosen to not have children in order afford a livelihood. But as a society we can’t punish parents for having children, because it hurts their innocent children. And sometimes people’s financial situation changes, even if they had planned things in the beginning.

@sj9410

Жыл бұрын

Can't expect people to watch your kids for next to nothing, especially when you're vouching for a living wage 🙄

@graceg3250

Жыл бұрын

@@sj9410 who said otherwise??

@pierre-rose7783

Жыл бұрын

@Grace G....Oh, you said it, the amount of times people's financial situation changes is incredible, and right now, it has changed for the worse, for every one on earth who is NOT wealthy ! I have two nephews starting out in the real game of life, and they both decided they will not have children, as they feel how "un-stable" our world is !

@jenniferwilliams5478

Жыл бұрын

Me and my husband had 4 jobs between us and we still couldn't get an apt.

@graceg3250

Жыл бұрын

@@pierre-rose7783 I never said anything about that. You just filled in the lines. There’s sooo many aspects to your logic which I could address, but I don’t have time. Here’s the important points: Childcare workers usually have a caseload of 3-10 kids each. So, there’s no reason parents should pay a 1:1 salary (or even close to it) for each child in childcare. Also, there should be government subsidies that underwrite childcare, as an investment in society and future generations. If I were a parent I’d take care of other people’s children, as a way to avoid paying for my own kids’ childcare and a way to earn a salary. I don’t know why parents don’t do that more often, especially since childcare is hard to come by and expensive.

Why do they have 4 children? I don‘t understand why people keep having more children if they can‘t even provide housing for their family.

@rebahinkley2169

27 күн бұрын

My dad was an engineer, he had 7 kids he could comfortably afford and even provided us with private education. He had a stroke younger than most stroke patients do. He had to live in a hospital then medical rehabilitation center for over a year. It cost basically his entire savings. Lucky for us he started having kids young so my youngest sibling was 19 at this time and some of us already had careers of our own and could make sure the family was provided for. If he had waited to have kids until later in life like many people with careers do half of us would have been under 10 when this happened. We would be financially devastated and probably homeless.

Went through the same thing. Fell ill and lost everything due to no support. Still trying to recover everything I lost after all of these years. Prayer, patience, and persistence!

@Mischa21xo

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry that happened to you. That is exactly what I'm always trying to tell people, is that so many of us are just one terrible health problem, car accident, or another issue away from being in an awful situation or being homeless. It happens really quickly and people should truly Count Their Blessings if they are healthy. I hope and pray that things get better for you. :)

We need more people like Ms. Jackson, she has a pure heart.

The same thing is happening in the UK, which I call mini America. However, the one good thing is, people with families are always housed. There’s more of a safety net even for many vulnerable people. I can’t believe that in a so called wealthy, civilised country children sleep on the street or in cars with their family.

@Sinaeb

Жыл бұрын

the same thing is happening all over the world*

@jasonandoy4740

Жыл бұрын

Also medical debt/student debt is not a major issue over in the Uk

@popegeorgeringo840

Жыл бұрын

@@Sinaeb Do you have a further point?

@Sinaeb

Жыл бұрын

@@popegeorgeringo840 you think private corporations are only able to do extreme profiteerism only in america? did you know that canada's healthcare system is collapsing due to underfunding by conservative (read fascists) governments, in the goal to privatize it? did you know that in the uk, the nhs is being sold to american companies? did you know that in the uk, electricity prices are raising a lot more than the rest of europe? it's always the same thing, the more conservative (read fascist), the faster the growth of profiteerism at all cost grows, as an exemple, in canada, all provincial governments are conservatives 95% of canadian medias endorses conservatives there is no national left wing media, the cbc (government media) literally is bleeding "'journalists" that ARE LITERALLY ALL JOINING THE CONSERVATIVES (read fascists) You should read about the IDU/CPAC, those are the same thing, fascists wannabe spreading their fascists tentacles accross the world

@popegeorgeringo840

Жыл бұрын

@@Sinaeb I get that. America's corporate brand of fascism is infecting the rest of the world, that was never in doubt. I just don't get what your initial comment contributed to OPs comment.

I wanna show people this. For when I share my story of my family. And then I get trolls saying get a job, work more blah blah, like your not already working, have credit, money in the bank, but with a crazy housing market theirs 60 family’s of 4 fighting over the same 4 bedroom house to rent. In this day and age you can still have your shit together and be homeless

I’m a teacher and my family was housing insecure for 3 months in the Fall of 2021. It was very challenging finding affords able housing and to be approved. Staying in a hotel for several weeks costs more than renting.

@BeneGesseritSaya

Жыл бұрын

I would literally commit political crimes so yall can have a decent salary. Appalled you get paid crap wages. I’m sorry. I’m a nurse I get it 😔

How exciting that the family with four children found a place to live and they don't have to move. Those children are just precious and they deserve a home. Everybody deserves to have a home. I can't imagine how hard it is to live in a shelter.❤️

@beth9809

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we have struggled, but we are resilient. It doesn't matter if it takes a year or 5 years to find your own place or buy a car, we are all living our lives exactly how we are supposed to be. My kids are fortunate to have both of their parents and lots of love. Thank you for your kind words.

@Nenebee1024

Жыл бұрын

​@@beth9809 I'm a nashville resident, born and raised east nash, the only reason I'm not out of town right now is because my dad died and left his house to us. I hate the way that industry is booting people out of our city right now. I'm so glad that you were able to find a house, seeing the relief on your son's face and hearing him talk about it says it all. props to you, you have a beautiful family.

@raphaschariot

Жыл бұрын

Hard for parents. But kids have fun anywhere. I grew up being in many shelters and it didn't register as stressful to me. I played, watched TV, ate cookies, went to school as normal. Some shelters had big breakfasts and dinners every day.

@harlowjademermaid1882

Жыл бұрын

@@beth9809 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦you are a survivor, I can see it in you. You are a great mum & have a beautiful little family. Good luck to you in your new home! I'm actually in a motel right now, on emergency assistance. I got covid twice, I almost died. I couldn't work, lost my job, then my place of 10 yrs was sold out from under me, so I had to move out, all sick in the dead of winter with next to nothing - then everything just snowballed.❄ 🩺I've been suffering with long covid, the most bizarre, debilitating side effects. Sadly, they don't even know how to cure it, bc they don't even understand it, so there is no end in sight. I spend most of my time going back & forth from this doctors appt to that dr appt - doing scans, lab tests, bloodwork, ultrasounds, etc. Hopefully, I can get on disability for the time being, as my unemployment has run out. 💸 😶‍🌫Sorry for giving you my miserable life story. I'm just really glad that you made it out of hard times. At least I know its possible, and that some of us do make it. Sending you good vibes & much love, Sister Soldier. Keep your head up, be safe & take care. ☮💟 ☯

@kli9005

Жыл бұрын

That is nice but they smoke. That shows that there are probably better budgeting decisions that they should make to support their family.

It's a sad state of affairs when people in North America can't afford to rent an apartment. Now with food prices tripled, life is challenging for the very many of us regular people. People may rethink how many children they can/cannot afford in this era as well.

@nesq4104

Жыл бұрын

There is an abundance of people to eat at least

@christineblaszczyk1602

Жыл бұрын

Many of the younger generation have chosen not to have any children and even with two wage earners are finding housing way above their means. For a single person it's not even possible although they are working 40 plus hours a week. I'm seeing this more and more in my state of Michigan.

@laurent3415

Жыл бұрын

Many of us want kids but are choosing not to have them due to financial insecurity. If we get too old for natural birth we then need to have at least $10-40k laying around to adopt. Many apartment complexes around where I live don't allow fostering first. It is almost impossible to afford a house because rental corporations keep snatching them up. Every offer I have placed has been outbid only for me to find it on the rental market a few weeks later with a price that's 3-4 times what I would be paying in a mortgage.

@Afmedic85

Жыл бұрын

People all wanted Biden as opposed to Trump because the media convinced them he was a better choice. Now everyone is struggling

@wb7606

Жыл бұрын

So true! Things here go up in price then they rais rent and other necessities it's almost impossible to keep up. I started using coupons and realized it only makes it the price it was before they raised it! It literally doesn't help 😞

This couple with the small children are so sweet and kind. They are doing there best in the situation that’s horrible. I love their mannerism.

But please, make more children while you are already financially struggling....

Thank you for bringing awareness to this all-too-common issue. This woman is clearly very bright, capable, hard-working, resourceful and intelligent. More so than the average citizen I would say. And she is having these problems in the cheapest place to live in the US? Imagine all the other people who are maybe elderly, less educated, refugees, etc trying to navigate this system…SMH. What is it going to take for us to wake up to this reality and actually DO something about it?

@nmsperry

Жыл бұрын

And please forgive me for not mentioning the people MOST affected by this, people of color and/or single mothers who are never afforded a chance

@iiwrites

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for giving me your time and watching. I hope you'll share this link and you're raising issues I've thought a lot about. Would you like to see more stories on poverty in the U.S.?

@amberkumar4514

Жыл бұрын

Bright suggests vibrancy or illustriousness. Obviously she's not that. No one is inspired or aspiring to this. If she was capable, she would have a better paying job. If she was hard-working, she'd have less convenience foods in her pantry. If she was resourceful, she'd have less pressure on her overall financial situation. If she was intelligent, she would have fewer kids and know how to plan her life in a way that maintains financial stability. If you consider her "more so than the average citizen" of any of these adjectives, you're going to have to reevaluate the people you allow into your life. If you can't afford your lifestyle, you're doing it wrong. ESPECIALLY in the United States. Period.

@yr2180

Жыл бұрын

@@amberkumar4514 I do agree with you. She would also not have 4 children when she is homeless.

@down-to-earth-mystery-school

Жыл бұрын

@@yr2180 she has four children, then became homeless

I live in Japan and can tell you in most cities in this country you can rent for as low as $500 or less. The reason is the variety of housing they have to build. If all you build are McMansions there's not going to be much space for everybody else. Combine that with inflation and the obscene arbitrary 'user fees' that have been imposed the last 10 years out of nowhere--thanks private equity--and you have a crisis.

@smfarrie2943

Жыл бұрын

Exactly they are taking all the affordable housing options away. Even the trailer park lot rents are going up. $2,000 just for the lot. Ridiculous. Rentals are the new investment opportunity. They fix it up to rent at outrageous prices or into short term rentals.

@smfarrie2943

Жыл бұрын

There’s been an uptick in elderly homeless. I can’t imagine being 70 and homeless.

@railroadforest30

Жыл бұрын

True they need to build taller buildings if a city is all low density then there is not going to be enough housing

@mimi1o8

Жыл бұрын

They’re actually selling trailers parks, that used to belong to the City to private for profit companies here in South California. People living in tents are all over. There isn’t even a homeless shelter in the city that I live. It’s all about money, people are just numbers.

@chownful

Жыл бұрын

@@smfarrie2943 That's why you should own the land that your trailer is on.

Though I completely understand everyone deserves a place to call home I as a homeowner would not want to live next to a shelter. We have one child because we knew it would be easier on us to be able to afford him, I wanted another child but looked toward the cost of raising children and I wanted to be able to help my children when they started their lives outside of our house. I realized that we would not be able to do so if we were to have another. My husband was making 36K at that time and I am a housewife. As wonderful as it is to be a parent I wish more people would consider what kind of life that they will be able to give to their kids before having them.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

This, it seems people have a few kids and just hope that it will work out. I stopped at one also, I want to be able to live in a good neighborhood, afford sports, and put away for college. These days it’s just not bright to have 4 plus kids, but especially if you already know you’re making barely over min wage.

@Anthonycapone8146

Жыл бұрын

shanada2432 I have actually seen some of these videos where they became pregnant literally while they were homeless!

To many kids in a low income family when you cant feed one...you are wrong..the world doesnt owe you anything

One the main issues as well is having kids when ur not financial. I understand her situation I was poor all my life sleeping on the floor growing up but the fact that poor people keep having more kids shows immaturity. Me and my boyfriend are getting paid minimum wage rn and I am in no position to get pregnant until I am stable enough because it’s called being smart about your situation .

@22lanisha

Жыл бұрын

Fortunately for you, you are able to think ahead. Everyone isn’t equipped to do so for one reason or another. Good job

@extra_ice_girl

Жыл бұрын

They have 4 kids and at the end it looked like she was pregnant again. Having more kids will keep you in poverty. I believe in free will but I have a hard time with having another child when you can't afford the ones you have.

@thepinkestpigglet7529

Жыл бұрын

It's called stop expecting humans to bot be human and pay them enough to take care of their kids

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

@@22lanisha everyone is capable of thinking about how much a child costs and how to prevent yourself from having more.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 it’s called wait until you make enough before having more kids. Common sense, McDonald’s isn’t going to be enough to raise a family.

I remember when homeless people didn't have to work full time 😭

@down-to-earth-mystery-school

Жыл бұрын

I remember when people had compassion for others - guess your comment proves that’s fine too

@sp123

Жыл бұрын

@@down-to-earth-mystery-school in Colorado you need a job and a car to legally claim homeless

@christie140

Жыл бұрын

@@down-to-earth-mystery-school it's a comment on the irony of the situation, nothing to do with a lack of compassion.

You cannot raise a family on a McDonalds job. I do not understand why they cannot work opposite shifts. Why can't he deliver pizzas or do postmates? They can find more money. Where are the grandparents, aunts, uncles?

@victoriapalmer5146

Жыл бұрын

Families extended don't really help out anymore that is the reality they are all struggling. They are probably sick of watching their daughter or their son-in-law having more and more children and the father not working and both of them not working as hard as they should to be bringing income in. So extended family usually just give up you can lead a horse to water but you can't teach them to drink

@wildfiregirl1556

Жыл бұрын

​@@victoriapalmer5146 Facts why we only has 2 and thank Jesus they are grown.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

The extended family aren’t responsible, it’s not their job to pickup the pieces from the parents irresponsible decisions. They were struggling before they had this many kids.

I live in ATHENS, ALABAMA and this is so true. I pray this family finds a home and the Lord Jesus gives them comfort and peace.

@yassink5266

Жыл бұрын

amen trust in lord jezus christ ✝✝

@beaulieuc8910

Жыл бұрын

The Lord Jesus should provide them with birth control

@93ImagineBreaker

Жыл бұрын

sorry but the lord doing squat

Birth Control is a necessity when you are homeless!!!

@joybeavers5945

Жыл бұрын

Right she has an 8 mo old and didn’t sound like they were that stable 8 mo ago

@tdtadesse547

Жыл бұрын

Is birth control or the government sending billions abroad when they can’t feed people here 🧐🧐🧐🧐

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

@@tdtadesse547 Birth control is free at any community clinic or Planned Parenthood.

@Afmedic85

Жыл бұрын

@@tdtadesse547 its both

@kraftymum

Жыл бұрын

Birth control costs money and if you don’t have health insurance to make it cheaper, when you have to choose between food for your kids or birth control…I hope you never have to make that decision.

Thank God I don't have children, but I've been homeless and working 40+ before. I have nothing but empathy for similar people and outrage at the situation.

The older lady running the shelter seems straight out of central casting. What a kind lady.

The sad thing about all of this is that homelessness will never be solved, no matter what anyone tries to do. There’s just way too many people in need, not enough people that care, and the way this country spends its money and our taxes is ridiculous.

@LIVdaBrand

Жыл бұрын

They could solve it-it’s just population control

@MoneyMan28

10 ай бұрын

One child policy will solve homelessness

@monicavandeventer5429

10 ай бұрын

@@MoneyMan28 a lot of people (including me) can afford more than 1 child.

@MoneyMan28

10 ай бұрын

@@monicavandeventer5429 50 Million Americans are living in poverty, 100 million don't have jobs, the more people you breed the more rooms and food they will need, just trust me

@monicavandeventer5429

10 ай бұрын

@@MoneyMan28 it’s literally been proven that the world is becoming more and more underpopulated every decade. People back then used to have 5-10 children. In this day and age, they only have 1-2. Most people no longer want kids and most of the ones being conceived are being aborted.

As a mother of 6, I work one full time job and one part time job. My part time job is at the gas station and I see how crazy it is how some people have no money but have money for beer and cigarettes and drugs. I have start realizing as long as bills are paid, food is on the table and my children have shelter, than that’s enough. Spend your money wisely because it’s not going to get any better.

@isabellouise8164

Жыл бұрын

Addiction is no joke. It often starts in the early childhood where good ways of dealing with life’s ups and downs are not taught appropriately. It’s not like people don’t have responsibility, but it’s definitely more than just “choices”. When you are addicted to alcohol choosing a water instead of wine is not just two equal options. One is comfort and the other one is pain. A basic pillar of health care is treatment of mental illness and addiction and health care should be free.

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

@@isabellouise8164 There is help, people have to want it and stop using their childhood as an excuse. I lived in a home with an abusive alcoholic parent, I became an alcoholic and got sober 27 years ago, my brother died from alcoholism at the age of 47.

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

@@isabellouise8164 Healthcare is a right, not a privilege.

@briannemarie9214

Жыл бұрын

If you cannot afford your life you need to stop having children. It is no one else's responsibility to take care of your kids but your own

People who have 8 kids aren't the only ones that are struggling. If you have a kid every year you have no excuses.

@foundationalblackamerican4511

Жыл бұрын

@Anothercg Gmail no

@Mischa21xo

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree. After you have been in a poverty type situation for so long and things aren't getting any better, they should tell people like this that if they have any more children, they will absolutely not ever get a dime in assistance or they will be arrested for bringing another child into the world only to suffer in such horrible conditions, which is pretty much child abuse. I mean after you have already done it so many times, by the time you are on the third or fourth child and in the same situation, there truly isn't any excuse. If you are not financially stable and have not been for some time, you have absolutely no right to bring another child into the world when you can't even support yourself or the children you already do have, yet they do and they expect everyone else to help them. It is bs.

@clintondillow2828

Жыл бұрын

Different culture...survival culture they raise them to help the family and family comes first to live in the same house when the kids can work and never move out the struggle right now will be worth it, to have all the kids in one house they all can live a better life

Ok.. u are struggling with financial things but u produce lots of kids??? Wow!! Speechless

It doesn’t help that you have 3 kids under 5 . And only 1 person is working . SMH

rent caps are desperately needed. when rents for

@lg8405

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention theyre charging outlandish prices for places that still got 70s style interior and havent been upgraded since they were built its crazy oh yeah i wanna pay over 1000 for a crappy outdated place no thanks

I’m glad they found housing. Housing should be a right, not a privilege. But, yeah, I’m gonna say it…they need to stop having kids and stop smoking.

@sgtmuffinbadger6147

Жыл бұрын

Condoms problem solved

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@LifewithKrystle

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@dcg590

Жыл бұрын

Not a right. You have the right to housing. You having the housing is a privilege. Learn the difference. You aren’t owed anything

Let's be honest the story is about people moving from one state to another state with no money or a job available with children

maybe if the mom quit smoking cigarettes she could buy the kids the toy they are asking for. it's sad to be in financial distraught, but lest we not forget to take accountability for the actions that are under our control.

Thank you for documenting these stories. Without this channel I wouldn’t know the severity of the problem. You hear about it on the news but it hits DIFFERENT when you see it

@DiamondFlame45

Жыл бұрын

Corporate media outlets like CNN and Fox News will not cover this crisis because it would go against their advertisers’

@iiwrites

Жыл бұрын

Hello. I'm the person who did this story. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Let me know what other types of stories you'd like to see me explore. I love hearing from y'all.

@paull2166

Жыл бұрын

Inflation is out of control with Biden and the Democrats, this is the sad reality we rarely hear about!

@Stoney-Jacksman

Жыл бұрын

check the channel 'invisible people'.

@malkaringel7864

Жыл бұрын

@TheJoeTapes check out "Invisible People" more on homelessness & affordable housing. Mark Horvath has been passionate about this for a great many years.

A family of 6 on a single mcdonalds income is going to have trouble ANYWHERE. And she describes that theyve had trouble their entire marriage with keeping themselves housed… yet they chose to have 4 kids.

@Cassie03

Жыл бұрын

They should still be able to afford a 3 bedroom place to live though! (When I say place, I mean anything: apartment, mobile home, duplex, etc., not some nice house!)

@mary-janegreen1513

Жыл бұрын

This also bothers me... I feel for these people as well but WHY have 4 children when you clearly CANNOT support them? Sorry but I just dont have sympathy for people that bring these crappy situations upon themselves.....

@LifewithKrystle

Жыл бұрын

@@kerryphillips1 I noticed the cigarettes as well. Time to quit smoking and save a lot of money there.

@LifewithKrystle

Жыл бұрын

@@mary-janegreen1513 I felt the same

@globalgeode4363

Жыл бұрын

she lived in states where there is the financial burden when giving birth or getting an abortion. not to mention the cost of healthcare and contraceptives without insurance.

I am living in my car and have a $1500/mo income. At the moment, I am sitting in a parking lot waiting for enough money to fix my car. I figure it will take 2 months to save it. Very stressful.

If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to build generational wealth and cultivate financial knowledge, you must be in the market......

@MarthaDeTa358

2 ай бұрын

I agree with you and I believe that Professionals are currently dominating the market since they have access to both the necessary strategy for making money in this industry.

@Florencecoxx

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome to hear. I invested 5k in Robin hood about a year ago and it steadily went down, now my portfolio is down to $800. I don't know what to do and i am in between jobs

@ridg3rs

2 ай бұрын

@@Florencecoxx Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances.

@Florencecoxx

2 ай бұрын

@@ridg3rs I’m Glad i stumbled on this. Please, if its not too much of a hassle for you, can you drop the details of the expertise that assisted you and how to get in touch with him.?

@ridg3rs

2 ай бұрын

@@Florencecoxx I get guidance from *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* . Most likely, the internet should have his basic info..

4 kids! That's expensive! I understand it's a hard situation but more kids isn't going to help. He could be doing night school getting a technical degree. Become an HVAC tech in texas and problem solved. When I was homeless no one helped me. My girlfriend and I at the time had to give our baby up for adoption. I got into a tech school, now the sky's the limit. Autobody training from UTI Houston gave me a great career with a future even my family is in awe of.

@Iworkwithnitwits

Жыл бұрын

She can work during the day while he watches the kids. When she comes home he goes off to night school. It will be a sacrifice of time spent with family but after a couple of years he can be certified in something.

@KishBish

Жыл бұрын

so sad to have to give up your baby 🙏🏽

@dinarusso3320

Жыл бұрын

Exactly right. I was a single mother with 1 child and I don't understand why people struggling keep having kids. He could have done something at night

Not to be insensitive but why keep having children if you can't afford to live comfortably?

@kitteekittee4010

Жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Please stop having kids if you can't take care of yourself.

I was really enjoying this until I saw the mom light up a cigarette on the porch. Luxuries are so rare and the cost of a pack of cigarettes is insane, not to mention the lung damage and example to little ones. I hope she can beat her habit.

@jayaCatLvr-ys5ix

11 күн бұрын

Its disgusting to spend money on cigarettes, so unhealthy. U shouldnt be smoking, especially if u have kids.

@notofthisworld5267

8 күн бұрын

We all can't be perfect like you 🙄

@andylowe2725

8 күн бұрын

@@notofthisworld5267 Handing anyone money to pollute their body, isn't about being perfect. It's about being logical, when others are not. It's logical to practice self preservation.

Wait til you are in that sweet spot of income where you need medical care and find out you can work 40 hours + a week, pay $250+ for medical insurance per month, and still can't afford the care you need.

@smfarrie2943

Жыл бұрын

Amerika

@MultiAnne36

Жыл бұрын

I am a Nurse and none of employers has never offered what I would call Good health insurance. I only buy it for myself because I can't afford it for my kids but make too much for them to get assistance, now we have thousands in medical bills.

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

@@MultiAnne36 Nurses are in high demand, find an employer that offers good benefits for you and your family!

@ellevee1480

Жыл бұрын

I am in this situation right now. I am working 2 jobs and afraid of going to the doctor. I haven't been feeling well for quite awhile and I am afraid I am seriously sick. But I am afraid of incurring medical.debt. I just paid off some tests from Feb. I need another test that ran me 1,000.last time.

@BeneGesseritSaya

Жыл бұрын

Because the deductible is 5-10k. I did insurance for a year as nurse and I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW PREDATORY IT ALL IS. It’s FAKE insurance! Nobody fulfills a deductible that high! You pay for everything anyways!

Stop having kids and start saving big.

As a native Montanan, and Montana seeing the same problem of the housing rates rising above the cost of what the locals are allowed to make, is why we do try to keep the Californians, and the Washingtonians our of our State. They bring their West Coast money, with their ability to work from home all the time and then they try to dictate how to Montanans should ove without bringing the money for locals to make. This is the same problems as Tennessee is seeing.

@alleykeosheyan4779

Жыл бұрын

Ditto for Wyoming!

I do feel compassion for you. But my husband and I decided to only have two. I would have loved to share more, but we knew we could not afford it.

It is happening in Canada, too. Rental costs are skyrocketing that people cannot even afford to live in the cities that they were born and raised in.

@ElanineHansley

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely happening here in Canada 🇨🇦 as well. I see people living in tents and without tents all over on the streets 😭 I believe it's happening all over the world and all governments *NEED* to do better !!! There is absolutely NOOO excuse for working class to EVER be homeless, ever. It is heartbreaking to know our governments don't have compassion 💔 On another note I am so glad to hear and see at least this family has a roof over thier head and food in thier bellies 💗

@marcusleja7133

Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, Liberal Party of Canada politicians insult their constiuents' intelligence with their propaganda that they're actually accomplishing anything.

I honestly don’t know where the rich and privilege get their audacity from. Like, how do they look at someone like this mother and tell her that she’s “just being lazy and looking for handouts” or that she “just needs to work harder to be successful”? Genuinely mind-blown that people could be so self-centered and close-minded and honestly it’s just sad that so many people lack the basic ability to think beyond themselves and their lives.

@coreysmith9195

Жыл бұрын

The rich and privileged lack a lot of self awareness. There is always some one richer, more privileged and more wasteful than them. “I am not privileged I worked hard Elon musk is (rich)” poor people are junkies on the street, they lose all nuances between. I’ve better my self and my skill set throughout my working adulthood. My first apartment in 2010 rented for 20% of my current apartment. That is the problem. I did 10 yrs as a carpenter I can build a house from scratch but buying a fixer upper or even a small lot within 100 miles of where I work is $500k+. What wealth can someone build with out the basics and it’s only getting worse

@annjohnson8437

Жыл бұрын

There is no social safety net in this country anymore, and so many people want to place blame on those that are struggling economically. I think they blame others so they don't have to think about the fact that they could be in the same sinking financial boat pretty easily. For most people, one terrible illness or a job loss could bankrupt them. And, most of the ultra wealthy are completely out of touch with middle class and lower struggles.

@sgtmuffinbadger6147

Жыл бұрын

Condoms lol

@aquaseahorselove3939

Жыл бұрын

@@sgtmuffinbadger6147 Agree. If I had 4 kids I wouldn’t be able to afford my bills either.

@tohaovershell

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s always their excuse, “I worked hard for this.” My mother has worked hard her entire life, she’s 53 years old, in student debt and will never be able to afford a house. Lots of people work hard, wealth and being comfortable is sadly about luck or the family you’re born into. They are woefully unaware, or they just don’t care

I can’t remember the last time a video got me this emotional. I’ve volunteered through Habitat for Humanity and it showed me how easily it is for people to be housing insecure. These aren’t lazy people who don’t want to work. These are people who live in places that set them up to fail with all their rules, regulations, and greediness. And while it’s good to see growth in a city, it has posed huge issues for gentrification.

I feel blessed. I am single girl making 50k a year. No kids. I can make ends meet but I cant take vacations because of high rent and grocery and gas etc Not cool but I have a roof over my head and quality food

This woman is Kakharman. She is real hero. Half of the world is living like that

@persephonem2699

Жыл бұрын

What’s that?

As I grow older, I realize having kids is guaranteed you'll be working multiple jobs and the cycle never end.

@danielwells774

Жыл бұрын

That's not universally true though. If you earn 6 figures in one job you can easily afford to have a large family.

@sora1axel1lovr

Жыл бұрын

that's why i'll never have kids. i can't imagine taking care of one let alone 4 like her.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

Depends on how responsible you are with when you have them, or how many. The ones I see around be struggling the most are ones that had too many kids. That probably would’ve been okay if they stopped at one or two.

@isarainie4ever

Жыл бұрын

You must say it excepts rich people though.

@carahowell874

Жыл бұрын

Uh nooooo lol

1st thing that is wrong...having 4 kids when you can't afford them...the FIRST step out of poverty should be personal responsibility. I am disabled, I cannot work and earn enough to support kids...so guess what..I MADE DAMN SURE I DIDN'T GET PREGO!

I wanna know how many kids she had when her housing and money situation started going downhill. That never made sense to me. Why on earth would you keep having kids or putting yourself at risk to have more kids when you can't afford to take care of them? Let's be real. If they didnt have kids or stopped at 1 or even 2, their situation would be way different. They would probably still not be making a lot of money, but they would at least have less mouths to feed and all of the other costs and such that come with having kids. It's hard to pity people that put but themselves into these situations themselves.

Just to lend some awareness, I am allergic to every homeless shelter or transitional housing as I am anaphylactic allergic to laundry detergent. People with disabilities, cannot access help leaving domestic abuse or homelessness. Because of that 50% of all disabled people are in abusive households. This crisis, is so bad, disabled people are dying to starvation and euthanasia. It is bad out there.

@ladydi-lynn

Жыл бұрын

While I empathize with your situation, there is help out there.

@AliciaGuitar

Жыл бұрын

@@ladydi-lynn actually she is right, shelters discriminate against the severely disabled because we are a liability. I was told i would be kicked out of shelter if i had a seizure, fell, or got sick while i was there because it sets them up for lawsuits. There may be help out there, but its very hard to find if it is. I am currently waiting on a medicare coordinator to help me and there is just so much they can do.

@welshlady212000

Жыл бұрын

@@ladydi-lynn have you been in a similar situation?

@robertajennings3815

Жыл бұрын

I agree with and sympathize with you,,,,a lot of homeless people but some have a much harder time than others,,,lot of discrimination against handicapped individuals,, point is government should step up instead of taking a back seat,,,,hope things improve for you,...good luck,...

I don’t understand how these people know they are suffering and can’t make ends meet but keep on having more children 😥

@ilyA7x

Жыл бұрын

Right? I don’t want to sound unkind but it’s just common sense that you should be doing somewhat well and have savings to bring more people in the world. Falling on hard times happens but personal responsibility is there too.

@hlengiwemasondo2858

Жыл бұрын

I found out four days before giving birth that I was pregnant, it happened to my friend too with two of her children. Do not judge what u don't know.

@thepinkestpigglet7529

Жыл бұрын

You can't understand why people keep having sex

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

@@hlengiwemasondo2858 no gonna judge because it’s easy to prevent. You don’t continue to have kids that you know you can’t provide for. They had 4 kids while working low wages, how many times do you do the same thing? Also it’s very unlikely to find out that late😂 that’s rare, and I doubt it also happened to two of your friends.

@malayaanderson8222

Жыл бұрын

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 birth control, condoms, vasectomy, abortion. It’s simple, don’t bring a life into a bad situation.

this hurts my heart and hits so close to home. my mom spent all her years raising me and my siblings working 50+ hours a week & we were still homeless living in shelters or staying in hotels. no matter how much she did, it was so difficult to get out of that hole

@gsxr1189

Жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is no matter how much struggling poverty caused her she still was completely unwilling to displace any effort whatsoever learning a job skill that would qualify her for a good paying job and end her struggling.

@richardblack3385

Жыл бұрын

@@gsxr1189 wtf

@gsxr1189

Жыл бұрын

@@richardblack3385 It's called accountability & it's a gift that gives the self realization of our mistakes so we can learn, grow & get desirable results in our lives. Anyone who lives in a 1st world country who's healthy & remains living in poverty wants to be poor. We want every situation in our lives to be exactly the way it is if we wanted it to be another way then it'd be another way.