We can't talk about any third world country when our country looks like this! This is beyond sad!

@Justinlearns

Жыл бұрын

We're what corporate sympathetic capitalism looks like. Full tax breaks for billionaires and 30% taxes on the middle class. Even with resources they don't play fair. In Vegas residents have to watch their water use carefully while casinos and stadiums keep being built?!

@rogermoore5764

Жыл бұрын

We are unfortunately being turned into a 3rd world sh*t hole, and what really sucks is, it's intentional!! And the sad part is not one of those so called elected officials is doing a damn thing to stop this insanity!! Oh they make there speeches once in awhile and maybe even form a committee and that's about it!!

@automatoncollectives7237

Жыл бұрын

@@Justinlearns Corporate Sympathetic Capitalism existed for many decades, so that’s not an excuse. These people would be living in squalor regardless. If anything is to blame, it’s the handouts these people already get, that makes this life appealing to them.

@drmidnight2419

Жыл бұрын

@@automatoncollectives7237 they prefer to live like this.

@NeverTrustGovrnmentOrGlobalist

Жыл бұрын

Well you can thank Democrats for creating the mess in California, you get what you vote for.

I’m retired now and have been looking around wondering what I worked for and did other than just get by. Seeing the condition these people are living in makes me think I didn’t do so bad after all. I live in an old run down house, not in the best area, but it’s paid for. The same for my car. I don’t have problems paying my monthly bills, buying food, etc. Things could be better, but I see how they could have turned out much worse! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

@yayhoo8848

Жыл бұрын

California has become so expensive that a lot of people can easily wind up homeless. And now with the current inflation many people may wind up homeless because an economic recession is very likely in the near future. That said, these homeless encampments are people that are drug addicts and alcoholics.

@barano9729

Жыл бұрын

They’re asleep Homie. Quit playin.

@virginiabolt4725

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that I've got a lot to be great full for

@chewy2804

Жыл бұрын

I guess being a hero doesn’t pay as well as anyone thinks-

@CH-jk6bf

Жыл бұрын

Me too...40 years of work and know how to save money

I am 79 years old now I live in California I was born in California when I was a child. I was homeless with my parents I’m grown now I work every day on my life and I Raise a Three sons and three daughters as grown-ups you can’t give up

@capricedowsland3068

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. Never give up.

@johnnyperez1969

3 ай бұрын

True you can’t!!

@m42037

3 ай бұрын

If you're 79 ya I'd say you're grown lol. You should've been retired 20 years ago

@Slickone9

Ай бұрын

@@m42037can’t in this economy. SAD

@user-pe5on1ui7l

6 күн бұрын

We have Americans living like this, yet our

I was right where these people are 15 years ago. I was fully addicted to meth. Moved to Texas got my 💩 together and now I’m a journeyman electrician. Just bought a home and am 8 years sober. I did all this in 8 short years. People just need to try harder if they really want to get out of it. God bless everyone in this situation with an opportunity to work their way out. 🙏🙏🙏

I was in a big city in the south-west, used to pass a couple of homeless guys every morning. So one morni g I bought them a coffee and a cheeseburger. I spoke mainly to one of them, asking his story. He said he had worked for forty years in a factory, collecting metal pieces in a mobile skip, had lived in a boarding house mostly. The factory had closed, he moved out of the boarding house, finished up on the street. He looked over 60, so how was he ever going to get a job? There are many like him. Just had a little job, didn't ask much of life. Government globalist policies ruined his life. They make billions making stuff in low-wage and low taxation countries. We leave 80 billions in Afghanistan, send billions to Ukraine, while Ukranian elites cavort in Ferraris in Monaco. There is something wrong with our priorities!

@stephenwong4934

Жыл бұрын

I missed out that the former American manufacturers still ask American prices for the goods as well, it's a win-win for them!

@gambit_toys6554

Жыл бұрын

C0rruption

@peggyelchert8340

Жыл бұрын

In the very early 80’s, when NAFTA was enacted, it was the beginning of sending U.S. manufacturing & jobs overseas. It’s had a devastating effect on Americans ever since. In 2017, Trump immediately began the process of renegotiating & forcing China & Mexico to finally “pay the piper” ( the U.S.). Trump said, “No more free lunches on American taxpayer backs, America first !” Of course Biden threw a wrench into that right away. We’re looking at 40yrs of poverty in these photos.

@zackriederer4243

Жыл бұрын

It’s almost like a great reset planned by the world economic forum or somethin

@zackriederer4243

Жыл бұрын

@@sabinegiannamore8711 capitalism is the only thing that will fix these problems, corruption is the real issue. Unless you honestly think socialism which has never worked anywhere will magically start working in the US for some strange reason.

Millions and millions go towards “fixing” the homeless issue in a single city, But it never gets better because the money goes into people’s pockets and they’re not the homeless.

@amg9163

Жыл бұрын

Your comment is *so accurate* that I want to create 100 new KZread accounts to add more up votes!

@dragonf1092

Жыл бұрын

And with those millions they could have bought each and every one of them a house and they would all be off the streets. U.C.C. 1-308 all rights reserved with extreme prejudice,Freedom of speech.

@dragonf1092

Жыл бұрын

Hell with the billions Congress stole and gave to the Ukraine, they could buy every homeless American their own house. U.C.C. 1-308 all rights reserved with extreme prejudice, Freedom of speech.

@MrDodger3222

Жыл бұрын

@@dragonf1092 But why should they be given a free house? Everyone else has to pay for their housing.

@dragonf1092

Жыл бұрын

@@MrDodger3222 no one should have to pay for housing it is a basic human right necessity.

I was just fishing around a little pond on the Massachusetts/Rhode Island border. Literally the pond is split on the border. The spot where we parked and followed the path to the pond is beautiful and everything you’d expect from a little pond in the woods. As we walked around the pond. We came across what looked to be an illegal dumping site. I was like wow! Scumbags dumping trash in the woods! My cousin said laughing. No! This was the homeless camp that the city came in and shut down. What!? When? Almost two years ago. WHAT! TWO YEARS AGO??! Microwaves and appliances and clothes and everything you’d need to make a home. Rotting into the ground. No one wants to take responsibility for it and clean up the site. It’s nasty! Needles all over the place. It would be at least 3-4 30yd dumpsters and the manpower to get it done. But outta sight outta mind I guess. I really feel bad for the homeless. It’s a situation that I pray never happens to me or anyone. But the leftover sites are a nasty mess and if the city is going to kick the people out. Then the city needs to go in and clean it up!

@Ned88Man

3 ай бұрын

Wallum Lake?

@timothycormier3494

3 ай бұрын

@@Ned88Man no the blackstone / Woonsocket line. Wallum isn’t all filthy now, it it? I love wallum. Haven’t been there in forever. But I spent many weekends there with family when I was a kid. Water tubing and fishing and cookouts. I did go to a game dinner a few years back at the rod and gun club though

@Ned88Man

3 ай бұрын

I will have to check it out, I just know Wallum straddles the border@@timothycormier3494

This needs to be showed to the people who are at the border coming in..

@whopperdad22

4 ай бұрын

They get everything free while American taxpayers pay for their crimes.

@user-lz6dm5lk9y

4 ай бұрын

It would not stop them.

@b.elzebub9252

4 ай бұрын

The places they're running from are even worse.

@DeeTruth415

4 ай бұрын

They're not worried about it. They're going to get so much free stuff when they get here.

@boundariessetinstone5893

3 ай бұрын

@@b.elzebub9252Really then why when they come here they trash places and make our towns unsafe and loud.

How can this not be the #1 issue being talked about and or addressed…

@McRemmyBaby

Жыл бұрын

cuz nobody with money who can actually help/change shit care

@auntyfluffy

Жыл бұрын

Helping homeless people does not generate wealth, thus, ignored in our country. Find a way to make money fixing the problem, there's the solution.

@MasterExploder61

Жыл бұрын

@@auntyfluffy Less homeless increases land values. Relocate them to an African country.

@jvalentine8376

Жыл бұрын

Because the homeless situation and substance abuse in many of these people also reflects back on the Governments failures . Failure to control illegal drugs , failure to supply free rehab , failure to supply affordable housing , failure to supply a livable minimum wage , failure to create suitable jobs for unskilled people . The politician is part of the rich set so as long as the rich are ok they don't care . Drugs are destroying communities around the World but they do very little to stop it because there is billions floating around in bribe money .

@rickmolton3057

Жыл бұрын

Sad n depressing. Needs to be a priority.

It's a wonder how our country spends billions on wars overseas and cannot help the homeless by the way many are veterans who served ,what an absolute shame and disgrace, God Bless us all.

@ree6553

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is backwards for our country to do that.

@ioswd1

Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty simple really, politicians don’t get rich helping homeless people

@JoyofBooking

Жыл бұрын

Billions are spent on these bums, money doesn't magically solve mental health and drug problems

@o9rgeronimo979

Жыл бұрын

You talking about Joe potato? And Ukraine?

@jramsey9690

Жыл бұрын

@@o9rgeronimo979 Oh please. Do you think this just occurred in the past two years? Republicans don’t want to take care of the homeless or poverty problem, which is a lot more complex and which requires more taxation (horrors!)

Can you imagine all the rats, mice ,bugs and all the health risks there is going to be.

Omg, please be super careful in those rough areas Nick !!!

@2ndEditionBryce

6 ай бұрын

You'd be surprised how nice a lot of these people are. A lot of the violence that happens is almost always drug related. Pretty sad.

How are the politicians and high office people NOT embarrassed and utterly ashamed of this?! Wow!

@anakatana777

Жыл бұрын

they created the problem my dear.... wake up and smell the flowers.

@rita4missions

Жыл бұрын

People should be ashamed of themselves. You can be clean even if you are poor

@kimberlyriffe4849

Жыл бұрын

Where are all the celebrities at? As much as they try to tell everyone else how to live, why aren’t they helping these people. There are so many Americans one paycheck away from being homeless. People who have worked their whole lives and still struggling. Unfortunately, California keeps re-electing the same politicians and I guess expecting a different outcome. Pelosi has become a multimillionaire abusing her power in office. California politicians and the liberal celebrities need to do better.

@lilblackduc7312

Жыл бұрын

Chuck Schumer & Democraps are celebrating & laughing publicly at the 11-MILLION PLUS illegals that OBiden paid to traffic in...

@weirdgirl7475

Жыл бұрын

@@kimberlyriffe4849 Exactly my thoughts as well! The only one I ever heard speak of homelessness, was Miley Cyrus, when she brought that one guy that was supposedly homeless, and I truly think he was invited because he looked like a model. I can't remember if it turned out to be a big sham or not.

Hard to believe when I was a kid California was the dream location.

@jesse_-

Жыл бұрын

Now it’s a dream location for the homeless, the derelicts, and the anti-freedom leftists! I’ll never set foot in that state again.

@angelaarmie5789

Жыл бұрын

I left 15 years ago. Even as a teen living there as an adult didn't make sense.

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

Not hard for me to believe. It's only going to get worse. Keep doing fentynal, you're replacements are crossing the border..

@AH-xf6cp

Жыл бұрын

My husband is from the Midwest and he was so disappointed when he first came to California for college. It was “nothing like the movies” he said. Seems most can’t even imagine how bad it is

@tolfan4438

Жыл бұрын

Literally California dreaming

Thank you for sharing your experience with us all. God bless you, Brother

Good job Gavin. I understand homelessness, but I don’t understand the filth.

@lindsaymarin2772

5 ай бұрын

It's not that they prefer filth, I mean who does. But that theres not running water or trash service, and it's illegal to use someone else's trash receptacle. Most people prefer to stay tidy but there's a fraction of them that are mentally disabled and leave trash everywhere making the whole lot look bad.

@minzegotbangerzmgb3673

Ай бұрын

Meth addicts love hoarding items you throw away and collect garbage 🤷🏽‍♂️

@minzegotbangerzmgb3673

Ай бұрын

@@lindsaymarin2772no if they gave up on life by choosing drugs you think they give a damn about keeping the earth clean 😂

This is no longer sad, it is sick to what depths humanity has sunk to.

@kentmccoy592

Жыл бұрын

We live in an ego Consciousness reality this is the result of ego and self-induced pain and hopelessness

@243wayne1

Жыл бұрын

This has been going on forever. They used to have Hoovervilles in the depression of the 1930's...

@brianmatthews4149

Жыл бұрын

This is what giving out free money and not makeing people be responsible this is the outcome.

@CC12398

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and someone keeps promising them non-existent tiny homes

@Job0121

Жыл бұрын

you should c most other countries ....

Mental health, drug addiction and poverty all combined to create a new class of Americans. And this is the fastest growing class there is. Thanks Joe

@creeindianblood1005

6 ай бұрын

Canadas same- too many immigrants our coun try cant hosue or feed

@CarmenPerez-kz6rw

6 ай бұрын

We have a non profit and work with the homeless and most, not all, have drug problems. En punto!

@napoleonfeanor

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget illegal mass migration. Many of them end up in that situation.

@jerrydonquixote5927

5 ай бұрын

​@@CarmenPerez-kz6rwyep

@craigjohnson6286

5 ай бұрын

The homelessness has been going on long before Joe was in office. America has a drug problem, and the drugs addicts are Democrats, Republicans, black, white, latino and what have you. Democrats and Republicans need to get their shit together. I do agree with closing the border. America has to do something shit!!!!

Well-produced video, very good narration.

Great footage Nick! Be careful out there though.

I used to live in a homeless camp under a bridge in Maryland and was not doing things right so once I got myself together and started doing things the right way my life has changed for the best these days. God bless the ones who are trying to get thier life's together.

@lunalea1250

Жыл бұрын

Bless you & take good care of yourself.😊

@randyrobinson3951

Жыл бұрын

Most people did it right. The system is rigged.

@fredread9216

Жыл бұрын

It’s so easy to judge others. But as is said, “unless you have walked in their shoes”.

@jlvjazz

Жыл бұрын

Guess all it takes is for people to do things the right way.

@bela-sofia34

Жыл бұрын

@@jlvjazz Unless the mental illness and addiction is so insurmountable that they can't even imagine what the "right thing" is.

I was born and raised in California over 8 decades. I am truly ashamed of my home state. We deserve all the derision and ridicule we get. Funny how our ruling politicians and governing authorities have collectively no viable solutions. It's only a talking point for election purposes. We are more concerned with electric cars and sanctuary status. This state is an absolute disaster and getting worse.

@CBoogieLA

Жыл бұрын

85 % of Californians homeless are from OTHER states. We need to send them back to their home states.

@detroitmettle5719

Жыл бұрын

Thank Nancy .

@truelies3690

Жыл бұрын

Bingo! Bullseye correct. Lived there from 1959 till 1977, visited from 1979 to 1999. California was once upon a time a different state, different people, different era, different time, different styles, different values, different world. The California I once knew, lived, saw, heard, even smelled was like paradise compared to today. 25¢ a gallon gasoline, $100 a month rent, no lease. No security deposit, no first and last, all utilities included, except your $3 a month landline corded telephone. Food dirt cheap. The cost of living was easily affordable. A once vibrant state turned 3rd world. But then USA TITANIC is sinking slowly but surely now and will sink faster soon next year.

@meb777

Жыл бұрын

Politicians and others that can afford it have been taking advantage of the collapse by buying up property.

@frankmartinelli5204

Жыл бұрын

The reason for this situation...Demorats took control of the State... Now,most of the politicians are millionaires,Califórnia is bankrupt,and Californians are homeless...Easy to see...

I think it would make sense to subdivide the homeless into different groups. There are people who just fell into poverty and lost their home because of recession, there are the people who are homeless because of drug problems/mental health and there are people who are homeless because they either entered the country illegally or are wanted by law for any reason. These three rough categories are very different problems and therefore also require different approaches as solution.

@user-tl6xz3yq9u

5 ай бұрын

I agree. A lot of veterans choose this because of the strict rules that come with low income or income based housing. They simply don't want to give up their freedoms.

@joeldavid7383

5 ай бұрын

1st, landlords are greed, just because they can raise up the rent up to 5 percent plus cpi each year, which will be 9 percent each year, they will do that every year which causes the cost of living to go up. 2nd, owning a home is becoming expensive. I think the government should dictate the prices based on affordability so that the realtors and builders can find a way to lower its cost. The government should lower its taxes too to compensate to lower the cost.

@napoleonfeanor

5 ай бұрын

@@joeldavid7383 very generalising. Landlords need to do a lot of things,too, and their costs rise,too. Sure, there are greedy faceless corporations doing that. I think the law varies a lot within the USA but government price controls are no good idea. Lowering taxes for home owning and for building affordable housing are a better idea. But any such improvements will not address the big population of those with mental health and substance abuse problems.

I left California in 2022, clearly seeing the direction of things. How did this once great state become a post-apocalyptic hellscape in such rapid fashion? Very painful state of affairs.

@spudspuddy

2 ай бұрын

years of democrats

@leesadoe2440

2 ай бұрын

our leaders choices. thats how

@mikejoy9721

Ай бұрын

always been the land of nuts and fruits

@mikejoy9721

Ай бұрын

clean up your own state people.

I am a native Californian in the San Francisco Bay area and thoroughly disgusted by what has been happening in our communities...so sick and dangerous.

@Flyonthewall11

Жыл бұрын

Nothing personal - I am certain there are many whose opinions are like your own, and as a native Californian, I can relate. But after being disgusted, I asked myself what I could do to help. I found some options, and while my contributions of time, energy and a little gasoline may be small, it makes a big difference to a few. Thank you, Mr. Johnson, for contributing your journalistic talents in making others aware. If everyone who does NOT live in these conditions could find a way to assist someone who DOES, it could make a world of difference.

@cicidenard

Жыл бұрын

But yet no one wants to help no one wants to put the money where it needs to go the rich get rich in the poor get poor I'm from the Bay area I know I had to move out of the Bay area down to the valley just to survive with my kids and now the valley is so expensive I'm very happy that my kids grew up graduated and bought their own homes but I am still stuck in a situation because requirements are just too much

@johndavis2938

Жыл бұрын

@@cicidenard capitalism = profit over lives. Our economy isn't designed for those who don't earn. Factor in class warfare and two of America's most toxic slogans, "pick yourself up bootstrap style" and "not in my backyard" and you have an epidemic with no cure. As long as there is no money in helping the less fortunate, there is no hope

@tisenhow

Жыл бұрын

Move!

@marywest6844

Жыл бұрын

@@johndavis2938 true. Only people who look after themselves, in this capitalist system. Need to have the skills and know how, to stay ahead of the game. Unless Mum and Dad have the shispah.

Nick you're a monster of information man, Good job bro

@NickJohnson

9 ай бұрын

I try

Nick you do great videos on homelessness .it brings attenttion to the misery

It’s just like Hooverville during the Great Depression where all the people who lost their homes and couldn’t find jobs built shacks made of pallets in Central Park. The fact that we aren’t in a depression and this is happening just shows how the politicians of California have failed absolutely miserably.

@jx1668

Жыл бұрын

Emmm we our in a depression genius. Their just not calling it that this time because they don't want to fix it

@circesoul2218

Жыл бұрын

They vote for this. Let them live however they want, it's none of your business.

@pduidesign

Жыл бұрын

@@circesoul2218 it’s my business because I live in California.

@metalmike570

Жыл бұрын

Yes it's a dystopian society in Los Angeles and surrounding areas, and many other places in California too. The billionaires should get together with local government and build tiny homes for them. Make small - used to be homeless communities.

@thewarrior777

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to tell you, we are in one. Consider us already there.

Where I live, we had a homeless tent camp (no vehicles or RVs) of about 100 people. The city provided dumpsters and porta-pots. Ultimately the trash was waste deep in this camp even though dumpsters were provided. In addition, much of that trash is full of human feces even though porta-pots were provided. The camp was so unsanitary that it had to be closed. The city estimates that 100 dump trucks of trash needs to be removed at a cost of $300,000. And, the workers removing the waste must wear special protective clothing to avoid becoming infected.

@sarbantz

Жыл бұрын

It seems it's gonna just get worse in near future.

@josephinemiller4780

Жыл бұрын

That happened to us in Austin TX. Somehow we got it on the ballot to vote against homeless encampments and it passed. It’s now a misdemeanor. The encampments were slowly taken down and homeless moved into a run down hotel to help them transition. Then….our stupid city council told our law enforcement to stop enforcing the new law and now I’m seeing encampments show up again. We have a lawsuit against the city but I have no idea how that’s going. Our city is being trashed again. It’s very sad.

@candancepeace1539

Жыл бұрын

If they would empty the trash on a regular basis, it wouldn’t get like this. We all live in neighborhoods, where there is trash pick up every week. If they did the same, the trash wouldn’t get this high. 😢

@redemptionhappens7725

Жыл бұрын

And that’s why giving them low cost or free housing doesn’t work. They can’t manage. They end up trashing it.

@marksandoval5361

Жыл бұрын

@@candancepeace1539 The people living in this camp were too lazy to throw their trash in the dumpster and too lazy to walk over to the porta-pots to do their business. The hallmark of all these homeless camps is the piles of trash and the lack of sanitation even though porta-pots and dumpster are provided. You can't save these people because they don't want to be saved. They won't even engage in basic sanitation.

It's hard to understand how it gets so bad. Noone should live like this! How does one get out of this cycle. Drug addiction and other struggles people face are a major issue affecting the homeless. What are the government doing? There is no quick fix and the problems these people are facing are monumental. My heart goes out to them.

This is atrocious! This would never be allowed to happen in Australia, we take to much pride in our land and people. But in saying that, we do have homelessness of course but nothing like this, this isn't even humane!! 😭

@reneelibby4885

6 ай бұрын

USA is a very cruel country full of holier than thou religious hypocrites and hateful bigots. And voila! we get a creep like Trump because they relate to him.

@cathlaurs9754

6 ай бұрын

It is atrocious. It is happening in Australia - you have a homelessness emergency.

@DD-ts5oj

3 ай бұрын

I agree with you. I'm an Aussie as well & l can't imagine things ever being allowed to reach such depths here. Heartbreaking.😢 😰 💔

@Dan-440

Ай бұрын

Most of the US doesn't look like this. Mostly, this occurs in blue cities.

I had been homeless as a kid, since 8yrs old. By 10 went to my 1st fostercare and left and at 15 went to another. I then got apartment of my own, in 2010 had a surgery that left me in hospital for 3 mths. I loss EVERYTHING bc I had no family. 3 1/2 yrs in shelters and outside on ppl's couchs . I finally got a place in a bad nieghbor in June 2014. On July 25th 2014 was home invaded and faked my death to survive. I hate this world, it's been very sad and scary. Not everyone is a pos that's homeless, so becarful how you view these ppl especially after wth covid did to everyone, they made us stay home and not work. I am now on disability and 48 and work but can't make ends meet but I'm thankful I'm not out there. I use to want to go to California my whole life and tried at 19 in a friend rig and went to over 20 states but came back after 3mths of trying. Happy Holidays to you and your family be grateful you don't understand that lifestyle!!

@janineparker3041

Жыл бұрын

Sending you a hug

@Earthbound369

Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays pal.

@d2670

Жыл бұрын

This is what republikkkans have done to society. They said they'd make everyone destitute. If you have no permanent address, you cannot vote. They want to remain in power to continue this. This is exactly why every person must vote. We must change this shiiiiiit by winning.

@Fapnyr

Жыл бұрын

Just life under capitalism

@favoniansedalia4855

Жыл бұрын

That's the American way for you, it's a crappy country ain't it.

We have to remember that there are a lot of "working homeless", people who actually have jobs but still cant afford a place to live, especially in California. But the vast majority of homeless people are there because of substance/drug abuse. This problem is solvable. However, it wont be solved because people today are too soft to accept what would be required to solve the problem.

Good job Nick.

You and many of your viewers have no idea how easy it is to become homeless. I made a lot of money starting one of the biggest call centers in Orange County. I sold my half of the business and moved to Oregon. My mistake was not saving or investing money intelligently. My fiance started having severe mental issues and became convinced by the voices in her head that I needed to leave the apartment I was paying for. She reported me for domestic abuse despite the fact I never laid a hand on her. By law I couldnt be in contact with her. I found myself freezing cold sleeping in my van thanking God I had a vehicle. Four years earlier I was in the highest tax bracket. I wasn't on drugs. I didnt have mental issues. This kind of thing can happen to anyone. Be nice to the people you meet on your way to the top you never know who you meet on your way to the bottom.

@801k5

Жыл бұрын

I've been in a similar situation

@tjlee9901

Жыл бұрын

at least u didnt marry her ?

@mdas5990

Жыл бұрын

That's whole problem, Why Indians and Asians outperformed others in one generation; "Savings and Substance over Glamour". American Dream is glamour bullsh**t fueled by cheap debt and petrodollar, not by innovation (any more). You could have easily avoided all of this by living in India or any other country. But Media and Politician made you a fool sothat you keep on taking debt and live beyond your means. You should look for good character in woman not physical beauty. Physical beauty can be bought form market, but good character can not be bought.

@fadedillusions867

Жыл бұрын

It's becoming easier and easier, it seems. I make fairly decent money, currently; and, by the looks of it, I'll soon be staying out of my car for at least the next 6 months (while still holding a full-time job).

@Airborne80

Жыл бұрын

Most of us are a couple of paychecks away from homelessness and don’t realize it

And in the mean time the CA politicians just keep getting richer and richer..

@erict3032

Жыл бұрын

Ain’t that the truth! Nancy pelusi with her sub zero fridge and designer ice cream

@lynwood9615

Жыл бұрын

They are controlled by demigods, and wicked angels.

@redrufus444

Жыл бұрын

10% for the big guy!!!!....

@tamarevans9025

Жыл бұрын

And in the meantime, people in California keep voting Democrat.

@kleopatra6234

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Gavin Gruesome's wife has put together two videos which she has sold to schools regarding gender inequality or some such nonsense and she's raking in a fortune. Isn't that called "conflict of interest"?

I live in San Diego and it's out of control.I started to talk to the homeless and here's what I found out.The homeless are being shipped here from other states because of our good weather.Pretty much more than half of all the homeless you see on the streets here are not even from here.

@michelekirby7907

6 ай бұрын

Did you record any of that data? This is what we need to find out - where were those people born, where did they move from, how did they end up in California. What you say is what I suspected that Republican states have a deliberate plan to break California by setting fires and shipping homeless vagrants there. Several political figures in Texas play these games bussing illegals/ immigrants up to the Vice President's house and dropping them off, also to Martha's Vinyard, etc. I think DeSantis plays this political game also. It's all driven by greed... this has caused a huge influx of California money into Texas with corporations and employees relocating to Texas. The cost of living and homeless blight are driving residents in droves to other states.

@samgibson684

5 ай бұрын

San Diego has a reputation for 70's and sunny all the time 70 ain't that warm and it gets down to 55 every night with thick fog Being homeless there isn't a picnic

It’s probably because California is the closest to ideal weather for living outside.

@trudieristich795

5 күн бұрын

When I went to Kawaii I was about 16 and I remember down at the ocean hanging withanging with my friend. We met a guy I From Torrance, California And at the time I thought well. When he said he was homeless, that's why he went to Hawaii and that best place for him to be for Being homeless.

I worked with the homeless many years with different organizations. People don't realize that a lot of homeless are not what you expect. There are a lot of homeless children, teens and families. There are also a lot of homeless veterans and adults with disabilities. It's a complex issue because every homeless person is different and has a different circumstance. A lot are trying to escape an abusive household or circumstance (runaways like kids and teens or battered wives and so on). The economic crisis is making things worse. Where I am in Arizona we have many of these encampments popping up. Local government just keeps stealing money but none goes to help the people. Typical stuff. Also let this sink in: we are giving billions to illegal/ non citizens to live in 5 Star hotels but we can't find housing for these people. It's a disgrace.

@carelgoodheir692

Жыл бұрын

The US is not giving " giving billions to illegal/ non citizens to live in 5 Star hotels" and, not beat about the bush, someone who says that is a liar.

@ArtTasticCreations

Жыл бұрын

@@carelgoodheir692 From Business Insider: "Biden is spending $86 million on hotel rooms for illegal/ non-citizens as his administration struggles to handle the surge of families and kids trying to come to the US." This is one spending cycle but the amount of money we've spent on housing illegal immigrants/ non-citizens has actually gone significantly up since then. Look up the article from Business Insider. I quoted from it but you can read it yourself. We have that money to house non-citizens but we can't help our own people get off the street. It's disgraceful.

@Spike-qh2bb

Жыл бұрын

Yes that women was very interesting strong lady thats doing her best amazing. I'm in England it's not that bad here yet.

@ArtTasticCreations

Жыл бұрын

@@Spike-qh2bb Here's hoping that help will be available for all those who need it. I hope that things continue to go well in your neck of the woods.

@carelgoodheir692

Жыл бұрын

@@Spike-qh2bb I'm in Scotland. What the UK and US homelessness problems have in common is that there are too few homes being built for the number of people that need a home. Once that is the siruation then the exact reasons a particular person is homeless varies and how much they are to blame varies (if that's a helpful way of looking at it) but there are bound to be a number of homeless however hard any one of them tries.

The crazy thing is that when I visited Oslo, Norway about 2 months ago I did not see one single homeless person out on the street or a single tent on the side of the freeway. Something is seriously messed up in the USA because the homeless crisis is out of control and it’s getting worse each year!

@obeycorruptgovernment-else2628

Жыл бұрын

iS FAR TOO FRIGID TO BE HOMELESS IN NORWAY, WHEREAS CALIFORNIA IS A MORE TEMPERED STATE FOR OUR BELOVED LESSHOME BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE.

@charlottesometimes1278

Жыл бұрын

It's getting worse because even with a degree your only making like 25 to 30 grand a year, yet rent is 2500 to 7000 a month.

@hdj81Vlimited

Жыл бұрын

@@charlottesometimes1278 in europe we make 1100€ a month..............

@Sneakyhorse12

Жыл бұрын

@@obeycorruptgovernment-else2628 same in germany, you can be homeless for a summer, but how do you survive minus 8 and snowing, there are a lot less people who are just homeless because its the easiest option, but people who are seriously ill still become homeless, i imagine they are forcibly treated in places like this.

@Sneakyhorse12

Жыл бұрын

@@charlottesometimes1278 same everywhere,

At 1:03. We have the same problem in most Canadian cities. My hometown now has a plan to allow people to set up in city parks. The ling-term goal is to have mini-homes the size of a backyard shed to be built on city owned vacant land.

@marleneg7794

7 ай бұрын

Yeah Canada and CA socialists society incarnate

Theres a lot of people with warrants, but the jails are overcrowdedd. No low income housing, and a lot of ppl on SSI and still Homeless. Crazy.

As a child of the late 70s and 80s I am reminded of all sorts of prophetic "sci-fi" movies depicting this exact scene. It's truly terrifying to consider how accurate the writers of these stories were and much worse it is likely to become

@puudavis2007

Жыл бұрын

True story my brahdah! And it is going to get worse

@Brad-99

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing . It's going to get so much worse 😔

@djtall3090

Жыл бұрын

Same, 100%

@hdj81Vlimited

Жыл бұрын

because its all planned. its a script the writer folow, they get there script from the 1% elite who has all control over music and video indutrie

@Diesel0807

Жыл бұрын

This will sadly lead to something far darker

Thank you for showing this to the world. This has gone way too far.

@jackiecordova1079

Жыл бұрын

I see this on KZread from Switzerland how is this possible to be erlaubt the richest country in the world

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

Жыл бұрын

I will tell you if you are going into these camps wear sturdy thick soled shoes.....nothing like wearing thin soled sneakers and stepping an HIV tainted needle that sticks your foot...

@pruneclair7christian706

Жыл бұрын

@@jackiecordova1079 America has Huge debts now and has been destroyed by satanic forces of various ilks and will try to recover with God's help but may not be able to since the destruction is so EXTREME!!! PLEASE GOD IN JESUS NAME DO MORE TO HELP ALL THE PEOPLE ON EARTH MURDERED OR ENSLAVED OR LIVING IN MISERY OR EXTREME POVERTY OR BEING STARVED OR KILLED IN ENDLESS WARS FOR PROFITS OR NOT ABLE TO FIND A JOB OR AFFORD TO EXIST ANYMORE!

@jackiecordova1079

Жыл бұрын

@@pruneclair7christian706 thank you for replying thank you for explaining I really feel bad what you are going through yes what I see on KZread it's very bad what can your government do? to change this problem and you have also problems with all this immigrants coming to your country I can be blessed where I live but everything is very expensive but our wages are high we can live good I wish you happy holidays I do prayers for your country that next year 2023 will be a better year 🙏🙏🎄🎄✨✨🇨🇭🇨🇭🇺🇲🇺🇲

@NeverTrustGovrnmentOrGlobalist

Жыл бұрын

Yes it has gone too far thanks to the Democrats running California for ever.

thanks for showing this telling the truth i live in state and i am disgusted what has happen to this state .

Wow, this is so sad! My mom moved us out of California when I was a teen! It was still beautiful and cool when we left! I’m so glad now! What a shame, we lived in Fremont.

As someone who spent over five years homeless on the East Coast I will be following your channel as well and I know the lifestyle better than most obviously. I want everyone to know that not all camps look like that I get mine clean and stayed away from other homeless people but I have walked into ghost camps like that and it's pretty spooky and it always makes you wonder what happened. Where did they get the motorhomes I could barely afford a tent. And yes I was trying to forget about something as well I was trying to forget about seeing my wife die that's what led me to being homeless.

@Elhastezy888

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. Some losses are far far more devastating than others. And that's just all there is too it💔 Hope you are doing better today. Many blessings

@theirmom4723

Жыл бұрын

From some other documentaries I have watched, some rolled in with their motorhomes and RVs being pulled by vehicles. They lost their homes but had the campers for recreation. They chose to live the RV life.

@Thing1DadaThing2Kiki

Жыл бұрын

I understand wanting to forget about seeing ur spouse die. Was married 27yrs. From 15-41 yrs old. So most of my life we were together. His family screwed me and our kids. We had to sell our beautiful 3story dream home bc he was the bread winner and after he got out of the icu the last time moved in with his family (in their 7,000sq.ft home!) He had put everything in his mom name to keep his Insurance/disability. I got screwed big time when he died by his greedy brother. Me and my then 11yr old daughter out on the streets no money etc. We moved into a nice 40ft 5th wheel camper. But had no running water and the 1st weekend we moved In a storm fired my system so no electricity. It's always something. Lol at this point I just laugh. Anyways I'm blabbing. Hope ur ok now. I'm moving up slowly.

@davidhott6395

Жыл бұрын

@@Thing1DadaThing2Kiki I hope things get better.

@magdatorruellas9122

Жыл бұрын

My condolences…

It was the chickens running around for me 😅. They keep fresh chicken on the premises at all times, lol. I was looking for the homemade deep fryer 😂😊.

@LookofLuv

Ай бұрын

They provide free eggs 😊

Heartbreaking what's happening to the people in our country. Why can't our government spend some money on making places that could help these people🙏💓.

I moved to CA back when Arny was the Governor. I came and looked the place over to be sure I wanted to move my family here first and found the City I picked was very clean and safe and so we relocated here. Now the place is a complete mess, there are meth addicts everywhere, the roads are littered with garbage, and the expense is 2 to 3 times what it was when I moved here. I am rethinking my decision and I'm looking to move my company out of this state very soon. Sadly, the people keep voting for politicians that do everything to make life worse for them.

@kentmccoy592

Жыл бұрын

What's your solution and why is this a crisis of politics?

@IVY12023

Жыл бұрын

@@kentmccoy592 policies of particular politicians have exacerbated the problem.

@g.o.b.2558

Жыл бұрын

Definitely looks like a democratic run state.🤬😥

@Scott-ly2nk

Жыл бұрын

@@kentmccoy592 leave them alone they seem to be doing ok they have adjusted to there life style

@mritzs5142

Жыл бұрын

I saw downtown LA tent city when Arny was Gov ..it was a freak show, big time . True it was mostly down there several square blocks but gradually it festered,,through several presidents , has nothing to do with Red Blue or any of that It’s been happening ...only there has always been smoke screens guess what they kicked the screens down I Left LA one and a half years ago

Our rent for our 2 bedroom low income apartment was 760.00 when we left California in 2016. The rent has now gone up to 2200.00 for the same apartment complex. If we had stayed, we would have wound up in the same boat. These poor people! We thank God we got out, thanks to a group of our friends just in the nick of time.😢

@conniewaterman1673

Жыл бұрын

Trust me, this damn lifestyle is NOT appealing sir!

@birdsunfire7116

Жыл бұрын

Where did you move.? Curious. I've been looking..

@azizabahati7037

Жыл бұрын

I live in the Bay Area and can confirm your rental increase. However the majority of homeless occupants aren’t people whom have been priced out. What you’re speaking of is driving us all to either move out of California or figure it out. What we are seeing are those whom have chosen the lather among other additional factors.

@athena3865

Жыл бұрын

That's a normal rent (2200) in Dallas for a 2 bedroom apt.

@thewalkofthewest4466

Жыл бұрын

@@athena3865 maybe it was normal rent a few years ago. Now a bunch of Californians moved here and drove up prices and brought along their disastrous policies that caused them to flee in the first place. Dallas is now having the same issues begin here that we’re never a problem before like crime and homelessness

What is beyond belief is the lack of affordable housing in this country and even worse, the lack of empathy

@sootuckchoong7077

Жыл бұрын

Didn't the govt give the homeless free hotel stay?

@chevvonnejohnson8367

Жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingm2670 My children's father buddy last night said in California L.A. that he is paying 4 grand per month for a home😵‍💫

@tchirn

Жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingm2670 The whole state of Georgia is not worth $2200 !

@davidb2206

Жыл бұрын

They don't have affordable housing in California anymore because the U.S., one of the stupidest countries in the world, allowed FOREIGNERS to buy houses by the millions. Over a million communist Chinese have a U.S. green card, and most of them chose to buy in California (and New York). No other country in the world allows you to fly in on a tourist visa and buy a home or strip mall. It is not reciprocal for Americans. If you go to Asia, you are PROHIBITED from buying a house. This foolishness drove up home prices in California and drove the American families out of affordable housing. (I have friends who witnessed communist Chinese -- CCP members -- paying $400,000 in CASH for a home. Nobody checks on whether that was corruption or bribery money.)

@davidb2206

Жыл бұрын

@Elkster Eidolon According to the latest national housing inventory this week, people are leaving the sunbelt states in droves and moving back to Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, New York ... all over the Northeast and upper Midwest. (Guess they found out that Tampa and hurricanes were not such a good idea!)

What you failed to say is that about 60% of the homeless are not even from California and there’s many lawsuits so cities are not allowed to remove the homeless

Those two leather couches in the beginning were pretty sweet 😊

I fight poverty everyday, by going to work everyday. If I don't work, I'd be forced to live like this. I'm 64 and will probably work till I'm 70. Its socks but that's just how it is, I have to pay bills,and they should to.

@James-nv1wf

Жыл бұрын

I worked a variety of jobs, 98% basically ran me out. No matter how hard I wanted to work, and I did for these companies, they were just A-holes. Some people can only take so much, especially working for low wages.

I worked at an upscale restaurant and a homeless man wandered in wanting food. I sat him in a very nice booth and got him whatever he wanted. Management made him eat on the patio outside because they said..people don't want to see real life when they come here to eat. So much of the time these people want to sleep outside because they say the shelters are dangerous there are fights and people steel stuff..bottom line..These people were created in the image of God too and deserve respect. Not everyone on the streets does drugs or drinks. A friend of mine worked full-time during covid but still got behind on rent and got evicted. She had two kids and no child support! She lived out of motels for 2 months before finding a place. Please everyone let's pray for these people to get back on their feet and for people to have more compassion. God Bless!!

Watching from Brampton, Ontario, Canada ❤❤❤❤❤

We are experiencing a lot of homeless in southern Oregon as well. I know a lot of them have migrated here from California. Our city parks look like this as well as grocery store parking lots.

There is a fine line between being kind and being a sucker. After someone has been given help, second and third chances they are no longer to be treated with kid gloves, they need to be dealt with - harshly if necessary - otherwise modern day California is what you will have on your hands.

@KajiCarson

Жыл бұрын

It's also a sad fact that many people out there will take advantage of your goodwill.

@Your_Wife.s_Boyfriend

Жыл бұрын

You've nailed it perfectly.

@SuperErikRoss

Жыл бұрын

Yeah back in the day they actually just enforced laws like vagrancy laws and all the homeless people basically would get run out of town. They were called hobo's back then and they lived mostly out in the woods and rode the rails. At least they wouldnt be all over town fucking it up for everybody else.

@blondthought5175

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they'll open up the FEMA camps.🏴‍☠️

@davidkenneth3983

Жыл бұрын

You moronthis is genocide.

Whats weird is that homeless doesn't mean it has to be a shithole, this is just feral.

This is going to spread throughout America, especially if Gavin Newsom becomes president.

The weather and the river with all the trees and brush along with big city infrastructure makes for a perfect area to be homeless.

Nick, I was there! But unlike these people I chose to get out! By any honest means. I am glad I did. I am a very proud (of myself), elderly woman now and Asian at that.

@fistfull1

Жыл бұрын

What does being Asian have to do with anything ? Do tell do tell

@CH-jk6bf

Жыл бұрын

Good for you...stay safe

@fistfull1

Жыл бұрын

@@CH-jk6bf woman is Asian, what could that possibly infer ?

@Earthbound369

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong and safe,sis.

@fistfull1

Жыл бұрын

@@Earthbound369 Asian? So what

Imagine what will happen after the dollar collapses and millions more lose everything.

@forgottenmorethanyoulleverknow

Жыл бұрын

That will happen soon... Petro dollar just got dropped by alot of nations

@kimlarso

Жыл бұрын

People just don’t believe that SgonnaHTF!😢I’m so glad I held onto my house w 190.00 a yr taxes out in the country=I almost let it go 3 yrs ago 😮

@stevoschannel4127

Жыл бұрын

With people like clueless Janet Yellen appointed by the worst administration in history, its not that unlikely

@masterbullshitdo

Жыл бұрын

The dollar about to collapse.

Most of the behaviour must come down to mental disorders and I think we as a society need to fully comprehend that and be empathetic of it

@hippiebits2071

6 ай бұрын

Most of it comes down to addiction actually.

@jerrydonquixote5927

5 ай бұрын

​@@hippiebits2071yep

@theartistcherrypi6454

5 ай бұрын

It’s the drugs

@sagora3114

5 ай бұрын

@theartistcherrypi6454 certainly a player with many

@kylehunt64

5 ай бұрын

BS

I grew up in San Jose, and when Drive through there I'm in shock. I grew up there and lived there from 1965 to 1988.

I live in Australia and we are in the worst housing crisis in Australian history. Here’s who doesn’t get a rental no matter what : single mums, young single males,people with pets, people with lots of kids, low income people. Of course we have lots less population and permanent camping is illegal as is rubbish dumping. But there are people living in tents. It’s much more regulated here but there you go. I have let a room in my house to such a person and it’s fine

@maryhull531

Жыл бұрын

True . From another Aussie .

It’s all so depressing. They want to live like this. Drugs, mental illness, I don’t see how it can change now. Mental hospitals should have never been shut down in the 80’s.

@Robert-fs6ge

Жыл бұрын

vote for leftists political leaders and that's what happens

I remember tv commercials, when i was a kid, asking for donations to help a child living in foreign camp... just like this. "Just one dollar a day will help feed a starving child."

I think people just don't realize the magnitude. Thank you for enlightening all of us. Do you know what happened to any of them?

It's unfair to assume that all these people become homeless because they are addicts. Many circumstances can cause homelessness such as a divorce/breakup, loss of a great paying job, death of a supporting spouse, etc. And even some people are homeless even working a 40-hr jobs.

@MemoGrafix

Жыл бұрын

*I was employed & homeless 2 times in NYC.* No mental issues nor drug abuse. In the 1980s, I literally slept on subway trains _(run 24 hours)_ even cheapest of shitty NYC hotels were too expensive for My paycheck. I couldn't afford an apt. I'd stay in Hotels for 12-48hrs of what I could afford just so I could get cleaned up & get a good nights sleep on My nights off. Through the rest of the week, sleep on trains and spot wash My body in the ladies bathroom where I worked. Eating wasn't a problem, I worked in restaurants, Managers allowed Us workers to take cooked unsold food free at the end of the night, also why I chose closer 2nd & 3rd shifts. *Homeless again in 1994.* That time staying in a Transitional Shelter a.k.a. T2 Apartments. In order to get in those You to have at least one child in Your custody, I had My Eldest Son. He was 12 at that time. My 1st homeless run, My Son lived with My Parents. I got Section 8 got and lived in 5 apts. My 5th apt., I moved to Buffalo, NY, I was cut off from Sec. 8 in 2009 due to My income went over by $186. But it's funny, I knew a married couple - NYC Police officers with no children still able to keep their Sec. 8. My 6th apt., since homelessness, in a 2 family house Buff.NY I lived paying rent out of pocket still _(ok)_ for 4 years. 2015 - My Elderly Landlord put house up for sale. I bought house off him for real cheap & it was his last house sold. He liked doing biz with Me, I ALWAYS had My rent on time, unlike his other tenants of his 9 rental properties. I sometimes helped him with certain things in his life, being he had no family other than a Niece, who didn't help him much. I helped him as much as I could after he sold the house to Me until he ended up in a Nursing Home after being hospitalized. I eventually bought another house 2 houses down from My first house. Dec. 2020 Lost My houses to another house's fire in between My houses spreading _"FireMaIe's"_ ain't shit, they let My houses & 3 others burn. Now I'm in process of purchasing more Real Estate. That being said _(a lot)._ *_People of "strong mind & body" can get out of being HOMELESS if they really want/need to._* *_They don't have to necessarily own Real Estate, but at least get themselves out of that deplorable life._*

@stacymasuda314

9 ай бұрын

You are exactly right, not to mention all the mental hospitals that were closed down and its occupts

@craigmoul4

9 ай бұрын

NO! these people are not just out of work homeless divorced. they are addicted

@stacymasuda314

9 ай бұрын

And it’s not just here in California, has anyone taken a look at what Portland , Oregon is like right now? It’s unbelievable! If you want to talk about addicts, that drug Tranq has taken over . Killing people.

@j.875

7 ай бұрын

You forgot to blame bidens economy killing inflation and policies.

Is a sad situation. Is amazing how much money we throw away to other countries, and here we are struggling, is a shame

@user-di8vz5ec1i

Жыл бұрын

I'll call myself out and say how much money I spend/throw away on things I really don't need.

@chowwh308

Жыл бұрын

Get it right.. those give aways are just a small fraction of unrestricted money printing by US to project its hegemony. But this will soon to end as the world are getting fedup with feeding the US but getting paid by soon to be useless IOU treasury papers.

@alexo1226

Жыл бұрын

@Chow Wh The world is a dangerous place, but because of those that read and look on and do nothing.

@chowwh308

Жыл бұрын

@@alexo1226 unfortunately doing good for humanity is no longer an agenda in the US doctrine..worst yet making the world even more dangerous by repeatedly instigating color revolutions n regime changes everywhere in its bid to remain as top dog to the extent of neglecting or deflecting attention of its own rot at home.

@hdj81Vlimited

Жыл бұрын

all money is PRINTED..........

You can't solve a problem until you can identify it, and the problem isn't a shortage of affordable housing.

Looks like the shanty towns in central Ca during the dust bowl days.

Homelessness is the result of greed. People want so much money for rent. It's so expensive to have a home. Especially in the state of California. If rent wasn't so expensive, there would be nobody on the streets. I was homeless for many years in California. I moved to Pennsylvania, where I can afford the living. And now I'm a happy homeowner.

@NickJohnson

Жыл бұрын

Good! 🏡

@kaytlinjustis5643

Жыл бұрын

It's also expensive to rent and MAINTAIN a home! I have worked on apartment complexes and sometimes people just DON'T care for the space they live in! Smoking habits, drugs and beer bottles and cigarette butts everywhere! I've spent summers painting, sweeping, cleaning out greasetraps, painting... all of THAT from those renting should've done as they'd been healthy enough to move around! They leave everything filthy because 'it's not THEIR house/apartment'! It's expensive because you pay out of your own pocket to clean everything to make it habitable again. Guys, when you LIVE somewhere for years, it's technically YOUR place of residence! PLEASE take care of it!

@rmelnyk3986

Жыл бұрын

@@kaytlinjustis5643 that's the difference between owning and renting people are there temporarily so they treated as temporary and usually people that smoke and drink don't have energy to pick up after themselves.

@BusArch42

Жыл бұрын

So why stay in California then? If it’s just greed all the people need to do is move. Fewer people mean prices drop. The reality is people want to live there. My sister sacrificed owning a house to live in “paradise”. She pays 50% more for a 2 bedroom rental than our mortgage payment is on a 3000 sq ft house in arizona. She says it’s too hot here. She must live within sight of the ocean. Long about age 50 she realized she was spending everything she made to stay there and had saved nothing for retirement. People make choices and we have no business dictating their lives

I just moved to South Dakota from Sacramento in August this year, thanks to Nick's videos. I love it! Thank you, Nick.

@louislamonte334

Жыл бұрын

Good for you! I sure wish I was there with you!

@RealWallyGator

Жыл бұрын

You might not love it come January. Good luck

@louislamonte334

Жыл бұрын

@@RealWallyGator Well, I'm originally from Nebraska so I think I could handle it!

@calebhoward8940

Жыл бұрын

@@RealWallyGator Ive been in South Dakota for two years now from California and its an amazing upgrade to ones quality of life. A little snow is worse than the apocalypses in California? Grow a spine

@dante5622

Жыл бұрын

Please vote Republican in South Dakota. Kristi Noem rules

The callousness is asphyxiating.

Not everyone that is homeless is that way because they're drug addicts, mentally ill, or criminals. Some people just have had bad things happen to them. On the other hand there are those that do nothing to help themselves out of this situation. I know people that have offered homeless people day work like raking leaves, picking up sticks, etc. and almost everyone of them refused the work and just wanted a hand out. If i offered work and they accept i would gladly buy them a meal just because of their honesty and willingness to work.

this breaks my heart. my brother-in-law had a stable living with my husband before we were married, but for whatever reason he chose to leave to live on the streets. I know people may be thinking his brother may have done something, but nothing we can think of. he was an adopted child from Vietnam at 4 years old and later an alcoholic, probably from PTSD. he had several times in his life come home to later leave to live the streets. we always welcomed him back when he was ready, and our kids loved him. he sadly died alone at 42 in a basement from internal bleeding. he will be forever missed. it was very difficult lesson to learn that he wanted to live this life or could not live another life at his time. he has good times despite what one would think.

@verily360

Жыл бұрын

Very sad story. Might have been something in the womb that affected him.

The words straight from Catherine's mouth, "I have a tiny home, but the problem is with the tiny home is so many rules." So... they would rather live in absolutely disgusting filthy deplorable conditions, and go without basic necessities like access to water and bathrooms, just to avoid having to conform to some basic common sense rules and efforts to rehabilitate them. To all you bleeding-heart naysayers out there, now go ahead and try to convince me that their homelessness is not a choice! Try to convince me that these people are just the victims of a few bad breaks that led to their homelessness. Try to convince me that this can happen to anyone. I am not denying that someone can indeed end up homeless for a short period of time. But normal people almost always have friends and family that will put them up for a short time until they recover and get back on their feet. And for those who don't, there is an expansive system of government programs to help them. All they have to do is conform with a few basic rules and participate in their rehabilitation. But therein lies the REAL problem, doesn't it?

@davidkenneth3983

Жыл бұрын

Its hatrs and drugs and a class war starting its the constitution broken its the people usa has terrorized and lied about its the truth rising to the surface. Cant keep it chained to the bottom of some body of water 4 ever eventually its gonna float back up in your face.like flooded burial grounds .

@christine9467

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I just do not understand. Why the heck would anyone want to live in trash just to avoid a few rules.

@edie4321

Жыл бұрын

They are a slave to their drugs or their government. The problem lays with the ones bringing in these drugs during these desperate times. Everywhere they turn, their slavery is obvious. There but for the grace of God go I. We all need to realize this and fight for our freedom and each other.

@davidkenneth3983

Жыл бұрын

We all see the damage in the faces of drug casualties etc and it can be fixed . Its gonna take a lota love to bring back humanity to the usa.

@jasonjames4254

Жыл бұрын

@@steevobarker581 How is camping out on public property, or near your front door step, and defecating in the street, stealing everyone's stuff, and leaving drug needles everywhere, not hurting anyone?

160,000 homeless and still climbing. California is by far the worst state for homelessness in the United States. Its sad to see that we help so many other countries out with this and that. We don't do anything to help out in are own country. Great video.

@jgfjhg-co7iq

9 ай бұрын

We help other countries that have working citizens that would never allow this kind of degradation. I'd rather help them, to be honest. I fully back the Ukranians... these folk in the video? Not so much.

That is the Spring St neighborhood. It was bought up and the homes demolished in the 80s I think. Someone I know was bought out and moved to Santa Clara. We lived with her in the early '90s.

“We built this city, we built this city and now it sucks.” Nick Johnson

@Ben83597

Жыл бұрын

We built this city on drugs, sex, and Rock and Roll.

Nick the busted, spalled concrete you filmed under that freeway overpass was caused by a fire in the previous encampment in the same spot, derelict rvs, structures, tents and tarps all going up in flames causing the concrete to expand and explode. Now the camp is reestablished and it will happen again further weakening the overpass. I live 4 miles from here in a great neighborhood. Keep an eye on this homeless site. The fire was less than 6 months ago.

@rebeccalindley153

Жыл бұрын

All the burned down houses seen in Detroit are from drug addicts starting fires in them, accidentally of course.

@paulramsey8187

Жыл бұрын

You are correct about the concrete spalling.

drug dealers and cartels are getting richer buying land, homes and businesses, and their drug buyers are getting addicted and homeless and dying. (bay area resident)

Homelessness was bad even before covid in Sacramento. I have lived here for 40 years. Gets worse every year. It’s bad. And very sad.

Several years ago, I was homeless for about eight months. I kept my campsite clean. There is no excuse for this crap.

@margaretwebb389

Жыл бұрын

No there isn’t!!

@michaelmyers3892

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely when I lived in my van back in 2000s my van was always maintained and clean and wherever I park you never saw trash or anything else

@mgm8822

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmyers3892A lot of these people are incapable of proper self care.

@michaelmyers3892

Жыл бұрын

@@mgm8822 it's sad but that is true and it makes you wonder how did they live if they had an apartment or a house

@elwoodblues9613

Жыл бұрын

"Leave No Trace." That is as important for living in a vehicle as it is for camping in the forest.

This is such an embarrassing situation for any state. I just can't believe that this is what it's come down to in our country. Very sad and depressing.

@Followmybliss777

Жыл бұрын

The vote Democrat to get better education, healthcare, drug treatment, reproductive care, worker wages and mental healthcare to the people.

@Steven-fi4gf

Жыл бұрын

​@Justine Tarot they don't care about any of that, neither does Republicans.

@s.h8589

Жыл бұрын

@@Steven-fi4gf Republicans do care. What do you think we should do????

@loralarose9615

Жыл бұрын

@@Steven-fi4gf yeah we do all kids in my get medical

@donnalechak6980

Жыл бұрын

CA can't help homeless, but it will pay every black million of dollars. Priorities. Most homeless don't vote.

The disturbing part, is some of these people are at work, probably why no one is there. Working Homeless, it is happening more and more nowadays.

@christilehman-starr4428

Жыл бұрын

The working ones are at work. The other ones are out making money for their drugs. And some people do both. They are surviving And the programs are bringing in so much damn money. We need to look at the money. Follow the money people. Then you find the cause. Just saying.

I guess the sunny weather is a bonus

I feel sad for these people. From small towns in Colorado, Oregon, New Mexico, etc. To big cities like LA and Chicago. It got worst in the last decade.

@michaell6807

Жыл бұрын

You can say that but a lot of these people have peace of mind. I know a large amount of homeless who are kinder than any trash with money.

I live in California and the cost of rent is disgustingly high. If it wasn't so high you'd have less homeless. But mentally ill / addicted people from other states also come here because of the weather (it's easier to survive the elements here).

@andykumar4103

Жыл бұрын

Well said. That's the key point here. Everybody is ignoring the most important thing California offers, which is weather. And all those people from entire United States who are mentally ill or addicted to drugs make it to California and survive the elements. Anyway, this is just 10 percent of the population that the media highlights. Rest of the 90 percent are living normal lives. So, heaven and hell is right here on this planet.

@briang.7206

Жыл бұрын

My family just moved into a nice 1 BRM $1500 a month. My friend thinks I'm paying way too much L.O.L.

@damienholland9244

Жыл бұрын

@@briang.7206 in California that's about how much a 1 bedroom costs right now. About $1600 a month. Hope you guys are doing alright. Cost of rent sucks in this state.

@whitneyhowlandspropcomedy6924

Жыл бұрын

Damien Holland, I am not pointing fingers at you when I say this: What is frustrating for us in other states is that we do not see any desire in Californians to fix all of these problems, such as the high rents and homelessness. Instead, Californians leave and come to my state and bring those and other California problems with them.

@handsomeman-pm9vy

Жыл бұрын

@@whitneyhowlandspropcomedy6924 Not much can be done about the rent.

They cleaned that area up a few months ago.Also, this is 20 minutes from the capital building around 6 miles

Reminds me a lot of the pictures from the 1930's. Huge homeless-camps and chanty-towns all over the place.

Thanks Nick for these videos. I especially like when you are lucky enough to get a homeless person to discuss thier situation. I can tell you that Less than 10% of people I know have ever seen anything like what you are documenting and of course the media almost completely ignores it or covers it up. I started seeing these type of videos two years ago and it makes me sad and angry at the same time.

Thanks Nick for covering San Jose. It's absolutely baffling. It's even more baffling that a majority of the voters know that our city has been going in the wrong direction for years and years, but they keep voting these people into office making it worse and worse.

@blondthought5175

Жыл бұрын

Voting will not solve this problem.

@psymi-hk1fp

Жыл бұрын

@@blondthought5175 throw the sanctimonious fake "progressives" out. Anyone else would run it better.

@goldenstate66

Жыл бұрын

Your party had years of chances. Remember the "Trickle Down" theory? The gap between the rich and the poor has been increasing over the years under both parties.

@REMBRANTTUBE

Жыл бұрын

@@goldenstate66 the democrats are destroying this country with their “woke” agenda & open border policy!! The democrats are the cancer killing America!

@REMBRANTTUBE

Жыл бұрын

@@goldenstate66 California is a progressive, liberal crap hole! It’s never going to change!

There are approx. 700K people homeless in the USA as of late 2023. Of those, about half are in California, and almost 70% of that half live on the streets (FYI, it is approx. 5% in NY). The golden state has spent around $20B through 2024 in programs to fight homelessness. If you divide that money for the number of “affordable” housing units created, the cost of each is around $1.4M (scattered all over the state). And as we all know, the number of homeless folks has only increased since COVID. I let you ponder why it has to be so expensive to aid poor people (and if there is no other way to be more effective).

You can be homeless and not be nasty in the environment you keep. I met some families at the soup kitchen I helped out and I was amazed to come across some families who are homeless yet so tidy. They keep a drum to throw and burn their trash. One drum to keep rain water. They dug holes a distance away from where they are to use as restrooms. I have had a very hard life and know any of us can be in a situation in a minute and not everyone is able bodied to do so but many chose to live in a messy situation. Some chose drugs over their lives and families, and some have no one and one choice but to be on the street but what I notice is for many following the rules to stay in the facilities provided to them by the city is a problem so they stay on the streets. Perhaps if they kept it clean the city might of considered letting then stay but dirty environment becomes hazards.

In 2009 I looked into moving to Northern California to be near family. At that time, I calculated that the cost of living was 9 times above U.S. average. The jobs that I was qualified for with a Bachelor degree starting pay was only 20% more than my salary at that time... the only residents that seemed to be OK were those who were established before the cost of living went out of control.

@odessadelphine6061

Жыл бұрын

There are very many who’ve lived there a long time who can and have become homeless due to rent increases or losing a job.

I drove recently around an area of Los Angeles where you had an encampment under the freeway that looked apocalyptic. Even worse than on this video, and then 2 blocks away you had 5 million + homes, Apartments that rented for 3500+ a month for a 2 bedroom, and a private school (primary school) that costs 40 K+ a year in tuition. The wealth gap is insane in Los Angeles, and buying a house is out of reach for even people making 6 figures a year. There are a lot of people that are just one paycheck away from disaster and going homeless. Of course, the other big thing is drugs and mental health.

@primsandwhims7533

Жыл бұрын

It's more about greed and government than drugs. They house drug dealers in the progects but don't care about a mother and child that needs a home.

@jramsey9690

Жыл бұрын

Thank the Republicans.

@trumpforever6706

Жыл бұрын

@@jramsey9690 Brandon has been in power for two years and what has he done to improve the situation? Absolutely nothing, in fact, he made it worse by needlessly spending a lot of money on Ukraine. There is strangely enough money there, but not to help the poor.

@boat6float

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, a $5 million house isn't as much "house" as it once was.

@looper964

Жыл бұрын

​@@jramsey9690 Oh no no buddy this is California