Literally blown away that Portland, OR was not on this list. When I lived there felt like a homeless city.
@dsuttajit8 ай бұрын
I went to Portland in 2020 and there were homeless everywhere in downtown and Chinatown
@TheValkryie8 ай бұрын
I was surprised too, because much footage he used in the start in the video WAS PORTLAND. I know those shots like the back of my hand - lived there from 1992 - 2023.
@debigates30338 ай бұрын
I am from Oregon and a year ago I moved because I couldn’t afford to live there. I lived in Portland for 21 years. I was extremely surprised that Portland Oregon didn’t make the list, you can’t drive anywhere in Portland without seeing homeless.
@jsteezy808 ай бұрын
I think that puts it in a larger perspective that is not a single city issue. It's not like he doesn't know. He lives in a suburb of Portland as do I, so it just shows how big of an issue it has become nationwide
@yaxleader8 ай бұрын
This is total homeless count, of course bigger cities will win out. If he did homeless rate, Portland would probably be up there. Fact is, Portland is not a very big city, so it doesn't draw the massive numbers like LA, San Fran, NY, or Seattle
@Entername-md1ev8 ай бұрын
California cities are right up there with São Paulo, Brazil and Cape Town, South Africa in terms of regions I’ve been to where the disparity between have and have nots is truly immense. In LA and SF, you’ll see entertainment celebrities and tech executives living in luxurious homes along the Pacific which is only located a few blocks away from homeless tent cities…wild stuff
@davidgalvez53418 ай бұрын
Seattle too.
@Entername-md1ev8 ай бұрын
@@davidgalvez5341 oh yeah. Seattle is a great place for people who earn since there’s a strong economy and no state income taxes, but if you’re not part of that group, things can be ROUGH
@SA-hz1rs8 ай бұрын
palm beach florida is 1 mile from dangerous neighborhoods. so is downtown miami
@llc19768 ай бұрын
I wish we could solve it! Couldn’t the wealthy companies chip in and help?
@Entername-md1ev8 ай бұрын
@@llc1976many big companies have left San Francisco due to issues like crime, theft, and drop in sales due to lowered foot traffic since the pandemic. The blight of SF has basically affected everyone at this point
@rollwithit51508 ай бұрын
Unfortunately the worst is yet to come. People are being wiped out, mental health, drugs, bad financial decisions, or unfortunate circumstances.
@MrKim-kv2vv8 ай бұрын
All going as planned.
@bkm27978 ай бұрын
@pepperonipete7566 No need to exaggerate,it's tough enough when you have only one side who is sincerely trying to make changes in the law, and finance for better border security and procedure, while the other side (starts with an R), only wants to use it as a tool for running, but has no intention of fixing it.
@bIgMiKeObAmNa8 ай бұрын
@bkm2797 the only changes in the law that we would talk about is ending sanctuary cities. Other than that you can cry me a river when Joe gets evicted from the white house next January
@northernbohemianrealist8 ай бұрын
Ain't capitalism wonderful!
@TheCharleseye8 ай бұрын
@@bkm2797 Wait, which side is trying to stop the flow of illegal crossings and which is trying to take out the blockades to let them keep coming?
@cindykeely58128 ай бұрын
Rents are ridiculous even in the Midwest. It is difficult to find rent under $1000 in ‘safer’ areas.
@frankjoseph42737 ай бұрын
We have 20M parasites that must live somewhere
@That1_897 ай бұрын
In the PNW its hard to find anything safe under $2000+. Even ghetto areas want more than 2 grand. A studio apartment is $1,000+.
@mE-zx7pt7 ай бұрын
@frankjoseph4273 Who are the parasites?
@alwaysadawg64887 ай бұрын
Your compassion is heartwarming. @@frankjoseph4273
@stephenLarson-vs7fu6 ай бұрын
Yes, around me here in Northern Arizona, rents have climbed from $200 a month to $250! And land prices have almost doubled from $500 an acre to about $900 an acre! How can people afford such high prices?
@jaystephens70967 ай бұрын
Point of this video……… don’t move to California
@davemccage79186 ай бұрын
Or any democrat ran city really… Yeah there’s bums in my Red city, but if they try to mug me I’m allowed to introduce them to 230 grains worth of reasons to reconsider their their life choices.
@dandylandpuffplaysminecraf87445 ай бұрын
Yes Please.
@MitchMitch77-775 ай бұрын
Manhattan is NO different! Penn Station, Port Authority, Grand Central, Times Square, Washington Square, Columbus Circle, Bryant Park, Central Park. Battery Park....you name it! They are out in FULL FORCE! Not to mention the "you know who" issue!
@MLCDelux5 ай бұрын
I got out before C19 & communism took over, still can’t bring myself to go back for the rest of my stuff. On the bright side I have the best memories of turning 21 living a block from the beach in the early 90’s, working part time in San Diego when rent was still affordable, life was easy & fun . Now even people with good jobs are living in their cars if they have one.
@marthamartha32225 ай бұрын
Don't it's to expensive 😭
@terrirood84078 ай бұрын
If you ever listen to California Insider, one of the primary reasons nothing ever seems to get done to truly help the homeless is that monies go to specific organizations which are supposed to help these people. However, much of that money ends up paying for extremely high administrative salaries/benefits. As with our federal government, there is absolutely no accountability from so many of these organizations.
@James-kv6kb5 ай бұрын
In Australia we have 40 billion dollars going missing every year on bureaucrats that do absolutely nothing ,and the people that are looking after are living under bits of corrugated iron
@user-97n0xg.d6gfh5 ай бұрын
The government and everyone knows that if they build massive cheap, affordable apartments and public housing for the homeless, guess what? Word will quickly get out, they'll be filled and run down, even more people will migrate to Cal, and camp outside. It's a vicious cycle.
@19irving6 ай бұрын
NYC also has lots of people living in abandoned subway tunnels and such. They're very hidden and hard to count.
@asullivan40474 ай бұрын
Even they need to have some place of abode. Perhaps a tunnel is safer than a side walk-???🤔.
@thullraven18 ай бұрын
The truly scary thing is that a lot of Americans are only a few missed paychecks away from being homeless.
@donm57177 ай бұрын
They can go on welfare then nobody will be homeless simple
@noelliastarr58537 ай бұрын
Most Americans are one paycheck away
@Charles-bz8px7 ай бұрын
Move to California you need not to worry about homeless because in the winter sleep outside is still more warmer than sleep inside without heat in other states.
@thullraven17 ай бұрын
@@Charles-bz8px Probably why so many are there.
@Charles-bz8px7 ай бұрын
@@thullraven1 Plus they get some benefits and fun to hang around tourists too, I live in San Diego California, I go to the beach I see a lot of them playing guitar at day, cooking at the back of their trucks,at night they build campfire at the fire pits and sleep around them.
@lopresti45598 ай бұрын
Rents and mortgages keep rising...... what are ppl to do.? Sumtimes u have family or friends u can live with, but what if u don't have someone u can live with? 😮
@jonsmith76598 ай бұрын
Then you’re fucked. Nobody cares and nobody really helps much. Nobody wants to invest in humans. That’s where we’re at.
@lopresti45598 ай бұрын
@@jonsmith7659 oh, i know. We live in a heartless society. Cold. I know. Capitalism is america, and its always profit ($$) before people and their welfare/well being. I know. It totally- sucks tho. ! 🤮
@damienjackson75348 ай бұрын
I was at the point! I was homeless in California for a couple of months!! I had to work hard and I later got married and got a better job and know I’m living in a house in Indiana.
@MrKim-kv2vv8 ай бұрын
@@damienjackson7534👍🏻 Same here. Joined the military, stayed for a career never looked back.
@lesliehardy18438 ай бұрын
I don't believe capitalism is to blame, you wouldn't be wearing clothes without someone starting a business to make them. Greed is the problem. And it seems the more you have, the more you want. Just plain greed. It's ugly. @@lopresti4559
@tlspud8 ай бұрын
There is a massive affordable housing shortage on the West Coast in general. That really can't be overstated. Drugs, mental illness, yeah... but a lot of people just can't get a first/last/security deposit together even if they could pass a credit check.
@OffensiveAtheist5 ай бұрын
Blackrock Corporation buying up all the housing and lobbying (bribing) the politicians
@alephl18 ай бұрын
In summary, Don’t visit California
@Dwaynerlewis73 ай бұрын
Basically.
@Numismaniac_Canada8 ай бұрын
It’s gotten totally out of hand here in Canada as well! It’s deplorable, and it seems to be compounding exponentially!
@bIgMiKeObAmNa8 ай бұрын
The way things are going in Canada your PM will probably end up trying to euthanize them
@gittes988 ай бұрын
Yes, come to Vancouver and see it for yourself
@robmartin90698 ай бұрын
Thank you Justin Castro
@amg91637 ай бұрын
@gittes98I had a job for nearly a year that brought me to Vancouver from NYC, in 2011. I remember from then noticing the drug problem on the streets and some homeless people. I was somewhat astounded by that which is saying a lot having lived in NYC for 30+ years after college. I can imagine that it has gotten quite a bit worse.
@James-kv6kb5 ай бұрын
The corporations have taken over the world and this is what we can expect more of
@TheCharleseye8 ай бұрын
It's fun to go by the shelter numbers, because it makes the situation seem less bleak. About 70% of California's homeless don't have access to, and/or space in, available shelters. So, take those numbers and triple them, then we'll be in the ballpark of reality.
@Ddrhl7 ай бұрын
Could you cite your data source?
@user-97n0xg.d6gfh5 ай бұрын
@@Ddrhl An anecdotal sense of bleakness.
@aardvaarkmaark8 ай бұрын
I'm surprised Portland didn't make your list. I do have an interesting stat and semi success story. Here in Medford the homeless rate has actually declined. A lot of the local charities have bought old motels and turned them into small, but liveable units. Plus, the city did enact some strict laws.
@danatate88038 ай бұрын
I'm amazed too and pleasantly surprised 😊
@kburnette75248 ай бұрын
I’m happy to hear this.
@rogermichaelwillis64258 ай бұрын
I go to downtown Portland every weekend. I do see some tents, but not too many.
@aardvaarkmaark8 ай бұрын
@@rogermichaelwillis6425 That is good news. Hopefully, Portland is starting to turn things around and return to being the amazing city it was when I lived there in the 80s.
@rickchandler25708 ай бұрын
Didn’t they just declare an fentanyl crisis? I think he didn’t add them to the list because he always has them on the list so why keep them on a list like this? I moved from there in October and it did’t look like it was improving to me as their only policy it seems is to move them from place to place.
@newpilgrim8 ай бұрын
Thank you, as always, I appreciate your frank compassion. LA makes my heart hurt.
@WorldAccordingToBriggs8 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening
@dcfunhouse8 ай бұрын
Gavin newsome should make your brain hurt.
@TracyMarie715 ай бұрын
I think it’s disgusting that LA has made prostitution legal. I don’t have an issue with what someone want to do with their body as long as they’re not hurting anyone else. But I don’t see how the law helps the individuals who are prostituting themselves. Charges have never been held against pimps and it hides human trafficking now. The city and state government isn’t looking out for some of its most vulnerable residents.
@ameliadiaz80404 ай бұрын
Worse than that, MAKES YOUR HEART KILL!
@ew3743 ай бұрын
@@TracyMarie71that’s what they want - they are all unruly.
@bjs3018 ай бұрын
Speaking of the old guys. As a young man I worked for a state Board, one of the members of which was a WW2 and Korea vet who'd gone on to become a millionaire. He was a fervent Catholic. I was privileged to work with this man doing Board business, and walking by our office building he'd always toss a few dollars to the "bums" sitting out front. It really ticked me off. Being the smartest guy alive, I decided one day to explain to him why he was just throwing his money away and doing no good. He turned to me and said, "(my first name), I can afford to be wrong. Can you?" One of the best lessons I ever got.
@unfazedreview30008 ай бұрын
Great comment. Love that
@The2ndFirst8 ай бұрын
Too bad he was encouraging being a bum/drug addict and the rest of us have to deal with it.
@sitdowndogbreath8 ай бұрын
@@The2ndFirstBut that was his Catholic upbringing it's the guilt of making money ever notice how there's no homeless in the abrahamic people background area because they won't even give them a penny.
@bjs3018 ай бұрын
@@The2ndFirst I used to think that, but he was part of what wised me up. Those guys weren't going to get jobs, pay taxes and become good members of the community, regardless. Most belonged in the institutions we had closed. And I used to lecture folks that most gifts to the homeless will be used to buy dope or booze. That's true, but it doesn't make things measurably worse, and it may occasionally help. My friend also had this bad habit of hiring ex-convicts. Maybe he was just a good judge of people, but those ex-cons would work for him for years without ever causing trouble.
@The2ndFirst8 ай бұрын
@@bjs301 Hiring an ex con to work for you isn't a bad idea per sey. That's giving them a chance to get a fresh start. Giving money to bums just enables further drug addiction and blight upon society. It literally never helps.
@GeeEm13138 ай бұрын
I may have been homeless for only three weeks, but it really puts things in perspective. I've also worked with a lot of homeless in Portland. I'm a security officer at a recuperative care program that has mostly homeless residents.
@donm57177 ай бұрын
Why don't homeless people get welfare then they won't be homeless
@SoberOKMoments5 ай бұрын
Welfare doesn't pay for rent, it barely covers the cost of food. Plus every state has its own system for payout. And applications, well most states (all?) require an address. Nice thought, but welfare doesn't work that way. @@donm5717
@user-97n0xg.d6gfh5 ай бұрын
@@donm5717 Many of them actually do prefer (permanent) outdoor life.
@hollyinhell8 ай бұрын
When I was 5 years old, I dressed up as a "hobo" for Halloween. I had a big stick with a red handkerchief tied at the end, filled with my worldly goods. Couldn't imagine a kid grabbing a shopping cart and doing that costume these days.
@GeeEm13138 ай бұрын
My mom did that one year too!
@sitdowndogbreath8 ай бұрын
And I bet you she got tax-free money for that
@diane13908 ай бұрын
We dressed in rags and went out as hobos, or in old sheets and called ourselves ghosts. It was a cheap way to have a Halloween costume. We didn't have a lot of money, but we were better off than most working class are now. I'm 70, and it's been a long time since we did that.
@mamawren27957 ай бұрын
Me too!!!
@MikeOlin-f3u7 ай бұрын
I dressed up as a hobo too! Hobos were homeless, but workers, traveling the rails for jobs. If you move around and work just enough to eat (and drink) you are a tramp, if you refuse to work and stay in one area you are a bum. At least that was the terminology 80 or so years ago.
@Merzui-kg8ds8 ай бұрын
We are dealing with the homeless problem like we deal with many other social issues. We pretend there's one cause and one answer. Then, we forcefully apply that answer and wonder why it's not solving the problem. Addiction is one cause. Mental Illness is another (remember the GOP dismantled most of the mental health infrastructure back in the Reagan era). And, we have a profound lack of affordable housing. We can hand out tents and blankets forever, and it will fail to solve homelessness. It would be cheaper to offer free addiction treatment and free mental health care. As for affordable housing, that is both a supply issue and a living wage issue. We continue to pay CEOs ridiculous sums, while failing to pay those down the chain enough money to pay for food and rent. Pay full time working people enough money to afford housing.
@magdastar22498 ай бұрын
Corporate communism is what we live under.
@tedzehnder9613 ай бұрын
The ACLU made it illegal to keep people against their will. Had nothing to do with Reagan.The American Civil Liberties Union is a left wing outfit who said people have the right to be crazy if they want.The only way they can be institutionalized if they a direct threat to themselves or others.
@suzanmiller5588 ай бұрын
I’ll never forget driving into work one morning and sitting in traffic there was a homeless person asking for money from each awaiting car and when he got to my car I recognized him as my boyfriend from high school. Very sad. We are just one paycheck away from being homeless.
@youdagoob7 ай бұрын
Or one fentynol or meth or heroin hit. It’s a drug addiction problem. Not a paycheck problem. I worked minimum wage jobs for years and never had a problem finding a room to rent within my budget. It’s not hard if you’re not effed up on drugs.
@waterislife51093 ай бұрын
Drugs
@evadoubleu7 ай бұрын
One of the fastest growing homeless are the senior citizens who can't afford rising rents. Most are living out of their vehicles. I know from whence I speak as I am living out of my van. (I saw what was going to happen and purchased a van. I meet many other seniors in the same situation.
@preshisify16 ай бұрын
💯
@WubiWatkins5 ай бұрын
Right there with you and some of it was done hospice in this van so but I'm not terminal anymore yay
@evadoubleu5 ай бұрын
@@WubiWatkins so glad to hear that!
@juliatarrel16747 ай бұрын
In Australia, we have an affordable housing problem. Even if you have a decent job, there are towns where in the whole town - not just the city centre - there are no houses with affordable rent.
@asullivan40474 ай бұрын
Unfortunately that un affordable housing is spreading like a California " Wild Fire "🔥. All over this " God Forsaken "planet-!!!😳.
@Milestonemonger8 ай бұрын
We're in beautiful Honolulu Hawaii. Homelessness here is a problem impossible to ignore. The beautiful parks and beaches are peppered with homeless tents. Some sidewalks have rows and rows of tents reeking of Marijuana. The streets have mentally ill people walking and shouting to themselves walking among the tourists. Not a good image for them to take home. What's the solution? I have no idea.
@James-kv6kb5 ай бұрын
Yes well I'm sure if you were in that state you would want a bit of marijuana as well to get through the day
@taylorpresley46045 ай бұрын
I live on Maui and since the Lahaina fires and FEMA paying $5k a month for a 2 bedroom has made it impossible for most of us to find a place. My landlord took me to court 3x for bs issues, she lost all 3x but the stress while dealing with Ovarian cancer was too much 4 me. Thanks FEMA, smh
@foxywhitetip73875 ай бұрын
Some of the e most corrupt politicians around are in Hawaii can’t wait to leave you can have it
@lindaschipansky44295 ай бұрын
goodness? If people are homeless how can they afford drugs? Eating would come first to me
@TheTimeForChange447 ай бұрын
Thank you, Briggs for the info. Painfully sad, as you noted, people have no empathy, until it happens to them. Then, sadly, they learn that people will look down on them too.
@asullivan40474 ай бұрын
Unfortunately there are far too many people whom have mental health issues. & can't receive medical help-!!!😳. Too bad about the car death-!!.😭.
@gringo30098 ай бұрын
Way to go Newsom/California.
@robmartin90698 ай бұрын
He’s a punk..Excuse me. A con man punk
@danhaak72647 ай бұрын
But Biden tells us how great the economy is and unemployment is almost zero. Should be lots of jobs out there for anyone that wants one, right?
@beard_belichick42168 ай бұрын
I’m in San Diego and they’re doing absolutely nothing to help the homeless issue except pushing them away from downtown and beaches. The way they deciding to help the homeless is by raising the cost of living and giving out tents.
@mamawren27957 ай бұрын
We had a family member with schizophrenia. He lived in LAs Skid Row, he wouldn’t accept help. He was crossing the street and killed by a car. Very, very sad place.
@brandonwiley93368 ай бұрын
The west coast really is home to the homeless wow
@asullivan40474 ай бұрын
Wait until there are 20-million border crosers (illegals) whom will be joining the ranks of the west coast homeless-!!!😳
@birdnird8 ай бұрын
Back in the 1990s there was a significant population of drifters that would go from city to city with the seasons. They would arrive in Austin like migrant birds in October, when the summer heat had faded, and then they would leave for cooler northern climes in May
@ytgytgy8 ай бұрын
I guess since we have 'better technology', we don't deserve housing. I mean who needs affordable housing anyways?
@ShenmueAtheist8 ай бұрын
Seeing what happened to Denver saddens me greatly. I used to love going to Rockies games, to Elitches, the 16th Street Mall and dozens of other places back in the 90s and 2000s. Marijuana legalization was the beginning of the end for Denver. Not only did it attract a ton of people who couldn't afford to live in the Denver Metro area, but it attracted a ton that could, driving the cost of living up through the roof, which in turn made the homeless situation even worse. Now the city is up there for theft, violent crime, drug use, and countless other social ills that were only moderate issues as recently as the mid 2010s. I refuse to go to Denver (and Aurora) anymore given how terrible they've become. It's truly very sad.
@fredholley62487 ай бұрын
Y E P. Even the change from 2014 to 2019/20 was EMOURMOUS.
@stardust9497 ай бұрын
yep. idiots getting high all the time is NOT the answer.
@correybailey71385 ай бұрын
And Denver would send those in the bus and send them to Colorado Springs and Pueblo
@magmomwise8 ай бұрын
I see 2 main events that caused the homelessness we are experiencing today. 1. The burst of the housing market and banking disaster around 2008, this resulted in over 3.5 million home foreclosures. 2. The rapid off shoring of U.S. manufacturing resulting loss of good paying jobs causing people to have to take lower paying work and loss of health and retirement benefits. Our government never succeeded in helping people keep their homes nor created paths for good paying jobs to return to the U.S. Lord knows they spent tens of billions of dollars on failed programs.
@justinlu2518 ай бұрын
Surprised Portland isn't on this list
@donaldwert71378 ай бұрын
As the old saying reads: "There, but for the grace of God, go I."
@psfca8 ай бұрын
I wonder if this includes all those homeless migrants that have been bussed to NYC Chicago and Denver
@boblangill62098 ай бұрын
In the early 70's my economics professor stated, with all sincerity, that the United States had eliminated poverty at its most basic level. Back then, you didn't see or hear of homeless people. In comparison to other parts of the world, the US is not currently experiencing the most dire form of poverty where starvation and disease are a daily deadly threat. Which direction are we going to go? History has not been all that encouraging.
@Elmagnifico5078 ай бұрын
Counting homeless living in shelters is a fraction of the homeless population. In my estimation it's at least 4 to 5 times higher than these estimates. How would I know ? I was out there.
@bIgMiKeObAmNa8 ай бұрын
I was gonna say the same thing you can at least triple it. No way these cities are accurately reporting their homelessness stats
@chuzzrocket7 ай бұрын
As I begin to watch this, let me take a wild guess. Maybe I'm wrong, but: All of these are in democratic states.
@Jesus-do1wl8 ай бұрын
California: A big Giant Homeless Shelter Lol 😂
@JoeKo-w1p8 ай бұрын
And they're from everywhere.
@TheRealUncensoredTravelGuide7 ай бұрын
Cost of apartments and living on the West Coast is insanely high. The most beautiful places and wealthiest have the most homeless people.
@simeonapajarillo64996 ай бұрын
Homeless people like good weather
@ConorQuiring8 ай бұрын
I live downtown Kansas City for 4 years now. Man is it an issue...
@228pf8 ай бұрын
That can be said for any medium-large sized city in the US sadly.
@MbisonBalrog8 ай бұрын
I been downtown KC during Covid. It not seem so bad.
@bradleypollack56585 ай бұрын
It’s nothing compared to the west. Trust me on that one I’ve been to downtown Kansas City. And I’ve been to all those cities on the list except for Seattle. Kansas City looks like it has none at all compared to those cities.
@BenBuda-z2t8 ай бұрын
Lowering home prices while raising the minimum wage will do wonders!
@danieleber-xn3pr8 ай бұрын
since when did minimum wage become a livable wage
@BenBuda-z2t8 ай бұрын
@@danieleber-xn3pr never that's why it needs to be higher
@scvcebc8 ай бұрын
In the U.S., most housing is private and built for profit, so there is no way to dictate lower prices. Supply and demand set the price in a capitalistic society. If wages are forced higher, that will just give people more money to bid up the housing prices even higher. Many of the cities on the list are hemmed in by geography and cannot easily expand. Even in areas with room like Sacramento, building costs are high, so private developers are not going to build houses and then sell them for less than it costs to construct them. Building more housing where land and labor is cheap will only attract the retired and the telecommuters, but even they won't want to move to a place where they don't have nearby family or familiar activities. Briggs has other videos on where cheap housing is available, but most of the towns have little to offer and most people don't want to live in them, which is why they are shrinking in population and old houses are available for very little money, there just aren't any jobs.
@joywebster26788 ай бұрын
But if they aren't working, and are on welfare, why not start them put filling up empty houses in towns like Cairo at the Illinois border. The as they become more skilled through GED programs, language skills, other job training they can move to job locations. It's going to take many of these people a long time to become accustomed to life under a roof, cooking for themselves etc. And there are so many vacant towns. Perhaps jobs like gas stations, lawn care, eldersupport are available, or maybe then they get moved for a job. Every illegal piled into NYC won't find a job there. So spread them out to where there is work in agriculture etc.
@pinetree54895 ай бұрын
No clue about economics.
@stuartnewman70687 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm homeless in NYC. It's difficult to find work nowadays, especially lacking ID, good clothes, cell phone... whatever happened to just showing up & getting hired on low-level jobs? Anyway in NYC need to get in programs to afford housing in NYC if earning under $100k.
@terrancewilhite92608 ай бұрын
I had no idea I was about to become homeless, until a social worker served me with eviction papers. It was on my 72nd birthday that i became officially homeless, and a worthless bum, according to most here. Due to my COPD taking a dive off the chart I will be traveling to North Platt Nebraska to a VA operated nursing home.Very soon I will be 75 so will have just over 3 years on the street. It is not a bad life if the do gooders and haters would just take a hike.
@kotysuefawcett65388 ай бұрын
You deserve better. 👍🤗✌️
@kenziedayne42348 ай бұрын
You're not worthless. Society is broken.
@Milestonemonger8 ай бұрын
Homeless at 75. 😢 I'm so sorry, I can't imagine.
@jsteezy808 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸 I hope our elected officials take this seriously, both Republican and Democrat. It feels like the country you served unfortunately doesn't seem to serve you
@jennifers64357 ай бұрын
My friend who has COPD among many health problems just “graduated” from alcohol treatment….they are trying to press him in a nursing home…he lived in my house for almost 5 years…..all he really needed was a stable place to live without fear of eviction…..treatment, incarceration, nursing homes, mental hospitals are all part of the corporate profit capitalist system….buy yourself a boat or trailer to live independently
@freethrow48548 ай бұрын
Basically the whole west coast
@jennifers64358 ай бұрын
Seattle WAS a great city….about 30 or 40 years ago
@user-KrackerJack8 ай бұрын
I'm going to be homeless soon and I'm scared to death I'm over 60 and am struggling with the after effects of COVID that I got in the very beginning while in a hospital for something unrelated
@nitedreamer238 ай бұрын
Hang in there, man. You’ll get out of this.
@b.cdrisk20358 ай бұрын
Don't you have some younger relatives?
@suzanmiller5588 ай бұрын
I was in your shoes six months ago; scared about living on the streets with zero experience and I prayed like I’ve never prayed before. A friend of a friend said I could stay in his spare room and did and applied for my social security. I now receive ssn and it’s a good amount but not enough to pay rent anywhere these days. I am praying my friend doesn’t kick me out and that I will be provided another way out of this mess. I’ll pray for you too.
@ElekrikLioness-tp4jk6 ай бұрын
@@shawnkelly695How do you know who he voted for? No empathy whatsoever smh
@poopsock74936 ай бұрын
The government hates you just so you know. They don't care about me or you.
@tudorjason8 ай бұрын
Babe Ruth candy bars Ty for phrasing it like that! We know what that really is, but we don't need to hear the real words.
@markbajek25418 ай бұрын
Doodie!!!!
@asullivan40474 ай бұрын
Why not-???🤔 . diabolical democrat censorship is morally wrong-!!!
@penguinking48308 ай бұрын
Like someone famous once said: "The problem with Capitalism is that eventually the middle class runs out of money." I think this is what that looks like. My folks lived through the Depression. Mom's family lost the farm. Dad's family lost the ranch. Mom lived in a Corps of Engineers tent city for her teen years in the Dust Bowl. Maybe things haven't really changed all that much.
@xman39888 ай бұрын
Perhaps you are thinking about Margaret Thatcher's quote? "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
@vextract46628 ай бұрын
Mother Teresa's best advice was to start with one person and make them part of something daily. The bay area rescue mission in Hayward CA does a great job of this, right next to Oaktown in Alameda county. Donate to them please, they take people off the street and train them to take people off the streets. It is a faith based"Fishers of men" type of organization with low operating costs, right in the thick of things. Since no govt is involved they get results I've seen amazing turn arounds that would make you cry a tear of joy. Thanks Mr. BRIGGS
@elainegoad97778 ай бұрын
Mother Teresa withheld pain meds from dying people believing they should suffer for their sins before they died. there are many reprehensible stories about abusive "Mother Teresa". No real angel.
@lilycat16948 ай бұрын
Just working full time and make ok money, and barely making it, especially as an older single person. Everything is so damn expensive.
@markscott41598 ай бұрын
Surprised Portland Oregon didn't make this list
@solarguy17028 ай бұрын
In 1985 I was was a guide for a Japanese man who wanted to see America. We saw Portland, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York. The amount of homeless people in San Francisco was shocking to him. In Los Angeles in Little Tokyo around 5pm, an appliance store truck came by and gave away their boxes that held refrigerators and freezers to the homeless. I was a mailman downtown Portland until around 2000. Homeless were there but nowhere like it is today.
@stanprunty41417 ай бұрын
Sounds like u took him on a really fucked up tour
@solarguy17027 ай бұрын
@@stanprunty4141 he chose the cities. United airlines had a promo going at the time. Only thing he liked in LA was a Korean massage parlor in Hollywood
@stanprunty41417 ай бұрын
I understand 🤠fully he was a mad genius
@solarguy17027 ай бұрын
@@stanprunty4141 NYC was fun. I wasn't expecting that
@djack9157 ай бұрын
I was wondering about NYC - no homles " camps " here !
@orderfirst89078 ай бұрын
Denver received 38,000 illegal immigrants, making things worse for the American homeless there.
@andreawild63197 ай бұрын
where are the churches who are supposed to help people like these?
@NathanJohnson-iG9r2 ай бұрын
Some churches are the only places and people that help anyone or strangers, without personal incentives. There are a lot of bad and false ones, don't get me wrong.
@NathanJohnson-iG9r2 ай бұрын
Local charity groups, backed by them. Not the backwater ones, though. Megachurch? Forget it. It's all politics, just for starters... abominations for ends.
@andreaidesalvo97388 ай бұрын
A terrible sign of the times!! For the grace of GOD go I!! Somehow anyone of us could be in a terrible position of HOMELESSNESS!! Who knows what bad things could happen to us. You all know what I mean .So count yourself lucky that you have a actual " home " to call home!!!
@kotysuefawcett65388 ай бұрын
I use that Bible quote often..."There but by the grace of God, go I." 👍🙏🤗✌️
@gabriellef94138 ай бұрын
Better question is, "How long do I get to live in a home?"
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN8 ай бұрын
Nope too many Illegals and drunks helped but nothing for vets and elderly
@hotnerd84288 ай бұрын
La a place that have politicians who dont give a shit about the homeless problem 😢
@margaretames65227 ай бұрын
I left Denver. Los Angeles and New York City because I was able to. The cost of living, especially housing, has increased exponentially. The pay has not kept up with it. Are people homeless because they’re drug addicted and suffering from mental health or are they suffering from those problems because they’re homeless?
@bartlevenson78518 ай бұрын
I live in Long Beach, California and it is rife with homelessness here. Also, great numbers of people are sleeping in their cars and vans. I bet metrpolitan LA (18.8 million) has an area wide unhoused population of nearly half a million, an it gets worse here every month. I am lucky, I bought a tiny apartment in the 90s', and do not have the vicissitudes of $300/mo. rent increases to drive me out like the poor renters do.
@MrGreen-nl3yv8 ай бұрын
I'm surprised the following cities aren't on the list 1. Chicago 2. Miami 3. las vegas 4. any city in Texas
@scvcebc8 ай бұрын
The Chicago area is not hemmed in like most of the cities in the video, it sprawls in every direction (except east, Lake Michigan.) As a result, middle class people have moved further out of the city with each generation, leaving old but affordable housing behind.
@vaishx8 ай бұрын
Those places aren’t nearly as bad with the homeless compared to the ones on this list. Every major city unfortunately has a homeless population, just not as prevalent. As for Chicago, there strangely isn’t as many from my experience compared to what I see in other big cities. They have their fair share don’t get me wrong, I just don’t see the problem as bad there for being such a large city. If anything, I saw it worse in Houston. Then again, it could be because Chicago just gets too cold in the winter to be homeless in
@JdeC19948 ай бұрын
Chicago is too cold-duh! 🙄🙄 Also, housing isn't as expensive as in other big cities.
@damienjackson75348 ай бұрын
I already knew New York City, NY was going to be number One!!💯
@subwaymanYT8 ай бұрын
Who would be surprised that NYC is #1?
@dsuttajit8 ай бұрын
It’s the biggest city in America so it has the most homeless proportionately
@jjorjojo8 ай бұрын
number 1 yet not the worst when it comes to homelessness
@damienjackson75348 ай бұрын
@@jjorjojo what is it then? LA?
@jjorjojo8 ай бұрын
@@damienjackson7534 probably. maybe even San Fran or Portland. New York's homeless isn't nearly as prevalent as these other cities.
@ryanbon24147 ай бұрын
Did somebody say Democrat?
@NiecyCatz5 ай бұрын
It's not Democrat or republican, it's both and neither. It's Greed.
@belxsar15048 ай бұрын
Pure capitalism is evil. :b And as Briggs alluded to in the anecdote of the homeless guy who would never have imagined himself ending up in that state, "There but for the grace of gods go I." No one's dream was ever to be a bum.
@Quandtimus8 ай бұрын
oh wow shocking ALL major California cities are on this list, GREAT JOB NEWSOME!
@Meower688 ай бұрын
The weather there tends to be better than most anywhere else in the nation. Hawaii has a lot of homeless for exactly the same reason; the cost of living is high and the weather is quite nice, so you're less likely to die if you don't have a roof over your head.
@SA-hz1rs8 ай бұрын
florida cities are so bad Ronda lied to the FBI about their real crime stats. WAY TO GO!!!
@kennethgardner30908 ай бұрын
The sad thing is you are right. We also need to think about the other politicians. California should be the greatest state in the United States. But right now? Far from it.
@SA-hz1rs8 ай бұрын
@@kennethgardner3090 way better than red states
@kennethgardner30908 ай бұрын
@@SA-hz1rs sorry buddy, not anymore. But it can be again. Yes, I love California, well I did at one time.
@pdxmtngoat7 ай бұрын
California wins the grand prize! Tell us Mr. Briggs where did Portland end up? #11 -13? The fact that it's not there makes your list suspect.
@indianastan8 ай бұрын
Long story short.: Middle class is shrinking. Especially in California and Hawaii
@newcountryguy8 ай бұрын
The govt is simply not interested in solving homelessness. They have other things that are bigger priorities to them. Especially in California.
@karisheets23238 ай бұрын
Vote Red, y’all!
@ilovetotri238 ай бұрын
After just watching your "Deep Dive" about Grand Central station this was tough. Plus it gets deathly cold in NYC.
@philoaviaticus8 ай бұрын
Un-housed is the euphemism nowadays
@NuhUhmm8 ай бұрын
Briggs didnt hold back on this one.
@preshisify16 ай бұрын
💯
@heatherwhittaker61698 ай бұрын
Oh my,it just keeps getting worse....You are the best Briggs at reporting what is really happening..Thank you❤
@KristNi8 ай бұрын
The economy is going there. That's why
@georgemalone33188 ай бұрын
I can’t help but wonder how many of these desperate people will have to be outside our doors before we make a concerted effort to help them. I’m guessing it’ll get really really bad before we get off our asses and have our politicians do what they should’ve done along time ago and cut some of that disgusting military budget to save our country from this situation 7:40 😢
@youtubesucks80248 ай бұрын
California is the best at being the worst
@nick75097 ай бұрын
How did Denver go up by 65% in three years?!?! That's insane!
@tmabre38 ай бұрын
A. WHERE is Portland on this list?! I know it belongs there (sadly) B. I have a family member living in Oakland and I can attest to the fact that homelessness is a huge issue where he works. I can’t believe how bad this country has gotten. I know why but I won’t troll your channel with an argument starter.
@billdent74497 ай бұрын
It is pretty sad that we provide housing and shelter for immigrants, yet we can not solve the homeless problems among US citizens. Thanks for the enlightening video. I love all of your work.
@flyingspirit35495 ай бұрын
California: 12% of the U S population; 6/10 of the cities on your list. Governor Gavin Newsom: "I did it for California, I can do it for the nation!"
@1999fxdx8 ай бұрын
We had 1 in Guam in the 70s - Jack. He slept on the bleacher at the Paseo. He was ok.
@lindawilson46258 ай бұрын
...and no solutions in sight.
@robmartin90698 ай бұрын
Quit electing Demo-Rats
@debuthunter53897 ай бұрын
I don't know why they don't build massive rehab centres. Like prison, but for rehabilitation from drugs, and re-establishment into society.
@shadfletcher68158 ай бұрын
People watching this need to keep in mind this is doesnt include people living in rvs,boats,cars,vans etc,i lived on a boat in wilmington north of long beach ca,i was lucky enough to be on the regular docks with electric,water etc,theyre were people there that lived on the floating docks that was on the water away from my docks,keep in mind they have no water, electricity,its like water world,they have to take a small boat(a dinghy)back and forth from their boat to the marina,it was tough enough to live on the boat with the amenities like i had,let alone out there on the floating docks,the people that run these charities dont want the homeless problem to ever go away,why would they?they draw salaries and make money off the problem
@toyvillageandtrains.24207 ай бұрын
Homelessness is a First World social ills. In poor countries, everybody is fighting for survival. No charities, no pity, no drama, It's sink or swim, children and adults alike. This c8rcumstances builds character, determination and community spirit. First World homeless people is nothing compared to what we and and others still enduring.
@Petrarock18 ай бұрын
1) More people have been led to believe that GMO Marijuana is harmless. 2) More people than ever are being misdiagnosed therefore, given the wrong medication or modality to manage their issue(s). 3) Broken families are depicted as natural instead of being helped to keep them 'healthily' together. 4) MOST of the leaders of these communities are NOT held accountable for the breaking down of their towns/cities (as they themselves are becoming wealthy) 5) There's SO MUCH MORE that I or anyone can write about the WHYS this is happening.
@shadfletcher68158 ай бұрын
you make a comment about homeless and mention marijuana and say nothing about alcohol,like it isn't also part of the problem
@kaydenl68368 ай бұрын
You need some help yourself buddy
@Lawrence-sk2os6 ай бұрын
California is absolutely insane! Six of the top ten cities in the nation for homeless are according to Briggs in The Not So Golden State. :( I cannot wait until I leave after being back in Caliexico for 1.5 years! :o
@crazyelf18 ай бұрын
I think that the homeless per capita would be the most reliable way to determine the homelessness and perhaps the poverty rate per capita.
@nwsvndr7 ай бұрын
He gave us that number, didn't he? (Most in this list were about 1%. HUD estimates nationwide it's 0.18%; the homeless form communities in the big cities.)
@lamar14237 ай бұрын
Seems to me that the dire poverty living under foot of such opulence proves the failure of the "trickle down economics" B.S. the American dreamers still cling to. It's really tragic to see places boasting low unemployment accompanied by high poverty. The slaves who can't make it are allowed to whither on the vine. I guess they weren't buoyant enough to be lifted by the tide of prosperity.
@KristNi8 ай бұрын
There are so many homeless people in the United States and many lying saying there are jobs. There aren't enough jobs. There's jobs but not enough for everyone. Many homeless people are employed but they aren't earning enough money to support a lifestyle outside of being homeless. Many are sick or on drugs or homeless with children. Its really a sad situation and I somehow think this going to get much worse before it gets better. Much worse
@binksterb7 ай бұрын
The 500lb gorilla in the room is the 11 + million illegals in the country also fighting for social services. Something to consider on top of the stats. Great video, Briggs. Thank You!
@tonyarmbrust8 ай бұрын
I know people are going to commenting about politics being the cause, but I live in Bakersfield, which is far from being a liberal city, and we have a serious homeless problem. Fresno is the same way, too. One thing I noticed (besides all these places listed are really expensive places to live) is that these cities and states have a laissez-faire attitude toward drug use, including legal weed. Is that acting as a magnet for the homeless to go to these cities?
@bIgMiKeObAmNa8 ай бұрын
Absolutely. And cities that are soft on crime and give out lots of handouts. If i was a homeless drug addict I'd preferably want to live somewhere that wasn't going to lock me up for shooting up in public or take a dump on the sidewalk and somewhere that theft isn't prosecuted. Nice weather helps too.
@debuthunter53897 ай бұрын
The moment Vancouver decriminalized all drugs and created "safe supply" literally meant that people can shoot up on the street without any consequence... The number homeless and drug addicted has boomed in that time, not improved.
@RickyBrough-el3ep8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I've been homeless since May 2023. Not really fun 😅
@WorldAccordingToBriggs8 ай бұрын
I imagine it isn't a goodtime. Goodluck to you.
@b.cdrisk20358 ай бұрын
I'm sorry. Life is cruel but good luck getting out of poverty
@namijnebruhtra76837 ай бұрын
I've been back in Portland for a few months now and the homeless issues have sky rocketed as well as drug use and mental health issues
@arnoldjones24358 ай бұрын
The rent is too high.
@KristNi8 ай бұрын
It's more than just the rent being to high
@loditx77068 ай бұрын
Are there any stats on people dying because of heat in Phoenix? Same question for Denver in the winter from cold.
@shaunjones30368 ай бұрын
It’s disgraceful that one of the world’s richest countries allows this to continue to be a problem. Make no mistake this problem could be solved, but there’s not a big political boost from doing so. It’s a complex issue that entails more than just providing a warm bed & a meal. The problem is so misunderstood & one that needs more compassion from everyone
@donsergio24068 ай бұрын
Many years ago, I volunteered for a large non-profit organization in Houston, TX which provided aid to homeless folks. Somebody told me then that you can roughly break down the American homelessness issue in three thirds: one third are folks that are enduring hard times and with a helping hand, they will turn their lives around. Another third, for a number of reasons, ended up on the streets but have adapted and do not want to change. And the last third are folks that due to drugs abuse, mental disorders or combination of those, cannot get out unless professional help is given to them. I will let you think about what strategy we are to use to solve this mess, besides making videos and complaining about it. Just keep it in mind when the next elections come.
@topplacetoLive8 ай бұрын
Your video sheds light on the struggles faced by the homeless in these cities. Awareness is crucial for change. Let's work together for solutions.
@FWMCBigFoot8 ай бұрын
Dodging Babe Ruth Candy bars 💩 😂🤣👍
@MrKim-kv2vv8 ай бұрын
I bet he did the babe Ruth bar in swimming pools!🤣🤣
@WorldAccordingToBriggs8 ай бұрын
I did that at a apartment swimming pool after I saw it on Caddy Shack. I waited for them to drain the pool. They just scooped it out and kept swimming.
@MrKim-kv2vv8 ай бұрын
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I knew it! Damn Army kids! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@johnguzzi89058 ай бұрын
Anyone watching this check out "on this day". Great channel. Keep up the good work Briggs.
@WorldAccordingToBriggs8 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN8 ай бұрын
Nope
@marjorieharrington49538 ай бұрын
Why our gov has accepted this?? ( They don't care) No compasion for mankind !! They too will answer for all their kind deals. God Bless thm all