California: the Decline of the American Dream

Los Angeles, where Hollywood and its glitter shine, attracts tourists from all over the world. But behind the glittering facade, it's another image of the golden state,. Homelessness, poverty, unemployment, California is far from the American dream.
Director: Julien Hamelin

[@Bonsignore4U]

They should put the year the videos were produced

[@yasinsharb9453]

it's couple of years after the 2008 crisis, most likely 2010-12

[@williamwilson6499]

A 23 minute news presentation was done in 2009…the 52 minute documentary was released in 2010. It ain’t rocket science guys.

[@BFaluup]

The news paper that guy was reading said November 10, 2009.

[@alexcarter8807]

@@BFaluup Yep and things were pretty shit in 2009. I'd lost everything and tons of other people had too.

[@Denys101]

Exactly, holy f i thought that they were showing how things are today in America

[@saffronandfriends9514]

When you’re half way through a documentary and you realize it’s 15 years old 😂

[@francesholliday5427]

Thanks for the heads up

[@HerbisRGreen]

Just think, this was 15 years ago, how much worse has the situation gotten since then?

[@AI_admin]

OMG was just realising this when 2009 was mentioned. 🤣 Imagine what 2024 looks like???? 😥

[@polardiscoball]

@@AI_admin its absolutely horrible... its raining 😂 Jesus loves the red welfare states that the California economy supports 🥰

[@jasonarpy]

​@@polardiscoballRachel Maddow has a butt plug for you too

[@silveriver9]

"That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin

[@vanessarubinidellarovere]

Hahahahaha 👏🏻

[@monicaperez2843]

LOL!

[@williamberkowitz9388]

The prophet of the Atheism

[@dogvip7688]

[@paaulistta]

Move somewhere else. This is not North Korea. Get a passport and leave. I hated my home country, so I left for the greatest country on earth: The United States of America. 🇺🇲

[@TheGreyLineMatters]

I lived in Hollywood for a few years after my parents abandoned me, I tried being homeless and an actor at the same time... While I did end up in a couple movies, I hardly ever made money off it and eventually gave up.

[@michelgouverneur885]

this report is dating 2009 . how it is now ? does the movie industry is better or wrong ?

[@TheGreyLineMatters]

@@michelgouverneur885 No idea, I haven't bothered to go back since I left.

[@yasinsharb9453]

Well why just not stick to blue color jobs?

[@FalconXE302]

What do you do now...?

[@martysworldcartoon]

You must not be a Jew

[@KingSeven007]

My uncle once told me the American Dream is that bit of panic when you wake up in the middle of driving from your morning job to your night job.

[@kachagibbs6243]

YIKES

[@Stickyshift12335]

Smart man

[@iamgabriel5823]

I'll bet he achieved it though. Nobody works anymore in California.

[@Jojo01171]

This was deep.

[@juanzamarripa3778]

@@iamgabriel5823”nobody works anymore” you’re smoking crack. I work 2 jobs just to get by.

[@shanefrederickson7468]

Not just Cali! It's EVERYWHERE!! 🤬🇺🇲

[@monicaperez2843]

Yeah!

[@wgsmit02]

According to Kamala “Joe we did it”

[@hakujin1]

@@wgsmit02 Best economy, bag jobs growth in half century, record market, infrastructure, chips - Yeah, I'd say they did. They'd have gotten us the most best border deal in decades too but Cheeto told the Republicans no. 🐑 🐑 🐑

[@buzz5969]

Not here yet😊🇺🇸✌🏻🍻

[@joselitoespiritu1577]

Tired of this. This government specially my home state California cater more for the welfare of illegal immigrants. They just opened up the border and it feels like it's free for all. No more law and order. Policies are not thought through. We need a leader who will restore civility, uphold law and take care of our own citizens.

[@Dad-Gad]

Growing up here in the UK in the 80s and being a skateboarder , California was like a dream to me . Oh how wrong I was .

[@Somd55]

........and you believe every story that appears on a television/youtube show?

[@user-xe4es4mq2k]

It was a dream until the 2000s hit. Liberal politics killed it. I lived near Lance Mountain. LA was an amazing place back then.

[@standforhumanitariancauses4756]

@@user-xe4es4mq2k How did liberal policy kill CA???? California has the 2nd highest life expectancy in the nation. Some of the cities in the Bay Area, such as San Jose, have the highest quality of life and happiest places to live. Most miserable states are those red conservative states. The high taxes from CA and other blue states, goes to SUBSIDIZE those poor republican/red states. Otherwise they can't sustain themselves. Home prices in Bay Area is one of the highest in the nation? why? better living standards. A lot of brains and educated people. The red states, have some of the highest gun related deaths in the nation. Life expectancy in red states are less than those in the blue states. Texas and Florida, have the highest health uninsured people in the nation. CA is not perfect,, but it's 1000 times better than those deep southern states and other red states, such as Arkansas, and Missouri. Ca has the highest GDP in the nation. 5th strongest economy in the world. During pandemic Covid-19 deaths were much higher in those red/republican zip codes, cities and states. PERCENTAGE WISE.

[@m42037]

It was a dream in the 80s, not today. Thanks to Obama and sleepy Joe

[@m42037]

​@@Somd55Quiet

[@dearsirormadam20]

The fact that we get free documentaries from Best Documentary on KZbin is priceless; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👍👍👍

[@michaelscott6390]

Am i right in thinking this is an old documentary? Things were bad then but a WHOLE lot worse now.

[@johnny33321]

terminator was the cal gov. that old

[@brettvictory4606]

Current times are not even close to what was going on in 2009. Unemployment was very high and the entire housing market collapse. This is when the homeless population started to explode.

[@alexcarter8807]

2009 and no, thinks were HORRIBLE in 2009, they're rather good now.

[@michaelscott6390]

@@alexcarter8807 Nah, pretty sure there's still a lot of homeless and other probs. You must live in a gated community

[@luckyguy600]

AMEN, brother. It is why Frisco & Oakland and a lot more West Coast states and cities are just existing. Somewhere along the 'golden sunset way' ... things got messed up.

[@alexcarter8807]

Hell 60 years ago, everyplace in the US was the American Dream. Now, it's California/Hawaii prices everywhere (the cheapest place I've lived, in my experience, is Hawaii where I grew up) and it's not the fault of any particular "Nation-State" like California, it's that there are a LOT more people now.

[@imjustalilbit]

More than doubled and rising.

[@me12722]

Since the year 2000 we've added 50 million residents to the US. I see too many people on the road who should be taking the bus.

[@Tyrfingr]

It's the same story here in Europe/Sweden. The infrastructure and social services which grows naturally with a population, suddenly finds itself stunned and incapacitated by hundreds of thousands of people who suddenly show up. And the system never gets a chance to catch up, because newcomers never stop coming in. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the undesirable effects; that the standard of living drops like a rock for everyone. Historically it's nothing new. Humans have some nasty self-hating habit of destroying their own paradise and moving on to the next green patch to take a giant dump there too. And on and on it goes. One imagines that if evolution itself had a conscious mind, it must recoil in disgust over what it has managed to spawn in our kind. Something so intelligent and full of potential, which seemingly only manages to create short lived well managed civilizations that turns to shit every century like a regular clockwork. That we are still around is a mystery yet to be answered for.

[@vajra1171]

Mass immigration as in Europe.. France is spoiled by it as well..

[@cmcmahon8551]

No state or country can consistently make all these horrible decisions. This is all part of a much bigger plan, and it's going according to schedule, their schedule!

[@paultrigger3798]

California is blessed with having the combination of the best geographic location, weather, and resources on the planet yet it's still somehow ruined by the people who inhabit it.

[@karlyoungman4062]

and the people who govern it

[@daleestep9518]

Liberals weridos diversity ect

[@andreabontempo643]

It's ruined by the people that live there? How about the government policies that have destroyed these states

[@Danki81]

​​@@daleestep9518 of course, diversity ruins California... not to forget the infamous weridos 😂 keep watching fox

[@rogergeyer9851]

Yeah, because floods, mudslides, massive droughts and fires, earthquakes and big fault zones, etc. etc. are all fantastic positives. /s WAKE UP.

[@Nothing_to_see_here]

Man this didn't age well. Californians would give anything to have the state they had during Arnold's term.

[@MrGene1976]

No they wouldn't, they voted for this crp😅

[@vaquero7072]

Arnold sucked too

[@Hellcat71782]

@@vaquero70721000% better than Gavin

[@jaysphilosophy1951]

Now in 2024, I realize the policies written a decade earlier came to fruition. Blame the politicians folks they are the ones who destroyed the state.

[@deathlarsen7502]

@@Hellcat71782 ain't saying much

[@SlackersIndustry]

Best thing i did was get out 7 years ago, the writing was on the wall. Good look to all .

[@cindytackett7106]

Same....exited 4 years ago. It was my home state 60 years. Peace Out Cali

[@TheOpenSociety777]

​@@cindytackett7106everyone I know from California has left🎉🎉

[@ekkolima]

State coffers are empty?? Ask Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi. Put them on the streets for a week, 🤔..

[@TheSmartLawyer]

Nancy is a great stock picker.

[@luckyguy600]

Well, hold on their partner ... The good Lord has issues with those two, and a whole lot more. Just not yet. Their punishment for their 'misdeeds & greed' will be much harsher than anything you saw in this video and on these folks' faces.

[@justiceforall007]

So true! 😂

[@eleanormattice3598]

Tax the rich at the same rate as the rest of us.

[@user-xx5sk2rs8g]

@@TheSmartLawyer She's a great criminal!

[@aaronsmith593]

California is too expensive. Moving out is the best decision ever.

[@silveriver9]

Did u go back to where you came from?

[@patrickmunneke8348]

I wish I could. All my family is here.

[@amandahugenkiss]

@@patrickmunneke8348 Are you still breastfeeding or something? Maybe you could switch to formula?

[@vids595]

I know lots of people who left for states with lower costs of living. In every case they found out that pay is also proportionally lower.

[@amandahugenkiss]

@@vids595 Exactly. Cali expensive but there's also a lot of opportunity out there.

[@HerbisRGreen]

This is how bad things were in California 15 years ago. It looks like a picnic compared to what's happening out here now.

[@richardmorris7063]

And libs still brag its the fourth largest economy in the world! All that $$ & can't fix anything or make anyone happy. Meanwhile watch a Peter Santonelli video. He does documentary on little far away places. People in those far away places are the happiest & best off. Every notice really wealthy people look like they have a stick up their ass?

[@petrolo72]

💯 the California in this documentary in 2009, was infinitely better in almost every aspect than it is today. Crime has risen by multiple factors, homelessness has exploded, the corrupt politicians making policy in the state have put the state in a position and deficit hundreds of percentage points greater than it was during the financial crisis of 2009.

[@colorocko1]

no one wants to talk about that. The leftists destroyed the state and the US.

[@marknewton6984]

Homeless😮

[@kingkong81icloud]

Screw your freedom, remember that ?

[@Arnoud-nf6iz]

schwarzenegger said it yes

[@highbrass3749]

Covid really exposed many people.

[@Wolfsheim23]

Yeah he seems to not really get Make America Great Again. Also many morons don't get that MAGA also means America First. Not engaging in Nation Building, Endless Wars, and all that Neocon One World Gov, New World Order agendas that the Dems so easily bought into now. Things have totally flipped. They are the military industrial complex's puppets now and see that going full marxists is a faster way to get people to give up Freedom for Safety to the point they have no power and turn to full debtor slaves.

[@colorocko1]

@@Arnoud-nf6iz and newscum said you wear a mask or else go to jail

[@nordwest23]

I do live here in north western Commieifornia And lived in California For most of my 62 years and I must say this is a very good documentary And now in 2024It is shockingly worse

[@iamgabriel5823]

Yep, 2009 was the good old days.

[@reinhardt2002]

While all this was happening, Wall Street smiled at Uncle Sam's $1 trillion check Congratulations

[@DeepVerma728]

Yup! 9 trillion up and vanished out of the U.S Treasury in 2008.

[@jonathanandrew2909]

I thought it was a $trillion coin. As if that magically changes anything.

[@petejames1326]

THIS IS WHAT I DONT GET, in 2009 when this doco was made california debt was what $40 billion now its like $147 Billion, what has gone wrong and if these numbers are right, why hasent CA gone bankrupt? how exactly do they keep kicking the debt can down the road?

[@danielgc1970]

Federal intervention? It's a mess.

[@arnoldberk2809]

No bank would give them a loan so The Fed prints money and keeps loaning the State.

[@sizzelot]

The Feds keep printing more money to give them driving up inflation

[@ey67]

Bought politicians

[@petejames1326]

@@danielgc1970 can eventually cal will declare bankruptcy? its only a matter of WHEN not if right

[@kimchimaek]

Welcome to the precursor to the dystopian future we watched and were warned of in fiction.

[@patrickmunneke8348]

The American dream died decades ago.

[@tlakins]

Only in Blue States and Big Blue Cities.

@@tlakins OK then move to the conservative South the poorest area in the country. 71% of GDP in America is in blue counties due to progressive policies. 7 of the top dependent states are red states. Blue states are subsidizing red states because of red policies. California BTW is the 4th largest economy in the WORLD recently replacing Germany which has TWICE the population of California. California is truly incredible & no state comes even close.

[@Snake-ms7sj]

Started dying in 2008. All planned.

@@Snake-ms7sj Not really. California had a rebirth under Democrats Brown & Newsom leapfrogging from 9th largest economy in the world to 4th under awesome Newsom.

[@TheSakufighter]

Our constitution has been slowly eroded

[@carlosvillegas6113]

The people by the river are young and healthy, they can easily held a job and live a normal life, but they chose the easy way, no responsibilities, free food, no stress all they do is relax all day.

[@Jojo01171]

How is that relaxing all day? That’s no way of living no luxury or nothing.

[@verajavi12]

I miss 80s California riding around my redline BmX . No blanket heads in sight.

[@bobsingh5521]

Did you do Endos?

[@mattwood3773]

​@@bobsingh5521 smoked mad endo

[@catcubus]

Hoping to have left California within the next 3 years!! It's become too expensive to live here.

[@MrTottanham]

Florida is became the same, a lot of people move here thinking is so cheap here, after a few months they realise how expensive it is, low pay expensive life

[@colorocko1]

leave your cali politics there when you leave. Vote Red!

[@iamgabriel5823]

Where will you go?

[@bohditony]

That’s why it’s called the American DREAM! Not reality.

[@narfle]

My dude, the "american" dream was alive before USA existed and it still lives just fine, just not in USA. It was never the "american" dream, it was just considered the norm for us yuro-peons.

[@special.force.underneath]

Amén

[@chelleb3055]

Oh, it's happening everywhere. I just crossed the country and saw most major cities. It's shockingly real. I thank God I live in Idaho but even that's not safe forever.

[@alexcarter8807]

You couldn't pay me to live in Idaho lol.

[@chelleb3055]

@@alexcarter8807That's fine, I really love it here by Yellowstone. It's not for everyone!

[@deathlarsen7502]

bc lefties moved from CA there to escape the liberal wastelands they created and will create it there

[@NorceCodine]

What's the situation? I live in a small town in Texas, no tent cities yet but crime is through the roof. Literally every night something gets stolen from my yard.

[@siddg1463]

❤️ California is awesome! 😎 keep believing the news 😂 non-thinking people should stay away and hide under their beds in the country; the news has created gullible doom & gloom nail-biters, meanwhile we are living in the greatest era to be alive in all of human history. Dont believe the news & Enjoy everyday dudes ☀️🏝️😊

[@ralphs400]

Whats to starta house cleaning business. Cant keep her tent clean cuz shes busy relaxing

[@billedifier8584]

She's living the dream, thinking like an 8 year old!

[@colorocko1]

and wonders why they don't have a job.

[@iamgabriel5823]

Clearly that couple were well-fed. Does she realize that cleaning houses requires WORK! I would love to know where those two are now. Probably collecting disability checks for being obese.

[@tesscot]

Unless the bathroom stuff is fully contained and removed it is way too close to the river.

[@markzucker3949]

I'm a bike mechanic and builder. From Berkeley CA... Back in 09, people woukd buy them within 60 days, often the same day I posted the add... Now it takes 6 months to 2 years... And the harassment from people who make appointments but don't show up has also maxed out to 90%>>>> usually the buyers drive 50+ miles to get the bike, and the locals are riding Uber, or renting e-bikes whioe getting fat, losing all muscle, and mysteriously growing shorter after high school

[@Wolfsheim23]

Yeah every angle is worse in Cali now. Retail is all leaving. Turning former flourishing areas into Ghettos. It's sickening. How does a city keep falling for so long.. without waking up and doing something? People there are so conflicted with everyone wanting THEIR ideas given attention too, but nobody does anything. Just arguing and frustration. No Leadership. Just Talk.

[@PP-wz7mp]

Well, change your profession.

[@iamgabriel5823]

@@Wolfsheim23 -- It's part of the UN Agenda 21 plan.

[@tiffaniex333]

The parallels between Cali and the whole of North America are clear. The system, the STATE, is the issue. It was never designed to give us the “American dream.” Our struggles are all interconnected

[@alexcarter8807]

The "American Dream" is also very modest. Look up the "Four Freedoms" that FDR talked about. That was the American Dream. Freedom from fear, want, etc. It wasn't a big house and a fancy car.

[@outdoorloser4340]

The State is overwhelmingly controlled by people with dual citizenship not loyal to the United States.

[@aquelpibe]

I agree that the American system is in trouble, but you are blaming the wrong component of the system. The state is not the problem, big money controlling politics, and the indecent concentration of wealth are the problem.

[@IA-wo8wt]

This video was uploaded 3 days ago and the clips they are showing us are from 2009? 20:58

[@Wolfsheim23]

Probably how long it takes to freely release a documentary without getting struck down.

[@mlecarre2057]

A lot of people walking around thinking their owed something just because their here….

[@user-xx5sk2rs8g]

But, they are getting everything! I guess thinking was enough huh??

[@freakinfrugal5268]

The show mentioned, Flash Forward, aired in the 2009-10 season, so that is indicative of how old this documentary is.

[@Wolfsheim23]

yep we get that since it had Arnold as Gov. But things are way worse now under Newsom. Hell these were the good old days. California got worse! Much Worse!

[@freakinfrugal5268]

@@Wolfsheim23 sorry, I made the comment before Schwarzenegger appeard

[@_INTERNETER_]

You make it sound as if 2010 was 30 years ago😂

[@luckyguy600]

And that was like back in 09? Therefore you can see why things in 2024 are 'so messed up' Wow.

[@oleeshanorris5343]

Without expendable income the whole system collapses.

[@harryknutts8428]

the lizard kings take over

[@aquelpibe]

Maybe the absurd, indecent concentration of wealth has something to do with that. Too many people living paycheck-to-paycheck and a few with far, far more than they need or can possibly spend.

[@billedifier8584]

@@harryknutts8428 Surely you don't imagine that they ever lost control?

[@billedifier8584]

@@aquelpibe That's the way money works! Spend all of your income without saving at least 10% for the future and you will always live paycheck to paycheck.

[@aquelpibe]

@@billedifier8584 It´s easier to save when you are earning decent money. When everything goes to the bare necessities it´s not that easy.

[@andreabontempo643]

Wow this was in 2009? I left California two years ago. It's a horrible state now. I can't believe people still want to live there. It's not the same. It's very sad.

[@colorocko1]

Yet they want to blame Arnold, what a friggin joke LOL

[@iamgabriel5823]

@@colorocko1 -- Newsom is the absolute worst thing that ever happened to California.

[@Buckeye378]

Bad things can happen to good people. Stay resilient! God bless you.

[@SliceofHeaven1984]

Very hard to do at times..

[@joepass1883]

Blinders

[@mijiyoon5575]

This doc is good for reference as it is an old one but, has value as a reference backward

[@Stickyshift12335]

❤

[@user-kh7rz6rv4o]

Look at the behavior of these people. Vanity, gluttony, and sloth are killing us.

[@narfle]

You american could fix it. By electing the most vain, gluttonous and slothful person on the planet for president.

[@danielcraft3727]

The love and worship of money power authority and Disney Hollywood fantasyland action Hero's, Prince's Princesses, etcetera. America can't handle the truth and reality and escapism has become a psychotic delusional drug for the masses.

[@mustbtrouble]

U mean capitalism?

[@angru_arches]

@@mustbtrouble socialism... everybody wants handouts, capitalists don't spend money they don't have, but thieving socialists do.

[@jonathanandrew2909]

@@mustbtroublestudent living in the camper literally keeps his underwear in the oven instead of changing the propane tank. That’s not a fault of capitalism.

[@materiasjuridicas]

Qué pena que presenten un video tan antiguo, hacen referencia al 2009, 15 años atrás, citan al gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger y su periodo hace ratos terminó… No niego que la realidad no sea la misma en algunos puntos, me gustaría que hicieran un video con datos de actualidad 2024. Creo que es reciclado su video, realista si pero con datos, videos e información antigua.

[@Mr.JoeMontanya]

Siiii no entiendo porque hicieron upload este video Lol es de 2010 ahora está más peor

[@mattwood3773]

The channel is called best documentary not newest documentary.

[@thesnapper84]

Arnold was the Governor from 2003-2011, this is hella old. And why only show inner city LA primarily? California is massive

[@silveriver9]

Same applies today. Only worse.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

This is from 2024 because it was uploaded today!

[@williamwilson6499]

@@swallowedinthesea112010.

[@alexcarter8807]

There's a reason Newsom calls California a "nation-state" which always makes me smile.

[@Jojo01171]

Good actor, terrible governor.

[@BaaSicStuff]

Homeless...i was homeless once; dont do drugs kids, and you will not be homeless.

[@Stickyshift12335]

Not true but still dont do drugs

[@Dakid015]

Don't make bad decisions

[@mariekatherine5238]

I’m the first one to go to college and grad school, and it looks like I’ll be the last one for quite some time. My nieces and nephews finished high school, and one went to community college for two years for an AS degree in agriculture. Two others went to private trade schools for a year, cosmetology and auto body. None of them own a home. In fact, two live with me. Three are married. One has two kids, one of whom just scraped by to get his high school diploma. The other gradually gave up during Covid and turned 16 right before regular class resume. He never returned.

[@sissyrayself7508]

So in other words they are smarter than you? They went with getting trained for tades instead of aquiring mountains of debt for a post doctorate " degree" in Philosophy of English Lit? Gee.. I do wonder which makes more sense. I wonder.

[@ianmckenzie7255]

The struggle of living anywhere in North America coupled with the empty promise of ever-better quality of life while all evidence shows it's only declining--it's not worth it. Today I happily bought my fruits and vegetables for the entire week at the local market for the second week in a row. Cheers from France

[@alexcarter8807]

Uhm, here in California it's pretty easy to shop at local farmers' markets. Plus I have places I get them for free lol - veggie suppliers for restaurants etc toss 'em all the time and often just fine. Now what to do with this 5-lb bag of cilantro... That being said, France is awesome

[@ianmckenzie7255]

@@alexcarter8807 That's really good to hear! Unfortunately, I imagine California (I've been once when I was little), like the rest of the U.S., is limited in transportation--so getting to the farmer's market depends on your vehicle situation and of course your working schedule. There's a culture of anti-waste here so, rather than destroying food at the end of the day, supermarkets and bakeries generally donate what they haven't been able to sell. As an American, I think we all want the best for our home country, but my idea of what's best for me just seems to fit better here than what I see happening in the US. That said, I would love to see a progression toward truly socialised healthcare, guaranteed retirement and rights to food and housing, but it seems like a distant reality if ever...

[@NorceCodine]

How's life in France? Are you living in the country or in a bigger town? Planning to move myself this year.

[@happydays1336]

If Europe doesn't do something about it you'll be speaking in Russian as you buy nice vegetables and fruit in France.

[@colorocko1]

France brought their ill ways to the US. I rest my case with that fruit and veg comment wtf? lol

[@UncleBuZ]

The "American Dream," eh? More like a Hollywood B-movie where the plot's lost its way among Los Angeles' tent cities and glittering facades. Sold as a ticket to anyone with the guts to dream, it's ironically become a VIP pass for the few, while the rest face the cutting room floor of systemic barriers and economic jokes.

[@hakujin1]

If the few are millions, sure. cry harder?

[@UncleBuZ]

Ah, the classic 'millions have made it, so what’s your problem?' argument. It's a bit like saying, 'Because a few people win the lottery, we all have equal chances of wealth.' Sure, millions might grasp a corner of the dream, but when the game is rigged with uneven opportunities, systemic barriers, and a playing field that’s anything but level, it's less about crying harder and more about questioning the fairness of the game. Success shouldn't be as rare as a winning lottery ticket or as exclusive as a VIP pass in a world where the promise was opportunity for all, not just a golden ticket for the lucky few. Can you summon a rebuttal with a tad more sophistication than a novice gamer in a tutorial level?

[@blackhat5434]

@@hakujin1 Actually, he's captured the essence perfectly.

[@P.u.p.p.e.t.M.a.s.t.e.r]

@@hakujin1 Systemic barriers and economic inequalities limit access to opportunities, it's a well established fact with empirical data. Maybe, grow up?

[@blackhat5434]

@@hakujin1 Statistics on income inequality, limited access to quality education and healthcare, disparities in housing affordability, and unequal opportunities for socioeconomic advancement based on factors such as race, gender, and socioeconomic background. Additionally, studies on social mobility demonstrate that while upward mobility is possible for some, it is increasingly difficult for others, indicating systemic obstacles to achieving the American Dream for many individuals and communities. What's your eexcuse for not knowing this basic info? You're American right? Most Americans are undereducated.

[@martinhristov8250]

Oh man the newspaper at 13:01 shows year 2009, damn 15 years ago.

[@riskyron1416]

Time surely Flies.

[@williamwilson6499]

14:18 This is what you can expect from “living in faith”. Give up your imaginary friends and face life like an adult. The only people making money with faith are the ones exploiting the gullible.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

I have to disagree. Living by faith has always worked for me and by faith, I am off of the streets and into my own house and car and they are both paid for. The difficult times were just that: difficult. By faith in God won out in the end.

[@riskyron1416]

Like it was over 30 years ago. And things have worsened greatly.

[@Jojo01171]

I watch these kind of documentary’s to remind myself to be grateful for what I have.

[@robertcharpentier6852]

16 years ago me and my family moved from Oahu in Hawaii (where I had lived for 37 years) to Northern California. We bought a 5 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath, two story home built in 2006 for 335,000 as it was right in the middle of the real estate crisis at the time. It is now worth 775 thousand. That's the American dream!

[@rosanneallen-hewlett9973]

Is it?

[@iamgabriel5823]

I'll bet you worked very hard to achieve that dream. Doubt that you sat at home watching daytime television and sniveled about your life.

[@FalconXE302]

No different now than it was 100... 75... 50 years ago... just it is reported so much more now. The America way has always been to leave the less fortunate to their own means and make sure the wealthy stay wealthy. The chances of making ti in America these days is actually better than it was , but unless you have some luck... you'll end up homeless. You know your governments all of sides have failed when the minimum wage is not enough to raise someone above poverty.

[@bunclip]

Sounds like Britain

[@colorocko1]

define wealthy? oh I know, anyone that's worked hard, saved money through discipline and smart spending and pay taxes so the government so they can give it all to the people that don't work, whine and give up on life. yeah I get what you're saying.

[@riskyron1416]

Got that right. Only real difference is everyone does get informed.

[@iamgabriel5823]

A minimum wage job was never intended to be a career. It has always been intended to be a steppingstone on your way to something better. Hard work is rewarded with success. I'm so sick of listening to people snivel about their life instead of getting of their ass and DOING something.

[@Jab7onie]

@@iamgabriel5823 I see you're getting around here expressing your uninformed opinion. As for your comment, it's the classic "bootstraps" rhetoric. How quaint. Let's unpack this, shall we? Firstly, sure, a minimum wage job was never intended to be a career, but it's disingenuous to ignore the reality that for many, it's not just a steppingstone but a necessity for survival. Hard work should indeed be rewarded, but let's not pretend that everyone has equal access to opportunities or resources to climb that ladder. And as for your frustration with people "sniveling" about their lives, perhaps a dose of empathy would do you good Mr Sociopath. Not everyone has the same starting line in the race of life, and dismissing their struggles as mere laziness is not just ignorant, but also incredibly callous. So, instead of preaching from your high horse, maybe consider lending a hand instead of a judgmental remark. Just a thought. And perhaps work on your grammar. I see intelligence is something you lack. Scrub.

[@desdicadoric]

This was 15 years ago and it’s got much much worse since then

[@danielgc1970]

23:50 Fiscal responsibility isn't radical. The spending is radically out of touch.

[@your_boi_junior4531]

wow this documentary is old, yet it just shows how nothing has changed but decreased

[@m42037]

Nothing is forever brother, our lives are short. It's a shame guy's like Johnny Depp can't help you with your wearhouse

[@atrociousliar3314]

What was the line in that song? 'Land of the free, and the home of the slave. Richest nation in the world here. Although only 2% own most of it. If you work and study and work and study and work some more, you too can help make the 2% richer. When you say 'America first' WTF do you mean?

[@narfle]

Not the richest in the world per capita, not even close. The problem is how you arrange your money/taxes. If you want to be truly offended, take a look at other nations (yes this planet has other nations) with comparable GDP per capita. They tend to rule the charts of "happiest nations", "nations with lowest corruption" and "nations with greatest upwards social mobility" (aka the "american" dream). You idiots have just been swallowed by extreme amounts of hate towards your fellow citizens, to the point where you literally legalized political bribery. Your problem is your culture across the ENTIRE nation.

[@colorocko1]

why don't you leave and try another country, say China or Venezuela? Of course you won't, you are of the infected class. Blame everyone but yourself.

[@joepass1883]

Good on the producers for not mentioning California politicians at all . Keep the messaging up

[@JeffTY77450]

How does California’s multibillion dollar high speed rail project fit into this? I wish they’d do a “part two” that updates everything.

[@iamgabriel5823]

Get a clue -- THERE IS NOT AND NEVER WILL BE A HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN CALIFORNIA. It's just a money laundering scheme and people have been falling for it for decades. Where have those billions of dollars gone? Not one single mile of track laid. One of the biggest hoaxes perpetrated on the people of CA.

[@DavePocklington]

This must be old. A house for $500 000 in LA. There would be 20 000 people trying to buy it in that area. The average house price in 2024 is $954 000. The Blackberry phone kind of dates it. "What's one of those? I bet a lot would be asking.

[@elin_]

Even though we don't have problems with homelessness in my country since we have a welfare system.. the difference between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger. Prices have gone up a lot and its hard to make the money go around if you have a low income. It feels like the hope for the future of the world as a whole is getting bleak.

[@riskyron1416]

Country I live in has a Poverty Rate of 0.9%. With just over 5 Million People that amounts to about 5,000 People. And practically all are Indigenous Natives living outside society as hunter gatherers. Also our Tax Rate is 11 to 13%. After abolishing thew military in 1948 more was available for health care and education. Big bonus is no one has died or been injured in war in 76 years and the country has no enemies.

[@elin_]

@@riskyron1416 Costa Rica?

[@riskyron1416]

@@elin_ Yes, but I will not be disclosing the location. I am the only foreigner within 45 Kilometers and intend to keep it that way. I highly advise others to do the same. Where most Americans live in Costa Rica rents will be 6 or more times more as it will be Americans you will be renting from.

[@elin_]

@@riskyron1416 lol it's alright, I just asked because you said that there is no military.

[@riskyron1416]

@@elin_ Correct. The Military was abolished in 1948. And NO Costa Rica does not receive US protection. We do have assistance on the Rio Agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. The last thing wanted would be protection from a nuclear power.. Worked very well the last 76 years, no one has died or been injured from war and no enemies awaiting. Plus there is more spent now on Health Care and Education.

[@restaurantequipmentguy]

That ship sailed a long time ago

[@AmarilloHorseSports]

This information is 20 years old. It's even worse than this.

[@michaelalan1270]

just another place to live if you like natural beauty with lotsa opportunities. I'm retired now and did very well with the CA economy. The weather is great, the politics a little too liberal for me but there's a place for everyone to feel comfortable. Can't imagine living anywhere else.

[@alexcarter8807]

Born here in CA. Raised in Hawaii where I lived from ages 6-24 then came back to California. California's more expensive than Hawaii, but the pay was higher too. Some things I miss about Hawaii but I don't miss the constant heat+humidity and the racism.

[@timothyschule3831]

Things are a bit more expensive but still grateful to live here.

[@angeleye8953]

Amen

[@shefaliohara3103]

I was so upset that the group camped by the river were forced to leave. They were a community, they lived in harmony despite their poverty, and they were not causing problems for anyone. WTH was wrong with the sheriff???

[@colorocko1]

The demorat government with their environmental rules kicked them out. The can't have people pooping in the river. The sheiff does what your government tells them to do.

[@karlnapp7564]

This is from 2010. The $hit got 100 times worse.

[@joeswanson733]

2010 ... fun times

[@MrSouthOfFrance]

what year is this?

[@williamwilson6499]

Look it up. I did…took about two minutes.

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

@williamwilson6499 You took the time to comment on all these messages, but couldn't just answer the question? Smh

[@williamwilson6499]

@@PowerstrokeSynd Correct..it’s your mom’s job to hold your hand. I expect you to grow up and stand on your own two feet.

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

@williamwilson6499 Now, my Mom is involved in this? You are the one who needs to grow up. Wtf is the matter with you?

[@tracielliott5386]

I think 2008 or 2009. People don't really read newspapers anymore, and Arnold was the governor.

[@Dxeus]

The guy reading the newspaper is from Nov. 2000.

[@bonham460]

Definitely only gotten worse concerning the homeless situation, so sad this is still a beautiful place.

[@rohanrayakar2257]

When was the documentary made, it looks at least 10 to 15 years old in terms of timeline?

[@vossity]

Per the film industry segment. Very interesting to see the same devastation happening again 2023-onwards as it was in 2008 and 09. It never really went back to LA and most post production and a lot of filming and sound stages have now moved to Canada, UK, Australia etc Since the strikes last year we are still in the midst of job loss and hardly anything is getting greenlit because of studio's cutting back on content and the impending worry of another strike with IATSE. Sad to see.

[@colorocko1]

Not to mention their decline is due to the garbage content and woke trash they've forced down our throats.

[@felixandleslie2003]

Not just California but in another states it's expensive,of course there's poverty in California but it's worse in another places,unemployment ? naahh! best companies are here in California,this video is measleading in every way!

[@richardmorris7063]

Its not just rent,everything from A-Z cost way more in California. You have to make twice as much as someone from say Florida. California was nice,WAS, at one time it was worth the price but the value isn't there even for rich folks.

[@seriousros7280]

Harvey, yes it's tough. 40 years! However, you live in a stunning, beautiful country. It's time for you to travel and explore your land.

[@davidjanson7982]

Democratic stronghold killed it

[@colorocko1]

Thank you! you are so correct! FJB

[@iamgabriel5823]

30 years of corrupt elections killed it.

[@petejames1326]

this is what i dont get, if the economy in CA is so terrible, why are houses in LA ans san francisco still $1 million + on average? why hasent property crashed? even after 2008 GFC property bounced back, why cant you buy a house in LA for $100,000 ? if everyone is so poor and doing so badly, who is keeping the property prices up so high?

[@malcomgrant8596]

Real estate companies and investors 😂

[@jessijfly]

People are living crammed into places with other people. Wealthy people are buying homes for family members, and foreigners are buying houses that they don’t even live in full time. Many neighborhoods are empty as the owners only come a few times a year. Weird seeing this and all of the homeless at the same time.

[@jessijfly]

Oh yeah and I forgot to add crime is going up definitely from some people struggling to pay rent.

[@NorceCodine]

Corporations like BlackRock are buying up homes everywhere, and then rent them for 3-times more than before. A lot of people lived in mobile home parks for decades, paying rent for the piece of land their mobile home was on, then corporations started buying up mobile home parks, and the rent went from $500 to $1200, plus additional charges for every service (lawn, trash, parking, etc.)

[@billedifier8584]

Supply and demand (mostly).

[@marcuslinton310]

Supply and demand has always driven society. Places like California will always be in high demand because of it's location and weather. Therefore, it will inevitably become beyond the reach of average Joe citizen because prices will continue to increase for everything because there are plenty of wealthy people willing to pay the price to live there no matter how high things go. An imbalance was also inevitable where the middle class gets phased out due to the cost of living. Support services needed in society like grocery stores, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, on and on cannot support high level wages and so all these people who need those jobs still can't afford to support themselves. You would think in a wealthy place like Cali they could support higher prices on everything, but the wealthy are kind of sheltered from regular society. They don't use Walmart, regular department stores and regular restaurants, they have their own little society within society. I don't understand how anyone can think they just deserve to live in California even if they can't afford it. It's just like not being able to buy a luxury vehicle or luxury home. Cali is a luxury and you can either afford it or not. If you can't, you better leave and find a new city that has a job you can get and a society that is affordable to live in.

[@iamgabriel5823]

Where would that be?

[@DianaPrinceitiswhatitis]

This is from the first part of early 2000s the homeless population has increased dramatically in California. The streets of LA aren’t filled with tourists, but those unhoused. I went in 2020 I was very sad and disappointed to see so many people unhoused. At this point a lot of commercial buildings are empty downtown. I graduated from the university in this documentary right before this documentary was made. I remember the increases in fees to attend. I don’t regret transferring from a junior college to this school.

[@James-wv3hx]

I sold my house in Long Beach a year ago and moved to Montana. My house in Long Beach has appreciated three hundred and twenty thousand dollars. And it's in the same condition 😂. I'm gonna go back.

[@camwhitman5425]

Definition of sarcasm. 👆

[@iamgabriel5823]

You're going back to CA?

[@James-wv3hx]

@@iamgabriel5823 I hope so.

[@user-tm3sh3df8y]

В каждой стране есть свои проблемы и это их внутренние проблемы которые должны решать граждане этих государств, а вы хотите решить? Надо решать проблемы своего государства, а не искатть пылинку в чужом глазу.

[@breadfan9]

انَهَ اخَوًّنَيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 4 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''' اخيبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه اخوتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب ||| ماتستطيع مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواتي سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك ال°°••..°°••..°°••..°°••..°°••..°°••..°°

[@johnnynicely6356]

id love to see an updated version of this

[@elijahwilson1422]

Back in the 1980s when I was a kid tv shows and movies made California seem like the most awesome place in the World. But as I became an adult I kept actually meeting people from there and a great deal of the time they acted extremely stuck up and would talk down on where(Missouri) I am native to. Now we know the truth and see which place us better off and which worse off

[@danielgc1970]

This isn't a true representation of the struggles of California. They should get away from the entitled and go talk to the blue collar people and the farmers. Not representative at all.

[@haroldsmith5761]

4K people liked this and the last date mentioned was 2014---HELLO!!--- this is 2024

[@SashaMukhin56]

Вечного ничего не бывает. В бизнесе нужно вовремя уловить волну нового. Но,и плакаться, думаю нет причин..

[@SwisstedChef2018]

this must be pretty old if Arnold is still Governor.

[@amandahugenkiss]

2006

[@Mr.JoeMontanya]

​@@amandahugenkissJesus I was guessing 2010 😂😂😂

[@TheSmartLawyer]

He was still banging the maid

[@davidkyzer7045]

Just need more administrators and actors….

[@Wolfsheim23]

Geez it's hard to imagine that Schwarzenegger was the good old days for California. At least as far as Homelessness & Crime & businesses going OUT OF BUSINESS, or just leaving California.

[@mikefinney423]

7:46 Love that line. A good seller always knows what they've got.

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

What year was this made?

[@williamwilson6499]

Look it up. I did…took two minutes.

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

@williamwilson6499 Thanks pal. 👍

[@williamwilson6499]

@@PowerstrokeSynd You’re welcome.

[@BalboaBaggins]

2009

[@Jojo01171]

@@williamwilson6499Wow sarcastic much?

[@MrTsc99999]

I dont feel sorry for these people, because this is what the community voted for. They now own it.

[@iamgabriel5823]

California hasn't had an honest election in 30 years.

[@tomspeed3354]

year of docu?

[@threefivetwogames2944]

id love to see a follow up documentary. see how everyone's doing now!

[@ahmadbutt443]

informative documentry❤❤

[@ERICWAGNERSLUCID]

Hey! Didn’t you know?! ITS NOW CALLED MEHICO!

[@yasinsharb9453]

Your grand parents probably moved from Europe in the 50's or 60's so don't act like the land belongs to you mister wagner from austria.

[@iamgabriel5823]

You mean Methico.

[@silversoozookee2839]

35:37 in the same sinking ship on Oregon. Active in an apprenticeship, halfway through 4 year program. Been doing it living in my truck the whole time. Its a gamble because im not even surenow, Thst iill have the solid career i hoped for from this schooling and training

[@colorocko1]

Don't give up! When you get your skills leave that friggin state as soon as you can though LOL!

[@caleblawrenceriainc.7600]

The date on the newspaper at 13:02 is November 10, 2009.

[@Dreadz530]

23:00 property taxes arent just paid when you buy and sell. IN california we have to pay at least 1 dollar per 10 square feet . if you have 300k house your yearly tax is going to be at least 3000. You can completely buy your house in cash and then if you dont pay property taxes for 7 years they file and gain the "right to sale" and they will literally list your property up for auction starting at what you owe so someone could end up with your 300 grand house for whatever the bidding ended at and they start it right at what you owe not what the property is so if you owed 20 grand on 300 grand house they could sell the house in auction for 21 grand and you would have to file for any extra money meaning you would get 1000 dollars after you just had a fully paid off 300 grand property. they still make their money and they will make sure they get it by having auctions like that where people can make huge returns. Owning a house in America isnt owning, is just Glorified Renting. Wanna build something? gotta go to county and get it approved and pay all their permit fees to build on your own land and if you dont get them they can show up and shut down building or they can force you to tear the building down and everyday you dont its an amount daily that will make you tear it down not say screw it ill pay it i dont care. This is northern California so im sure the taxes and everything are even higher the more south you go im 8 hours north of LA. then each county can impose its individually created taxes/laws where its legal by the state but not the county and the county has more say then the state. it goes from weakest to strongest: federal, state, county, then city. just like with cannabis. the state passed it but many cities to this day will no allow you to grow in your home or backyard and will not give out licenses for the stores theres plenty of cities still to this day in california you cant grow or go to a store for hours away in some places its stupid thats ecen more tax money that could be "filling the coffers" of the county and the state a lot more. they just made it for big corps and money doesnt produce medical cannabis, all the growers whos been fighting 20 years and risking our asses are they ones who should get the license

[@NorceCodine]

In Texas the property tax on a $500K house is about $20K. Just that you know.

[@richardmorris7063]

Florida,300,000$ 3 br 2 BA house taxes 1500$

[@rickeycook7940]

One party promised the people of California their version of paradise (meaning anything goes), and the same people vote for that party,time and time again,so you give people what they want!

[@amandahugenkiss]

If California was it's own country, it would be one of the richest in the entire world. Don't believe this propaganda from 2006. It's still the land of mansions and movie starts.

[@hakujin1]

Ohhhh I get it. That's why dumpy, red inland CA stays the same.