Employed but homeless in the US: The 'working poor' who can't afford to rent

[@TakeItSlowMo]

Why is living in a car illegal honestly? Because you can’t charge them for doing it?

[@zeex4280]

Bingo!

[@simonsimon4131]

More likely because it is not wanted in a modern society to have large groups of people living that way. It would create social, hygienic and pollution problems. That said, if you can't afford a house, what options do you really have. It might help if US society was ever so slightly less focused on the individual and slightly more on the welfare of society as a whole. But that would mean paying taxes that don't benefit you as an individual directly and that ofcourse is what the US citizens perceive as socialism. And that's bad.... apparently.

[@hannahthefallenangel788]

@Tucker Stafford and who said people are going to do that? You think most people will be living in a car and bring a child into the world? I doubt so

[@SkilledEddie]

Simple Simon no it's because it doesn't fit in with the sheep lifestyle. Go to college, have kids, buy a house be a slave for 30 years, grow old, retire and do the same thing 100 billion other people do. Must suck to be living life in a mold. I get why people like that life but the problem is a lot don't do it because they like it, they do it to keep up with the Joneses

[@ActOutYourLife]

Tucker Stafford clearly a comment made by someone who has never experienced financial struggle. If she just "drove to Minnesota" she'd be out of a job, so how would she afford a place to live, college tuition, and everything her daughter needs for school THEN if she can't afford it now? She would need a lower cost of living to even be able to save to do something like that....

[@chiquilinmarx1605]

"Living in a car is illegal" , illegal should be the high priced rents.

[@xxxxxx-br6ix]

illegal should be owning more than one house in metro areas where people struggle to pay for housing.

[@Vossfcn99]

But this would be socialism! Oh no, socialism, oh no, so bad.. Greetings from a german 🙂

[@johncandillo8308]

yeah they have tried rent control it causes housing shortages

[@kevinjoyce2738]

And what happens when her car breaks down,it wont run for ever

[@gringolife9986]

@@kevinjoyce2738 buy another . Second hand car are very cheap in some Western country compare to rent

[@_mannyornelas_]

“Lives in her car with her daughter, who is too embarrassed about her situation to speak to us” *Proceeds to record her*

[@josephgonzalez1538]

🤣😂 TRUE!

[@biab.9091]

Yeah... not cool at all. Should have respected her.

[@amidasimth1214]

Americans

[@Francisco-j1e]

"Poor have no pride"

[@_mannyornelas_]

@@Francisco-j1e What?

[@maxcovfefe]

"This kid is too embarrassed to do an interview, so we'll show her face to the whole world instead."

[@whyi5792]

Ikr I feel bad for her like was it that hard to not show her face

[@debbiepotter2779]

They will recognize her mother anyway

[@Kwizii]

Agreed, the cameraman/montage editing people are assholes. The way I see it though, at least it's not actually shameful for the girl, even though she perceives it as such. It's shameful for the politicians and other deciders that let the situation get out of hand like this.

[@alittlelogic5914]

Total d*ck move

[@herepuffpuff9007]

Where's her father? Anyone?

[@cfconant]

It's illegal to sleep in a car. But it's legal to sleep on the street? I guess it's a lot easier to make laws than actually help people.

[@amandakurtz7732]

It is legal to sleep in cars! You could live at any OF the GOVERNMENT made REST STOPS !! They are all over AMERICA !!! Think when you read !!!

[@Ace1000ks19751982]

It is illegal to sleep in your car, and it is illegal to sleep in the street. You will be harassed by the police if you do either.

[@amandakurtz7732]

No ! Not true! You can sleep in cars ! Look up college students in California there are thousands of them. They join gyms to take showers and save money on dwellings! Do your research!! Did you watch this article??? Grief !!!!

[@Ace1000ks19751982]

If I had to live like that, I would commit suicide.

[@Ace1000ks19751982]

@@amandakurtz7732 That is only on campus. You can't sleep anywhere else in the city.

[@hiennnshortaaay]

"Rent prices have soared and wages aren't keeping up" is definitely correct!

[@elel2519]

& thats affecting hispanics how?? lol

[@hiennnshortaaay]

@@elel2519 huh?

[@elel2519]

@@hiennnshortaaay and that is affecting hispanic people negatively how? lol you are hispanic, correct?

[@tadiqshahid4625]

That's California for ya! Liberal as hell with housing prices through the roof, and people making six figures can barely afford a one bedroom apartment!

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

@@tadiqshahid4625 Non degree workers are leaving and those w advanced degrees are coming in. There are far more leaving. Homeowners set prices not liberal politics. Truth politics can negatively affect growth and wages.

[@4crazy1chick2]

But everybody blames us and we work work work work work. We're really working for NOTHING.

[@rupertplum1709]

Yep. Just a lil piece o da pie.

[@rupertplum1709]

@@tiffanysgottimetoday4589 I would like to think there's more than that, but... I don't know.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

Where u settle can have a huge impact. Parts of CA are not for starters. People move to areas where housing insurance gas food are cheaper.

[@garybrunecz7785]

Welcome to the Unites Slave States of America.

[@kairi3177]

Preach

[@msmith1418]

So it is "illegal" to sleep in your *own* car. But the Government *REFUSES* to help them find *affordable* housing. DISGUSTING!!!!!!

[@gregflores8959]

Also, illegal aliens on our southern border are set up in hotels, free medical, and given phones,...where is the concern for U.S. citizens who are in need of help,..

[@emamila4782]

Yes

[@emamila4782]

@@gregflores8959 how are you

[@cutekidchibaby9826]

Its very disgusting in deed

[@lipshine1]

@@gregflores8959 where are you getting your information???????

[@samara3172]

They call it homelessness and embarrassing, meanwhile youtubers call it van life and make six figures documenting it. The world is strange.

[@mrj-charles6383]

Most of those KZbinrs are promoting the lifestyle but not living it full time. If your making 6 figures, you are not going to subject yourself to this.

[@HelenEk7]

Which youtuber with children does that?

[@samara3172]

@@HelenEk7 i didn't say anything about children

[@HelenEk7]

@@samara3172 The video you commented on was about a woman with a child.

[@samara3172]

​@@HelenEk7 it was about several different people. but what's your point? i think you might be misinterpreting my comment

[@mrs.prettyclark6843]

This is why you must count your blessings and remain humble! This could be anybody!

[@spaceindian2378]

Most people have no idea this is going out of sight out of mind

[@elbubson5600]

Count your blessings? More like fix the system

[@elbubson5600]

@@elel2519 both white and black people suffer you idiot Jesus christ

[@justtheguynl19]

Shut up bigtchh

[@deadcell1]

@@elel2519 Stop complaining and blaming other people for your own failures. In this country (regardless of color or gender) you have to create your own pathway to success. Simply working a 9-5 job isn't going to cut it anymore.

[@jasmindersekhon1897]

Really inappropriate to show the daughter, especially if she was too embarrassed to speak to the camera crew.

[@carlosbartussek843]

cool, she is playing trailer park boys

[@carlosbartussek843]

@Naveen K I didnt ask.

[@carlosbartussek843]

@Naveen K k

[@fashiue6615]

@bruh meme But isnt rent monthly? 2000 Dollars is her salary and she cant even afford a room even with it.

[@carlosbartussek843]

@bruh meme yah, but I didnt ask.

[@bryanmoyna9715]

OMG she went back to the university! i hope she knows what shes doing otherwise thats just gonna be another debt to pay for nothing. I wish her good luck and success.

[@phajeb001]

Going back to a University is bad at her age. You’re basically going into debt for a piece paper and then you feel obligated to get a good job because of it but when that doesn’t happen it makes life even more miserable. You only work harder to achieve maybe a few more cents, and then the government takes its cut and you’re back to pretty much where you started from.

[@heatherdawn1125]

I wish I had gone back to the university instead of moving out of my efficiency. I remember my uncle and his hot girlfriend visited, she was warning me to be careful with my life. I never did go back. Christmas that year, hardly a memory of it. I believe I was 21.

[@persephone9307]

Depends on the degree. If she does something like nursing, she might can put herself back on her feet.

[@bryanmoyna9715]

@@billyj.causeyvideoguy7361 Galactic analogy right there.

[@bryanmoyna9715]

@@phajeb001 Sorta; theres no need to be so negative tho.

[@depressedkermit5337]

“Neither the university or her boss is aware of her living situation”. Well I’m sure they saw it now.

[@BlueblueN]

They could blur the faces and license plates. Not perfect, but could help

[@chrisd.4610]

@Heche !1 i didnt search for this. it just came up on my recommendation. so who knows?

[@anrick1362]

@@chrisd.4610 same

[@thejsph]

That lady also got interviewed by Vice news

[@carlgharis7948]

That's IF they watch this

[@yuber7043]

they got money for wars but cant feed the poor'

[@tybarker5038]

They got a war on poverty so the police can bother me

[@KingofFray]

Just like Soviet Union

[@BJo4230]

2pac

[@longbeach225]

Yup. That lyric came from Tupac single "Keep Ya Head Up" released in 1993 which is 27 years ago. And it still holds very true today.

[@radman4049]

And I ain't never did a crime, I ain't have to do

[@steven-jv4ke]

I was homeless July 3rd got two jobs July 4th and 6 days ago got my own apartment 💪 never give up

[@missmokkori5558]

I wish you the best, dude. Keep working and being honest !

[@jonimaar__2023]

U were homeless for 1 12 hours only ?

[@jonimaar__2023]

@@missmokkori5558 he was homeless for only 12 hours?

[@homewardbound2772]

i was on the same shoe i was homeless , i asked people if i can sleep and take a bath over at their places ive been like that for two mos , have faith have goal and save money! and make sure you will not be homeless again!

[@sonofa_blank_7115]

Keep hustling man

[@weltschmertzz]

I was unemployed for a period of time and was almost homeless. Thank God my brother took me in and now that I'm back on my feet, I'm forever grateful to him and his family.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

Yes, charity begins at home. Before demanding the government to tax people further in order to save you, first try family and friends and your local community first and foremost to help you out of a jam.

[@apples8872]

@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 taxing people to save you. Lol meanwhile our government sends hundreds of millions to other countries in aid yet can’t take care of their own. The problem here is government spending our tax money on stuff it shouldn’t be spending it on. We have more than enough money to fix this issue

[@Tes7000]

@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 I totally agree. I think this is somewhat of a complicated issue, but whenever I see people struggling with homelessness, I always wonder about their family, extended family, friends, and potential roommates.

[@user-jy9gb5pi1t]

Bless you! @burgerpatty I’m glad you had family to help you out in a time of need. That’s what family is supposed to do but unfortunately you don’t hear stories like this too often. Praying your doing well and staying safe

[@bramblecino]

Same here went through some serious economic hardship

[@mirandaugh]

“The daughter is too embarrassed to speak to us” *gets her on camera and doesn’t even blur her face*

[@mr.hedgehog420]

She's in a public space even though she is in her car and in the USA you can film anyone on public property without consent. So nothing legally wrong with what cameraman did but morally is different question.

[@Hboogie182]

They were referring to her daughter, not the mom.

[@mr.hedgehog420]

@Robomind No, not unless it was filmed on private property and the parent of the minor doesnt want their kids face shown

[@bdou.8425]

@Robomind it would be kind of them if they had done so, to put themselves on the kid's shoes, to avoid any issues for her, that's the point

[@bdou.8425]

@Robomind absolutely my friend. I'm Brazilian and just as surprised

[@blackbecky2283]

The human condition on this planet is sad. Debt, stress, famine, poverty, depression. Throw the whole world away. 😓

[@chrissnyder3430]

Hey I know you!! They made a song about you right? "WHOA BLACK BECKY, WHOA BLACK BECKY..." Oh wait, that's a, oh NM....

[@jeffdunlap2754]

Actually the world is better off than its ever been, try living through the Dark Ages.

[@flex8707]

@@jeffdunlap2754 some cultures would disagree

[@priscillabrown2024]

Yes the WICKED WORLD

[@lekeciaedmond7503]

This..

[@joshuaqualls6426]

Now here is an example of a real national emergency!

[@lissettevasconez9939]

Joshua Qualls ... I know and this upsets me to the max! I shouldn’t be this way, this should be the most richest country but it’s not. We should be helping our citizens FIRST!..... this gets me mad cuz I be seeing people who come from other countries here and gets the best living situation ever , meanwhile the U.S citizens living in dumps!... It’s not Fu***** right!...

[@geraldhoskins2021]

@ Aldridge Gonzales , i have said it many times slavery never ended it just masked by a false hope , i myself work 6 days a week and am 2 or 3 paychecks from being homeless . I suppose im a fortunate enough to live in an area that has a fairly low cost of living . The lady in the van makes more than i do a month , she's just in the wrong state\ area . When i see how much money is spent on political campaigns for elections , it sickens because i know the people running could help out , if not end this bs , in 1 or 2 election cycles . I believe people Should be willing to help themselves but sometimes they need a boost .

[@chicnoir29]

Gerald Hoskins Perfectly said.

[@sydneydiane7070]

Welcome to freaking 2020

[@SJT.IN.KC85]

Southern California is one of the most desirable places to live in the world. I've vacationed there a handful of times and it's absolutely amazing. It's a vacation destination, not everyone can afford it. Move to middle America where you can rent for $500 a month.

[@lilblizzy]

This video is from 2 years ago. It’s a hell of a lot worse now.

[@xxxslapsxxx]

Living in a car illegal. This is what happens when your image is more important then your citizens.

[@joshuagarden7304]

America is all about show-off, nothing more.

[@aspieangel1988]

It’s California. What did you expect? Their laws are backwards. Everywhere else in the US it’s legal

[@GenerationX1984]

I would like to know who passed that law so that I can assassinate them.

[@shreyanshverma2295]

You mean the whole western world. They know how to disgrace the east and showoff.

[@francesca9263]

@@aspieangel1988 not in NYC or nys can't even drop a trailer on your own property

[@benjaminlepage6520]

The last woman is mentally very strong. At her age, no children, no home, and starting a new business - wow what a challenge! Wish all of them all the best, life is not always easy. Greetings from France

[@Andreia_169]

she has this motor-home, she could only be cleaner. The situation of the first is worse, if true.

[@fengwang3389]

And she even takes care of her dog. Amazing.

[@kimwarner1681]

@@fengwang3389 Her sweet dog is all she has but they are a family.

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@pabnaful murica is not richest country in theory. everything is expensive but where do u think the the money goes?

[@davefroman4700]

The lies society has been told to justify our current existence. We all used to have the right to be self sufficient upon the common lands. It took 70 years of bloodshed and violence to cram this capitalist system of subservience down the peasants throats back in the day.

[@snifrbelin]

“It’s called the American dream because you have to be a sleep to believe it.” George Carlin.

[@cityslickeroutdoors8306]

snifrbelin I miss George Carlin. And Rodney.

[@learningtolivewithhumans1859]

no its called agenda 21!!! so much for conspiracy !!!

[@watch2muchtv]

It’s called the American dream because you have to work for it . Get educated. Work. Save.. and don’t live in California

[@cityslickeroutdoors8306]

watch2muchtv jobs are a scam have you not noticed that yet? You work and get nowhere.

[@cityslickeroutdoors8306]

learningtolivewithmyself it’s called the rich hoarding all the money and never raising wages.

[@justherefortheshow5575]

This came out 2 years ago ... I cant imagine what it is now after covid

[@citygirlingraham]

Some of us, are one sickness away from being homeless.

[@solidstate9451]

Yeah, Murrica! Wouldn't happen in Germany.

[@jenteotte9539]

@@solidstate9451 neither in the Netherlands, poor Americans :(

[@tashaneuhaus]

Not in Sweden

[@XxZadexX]

america is a joke lol

[@solidstate9451]

@@XxZadexX Unfortunately the poor have nothing to laugh.

[@camp0017]

"Sleeping inside a car is illegal". Who makes these laws? The rich for the benefit of the rich themselves. Managers, bankers, company owners etc. They want a nice clean world where they can forget that they live at the expense of the rest. Social responsibility is almost gone these days.

[@KN-ko8ez]

camp0017 EXACTLY!!! I’m glad at least one other person understands what is going on.

[@chistinelane]

Out of sight out of mind. They want the poor to crawl into a hole in the deep woods and die.

[@silverene2016]

You can die if you forget to turn the engine off before /nodding/ off, esp if it's an older car. And that'd cause a problem for the government.

[@howlatthemoonballoons9325]

Almost gone? It's been gone for years

[@Anthony-nq4ki]

Camp0017, sleeping or living inside your own car or truck or vehicle is not illegal. I asked a friend of mine who is a cop. It’s not fair that landlords get to raise rents & tenants who live there, there salaries stay the same. This is why people live in vehicles. How are people suppose to save money for a down payment for there own home if they have to keep paying rent. It’s terrible.

[@mohammedabdulaal9143]

In the USA you cant even sleep without breaking the law

[@jonimaar__2023]

What do u mean ?

[@comradeabby3141]

@@jonimaar__2023 beacuse they said sleeping in a car is illegal

[@cameliachihaia6502]

you are absoluty right

[@oliwiakmiecik931]

In the UK too, they fine actual homeless people. I hate the West I swear Disneyland on crack.

[@MaryJane-tp3qd]

@EastEndery yes

[@Sassy_Alaskan]

When you become homeless it is nearly impossible to get yourself out of that situation.

[@johnsonlabarbear4741]

Hey Nicole How are you keeping, Where are you from??

[@Nekole1]

Not necessarily.

[@Sassy_Alaskan]

It’s hard to get a job without a permanent address. You don’t have access to a kitchen which means you end up paying for preprepared food daily. In addition if it’s winter time like it was for me frequently cause I live in Alaska you’ve got to rent a hotel room so you don’t freeze to death. Being homeless is actually expensive AF, and if you’re spending all the money you have just to survive there’s no money left to save for a new place to live. It’s a vicious circle and it’s damn near impossible to get outta that situation by yourself. 9 times outta 10 you’ve got to have someone step in and help. Otherwise you’ll stay homeless forever.

[@jesusrocha9000]

Unless u have some help

[@Sassy_Alaskan]

@@johnsonlabarbear4741 Not really sure what your asking but I’m doing just fine, I live in Alaska USA.

[@workaholic2022]

90 % of all people that go to school to get a better paying really never get one. You may get a better paying job but it almost never offsets the cost of school.

[@andrew_koala2974]

There are so many now with degrees competing with each other fro Jobs. Should one be successful ion finding a job the earnings will not cover living expenses and the repayment of college fees. Libya had FREE education and Free Health Care, FREE Hospital, a tank of Gas for the car was $5 Libya was prepared to trade with the US on the condition that ONLY Gold was used as payment and not that fake paper currency not having any intrinsic value. So the US created war on Libya had its people assassinating its leader Moamar Ghadaffi. Now the country is in ruin like every other Country the US interferes in in the name of its FAKE DEMO cracy ... IT;s only a DEMO and is functionally flawed ... Every software Engineer knows what DEMO means.

[@monsieurfortuna9952]

True! even here in Canada as well. Degree=more in debt

[@cristinaarnett3299]

Traditional college is a waste of time and resources, especially for someone her age. She will never get that paid off and never be able to afford housing with that debt hanging over her head. She's already got accounting experience, she should've just stuck with that.

[@dogwu2099]

I feel you, both my siblings are still paying off student loans from the early 2000's. My mother helped my brother will graduate degree tuition to Cornell University... 2 years later, still no job.

[@vincentmackay9336]

@@andrew_koala2974,it is truly tragic what the U.S. did inLibya and to Moamar Ghadaffi.Most americans have no clue to what is going on and how the media feeds them lie after lie. Most also do not believe the truth when you try to tell them, it is very sad and upsetting.I wish you well in these trying times, sincerely,Vince

[@maverick6775]

they have money $716BILLION for wars and defence while their people are sleeping in the streets

[@ricechido1089]

The problem is the taxes are insane if you make a lot they take a lot. They take away $400 from me every week like wtf

[@mikerice5298]

Over 16 trillion when to banks and QE for years

[@cometastral]

We have money for defense. That money doesn't only go into the middle east. Most goes into contracting companies in the US for tech and other services. Very little is actually done about the terrorists in the M.E. And if you don't know anything about the fight, then stop talking. Cause you sure as hell ain't paying taxes.

[@gokhancaglar5370]

Usa must not have a right to interfere the rest of the world. If i was a leader of a country i would talk about the mess in usa clearly to whole world

[@abcwarrior91]

Than they complain about north Korean using their money for nuclear weapons development. North Korean use way less money on military weapons than US do.

[@jackiechan511]

The USA should stop funding stadiums and fund affordavle housin instead.

[@panickedjerzeegrl7622]

jackiechan511 even the so called affordable housing is NOT affordable! Not to mention far and few in between and a mile long list to even be considered....

[@crash9632]

Or how about stop funding ilegals.

[@TarantulaCandy]

@@crash9632 stop giving the rich and corporation tax cuts . that's where the money goes.

[@lcross796]

@@panickedjerzeegrl7622 Yeah, even housing that companies are building it's for the rich. None for the poor. It's like being poor carries a negative stigma.

[@4crazy1chick2]

@@panickedjerzeegrl7622 yup

[@TheTonialadd]

Watching this two years later. Things have gotten worse. Every time my daughter starts to get ahead something else happens. It’s a constant worry about whether she will be able to stay in her apartment with her two kids. Her landlord just raised her rent by $400.

[@SSMH6446]

Gawd by $400?? Did he have a specific reason or did he do just because??? Even if he/she did it to cover their own rising bills, that's just wrong.

[@TheTonialadd]

@@SSMH6446 nothing more than pure greed. The previous landlords supposedly gave their son all of their rental properties (trust fund baby), he raised the rent to be comparable to what other rentals are going for. It’s in the western part of Montana. People are literally going homeless because of this.

[@SSMH6446]

@@TheTonialadd There needs to be a law/Act/Bill to make what these landlords are doing illegal. That's so unnecessary :(

[@icecold9511]

@@SSMH6446 No need. With more anti landlord laws, the industry is losing investment into it. People don't invest in losing propositions. There won't be any landlords. The government will end up in that business. The one entity that makes its own rules and the one entity that can jail you for owing it money.

[@icecold9511]

@@TheTonialadd He just watched a bunch of his renters refuse to pay rent for months, because of the moratorium. She's lucky he didn't sell off. Guess who pays for that? The people who pay rent. Your daughter can thank the deadbeats. She's paying for their housing.

[@LivingDead53]

The cops hunted me like a dog when I was homeless in Virginia. I was homeless for a month. Several men thought I was a prostitute and tried to pay me for sex. I still said, "No way!" I finally found a diner place that let me sleep in the back. The druggies tried to sell me stuff. It's a hard life, but it made me appreciate the situation of others.

[@dennislaw2135]

Where in Virginia did you have a problem with the police ? I was homeless for 2 years in my car in Norfolk VA and the police were very kind and understanding towards me. Maybe because i never has any legal problems ( arrests or anything like that ).

[@LivingDead53]

@@dennislaw2135 I lived in Norfolk/Oceanview. I went screaming a lot. I think they might have believed I was a hooker or on drugs or both.. So many people at the Thirsty Camel did. I love Virginia though. If ever I can move back...

[@MissKellyBean]

@@dennislaw2135 I think you had a VERY unusual experience, with some specific police officers. In most states (and I can personally attest to this, mostly in the south)- police officers treat the homeless as if they are vermin, and actively try to make your life a living hell.

[@MissKellyBean]

...oh and with a clean record. I'm not talking about being a criminal, I'm just talking about not having a residence to sleep in.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Who cares? Keep your pity party to yourself

[@Dragontamer135]

We don't need more houses built in the world we need more AFFORDABLE housing in the world.

[@justinrabbitt9492]

Agreed. The cost of living is getting crazy where it's no longer possible for someone working full time at a job paying maybe 11 an hour to fully keep up with rent on an apartment unless it's in a very bad part of town with the place falling apart. I had to work full time plus part time at another job just to keep my mortgage paid yet knew one major car/homs repair would send me on the streets. I was successful for a time to keep myself fed, utilities going, but always feared the facts of much needed home repairs I couldn't get cause I couldn't pay for them even with my income.

[@Dragontamer135]

@@justinrabbitt9492 that sucks

[@justinrabbitt9492]

@@Dragontamer135 that's life for many. The cost of living has been raised to where you need extra people living with you just to keep a good house going with repairs.

[@Dragontamer135]

@@justinrabbitt9492 the disability system is bad too. Some of the people who truly need it are denied while bed bound behemoths on my 600 lb life are leeching off it. I remember my dad had to move to a different state because the economy was pure shit.

[@justinrabbitt9492]

@@Dragontamer135 oh true I'm amazed those people even got a tv show like that. It just gives more people who could work a way to get free money that they don't have to work for thus showing the world how America is the obese nation of the world while saying we don't have enough food to feed those who are starving.

[@Pcarnevaaa]

The real reason suicide has increased...

[@victoriarosado7705]

True. I’ve had to fake paystubs and credit scores just to rent a basement with utilities included. Rent is 1,100 and I make 2k. Had I not done that I’d be homeless with my 2 year old. Some times you gotta fake it till you make it

[@angelicadickson8666]

Where do you live?

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

@@angelicadickson8666 not the right question if she is faking paper work, right>? ur question is silly

[@jr540123]

@@puzzlemagnet1957 bet they a snitch

[@native5647]

how do you fake a credit score ?

[@puzzlemagnet1957]

@@native5647 lol with fake details?

[@raazaaaa]

Preaching Human Rights to others, America forget to take care of its own people

[@dav7710]

America takes better care of illegal than it's citizens.

[@alishadawn6636]

DAV spanish people work tell the others who trumps taking off foodstamps and sec.8

[@rahulmaron]

that;s a Liberal work.

[@arisorais6676]

Home is Human Rights.

[@yusuf.alajnabi]

7 years here in Australia is 90 years for social housing that's how big the waiting list is. It's very sad to see people who work and still poor. I have been there and done that. It's absolutely horrible it's feeling of worthlessness and guilt. You are working hard putting in 50 to 60 hours a week to only get a crappy wage there doesn't pay all the Bills. No wonder people have a bad outlook on life. Main cause of depression.

[@niallwood]

$2000 a month doesn't even get you a room, that should be illegal. America you need to sort yourself. Sincerely, England

[@shanahaim5935]

Niall Wood err I live in England we aren’t doing much better! NHS used to be amazing now it’s only really for emergencies- you get no outpatient support unless you push hard for it. Council homes are pretty much none existent

[@matiasaraya5451]

I sincerely cannot belive a person earning 2000 dollars a month can't afford housing.

[@liaavv_4959]

As a Finnish person..that's insane!

[@blackiana]

That’s so sad. €2000 here is A LOT. It always surprises me how that amount is almost worth nothing in the US.. it’s unfair.

[@xxspetsnazxx7608]

You do realize it depends where you live right? Hell I love in Brooklyn and that shit don't cost that much here. If you want real affordable loving stay away from bigger cities like LA or NYC.

[@broganhogan3469]

It’s very disheartening and I feel like a lot of us work for nothing, a vicious cycle just paying our rents and our bills to barely get by.

[@dchawk81]

Even if you get rich you still die so it's kind of all for nothing no matter what.

[@rayblack2004]

Thats why they keep quiet about the suicide rate

[@sundinfamforlife4129]

It's very true. After years of being paycheck to paycheck we're finally getting out of the cycle. But it took years to do so and now we have to tackle our debt and we probably have 20k in debt which is another hurdle in and of itself.

[@evolvation587]

Valdene Allison They work long hours and don’t do anything luxurious I imagine. Look up Dave Ramsey and how the everyday millionaires got to be where they are. It’s just discipline and delayed gratification. Debt kills your chances of wealth building so it’s best to avoid it like the plague in the 1st place.

[@DM-1111]

Yes listen to Dave Ramsey, I have an average income and got out of living paycheck to paycheck with his teachings

[@michaelandrenio993]

Every family have that one person whom will break their financial burden, hope you are the person.

[@fabulousannieann4645]

The system is all messed up buh thanks trading I can never be homeless, or be bothered with government and their policies, cause when you invest you're buying a day you don't have to work so hard

[@picassosongs9409]

Assets that can make you rich Bitcoin Stocks Real estate

[@liniamacaron9959]

Stock's are crashing, Bitcoin investments Right now will be at every wise individuals list, in a month you will be ecstatic with the decision you made today

[@noahgonzalez9041]

I almost lost my daughter due to my poor financial life, all thanks to Katty for helping me, God bless you abundantly, keep fighting!!!

[@samanthadonaldson2246]

@@liniamacaron9959 I'm looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I have about $6k sitting in my savings

[@sjp4u338]

Get out of California!! She’s in Santa Barbara!! I’M not poor or homeless and I can’t afford Santa Barbara!! This isn’t rocket science!!

[@daniellereid7576]

Ryte she doesnt want change when she should i stack up as much money i could move to another city state even and get another job get a hotel its ways to get out of that

[@oooooo6308]

Wow I guess it must be pretty easy to move to another city then

[@vincentcheatham1844]

People in the South live in RV's All the time

[@ilonaohman8099]

DM CM but if they have job and can't get another one.

[@annetteslife]

Since you said you were not poor then maybe you should move yourself or help those who indeed need help. Moving is not that simple!

[@bobcobb158]

Every year the gap widens, the middle class is withering away. Soon there will be the rich, and the poor with nothing in between.

[@mikere555]

Bob Cobb work hard and dont be an idiot and be in the "rich" easy as that

[@krisc5508]

@@mikere555 , do you know how much orthodontic therapist ... AKA orthodontic assistant are getting paid in the UK ? In the UK a orthodontic assistant is paid $ 30 to $ 45 a hour , but here in the USA they get paid less than $ 20 bucks a hour around $ 18, and if that is if they have been assisting for ten plus years . The wages in the USA are being low balled .

[@daddylongleg6848]

every year that chick widens, only in America where the homeless are obese.

[@thereareantsbehindyoureyes7529]

Wrong actually, it's the other way around. The middle class and poor are getting richer and the rich are getting richer.

[@animationdramanation5730]

@The Wolverine I'm in the middle class and I'm still here. The middle class is still here but it's starting to degrade, I say in about *maybe* 20 to 30 years the middle class will be gone. ( Maybe longer maybe shorter who knows. The middle class still exist but not for long.)

[@nicberedimas3540]

This is in the "richest" country in the world? Unbelievable!

[@VictorDesmet9800]

Did you expect everyone to be rich? There is something called capitalism in the USA

[@mashpotter6158]

Victor De smet there’s also something called corruption there too

[@bera0014]

@@VictorDesmet9800 not at all, but a rich country is judged on how it treats it's poor and vulnerable. Giving tax breaks to bilionaires and letting others starve is wrong.

[@unglaubiger5645]

richest country? The USA is just a 3rd world country wearing a gucci belt

[@VictorDesmet9800]

@@bera0014 it's unfair yes, but the socialistic utopia will probably never come true...Atleast for now.. people are selfish. Some people have to be poor, some countries have to be exploited, for others to profit.. maybe in a thousand years we' will all be living in peace for the greater good of humanity.. But for now we're all living for ourselfs.

[@73cidalia]

This is where united families are so important. I know it's not possible for everyone, but in a strong and caring family (including extended family), we help each other even if that means offering a couch under our roof for someone to stay or having a couple of families under one roof (apartment or house sharing).

[@mansoormagsi1752]

Your all statement is very nice I appreciate your thinking 💞 From Pakistan !

[@mansoormagsi1752]

Dear I want to learn your language can you you help me ?

[@laureal3659]

@@mansoormagsi1752 what is wrong with indian and pakistani men being weirdo on KZbin woman comment in very single video i see ???

[@wildswan221]

Her grandparents should have had more kids?

[@entertainmentonline9696]

@@laureal3659 why what happened

[@nadelina4154]

It s a shame that this happens in the country of the biggest and strongest economy on earth. Some countries with less than half the resources of usa have 0 homelessness. Shame on every politician in usa

[@glimmeringsea5105]

True! Very true!

[@GhostOfAMachine]

Truth

[@IMaximusDMI]

I bet we are paying some of those countries that have 0 homelessness as well. Its too bad USA doesn't invest in itself.

[@nadelina4154]

@@IMaximusDMI i could not agree more. They have money for wars money for Aid. Money for space but not money for the homeless.

[@milesjohnson3796]

There is not a place on earth that people live perfectly. People like this honestly live beyond there means. I'm from Minnesota and I make 2100 dollars a months. I pay for rent and a 400 dollar a month pickup and I can still put a roof over my family's head and food on our table. Sorry but if you can't afford to live in a place you shouldn't live there.

[@R-L-I]

I’m not homeless but I do live in California and work two full time jobs, I can’t afford to even let one of them go, the cost of living out here is ridiculous and I do feel for these people because it’s not easy.

[@cajunsurvivor]

Maybe stop voting for Democrats. or move to a republican state and work 1 job and have a nice house

[@R-L-I]

@@cajunsurvivor Believe me I’m seriously contemplating it.

[@thanato5351]

I'm really curious about how high the cost of living in California. Could you give a brief example, like the cost of renting or something else?

[@thanato5351]

Never been to America..hmmm

[@Kevin-mi2xj]

Just curious - why not leave California?

[@firesign4297]

Make American...AFFORDABLE!!!!...😡😡😡 Again!😡😡😡😩

[@jigglyjuice7907]

Liberal

[@shyanroy1532]

@@jigglyjuice7907no... it's a human with sense and sanity

[@shortslongsandeverythingel5947]

Blame it on the Democrats they destroyed california.

[@jigglyjuice7907]

@@shyanroy1532 life isn't fair you got to work hard and overcome many challenges in life. Making housing affordable is unrealistic because there are some many factors that influence the price of a house

[@river9055]

No ! Move from a state you can’t afford to live in.

[@markpell5654]

I had my house burned down by a drug addict. There was no replacement insurance. My wife n I moved into a shed for 2 years while we applied every Penny each month to windows n doors, etc. After 2 long years and raiding a newborn , I finished our small house for $32k n refinanced for $150 n built another. There is no shame in struggling for a while. Just don’t give up

[@theadrenalizedartist6843]

How is sleeping in a car illegal when the wages have stagnated for the past 30 years for the most part?!

"wages have stagnated" nope, democrats keep raising minimum wage and devaluing money. And if you want to make more money, find a better job.

[@Cycl0pzZClan]

Stella smith what? Are you dumb? The FEDERAL MINIMUM is $7.25 even here in Texas that’s the minimum. You can not live making that anywhere in the country. Not even here in Texas where homes and rent are cheap. And before you assume I do not make minimum wage and live a comfortable life but cmon you can’t keep blaming Democrats when homelessness is all over not just in blue states. And no I am not a democrat either sweetheart 🤦‍♂️

[@dwightstewart7181]

Wages have not been stagnated for the past 30 years. The minimum wage does not represent the average wage, yet even the minimum wage has increased. Most today are earning far more than those a few decades ago. How else can we afford all those expensive iPhones, tennis shoes, cars, and similar.

[@josefstalin4532]

@@Cycl0pzZClan 7.25 an hour full time is $1160 a month. I made less than that for quite some time in Sweden, where litterally everything is more expensive and got by just fine.. maybe you can't afford to live in some big expensive city, or drive far to get to work, but a semi-crappy 1 bedroom appartment in most places isn't even half of that money so you'll get by fine.. Minimum wage means minimum value. You can't expect higher wages than the value you provide because you'll just be replaced with a robot.

[@IloveJellow]

because it can't be taxed on.. only way you can be free is if you go into the middle of nowhere in reserved zones. Even then you might still be kicked out by the natives of that area.

[@Eliecerhdz]

When the older laidy said she gets excited about getting her business and home going again... damn, that broke my soul.

[@acz88]

When life hits you hard but you get back up and punch it back in the face.

[@desraadams9501]

@@acz88 Or fall to you knees and pray. I’m homeless and there are days I just want to give up.

[@bjrock1235]

@@desraadams9501 You should try house sitting :)

[@Brian_Moser1118]

california is not livable but for the famous, engineers, doctors, and just high position people

[@solomonsolomon9782]

This is the HANDS of past USA government....Obama....president Obama government destroyed USA so much that it CITIZENS now sleep in the car......

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@NetExcess Haha

[@vampiresareyourfriend2584]

Become a high position person, or move to the Midwest where rent is less than 800.00 a month.

[@dembonez19]

News - "...her daughter who is too embarrassed to speak to us." Also news - _shows daughter's face_

[@yoleeisbored]

that was really rude to record her. shouldve respected her privacy

[@KaiChenoz]

$2000 a month but still can't afford a room, something is very wrong

[@EvilMmM]

cocain

[@lying_lynx]

California

[@juice8431]

hmm, lets see what could be the answer... AH YES! *C A L I F O R N I A*

[@journeytrials]

And the fact she’s fat means she eats good! And why can’t she leave california and move to cheaper state?

[@scottishlass4121]

@@journeytrials First off, if you actually watched the video, you would have heard her say that she doesn't have a way to cook or store food, so they have no other option but to eat at fast food restaurants. Second, you don't know her situation as to why she doesn't just up and move somewhere else; perhaps she has family nearby, or she wants to let her daughter finish her schooling with her friends, etc.

[@naomiking8287]

Unemployment rate is low because they arent including the homeless

[@Simoon-gh5xt]

Jep that number is flawed It basically doesn't include people we would consider unemployed For example, you are not unemployed according to the law when you have made more than 20 dollars in the past week or if you haven't been looking for a job (whilst having no job of course)

[@Simoon-gh5xt]

@Christina Reynolds I've been watching a bit too much of adam ruins everything

[@Simoon-gh5xt]

@Christina Reynolds I think it's in the description, otherwise I wouldn't know But I trust that they would be somewhere easily accessible, because it would be a bit trashy to not have your sources anywhere

[@Simoon-gh5xt]

@Christina Reynolds Did you find it? If not, there would probably be some official reports from the government on this subject If there aren't any, I'm sorry, I won't be able to help you then. I don't live in the US. It's probably a bit different in my country. Also, the unemployment rate is probably higher everywhere because of the pandemic, believe me (that kinda happened to me, but don't worry I'm fine).

[@Simoon-gh5xt]

@Christina Reynolds I live in the Netherlands

[@marialacona]

And Americans think their country is the land of the free, when all they do is work work work work, most don’t even make enough to retire with dignity. This is sad!

[@ketandeswal4336]

Same in all developed countries.

[@marialacona]

@@ketandeswal4336 yeah but all developed countries don’t live yelling freedom, when they are not free lol there’s places with more freedom than the US, at least freedom to go on vacation 3 times a year and not work like a slave to have just enough to pay rent.

[@marialacona]

@@ketandeswal4336 no my friend, it is not like that and if you have been everywhere you would know it Lol. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@marialacona]

@@cadds8055 I never mentioned immigrants haha don’t project yourself! 😂🤣

[@evolvation587]

Most people go into debt on stuff they can’t afford. That’s the secret to going homeless! If you don’t have debt you don’t go homeless! Save up starting young, invest that money every month and it will grow! People don’t seem to want to invest and would rather put $600 a month on a new Chevy Tahoe, but that’s not my decision lmao

[@jonathanlopez4978]

To be honest best decision of my life currently. Turned my back on the life I knew and haven't looked back. Always felt like an outcast. Although I'm disciplined and intelligent. Never felt a sense of belonging. Even amongst family and friends. Took about 2 months to get use to the lifestyle change. Very humbling and excellent experience. Isolation has helped me develop a sense of worth. ...couldn't imagine having kids and being "homeless."

[@masroorkhalil9655]

Us spending billions on war But failed to win a war with poverty

[@zusiphesikayi2390]

They haven't really won any of the wars they started either

[@billgale5568]

Not “billions” ....”TRILLIONS”

[@ajfarah8696]

They simply don’t care about people

[@lukasrichards2793]

Poverty started increasing ever since the government declared a “war on poverty”. It encourages people to live off the government’s handouts and give up on any chance of prosperity

[@debbienpeters]

Lukas Richards no, no it doesn’t.

[@HeatherLynseyMusic]

I’ve always heard that most people are just one missed paycheck away from being homeless. This is so sad.

[@petitcactusamer]

Is it not like that everywhere?

[@HeatherLynseyMusic]

Lena P Most likely!

[@filip9564]

Because they choose to spend most of their paychecks directly insyeas of saving like 5-10% every month

[@heardandtested]

Best solution move out of California

[@MsEliteForever]

@@benjaminemmanuel1825 lol

[@kaizersoze]

The people who voted in california helped create this disaster. Keep them in cali...

[@rdrdrd7777]

California is a rip-off I left 15 yrs ago, when you make 50 k in the BayArea and can’t afford to save anything, that’s bad. Let them do the labor themselves and leave the state!

[@anissalanning5731]

They are to Nevada las vegas Vegas too expensive now moving dosen't help they move gets more expensive for the locals the poor are being moved out

[@curlyfry3049]

Best solution, move out of the United States.

[@Zach-ge3kj]

Its very hard to see these much old people are going through with this situation

[@mvol5973]

I really feel for these people. The cost of living in this country has gotten outrageous. Even for people that have college degrees and good paying jobs, it's still tough

[@daisylumen7501]

Why is that? That is why america is so rich because they suck all of it from their peoples money

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Every time that happens, I give myself a raise.

[@thedefectality]

"Sleeping inside a car is illegal" ok.....soooo....we need higher wages. Clearly.

[@jim2498]

I think landlords don't need so many rules that make rental property go up because not a lot person wants to rent out property

[@itsdakota6442]

itd make the prices go up

[@banbans859]

Ya they don't provide solution

[@tennillej9601]

You don’t want that trust me, wages are higher in Australia but so is everything else including houses/rent!

[@ossiespencer4982]

Someone said it the best, "There is no such thing as a middle class. It is only poor, working poor, or rich."

[@lilylily7072]

be poor or rich then, you have to be a fool to be the working poor.

[@glimmeringsea5105]

Yes precisely.

[@keyboardfreedomfighter5734]

I'm not sure who "Someone" is or what time period they were referring to but, there is most definitely a middle-class in America in today's day and age.

[@ossiespencer4982]

Ok. However, the middle class is really called the working class or the working poor.

[@keyboardfreedomfighter5734]

@@ossiespencer4982 hmmm, if you're referring to America, the middle-class and working-class are two different things. I've never heard of the working poor.

[@user-cr3ev7vq7i]

If this is the situation in so called developed country, I'm happy to live in India..

[@juice8431]

An average middle class income in India is 13k while a poor person in America earns somewhere around 25k. Doesn't seem a lot better :/

[@puttaswamymysuru]

Yes..100% correct ಹೌದು....

[@juice8431]

@Ana Paula They are living in California, one of THE most expensive places to live in the entire world. If they go somewhere a lot cheaper, they might not have to go through all of this.

[@reynaldodauz9403]

In india and Philippines, my country, most of the people who lives in slums, which are technically not homeless, cannot afford to buy a Car. Our government actually support slums by constructing concrete road networks for them. They know that if slums wil be completely illegalized, a big chunk of the population will be homeless.

[@acalagangwani2791]

Still a wayyyyyy more better condition than Indians...

[@analisae4233]

Making 3000$ still isn’t enough in Bay Area o but yes start wars overseas cuz we don’t have urgent problems here 🙄

[@ShadeandShadow4ever]

@Tucker Stafford I agree. Also one of them worked as an accountant!? I don't know, with gentrification and rising rents, it seems like relocating outed citizens might be better.

how does starting wars relate to peoples bad decisions in life? that is just stupid logic

[@estherc.5559]

@Tucker Stafford But she will not make the same salary in middle America. She might make 75% of what she makes if she is lucky. Closer to 50% is more likely.

[@ellep.6204]

@Sam Joseph And for the construction workers who build your roads and office buildings, the plumbers who keep you water on, the cashiers staffing your grocery stores, do they not deserve to live within a reasonable distance of their workplace?

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Esther C. No for accounting it’s stable

[@moppetmaker]

2000 should be enough for a room, but most places require an income that's at least THREE times the rental cost. This is why most everyone I know has to photoshop pay stubs in order to get approved for rentals. Unfortunately you have to be a little corrupt to survive in a corrupt system.

[@Dudebrointhesky]

oooh! never thought about photoshopping pay stubs :-) Thanks for the idea

[@emmy4537]

fr

[@hmwoof6272]

You can’t survive in California with a month salary of $2000 because renting a room is like $1000 a month. What about food l, essential items and bills?

[@moppetmaker]

@@hmwoof6272 People do it. 1000 is absolutely enough to survive You have to make sacrifices though and budget to the penny, track everything, and save any extra you have. No cable, no fancy phones or plans, thrift store clothes on half off day, coupons/sales shopping only, generic basic foods, no eating out, don't use heat or AC, no paper toilet paper ect. That's how I grew up. Without modern luxuries people like you consider "essential".

[@cronchcrunch7287]

@@hmwoof6272 😂😂😂 I wish it was only 1,000 a month for a one bedroom in California 😂😂 it's more like 1,300 something for a one bedroom

[@Fourside__]

the old lady in the end is heartwarming, so much positivity despite the immense pain she must feel daily. i hope so so much her situation improved, such people need to be cherished and deserve better (all of them do)

[@heatherdawn1125]

What? She's in a home. Forgot that crap. I sleep in my car, or I use to. Cop bother me I tell em, I'll be gone in the morning,my care was great. A beat down 1993, but it needed worked on. Anyways, I never did get it fixed, and wen I attemted to go to work and school and get off disability I ended up getting really bad luck. The next year at my mothers I got really I'll and slep for three days straight in the spare room. All I needed was to graduate college. Meanwhile my half brother might be off someplace with a car, and getting someplace in his life. I watched my life disappear and turn crap befor I had the chance to save it.

[@user-vk3by7et5r]

I'm there now. I work 40 hours a week and I live in my cargo van. I would work more hours but my job doesn't offer overtime right now. I have been homeless before in fact I kind of chose it this time. It is just me I don't have a family to care for and I'm the kind of person who adjusts easily to basically any situation I find myself in. I couldn't see the sense in paying rent anymore after I got my cargo van it was like a blessing to me to not have to pay rent anymore. I only have small bills now like my gym membership, phone, car insurance. The thousand a month spent in rent goes into my bank account now. And I'm not really all that uncomfortable either with the way my cargo van is set up. I can lay down flat on a mattress, I have heat and a.c. fans, power inverters and USB ports for phone ,laptop whatever, I go to laundry mats, shower at the gym, attend church events to be socially active and work out at gyms instead of sitting on my couch in an apartment cramming junk food into my face watching t.v. waiting to kill over. I'm actually living a better life now.

[@pskully57]

The sad part, many Americans are all onboard with the Hunger Games Society.

[@pskully57]

Sam Joseph no, like all Trump supporters.

[@oreldarmusic]

Not only Americans

[@pskully57]

oreldarmusic Russians too love to see people working three jobs for $7.50 an hour, and living on the streets.

[@pskully57]

Stella smith who wants to be homeless in the red states?

[@pskully57]

Stella smith right, everyone is lazy except you. I’ve heard that one a million times. Everyone is as able bodied as you, too right?

[@dawnrobinson4002]

This poor woman who is trying her very best its so bloody wrong

[@vincentmackay9336]

Dawn you are so very right.

[@wilecatrexy]

It doesn't look like she's starving that's for sure.

[@orlando1145]

@@wilecatrexy its high calorie foods dummy, you are the 4 thumb uppers are very ignorant.

[@aimeek1236]

That’s why people are leaving California even the millionaires

[@dragonmartijn]

they are leaving because of the democrats.

[@Pargasbon97]

@@Cody_Films Maybe raising minimum wage will help people afford renting and other stuff? By some weird reason minimum wage and social welfare works in literally every other country.

[@dragonmartijn]

@@Pargasbon97 no, because employers will have to stop hiring low paid employees, because they will be too expensive. These last people won't have an income anymore and will need government payments. This means taxes will rise and in the future everyone will be demotivated to do something.

[@Pargasbon97]

@@dragonmartijn Well "too expencive" is quite relative, maybe 7.25$ is too much for some companies? Why even pay people like they did in the good old days? Maybe you should leave Murica for some time and come and see how stuff works in the rest of the western world.

[@skyleighsophia3706]

@@dragonmartijn lmao because of Democrats? Show your proof.

[@crimsonspade4305]

I was homeless many years ago. I still worked and definitely didn't look homeless. It's ridiculous how bad our infrastructure is that people have to work 50+ hours just to make ends meet

[@lubinoruby642]

Reporters should refrain from asking “is it hard?” when it obviously is

[@lau6438]

If you go by that philosophy, we wouldn't have an interview.

[@ereder1476]

@Alan no, it's because the viewer are, and they need explicit info

[@seeriktus]

They gave her the opportunity to speak about it, no other media has

[@lovinmooba601]

Going back to school isn't going to make her job opportunities better with as old as she is there is a lot of age discrimination when it comes down to jobs she play all day

[@CodyCole80]

LovinMooba 💯👍🏾💯

[@tinytt854]

Sad to say....your right. There is age discrimination when companies ask the year one graduated from high school. When " recruters" called me, i told them I was old enough to know the question was illegal, I was hung up on. Going to school... My 28 year old went to college, is in debt ( student loans only) and its getting higher. He works full time, but not in his field and he struggles to pay his rent every month. Life is tough. Im just glad he didn't make any babies.

[@tltinatl]

I hate to say it but I think you're right. My brother finally finished his degree at 47 at it has done not a damn thing for his job prospects in the 15 months since. Coincidentally he became homeless because he was so sold on the idea that finishing his degree was going to turn everything around (he'd lost his job and was driving for Uber full time in a city where that does NOT pay well and taking out title loans on his car) that he skipped paying his rent for three months to pay his last semester's school fees. He thought he'd land a job before the semester was out, pay the back rent and everything would be cool. Instead he got evicted and ended up having to move back to the town we grew up in and move in with our parents for a year. I think she'd be better off forgetting school and getting a second job. Especially since she's almost certainly paying for school with loans, which she'll need to pay back whether her job prospects improve or not. It's hard to know what to do. If you don't go to school people blame you for not getting more education. If you go back to school people blame you for wasting money and time. It's a gamble either way. I do wonder where her daughter's father is and why she doesn't live with him instead of in a van.

[@datgidigirls6208]

Atleast with will help boost her salary A Bit and could possibly get promotion from say a receptionist to Secretary etc. Because of her age and experience she could still get the kind of job she has now but with a boost in salary. Her chances are slim execpt she wants to use that degree to launch a business and be self employed but all hope is not lost.

[@bhumphries1360]

@@tltinatl Easier said than done getting a second job,when your homeless, and looks to be a single mom. What's she supposed to do with her daughter? It's a vicious cycle of no clear solutions, and plenty of dead ends. The system is set up for the hedge funders and trust fund babies to get ahead, but not the working class. A real solution? Livable wages, and caps on rental prices. I mean, who the hell can afford to pay 1500-2000 in rent when you suddenly find your self a single parent? I struggle all the time! I went to college, work full time. I'm a single mother to no fault of my own. Plus care for my elderly mother too! (She lives with us). It's just not fair. But I am so grateful that I live in an area where rent is somewhat affordable.

[@nafishakhtar]

Developed country but can't have a house in their own country,, it is very disappointing to see. What the government is doing for her. American is materislic country,so people have no sympathy for neighbor.

[@laowang8686]

@Ell R and that is not a full-time job, imagine how much she made with a full-time job? something is missing here...

[@ScrewYoutubeAndYourAutoNames]

@Ell R Best part is: there are some small places in Santa Barbara with rental prices of 1k. Might not be the american dream of a large mansion but it's a roof over your head

[@pollypurree1834]

Many have bad credit and a bad history of not paying the rent in previous apartments and/or causing alot of damage to the previous rent.

[@vincentmackay9336]

So very sad but so very true.

[@geoffreydevore9503]

America is becoming a second rate power!

[@MartinLabuschin]

That's capitalism right there: not being able to afford rent with a full time job, so the rich people can get richer.

[@degenerate3288]

If you wanna be technical it's a part time job

[@dedsi8848]

It's because they can't build in California. That's on the government not capitalism.

[@billycopper7248]

Jeez , she could work in another state, try Texas or Tennesse. She made bad choices and has to live with it. Obese with a 40 000$ vehicle.

[@ronnie9187]

@@billycopper7248 I don't understand why she is not selling it and is buying a smaller car and a 2nd hand caravan, which is already much more comfortable in such a situation.

[@waywardson9548]

It is California, if you can't afford to live there move.

[@JULYXXIV]

“Free overnight parking spaces to tackle the problem...” sounds like merely putting a bandaid on a bullet wound. We’re ineffectively treating the symptom and simply ignoring the overall disease. In effect, we have criminalized poverty and treat our fellow citizens - human beings - with apathy, derision and complete indignation. The next major catastrophe in this country is the housing situation, which is no longer specific to a select few cites, but a ubiquitous issue. A disaster unfolding right before us.

[@DavidKen878]

The only problem is that money rules everything around us. The sad fact is, you need it to survive.

[@dwightstewart7181]

Yet leftists are flooding the country with immigrants, legal and illegal, taking both jobs and housing. If you want to fix the problem, start with that. As is, I have no interest in what you say. You're not serious.

[@lescoe]

Working homeless person checking in. Oregon is getting bad.

[@garybrunecz7785]

The government will round us undesirables up, and take us to concentration camps and kill us in the near future. I can see it coming from a mile away.

[@ForeverShadowBanned]

@@garybrunecz7785 Some days that idea sounds better than struggling to survive everyday all day any longer.

[@ramonam8577]

It's bad be all over.

[@BTMMHACK]

Jon Luci as a part-time office worker Hassan really isn't slow enough to receive welfare benefits One day she'll find a full-time job back to school get a degree and and better my opportunities job in 2012

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@BTMMHACK u cute

[@alfredovalencia8889]

This is why we need to take money out of politics

[@kaizersoze]

Maxine waters only makes $100,000 a year yet she is worth $400 million. Thats 4000 years worth of paychecks if she never spent the money. Trump is the ONLY person is US history (as a president of the USA) to NOT take any money! Trump2020

[@kaizersoze]

@@pvssology 4 bankruptcies out of 500 successful business... This is why you kids shouldn't vote. Your teachers that you hate so much... Are democrat. Did they tell you how democrats were confederates? No. They tell you how blacks enslaved blacks and sold them to whites? No?.... They tell you how indians enslaved and stole other indians land? No? Just white man bad?.... Dont vote.

[@i.m.7710]

@@kaizersoze - So you think Michael Cohen was keeping the AT&T payments? No they were going to Trump. And the inaugural committee was overcharged $180+,000 at Trump hotel. Trump was cleaning up right from the start.

[@sparklesupreme8170]

KaosNPC democrats and Republicans had were completely reversed in political views in the late 19th century. Completely irrelevant.

[@kaizersoze]

@@sparklesupreme8170 Explain which policies they switched... Since 1854 repubs have been for 1A, 2A, low taxes and equality for all. Go ahead, name those policies. I'll wait.

[@johnallen7807]

It makes me feel guilty when I think I have problems.

[@lovelive7849]

2019 April I'm about to buy 2 bedroom. I worked for this 4 years. I'm very close to my dream.

[@dron4543]

More power to you buddy🔥❤️

[@KenMikaze]

Just the 2 bedrooms? What about the kitchen and the toilet? . .. ... .. . Just kidding, congratulations on your achievements!

[@lovelive7849]

drones dave Thanks

[@lovelive7849]

Kenneth Cabauatan Thanks bro

[@everhirstseyt2667]

Got your house yet? Congeats. April 2019 is the start of the rest of your life!

[@chm5750]

There is no middle class, that's an illusion, you're either rich (well off), or poor (struggling)

[@jon5464]

ch m exactly

[@ambersteward582]

Amen

[@timochyfilix5176]

I've lived in middle east for 4 years, heard about something called "zakat" it is an islamic rule for a muslim has to obey, in which each year a wealthy person should share 2.5 percent of his wealth with poor people, and imagine if millions of people doing that and each year.... according to them this keeps a balance between community layers

[@41kils]

False

[@veinteduece6625]

I'm not rich, but I am FAR from struggling

[@z31rider24]

Very sad what has happened this day in age. I never would imagined back 20 years ago when the cost of living was affordable. This person, Mother can't rent and doesn't qualify for welfare. Yet this is happening in the U.S. When will this end and when will help arrive? Im sick of seing and having to hear about this.

[@sxpreme-2960]

Why is she 40 with so saved money, why is she 40 with no home. Why is she 40 with a child. Why is she 40 working only PART TIME! Where is the child father!? Why hasn't the child been taken away yet?

[@jbro8934]

@@sxpreme-2960 you sound like a cold hearted Republican. Maybe she had some unfortunate circumstances that you were lucky enough to have avoided. Judge not lest ye be judged.

[@gunsnbuns107]

The Wolverine Andrew Yang is not the answer to this problem. Democrats have ruined California.

[@nsr5961]

Z31Rider this is all thanks to the greedy rich. They underpay their employees while they reak in millions more.

[@usebitchutefightcensorship1982]

@@nsr5961 ya'know you can revel in those same greedy company profits by becoming a shareholder, right? If you invested $10,000 in domino's pizza 10 years ago you'd have $593,689.93 dollars today.

[@jacobhamilton4888]

People are leaving the U.S in droves because of insane cost of living and our country’s monetizing of every aspect of life.

[@VegaTakeOver]

going where?

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

@@VegaTakeOver Poor countries relatively welcoming to outsiders. Usually in Asia or Eastern Europe.

[@benparks3564]

@@VegaTakeOver Spain and Portugal have affordable rents and there is hardly any homeless on the streets. I know of a man who moved to Spain from the U.S. with his family and loves it.

[@provrr]

"Its shocking how alone we all are, in all of this"

[@yasminey3509]

if she's too embarrassed to speak then she obviously didn't want her face being shown either..smh

[@bioncagasteau]

Exactly my thought!

[@highwayxj9397]

She doesn’t have a choice or expectation of privacy out in public

[@mrlahey5995]

Yeah that was a bit fcked up

[@121Greenthumb]

Shes a minor. Her mother could give consent.

[@keilanimouton2749]

I really hope whoever is involved in covering this story in any way, helped in some way.

[@johnsonlabarbear4741]

Hey Mouton How are you keeping, Where are you from??

[@batman-cu1ep]

Sorry dear. A college degree means nothing if nobody gives you an opportunity. I found out the hard way.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

💯 She is at the age where the people doing the hiring are the same age. People the same age generally see you as a threat.

[@julievanderleest]

Honestly if it wasn’t for my family, I’d definitely be living in the streets as well. It’s extremely expensive to live out in CA especially. I honestly want out of this state but can’t leave.

[@zetokaiba5867]

California sucks if you're not loaded with cash and it's full of weirdos too.

[@julievanderleest]

@@zetokaiba5867 sad but true. People are leaving this state like crazy. It’s a beautiful state but it’s become ridiculously crazy.

[@julievanderleest]

@Ana Paula I don’t blame you friend. It does get a little depressing when you hear people say, “take a look at CA and how bad it is there...” the good news for others is that the good people are leaving, sadly there’s not many good folks left to fight for the state here. However the recall of gruesome newsom is still going forward. Over a million signatures to get rid of that clown. Hopefully he will be outed and not get bailed out by the White House.🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@angelicadickson8666]

Why can’t you leave? Have you no seen what some people do to get to this country? Coming from nothing in Africa of Latin America, another culture another language? Sounds like you are keeping you back.

[@zetokaiba5867]

@@angelicadickson8666 Hop off your high horse Karen not everyone's conditions allow them to succeed like others 🤧

[@happyhed]

What a heartbreaking story. 3 jobs, traveling 8 hours a day to work, still broke! This is the promised land! As long as you're in the top 20%. It's disgusting.

[@seinundzeiten]

@D O T S 38 Billion would help with building low-cost housing for Americans...maybe the USA should cut-off all foreign aide funding...that would solve homelessness in America in 1-3 years?

[@leonhenry4861]

@Gareth Wigglesworth Stop smoking, China has so many empty homes it's a joke, also you never own a property they build infrastructure to last for 70 years and then it reverts back to the government, things are not well kept in China, and 9 times out of 10 you'll get scammed.

[@leonhenry4861]

@Gareth Wigglesworth I never said China wasn't growing. Of course, they will be the world number one but it's not the land of milk and cookies or the promised land, still, a high number of people live in poverty over there.

[@leonhenry4861]

@Gareth Wigglesworth Well look, I don't want to be that guy but I will. If white people pretty much run the world then who is planning this doomsday? Also, why would whites destroy there own countries ie America, UK, Canada etc?

[@henrikthfner3679]

I'm glad I live in "socialist" Scandinavia.

[@JT-zm7kj]

The working can’t afford to rent... while the not willing to work get free housing (I’m only referring to those who abuse the system). F’kd world we live in.

[@dr6770]

That's a sad thing. We need more regulations and rules. I see people constantly who CHOOSE to not work because they get gov't aid even when they are all completely able to work.

[@jessis9598]

That’s the truth!

[@shivakoliar4846]

Previously land was free. Whoever wanted to build a house anywhere, they would build it. But now you have to buy a land to build a home. If some land is just free, then anybody should be allowed to build a home at that place. There are poor people's who live in footpaths beside a road and many who cannot pay rent as work has been shut down due to covid19 . They could simply build a mud house and stay in it. It would be cheap to build.

[@focusedfuture7612]

Can't afford rent? She's paying $900 for food and $200 for a phone bill! Not to mention owning two dogs. You can easily find rent outside of cities for $500-$800 monthly. They chose to live that way.

[@adamzou4786]

@@focusedfuture7612 I know right, if Dave Ramsey sees it he would call her plain "Stupid."

[@rachelhawkins8938]

I was homeless once with my son,but things are better for us both, it has been many many years, but now I own my home and he has a good paying job and a nice apartment. I was blessed and great full for the help I received, no one should be homeless in the united States or anywhere for that matter. People need a home not a street corner.

[@patdelg9474]

The "American Dream" has been slowly eroding, but now COVID, poverty, and racial tensions are seriously rendering it hollow .

[@eduardochavacano]

Years of reality show and Bibles lead america to hell.

[@someoneelse6618]

Sure if you believe the hypothetical narrative. Think for yourself. Habits are what keep you poor

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

Someone Else Well, there needs to be people working “lesser” jobs, how else would you get groceries? Fast food? Electronics? Things from China? It’s all done by poor people. But they need a living wage, they’re needed, and that’s highlighted even more due to the pandemic. If these habits are bad, then what? Have no workers at all? Just business owners? Please...

[@someoneelse6618]

@@user-sf9gs2pg1b I'm afraid you're missing my point. You have a choice not to be a part of the system you are condemning. As I said I live on the street and there are other options besides eating fast food like the lady in the video said. She claimed because she was living in her car she only could eat fast food because she had no other options. This is false and an excuse

[@someoneelse6618]

@@user-sf9gs2pg1b additionally there are many other occupations besides the ones I stand against. True it requires some skill and perhaps a bit of education but it is not within the realm of reality, where there's a will there's a way. Grocery stores was never a part of my argument only fast food

[@Phapa93]

I think this is what happens when unregulated capitalism becomes greed.

[@kristina9605]

Especially when the rich start poor. They most likely want to forget being poor and never look back

[@ASidd1]

The global financial crisis exposed the limitations of unregulated capitalism as you put it. It just took a couple of decades longer than the fall of communism. At this point, social democracy appears to offer a balanced approach and a way forward, but we might learn of it's own limitations years from now.

[@eduardochavacano]

the poor in America looks like they own so much possessions.

[@retwerts]

You realize that one of the reason for the high rents is regulations right? Shocking! When you regulate the real estate market, this leads to shortage in new homes, which leads to higher price for living aka rent!

[@speakingtruths4215]

Saurabh Dogra Trust me that it isn’t so great living in a country where it somewhat is “regulated” like China. My sister in law is “successful” working as an accountant for the government, but her home is tiny and it would basically be the equivalent of living on skid row. An accountant working for the government here in our unregulated capitalism, would live much better.This is how most Chinese live. You should educate yourself about other countries before you say it is so bad here.

[@thefamousmuslim]

These are the benefits of capitalism. When foreigners come to the US they get to learn what the US is really about. We boast about being the richest country in the world and in the meantime this is the reality.

[@tc4877]

Best country in the world...if you're a millionaire...-_-

[@chrissnyder3430]

The American govt is the richest. Between taxing the hell out of us and printing money, they can buy whatever they want but don't ask them to listen to you or ask for help. My country is disgraceful at the moment. Revolution is in the air. You can smell it.

[@caitlindalich6363]

Capitalism has brought more people out of poverty than any other economic system.

[@jamesross1798]

America is one of the POOREST countries. The wealthy 1% class's salaries added into the equation is what makes it the richest lol

[@alexchavez3244]

Caitlin Lester you mean slavery and colonialism that kept the native people of those land poor homeless and in poverty right huh for whites gotcha.

[@ariesgonzales49]

real estate greed

[@Thegirlwithapinkbag]

I totally understand why they are embarassed by their situation, but they shouldn't be. I wish more people would open up about their situation. Maybe one of their co-workers have a spare bedroom, or an RV that they are looking to sell, or a garage that they have turned into a perfectly fine bedroom. A lot of people want to help.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Are you actually helping a homeless person right now?

[@310bound]

It’s a craps-shoot. If your employer were to find out you were homeless, you could be terminated for not having a permanent mailing address and you run the risk of acquiring the social-stigma of being homeless.

[@aGwEENapple]

Sleeping in a car is illegal 🤦🏽‍♀️ when you can't even afford shelter!

[@davidortiz3094]

That's why they should invest in tinted windows

[@thefiestaguy8831]

Absolute outrageous isn't it...

[@supotnabaog]

I can't believe this you can't sleep on your own car? WTH USA

[@510jesus]

@EastEndery they hand them citations to pay up for the violation. I don't think it's enforced though. It's gotten so bad out here in California is no wonder major companies are leaving the state

[@ivanbreak]

Nobody can tell someone that he can't sleep somewhere, that's just way too bizarre

[@thesnare100]

any property owner can tell someone they can't sleep there because it's their property, wanna let me crash at your place, as you just said you don't think you should be able to say no.

[@ivanbreak]

@@thesnare100 I was talking about people sleeping in their own cars

[@JT-bs2lm]

as long as it is public it should be ok. problem is if they are too many.

[@angelicadickson8666]

@@ivanbreak They can sleep in their cars just not on someone else’s property. You would do the same if some rolled up in your yard one evening and said I think I will stay here tonight. Also businesses that are trying to make money for themselves and their employees don’t want to have cars parked in the parking lot built for their customers.

[@Moving_Forward247]

It must be so stressful to sleep in a car-the ventilation is not good with the AC off and you can’t sleep with windows open due to bugs and crime. My heart goes out to these people. I will say that families have to help each other...maybe they’ve tried but honestly we have always supported some family members financially. It’s just the way life is. It breaks my heart to think of someone living alone in their car. It’s dangerous. And unhealthy (hard to cook). they should set up tiny house communities in these places or at least provide access to a kitchen at a church or sthg for people to cook...