Homelessness in Florida becoming a middle-class problem

[@dcoleman4444]

What they really need isn't "help" for middle class families, they need to make laws against CORPORATIONS buying up massive amounts of properties and raising the prices across the board. Where are the laws??

[@paxundpeace9970]

We need aid for the middle class! How should such laws work at all?

[@cable30]

Guessing corps find out they make those laws then corps find ways for those to not pass any and then u get more homeless in any state cause of greed.

[@dcoleman4444]

@@paxundpeace9970 Yes, aid would be helpful but it is very limited and doesnt solve the problem. They need laws that prevent the huge increases in prices (renter protection) and laws that would prevent corporations from buying up all available properties, which also drives up the prices and creates a monopoly.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@lalalalalaaaa]

N letting foreigners buy property in the US

[@paxundpeace9970]

People don't think about it until it happens to them. Glad that she said this out loud.

[@RevTox]

I'm pretty sure she can find a place to rent (or maybe even buy) for $2,000/month (or even a little less).

[@DanielHernandez-ye2jn]

And now we are here.....

[@cheyennetapiasmith9056]

@@RevTox Don't be so quick to judge You try looking.

[@paullewis4134]

@@RevTox apartments are literally like 1700 in Florida

[@paxundpeace9970]

@@paullewis4134 small one bedroom

[@mikearchibald744]

"A society that doesn't care about poverty will eventually be full of it".

[@davidgray1515]

This isnt poverty by a long shot! 31K for a family of 4 is poverty.

[@lorenzomedina6220]

@@davidgray1515 Ok Castro/Chavista !

[@faithrada]

@@davidgray1515 If you can't afford a decent place to live... then you're in poverty. It's not just how much you make... it's how much the housing COSTS. In the Netherlands it is AGAINST THE LAW to buy a house you are not going to live in. Using homes as INVESTMENT VEHICLES is illegal. There PEOPLE come first... as it should be.

[@mwamengele]

@drpareta mite Africa isn’t poor and we don’t have homelessness to this degree

[@Seattle-2017]

@@davidgray1515 31K for a family of ONE is an unsustainable situation basically everywhere in the US.

[@Thats_MarieHoney]

And they wonder why 24-26 year olds aren’t starting families anymore. It’s literally financial suicide

[@presidential3228]

it’s impossible. housing cheapest rent is 1,800 a month which is insane already. gas 60 a week insurance $200 and thats hoping you dont have a car note and drive something older. plus all the money u spend on food a month, phone bill, utilities, clothes, etc most people i know dont even make 50k a year so how the hell are they living i have no clue

[@presidential3228]

u add a baby into that you might aswell pickup 2 more jobs, and that baby wont even know who u are because u are going to have to work all day every day

[@VinnySmiles01]

The American dream is for the well off now and most of them work from home.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

lol they wonder? where you from lol. my mom would have disowned me had i had kids earlier than like 35 lol

[@elizabethbennet4791]

@@presidential3228 family help, two jobs, boyfriends, porn, cash jobs on the side etc

[@elainesmith7512]

GREED is going to be the downfall of America. It's a sin AND a shame that hardworking productive people like these families who get up every day and go work can't afford a decent place to live.

[@noheader]

Actually liberalism is the sin destroying America

[@erikwsince1981]

100% correct!

[@420bluegirl]

The love of money is the root of all evil.

[@venusbaptiste8210]

Black people have been saying this for centuries, but calle lazy, entitled, and even racist for pointing this out....welcome to AmeriKKKa

[@elainesmith7512]

@@420bluegirl So TRUE!! That love, which is actually LUST, will lead some people to do evil things in order to get more money. Just look at the state of the world these days.

[@hallisWorldVision]

This is why people need to understand that homelessness is NOT about being unemployed - It is about everyday circumstances that can happen to anyone - even the rich!

[@FG-bn3qq]

@@Budesolar_1 Please explain. You keep commenting "wrong" but offer no explanation. I'd love to read your bestselling book on how this doesn't happen to everyone or how it doesn't happen at all.

[@pamelalima5401]

Yes

[@richyoung4051]

@@FG-bn3qq my brother was a millionaire with his ex wife runnjng a rehab clinic and things went bad and he ended up losing it all due to divorce and other long story details. years later hes now back up again about to get his masters to be a dr in the feild. it CAN happen to anyone

[@FG-bn3qq]

@@richyoung4051 There's a video of a man with an MBA that became homeless after his mother passed away and her house was lost. He couldn't find steady work due to him taking care of her.

[@rhuttrho88]

Sometimes you got to move from the city and State you are in. Do whatever it takes to go where you can afford!

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

I left Florida because I couldn’t afford it. It’s reality. I’m single and childless. I can’t afford a kid. I don’t have a husband.

[@robertstirewalt7789]

you can afford a kid

[@dh1ymo977]

@@robertstirewalt7789 child care while you work is a minimum 900.00 month

[@Quagthistle]

@@robertstirewalt7789 Unless you make 6 figures or resign yourself to welfare, no, you really can't afford kids today.

[@KC-ki9uj]

@@robertstirewalt7789 you are such a dumb troll. You are under other posts making fun of the black single mom and here you are telling a single woman to get a kid. What the hell? You just want black women to suffer

[@gregorym8340]

You don’t need a husband and you don’t need a kid.

[@aniahfennie4665]

I’m a single mother in middle class and was homeless in dade county for 7 months during Covid ! I cried everyday asking why my job I had as a bachelors degree student couldn’t pay enough for rent. I decided to leave and move to Georgia and my life is more positive and I’m able to live in a decent apartment

[@trafficjon400]

lucky fuckenyou?

[@zoraidita2022]

She is smart

[@ambientdaze2898]

All it takes is one broken down car, one medical bill, one accident, etc. It’s scary how easy it is for us to fall into debt. The gray area really needs to be more spoken about

[@27Killermike]

We do talk about it but that’s the issue people just talk

[@tyroneduzan7097]

I know exactly what they're going through me and my wife both had vehicles identity fraud officer slammed into my wife on her way home from work and now we're looking at maybe being homeless ourselves all over an officer who fell asleep at the wheel

[@testing6753]

@@27Killermike all talk but never action. whether we admit it or not, most of us always put our own well being first and won't take any extra steps to help others, especially if it affects us. we'd rather send prayers and condolesnces online than doing actual helping.

[@Lee_873]

They keep raising rent prices every year. how could people not see this will eventually happen. This will effect everyone by 2030 probably sooner.

[@museluvr]

I was fine til I had a stroke I never even felt. But $2600 later (from $12k, which the balance luckily my insurance paid), I'm now struggling. God is good though, He controls things... and I'm sure He may have been telling me to slow it down (in my 60's).

[@ahaririguy]

This is honestly the first real story talking about those of us who are part of, what I call, “The Working Homeless.” Keep it up, we need to be heard

[@thegoodsmaster]

Only difference between the "working" homeless and the regular homeless is they haven't been broken yet. Those on the bottom are compounded by the "NIMBY's" and "NMP( not my problem)" people standing on their shoulders. But once that bottom.rung holding up every breaks, It slowly pushes people down the ladder to carry the weight

[@aniadavis9454]

Wrong, the income is. Not high enough to afford a decent place in FL, and other states too. Yet, where is the. Hud secretary? Do we even have one?

[@TimTams_64]

YOu have a voice, use your vote instead of complaining.

[@DragonLove225]

@@TimTams_64 Government does find ways to punish Protesters and those against their interest$. Artificial Intelligence with algorithm is already being used in hidden cameras all through the U.S illegally. Money, a home, education, privacy, and freedom are all going to be something harder to fight for. It's a very scary future approaching.

[@stgrsa]

@@TimTams_64 Vote for who? I'm unaware of anyone running for office who wants to fix this.

[@sarahdell4042]

Corporations shouldn’t own residential property. This is happening everywhere. It’s awful

[@mikeowns8440]

Deathsantis is letting it happen

[@brito809]

@@mikeowns8440 true, but its happening all around the country.

[@Kay0Bot]

But as a stock holder in corporation, they should!

[@brito809]

@@mikeowns8440 I blame politicians not the people. It’s the job of the government to keep corporations in check and they aren’t doing it, specially democrats.

[@PKerusso]

Corporations are the only ones that can afford to own real estate. The problem starts with the goverment passing high taxes on to everyone, corps have to make profits. thats what they do.

[@alwynsmit3546]

I contracted Covid August last year. Spent 2 months in hospital & came home having to basically learn to walk again. My lung capacity is now at 55%. Last year September is the last paycheck I got. I filled in my unemployment claim & to date have not received a single cent from them. If not for my wife, I'd be on the street right now

[@amykittridge7707]

This is just plain inhumane. There is more than enough to meet everyone's needs. It all comes to to GREED.

[@briaf3370]

Greed is designed by the Ruling Elite in the USA>

[@mazzb305]

Capitalism

[@chytstorm]

Those of us older residents repeatedly warned people of this. They kept obsessing over property values and keeping undesirables out of certain neighborhoods. Year after year they kept loosening regulations and voting in officials who paved the way for more corporate ownership. Prices went up and they cheered as they priced their own children and grandchildren out of the housing market.

[@catholicfemininity2126]

@@mazzb305 ---what is better than capitalism? Legit curious.

[@tehpurplepills]

@@catholicfemininity2126 Heaven. Meanwhile, Jesus promised we will always have the poor. also my sis lives in florida, husband, 2 kids, and he pays like 2k or something rent on an apartment. but im in indy, paying 1.3k for a decent home, 0.5 acres. but my ex gets so many benefits, i agree, the poor get so many benefits, but the "middle class" cant afford to be middle class., especially these past few years.

[@Abcdefghijk920]

This is why I can’t stand when people say “why don’t you just move to someplace cheaper.” IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO MOVE AND START OVER. Only an ignorant person would say stupid stuff like that. Infuriating

[@IIII......]

It's not expensive to start over, unless you want to live in a rich area. Financial literacy needs to be taught everywhere.

[@Dreambig62]

No it’s not this a victim mentality if you have nothing then you can simply move because you have NOTHING to lose

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@bena.3955]

Also the whole USA is going through the same thing as Florida. There are a lot of homeless middle class people in the Phoenix area where I came from. Thankfully I moved to Tucson in 2017 before things reached this point.

[@jenevieklein9385]

It can be expensive if you have a ton of stuff or are attached to things. I've moved across the country before with only what I could fit in my SUV. I sold the rest and bought second hand from marketplace once I arrived. It's doable, just have to get creative.

[@askquestions1236]

Praying for these families. This can happen to anyone. May God bless them.

[@126missday]

Yes I believe these people will get great housing & do well by Gods grace.

[@Bonafide188]

Your prayers are useless

[@sharronpettis384]

Been out there. No one helps anyone though!! Treated like subhuman!

[@126missday]

@@sharronpettis384 what! Really? Wow I’ve heard about things happening out that way but I’m from nyc crazy too but you don’t hear about this kinda thing as much I’m so sad by this I really hope & pray for change it’s really needed.😔

[@beautiful2098]

Gods grace❤️

[@morenahlatshwaya]

Imagine working hard all your life, all the sacrifices you did, all those sleepless nights, pouring your blood, sweet & tears just so that you'll be able to have a decent life and suistained your family . And it'll all mean nothing just because of the decisions of a few decrepit people called the government, I think we need take some investment diversification so as not to depend on the government to bring money especially now that war and pandemic has hitted the economy pretty hard. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life, 🙏🙏🙏

[@Soboj-oy8me]

Yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too

[@adasohas]

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[@JiwanWill]

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[@JiwanWill]

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[@JiwanWill]

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[@susanjaneterry1073]

Florida broke. This is how everyone ended up on the streets on the West Coast. Instead, happy homeowners blame drugs and mental illness, the results of losing your home, not the cause. Eventually, they are the ones who get blamed, ignored and kicked to the curb. This happened to me. It can happen to you. It can happen to anyone.

[@dustywilson5461]

^ underrated comment

[@qjtvaddict]

Revolution time

[@johburale4991]

DeSantis and the Republicans here are corrupt, they are destroying the state for sure

[@1985Love1]

Part of the plan,preparation for the Reset!!

[@pamelalima5401]

You right, we are a family with kids, hard work people, never used drugs, mentally healthy but still we can’t afford the rent in South Florida anymore… it’s easy to blame people when you’re not in the investors hands, they own everything here and just want to make more and more money… even a family need to be kicked out because can’t afford the increase of the rent

[@lalaware09]

I'm in this VERY situation and praying to be able to get out soon. I'm a single mom of 2 and I don't get food stamps or section 8 because I make too much to qualify and not enough to afford this outrageous rent. Praying we find something REALLY soon.

[@BarbaraAsquith]

Dont give up hope! Stay strong! You are blessed and rich in so many other ways that is more important. I hope things get better for you and yours.

[@angelag.johnson1985]

🙏🙏

[@naturallydope6971]

I'm in the same situations single mom of one and make to much for help. My daughter is a full time student with a partial scholarship and I have to pay for her housing. I do not want her to get into student loans like I did while I was in college because that's another battle I do not want her to have when she graduates from dentistry school. And of course people will say get a second job, yeah it sounds easy for some but it's not for everyone's situation.

[@naturallydope6971]

I am praying for you!

[@lalaware09]

@@naturallydope6971 Thank you SO much! Praying for you as well! Right about the second job. Being their only parent IS my second job and I already work 60 plus hours a week at the one job I have.

[@LegendaryMercDC]

The fact that my state of Florida has surpassed California to become the least affordable state to live in is disturbing

[@shortattentionspangarage1312]

Along with this, the pay is terrible. I relocated to FL from WI in 2018 and fortunately got in front of this housing boom, but I took quite a pay cut as well. Everyone said, "It's cheap to live here..." Yea, not anymore.

[@Shayne2517]

That's an exaggeration. California & New York are worse than Florida. But I get your point.

[@marcstilson3000]

IF WE KEEP THE RENTS HIGH, THE PIGS CAN'T MOVE IN NEXT DOOR TO YOUR 200.000.00 HOME TO PITCH A TENT...

[@mr.patriotjol]

because people are keep on moving here. The more buyers you get, the higher the rate is to buy the home and to rent.

[@francismarion6400]

Florida is NOT the least affordable state to live in. We have ZERO income tax. Its one of the lowest taxed states.

[@uk7769]

STOP ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO BUY ALL THE HOMES. I was earning six figure income and still, prices in Port Saint Lucie forced me to move away. Prices are absurd.

[@htchamber2776]

Either your lying or your irresponsible with money there’s no way you earn 8,333 a month and have issues to to rent unless you clueless

[@BossItUp911]

Did you not watch the video? She has 4 kids and no man. She messed up her life. She hung herself. Don't pin this on the corporations.

[@martinko4086]

@@htchamber2776 he is a drug addict, alcoholic and gambler with six figure income .

[@donbasuradenuevo]

Corporations should NOT be owners of RESIDENTIAL properties. Homes should NOT be commodities. Homes should be a RIGHT for HUMAN BEINGS.

[@rewtdawg9852]

Tell that to the construction workers and all the people who make the products that create said home.

[@jojo5715]

@@rewtdawg9852 What if communities funded the building of homes in their neighborhoods and it was sweat equity and connection that helped you get inside a home, not generational wealth and good luck or even hard work piling that cash if it was in an unfair way or stopped you from contributing to your community in meaningful ways? What if it was a willingness to grow native plants and food for others instead of having a lawn and showing off your wealth and status? This is already happening on a very small scale and if it catches on it could save the planet.

[@rewtdawg9852]

@@jojo5715 those people are at work making the money to take care of their own problems. Grow up and get a big person job and quit whining that the world isn't doing enough for you.

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@rewtdawg9852 Doofus. Wages are stagnant, cost of living is up, and inflation is high. There is a housing bubble too.

[@michaelmeathammer5688]

@Kevin Myers some of these people are nothing but whiners. They’re full of resentment towards those who have worked and suffered enough to justify their existence. I love hearing how housing is a right….

[@JN-xv9tl]

My family isn’t homeless, but we are the squeezed middle class, unable to save because of cost of living. We have no debt, do not buy new cars, have old phones, buy used clothing, and keep our lifestyle minimal. It doesn’t help much other than keeping us out of debt and afloat. It’s unbelievable that this is happening to working people.

[@mathisnotforthefaintofheart]

The way it goes, you may have to try to find additional work to keep up with the costs. Lots of people are in the same boat. They barely break even though they live very simple. The problem is that if you cannot save for anything, that car/dishwasher/furnace/etc does need replacement at some point. Then you have a problem...

[@StaciSimpson]

​@@mathisnotforthefaintofheart Exactly. Or if you end up with a medical emergency.

[@eagle25311]

I work 7 days a week and can save a little money not much

[@leadnsteel1428]

@@eagle25311 I started a lawn buisness at 31.... I'm 38 now with 1 mill in the bank and a paid for house.... I wish I would have started it in my twenties

[@eagle25311]

@@leadnsteel1428 I'm screwed I just work every day to stay afloat but I'm tired all the time

[@kennethwalker4551]

I've said for many years there will come a time when there are only 2 classes of people , those with untold wealth and those who have nothing. That time is here.

[@sharonluquis5823]

That is what it is like in some third world countries…Rich and poor, no middle class…The two extremes, no middle ground…People want to come to the USA under the notion that if they work hard 😓 they can survive and maybe even flourish but the chances of this are lessening even for American citizens…It is sad and troubling that you can graduate from college, have more education than your grandparents, and not be able to save money, afford rent, or pay off your home before you retire…I often hear my college graduate friends say they do not consider themselves middle class, they consider themselves working class, and they are only one paycheck away from a financial crisis if they are unable to work. They are unable to save for a “rainy day”, as told to them by their grandparents…

[@Shqipegrl]

@@sharonluquis5823 The only type of immigrant that is making it in the US are Indians & South East asians working IT/Engineering/Medical for companies. Of course, they’re considered educated, so they get visas easier & they still make more than the average American at $60k & up.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@sharonluquis5823]

@@veroniquevesta7516 💯Veronique Vesta…

[@jessicabixler1658]

Been there before. At some point it will change again...

[@cliffc1842]

I know exactly what this lady is saying and I too can relate to a situation just like this! This year 2022! April 10- Jun 15 I was Homeless!! Living in a hotel paying RENT every week living in a hotel it's so hard to save money. I ended up finding a WONDERFUL HOME in a TERRIBLE MARKET so I know God blessed me big time!

[@lauren6509]

Seeing these good working people in tears is absolutely heartbreaking. The face of homelessness has been changing for the past five or so years with the housing market. Everyone thinks homeless people are junkies but everyone is on the brink of homelessness. I wish people had more compassion and that the bipartisanship in this country was stronger. We can't have both parties blaming each other and pointing fingers when we have a housing crisis on our hands. If these billionaires were really trying to help they would buy a house or pay rent for everyone because they have the funds to do it. The past two years we have made them richer while simultaneously we have gotten poorer.

[@ron4501]

This is not "both" parties. Republicans like DeSantis do nothing to address soaring rents or housing costs.

[@lauren6509]

@@ron4501 I agree. Nothing more sus than a conservative poor person. In Virginia, Florida and Texas that are staunch conservatives meanwhile they are living check to check and are in poverty make no sense to me. But it's not 1996 anymore. Both parties have become too tribalistic when they need to come together and fix it.

[@ronkonkoma4223]

Maybe, the real focus should be on money management and survival skills and less on sympathy and blaming rich people? Why don't you reach out to these families Lauren and take them in free of cost for a year, so they can get on their feet?

[@AbsFabbs]

@@ronkonkoma4223 money management doesn’t matter when you don’t make enough that all. Full stop with the bs. These hard working people shouldn’t be having such a hard problem.

[@ronkonkoma4223]

@@AbsFabbs Of course it matters. If she had good money management skills she would know that she cannot afford to live on her own and would look for other alternatives. It probably would have been a good idea to stop at one child if you're picking deadbeat dads. Poor decision making and poor money management is why she's in the situation that she's in. If you yourself need help with money management, I am more than willing to help you.

[@stayntune]

Although I'm not homeless, I do feel hopeless during this time of crisis. I'm getting paid more than I ever have, but I still can't afford to buy my own home because everything on the market is being sold within a week of listing and on top of that people like me are being out bid by cash buyers (mostly investors). When I first got this current job, I felt like i took a giant step forward.... Now I felt like I was pushed back another 10 years, making pennies. What a time to be alive.

[@NotLikeUs17]

This is a residual effect from when the housing market crashed in 2008. This is why instead of bailouts the people responsible should have been given jail time. Home ownership is no longer feasible for lower to middle class households.

[@shelleybayless8968]

I went the “tiny house” route thinking this was a good solution for me. I found a cheap lot in the country, bought a 320 sf shipping container house, but first have to put in well & septic. The problem is costs have gone up so much, it costs more than the 1200 sf 3 bd/2 bth house I bought in the city 10 yrs ago!

[@nanokittens1293]

It will stabilize. Hold on and stay ready

[@ErinRSU]

@@nanokittens1293 you're a fool

[@francismarion6400]

@Kathy Hamlin Yes, this is Build Back Better. When we all starve to death, it will be better for the rich globalists.

[@broeheemed32]

I'm seeing this up close. My aunt - who is disabled since 2015 - finally got approved for that "Section 8" help. They gave her a figure that she was allowed to spend (and may not exceed) on rent + utilities, and they would pay a percentage of that. The figure is lower than any rental in this area. ANY rental. They're using rent averages from who knows how many years ago. 7 years of waiting for assistance, just to basically have the door slammed on her.

[@jojo-l7431]

very true..even people on housing that live in homes are being made to move because the owners are making 3x more selling the property. And with limited to nowhere to go with section 8 vouchers they are going to shelters while on housing.

[@starwindamada5313]

And you know the migrants coming in once Title 42 ends will be living in luxury.

[@blacktara3936]

Finding ANY sec 8 rental's very difficult. Finding one in a SAFE neighborhood is 100% impossible.

[@kensims4086]

@@blacktara3936 I'm fine in the Midwest.

[@minisithunknown5568]

Yes, if people are willing to relocate come to the Midwest, Sioux Falls SD is growing and plenty of small towns with big factories looking for help. Currently a lot of Mexicans have been grabbing the jobs and even I have a group of Mexicans that speak little to no English. There are enough English speaking Mexicans that help translate. But the management team rely heavily on our English speaking Mexicans. Construction is another huge industry out here that has more Mexicans. So the Midwest needs more Americans here for these jobs. Sell most of your stuff but keep essentials and important stuff and Road trip down with a Uhaul trailer. Just have to make sure your car is up to date on upkeep from a mechanic.

[@spiralflame88]

This isn't something that is just happening in Florida, it's happening across the country. We are having the same issues here in CA when some businesses are buying out apartments and raising the rent to where it's not affordable to your average person.

[@kushking949]

Yes but it looks like Owen eats his rent money

[@manager4409]

Perhaps taking in millions of immigrants a year plus hib visa workers is a bad idea

[@freeisalwaysme]

@@manager4409 Yeah we should send those cubans back to castro. We have enough immigrants am i right?

[@Espa_dubs]

The WHOLE WESTERN WORLD

[@evognayr]

Don't mention the elephant in the room!

[@sentientflower7891]

If you think times are tough now you should see what's coming.

[@winning3329]

People need to start talking action

[@BleuBelair]

SAVE money…..The crash will ruin lives…..

[@Youmightknow111]

Exactly, I'm scared of what's next.

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

When it gets bad enough, there will be a reset. There needs to be a balance.

[@SGTSpliffer]

Something tells me I'm not getting out of this alive.

[@Gingy2002]

NEVER in a million years could I ever imagined, people working 9 to 5, full time, and being homeless or on the verge of being homeless smh

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

It's been happening but people like to pretend all homeless people are lazy and drug addicts who don't want to have a secure home

[@richardlong8014]

Bring back Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

[@metalmike570]

I always said why don't the billionaires build affordable housing; they would get most all of it back anyway it's housing. Here's the last names of them: Gates, Musk, Buffet, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Winfrey, Cuban, Trump, Walton Families, Mars families, just to name a few.

[@georgettevachos5516]

This breaks my heart the people who made Florida what it is are being kicked out due to out of state people moving in. I'm so sorry this has been in the making for a few years. Rent has been going up for years with little wage increases.

[@stephvanderyacht3644]

It's the same in Montana.

[@KC-dr3cg]

What made Florida what it is today would be the ocean and the gulf and the temperature.....People didn't "make Florida".

[@DrSchor]

it breaks my heart that the seminoles who made florida were kicked out due to the out of state people moving in. this has been in the making for many years

[@bobafrost7366]

@@KC-dr3cg They mean economically, culturally and/or community-wise. That really had to be pointed out?

[@KaiserReb]

@@bobafrost7366 people are this fucking stupid on the internet

[@cnabren]

If ONE emergency happens in my family, we will be right where these people are! Every month I pray we get enough money for rent and bills!

[@Enzome12.]

It’s the same in Ireland now. It’s terrifying.

[@kanank13]

it really breaks my heart to see the pain of this accountant and the transport gentleman. i hope things get better for them. Yes, it is a mystery how many people are able to afford the high rents and live there.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@sharronpettis384]

Hoping don’t get it! DOING DOES!

[@KC-dr3cg]

Transport guy's seventeen-year-old daughter can get a job..buy a mobile home..$10,000-$30,000...Move to a cheaper state..like Springfield Mo

[@476233]

@@KC-dr3cg that’s funny! My parents bought a mobile home in 2005 way in the middle of nowhere in florida and it was still 90k. Ever heard of hurricanes or tornadoes? We experience them a lot too. They would rip apart a mobile home quickly.

[@lunallena5594]

People afford it by renting a space with multiple roommates or with family.

[@476233]

I’m a teacher here in florida and the only way I was able to afford a mortgage on a condo was with state down payment program. Today, there is no way I would be able to afford a mortgage payment. This is just awful to see. The guy hit the nail on the head when he said how can people afford these homes? In my neighborhood the average home price is around 273k and the average salary is around 62k. How can a two family income with kids make a down payment let alone pay a mortgage at this price?

[@JessicaTheEngineer]

Where in Florida is avg price 273k? I’m in Tampa and avg price is 400k and prob 700k down in Sarasota.

[@dannylengyel5830]

Those salaries don't include the WFH migrants/ transplants from out of state. They brought their higher paying jobs/salaries with them to Florida. That's what is causing this. A result of the pandemic in some other states. That and inflation. Your dollars are worth less.

[@alphaomega1351]

Homes 🏡 are worth what a bank 🏦 will loan since 98% of people will need to borrow. That's why when rates are low demand is high and when high, low. The HOA fees alone for many condos and town homes 🏡 are high and continue rising so affordability is still out of range for those options. The only way prices will come down is for the fed to increase borrowing costs by raising rates. 😶

[@KC-dr3cg]

Your comments lead intelligent people to wonder where are you spending your money? And how many kids? You need a revisited budget or you each need 2nd jobs...or both. Move to S.C. ..Alabama?

[@KC-dr3cg]

A mortgage of $260, 000 = $1,500 piti... if you have two teachers earning $62,000 a year each , your take-home pay (around$4,000 a mo each) makes a $260,000 house affordable.

[@rachf9695]

I refuse to rent from one of these huge corporations buying up homes, there’s several houses in my area I’ve been eying for years, they don’t answer the phone, they don’t return voicemails, they already want hundreds above the average rent in my area and they just sit empty, long grass and even has a for rent sign! Irritating!

[@dustywilson5461]

Probably owned by foreign investors, like the CCP.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@TropicoDreams]

Good for squatting

[@KC-dr3cg]

It has been reported that people by the house and do not want the hassle of tenants they simply wait for the house to appreciate and sell it at a good profit

[@RH-lg9uc]

@@KC-dr3cg In Canada, investors buy the house and resell it for $100k more 6 months later. While the housing cost may be expensive to us in the states, our residential cost are relatively cheap compared to those in other developed nations. Investors are not worried about things like mortgage rates, They are able to crowdfund all cash offers for housing. PLEASE IF YOU ARE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS VIDEO, GET TO A PLACE, IT MAY BE THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, BUT PURCHASE A HOME. Business people around the world are looking for places to park their cash, American real estate is seen as great value.

[@Hello-nl1km]

Florida politician are responsible for not controlling the rent ! This is sad! Build houses for the working poor!

[@themasterrogerdelgado]

She's right about getting into an apartment is tough. Getting into my current apartment in Las Vegas I had to pay first and last month's rent plus a $2,000 security deposit. My total move in payment was just under $6,000. Add on a non-refundable application fee and fees for background checks it was around $6,300.

[@mffulshear9630]

Damn! Cost are rising here in Houston, TX as well! But you don't have to pay 1st or last mth rent to get a apt here. Maybe you can consider moving more south if things don't get better in a year.🤷🏽‍♀️

[@sayjaibao01188]

Las Vegas rents are getting ridiculous, same with Phoenix.

[@PRIMETIMEBUFFS]

@@mffulshear9630 do not tell anyone else to move to Texas

[@kellykat7028]

I live in Las Vegas too I was a loyal tenant for 6 years pre pandemic some days we ate just Ramen not to hurt are landlord paid rent on time during the pandemic even though we both lost our jobs sucked our savings dry to keep a roof over our 4 children heads Just to be slapped in the face with a no cause 30 day notice because they want to sell the home thank God I got a pro Bono lawyer to help When they came with the 30 day notice we still had nine months left on our lease our lease runs out the end of August and I’ve been looking nine months and we can’t find anything this is not the Vegas I know it’s become California

[@mffulshear9630]

@@PRIMETIMEBUFFS If ur life is not going as planned, just say that! You sound hella bitter bout somethin 🤷🏽‍♀️ Moving to Houston 16yrs ago was a excellent decision for me & I work in furniture sales so I meet new ppl wkly from Cali & the Mid West. They are happy w/ their decision of moving for their own reasons also.

[@DarylSolis]

Make no mistake, this is only gonna get worse. 10 to 20 years from now, there will only be the super rich, and the extreme poor...no more middle class. Children born today in middle class families have no chance of owning a home when they are adults. Everyone will be living in government provided boxes in the future whilst the super rich live in lavish spacious luxury. Buckle up, We are heading for absolute dystopia.

[@marksimmons5839]

True...but the answer is to acquire the skills to get the better jobs. BS college degrees wont cut it any more

[@princessmarlena1359]

I’ll live in the brush, with my rifle in hand. If I die fighting on my feet from government storm troopers raiding my camp, it beats living on my knees in servitude.

[@DarylSolis]

@@princessmarlena1359 Amen

[@wheelman4824]

Less than 10 years imo

[@mikearchibald744]

LOL, thats too funny. Where ARE you living? You think the GOVERNMENT is going to GIVE you boxes? What do you think the homeless ARE. The government is going to give you NOTHING. It could not care less about you. You realize in past days in most countries government DID give people housing. They were called council houses and other forms of accomodation. They weren't great but go ask people in tents whether they prefer tents or 'government provided boxes'.

[@proudasiangirl576]

I am so sorry for that woman in the interview. So true! The middle class is getting squeezed out! The rich will always be rich and fine. The poor will always be subsidized by the tax payers, aka the middle class but then the middle class make too much to qualify for any benefits but still suffer from lack of!

[@IIII......]

proud asian girl Rich people will remain wealthy as long as people like you keep purchasing their products. I'm very positive the device you're using now was owned by a rich company.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@karenjackson2009]

Me and my mom have conversations like this all the time, for years I've been saying this!! America is set up wrong!

[@sharronpettis384]

Exactly!

[@KC-dr3cg]

I think this is a wake-up call to a lot of young people that having four children may not work well in the long run

[@Phoenix-J81]

If it wasn't for my parents helping us, we would have been homeless. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a family that can help. I am still grateful that they were there for us when we needed it the most.

[@mufasa1794]

Yes

[@dianaverano7878]

With the inflation, even when Im now in my 40's, my family is helping me to buy a new house. Because I cant buy if I use my own salary. Im here in asia. No kids. Single. Just inflation as the culprit of high priced houses

[@Al-ht5pi]

Seeing these people cry and they are actually working and trying I understand how they feel. It hurts me looking at this cause I’m living paycheck to paycheck. Sometimes I have to choose rent over food, or gas over food. It’s really hard and my household makes $60,000 a year

[@theresedavis2526]

You need to retrench. There are people who aren't making half that much! Do you have a large family??

[@IIII......]

i wanted to feel sorry for those people, but all of them are overweight. if youre overweight, that means youre not budgeting your money correctly. an account in florida makes enough to pay rent for a 1 bedroom apartment. what i dislike the most about this video is that the reporter blamed homelessness on ''unaffordable housing''. housing isnt unaffordable in florida if youre an accountant

[@BuIIet]

@@IIII...... Not necessarily. They could be doing all their grocery shopping at the dollar store. You can easily buy 1000 calories of sugar-food for a buck or two. I doubt they're feasting on chicken and vegetables every night. If they're eating out every night that's a different story but still shouldn't mean the difference between a roof over your head or not. They probably qualify for food assistance too which can be stretched pretty far if used responsibly.

[@theresedavis2526]

@@IIII...... You sound like an ignoramus! Haven't you ever heard of reverse starvation... when people are forced to survive on foods that are high in carbohydrates, and lacking in other nutrition, because they can only afford a high carb diet. Carbohydrates are among the most inexpensive foods, but the result can be obesity, diabetes, or other deficiency related illnesses. Secondly, not everyone can be an accountant, or any other professional! Life doesn't work that way! If everyone was a professional, the supply would exceed demand and professionals would be hard pressed to eke out a living! Besides many wage earners are essential workers!

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@IIII...... um, hypothyroidism exists. Also, the most unhealthy foods are usually the cheapest. Prices of vegetables in some areas are through the roof.

[@mikedaleiden7725]

3 generations back a father could work an honest job while the mom could stay home and raise the kids. 2 generations back came the 'latch key' kids where mom started to have to work to make ends meet and remain middle class. Next gen we had 2 parents working full time just to make ends meet. Now we have 2 parents working full time and coming out of college with massive debt just to be 'educated' enough for a typical middle class job. The trend is right there in front of all of us. Its easy see why crime is skyrocketing too..... America is not a failed state yet, but we are heading straight in that direction.

[@RuthB51]

It's almost like our economic policies are driving wealth up to the top and only leaving crumbs for the rest of us.

[@RF-vg5kv]

@@RuthB51 the trickle down still hasn't happened . Record after record profits, the rich getting richer

[@mvs9122]

I agree but i also want to point out that we consume too much. Last night the waitress was telling me about her massage therapist! We could have also stayed home and ate at 1/3 of the cost.

[@kennethward4985]

Socialism always leads to Failure.

[@mikedaleiden7725]

@@kennethward4985 Focus, Kenneth, just try to focus. You can do it. The comment never mentioned or described Socialism.

[@nunyabusiness752]

This is happening in NC where I live, its happening everywhere. There needs to be some type of regulation done for affordable housing. My husband and I both work and we can't afford to buy a house or move to a bigger rental home. By the grace of god, my landlord hasnt raised our rent to a ridiculous level yet, but I know its coming. These landlords see what they could get for rent in our neighborhoods and they will soon follow suit. Its pure greed, nothing more...

[@stanleyhape8427]

Yeah when landlords were going bankrupt from nonpaying tenants . No one helped them , people said too bad that's what you get. Now corporate landlords are taking over. People are getting what they asked for.

[@railroadforest30]

I agree also I live in NC too

[@kristinab1078]

Some landlords raise rents out of pure greed, no doubt about it. However, some raise rents because of increasing cost for taxes, repairs and labor. Everything is being pushed up due to inflation.

[@catrinacrystallina]

It really is happening across the country and that’s what many people don’t realize. They think it’s isolated to certain areas and it’s not.

[@CodyCole80]

Seems your landlord has a good heart and isn’t greedy.

[@Changeofmii]

Currently living this situation and it is HARD. I don’t have any family willing to help and I can’t get any help from the state or county. I’m a single mother of four and I’ve been working throughout all of this. I’m trying to keep my head up but I get tired. I behave lost everything. All of the money I make goes towards staying in hotels. I finally got approved for a place but when they found out I had to go through an agency to pay the move in costs they pretty much canceled out my move in. At this point I don’t know what else to do…

[@amazonkee74]

My heart breaks for them and ALL who are experiencing this. May God bless you with exactly what you need to get through this. This could happen to anyone.

[@sharronpettis384]

God can only work THROUGH THE HANDS AND FEET IF THOSE WHO HAVE!!! We are His hands!!!! Praying is useless! DO SOMETHING! That’s what HE EXPECTS!

[@Danny451]

@@sharronpettis384 Well I don't have any hands. I used to work at a sawmill and lost a hand. I lost the other hand when I worked at an alligator farm.🪚🐊

[@clownchaostime3024]

@@Danny451 oh my God! Both hands in work related accidents? What are the odds? Good luck. Hope everything works out for you.

[@Danny451]

@@clownchaostime3024 Well thank you, but I was out hunting over the weekend and lost a foot now. It was caught in a bear trap.

[@clownchaostime3024]

@@Danny451 what!? My God! Hunting with no hands?! That is fascinating! You are like a super human! And now you only have one foot? Your story is incredible!

[@westabsupplyebay4093]

I've never wanted the housing market to crash so bad, it's impacting people I know. The whole thing needs a correction and most importantly a ban on firms like black water from being able to swoop in and be the vultures they are.

[@blackqueen5201]

A crash will only benefit those type of groups they are sitting on cash whereas the ppl aren't

[@MyGingercat]

Black Rock *

[@bs4real]

Oh man,I can't wait!!!!!! I'm literally counting the days/weeks till the meltdown!!! Then,"we can't find renters ,we can't find buyers! Government bail us out!" I will laugh my ass off!!!!!

[@jarvisaddison8560]

You mean black rock not black water .

[@blackqueen5201]

@anon google account but they will always bail them out because the govt get kick backs

[@Luisjusthere]

That “I need a moment” was heartbreaking, honestly! I wish these families the best and that they get the help they need asap! I’m sure there’s plenty more out there too with similar situations. I own my 1/1 condo that I purchased luckily back in 2018 and right now I can sell and make 100k profit BUT I STILL wouldn’t be able to buy another place other than another 1/1 (so what would be the point in selling!?) and that’s IF otherwise I’d be the guy with 100k in the bank but living in a box or his car. That says something!

[@johnbob4545]

Right! But if you got 100k in the bank, you're doing better than 87% of the middle class who can't even muster a few grand. It's sad.

[@SeattlePioneer]

> Yes, it proves you made one smart decision. So what smart decision are you planning to invest your life in NEXT? For most people, life is a series of wise or foolish decisions made over decades that shape and decide the outcomes of their life. Will you make wise or foolish decisions for yourself?

[@Luisjusthere]

@@SeattlePioneer I’m hoping to continue making more wise decisions. In the meantime I work hard and put a good chunk on my savings so that hopefully in the future I won’t need to sell my property and will still have enough again to buy another property, perhaps something a little bigger while renting out the current one and so forth.

[@SeattlePioneer]

@@Luisjusthere That's a strategy that worked well for me. I wish you the best.

[@Luisjusthere]

@@SeattlePioneer thank you, I appreciate the well wishes! All the best to you as well!

[@nhendrickson123]

I've been at the same job for 7 years. I went to college and I'm responsible. I've purchased homes in 2006, 2011, and 2015 by the time I was 35. I would say I've always walked the line. Today im making more than ever at $90k, but I'm unable to buy even a starter home for 3. They literally fly off the market within one day. The average person cannot compete against investors buying up the affordable housing stock. Unfortunately, the government is clueless about what's really going on.

[@henryford2950]

"Unfortunately, the government is clueless about what's really going on." No, they are not clueless. They are in bed with the investors they bailed out twice to keep this gig going, for they also profit from it, as well. It's all a gigantic scam and the American sheeple are the unwitting accomplices who are paying for all of it as consumers and tax slaves.

[@starwindamada5313]

No they're not. They're in on it. They want you homeless and compliant with them. They want you masked up forever and subservient to the Chinese/Russian invasion force that's coming.

[@nickthompson1812]

The government is complicit in what’s going on sweetie. Get money out of politics and watch how fast we stop letting corporations exploit average Americans.

[@reallovechannel1309]

Praying for everyone in this country. Things are going to get much worse with the corporate greed !!!

[@DiogenesOfCa]

Better yet vote for candidates that want the rich to pay their share of taxes.

[@marygoff3332]

It is political (politician) greed, too. The people in Congress and running our country into the ground have been in Washington DC for 20, 30, 40 + years. We need to get them OUT.

[@reallovechannel1309]

@@marygoff3332 The companies couldn't do this if they had not paid off the politicians !!!

[@DiogenesOfCa]

@@reallovechannel1309 Nope, it's called Capitalism.

[@reallovechannel1309]

@@DiogenesOfCa It's called corporate greed and dishonest Republican politicians !!!

[@LunaBobbi]

She’s right. I hope she gets help. She is smart and seems like a good mom. This is sad. Yet there are celebrities buying purses and watches that could buy this lady a house.

[@ronkonkoma4223]

Maybe you should donate to her.

[@IIII......]

What's wrong with buying purses and watches?

[@supportmytroups7]

@@ronkonkoma4223 lOooioL that will never happen

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@youtubesucks1499]

It's not their responsibility to buy her a house.

[@billypike3797]

I've been saying this exact thing for over a year. I feel for them. Born and raised in Naples fl. I'm being evicted from my hometown in the name of profit. 3 bed homes for $3000 on up? $9k-$12k just to move in? That is absurd. Some places here are requiring a full years rent paid in advanced. When it crashes, noone will be left to help pick up the pieces. Us working class got evicted from our city

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@Billy Pike. I'm so sorry this happened to you. It's terrible 😔

[@christinadaily185]

I hear you. I'm a native of Naples and this is the absolute worst ever. Rent has always been a little high but this is out of control. They're going to run out the very people who take care of this town. Who's going to do that when the majority can't afford to stay anymore. I'm worried about my future here as well.

[@diamondintherough8399]

I lived in Naples for 1 year back in 2019...such a beautiful city but it was CRAZY expensive so had to move again. Then the pandemic happened, now the whole damn state is impossible to live in :'-(

[@Grillaland]

@@silk3778 so blind. He’s the one causing the recession.

[@7415_Gamer]

Greed has taking over the rental business. I'm sorry this has happened to you.

[@paulaltman9751]

Homelessness has become a business employing legions of administrators, sociologists, think tanks, government "servants" trying to clean up the mess that they created with all their programs of redevelopement, wealth redistribution, endless regulations, etc. And where would the media be without all the misery to report on?

[@henryford2950]

Yes, it's one of their many profitable rackets.

[@nickthompson1812]

How do “endless” regulations or wealth redistribution contribute to the homelessness problem? Isn’t wealth HOARDING the reason there’s such a wealth inequality in this country? How much richer did our billionaires become over the pandemic again? ~$2,000,000,000,000. Thats trillion, by the way.

[@Cyndogg085]

And if minimum wage goes up then all they do is keep raising the cost of living. That's what happened here in California it's ridiculous. Investors buy up all the properties in cash so first time homebuyers have no chance. Everyone is forced to rent. The middle class literally disappeared. It seems like everything happening here has a ripple effect.

[@rust-0hspray156]

High Minimum wage only hurts small businesses it doesn't hurt McDonald's or Safeway

[@terriesmith2616]

@@rust-0hspray156 Exactly. High minimum wage hurt mom & pop businesses not Amazon, Google, Walmart or McDonald's. These big corporations will simply raise the price of their products to make up for paying employees more, while small businesses go bankrupt. Higher minimum wage will just mean higher cost of everything else. If a McDonald's employee is paid $25 an hour, then McDonald's will raise their burger meals to $19.99 per meal.

[@johnpopoff7950]

It will come to a point where even the investors are going to stop buying. The cost of a house is rediculous. The ones who are benefiting now are retirees getting out of Commafornia.

[@brendaross3961]

Completely heartbreaking....... This should not be happening!!

[@12345678hgjghjvg]

don't worry. we have masks and vaccine to get us thru the pandemic, pretty sure masks and vaccine can also get us thru the Homelessness。

[@Seattle-2017]

This is what happens in a society where, despite rising productivity, employee wages stagnate (for like 40 years now) while the cost of living and inflation inevitably rise. Basically modern day feudalism, where giant mega-corporations, with all their tax breaks, loopholes and stock buybacks buy up everything on the cheap and then bleed the tenants for everything they have. Zoning laws that prohibit certain types of housing only contribute to the problem. But the problem is a lot more about stagnating wages than it is rising housing prices.

[@Progressive2024]

Thank you saint reagan

[@PaPa-ko1vg]

exactly. no matter how hard you work, you're still left at the bottom

[@scifirealism5943]

Our government allows a 7.25 minimum wage

[@xtinkerbellax3]

Yea, and people instead blame the poor because they've been conditioned to do so by the very people keeping them down. We desperately need some class solidarity in this country, too many in the middle class identify more with the wealthy and see themselves closer to them than the poor when the opposite is actually true.

[@scifirealism5943]

@@xtinkerbellax3 yes because it's easier to blame the individual than the system.

[@grayskies01]

My wife and I live in NC with our two little boys and it's getting bad here too. We are good hard working class people. We too are looking down the barrel of homelessness as our landlord is selling, but now cannot afford these new rents and availability in our region is becoming slim to none. Savings running dry, cars are old, walls closing in, have decent paying jobs, and are thrifty to boot. We are out of options. You don't think it can happen, but it totally can. My heart and prayers go out to everyone going through this. It's heartbreaking and feel we arent talking about it nearly enough.

[@tamjeanell]

Apply for any assistance now...

[@BlasianBobbi215]

My sister in law is going through this right now in South Carolina. Her property management sold her rental, and she can’t afford to live in the town they’re in, so they had to move two towns over, to a significantly poorer town, to find a place in their budget. Her kids had to switch schools at the end of the school year.

[@CyberTranceHero69]

I feel you... I had to throw my life's savings to be able to buy a house in the triangle area. I was in a bidding war. It's crazy. I miss Maryland now.

[@pandoraaphrodite3375]

in NC too and it's getting bad

[@mariahewitt9787]

It's the same in Australia.

[@beeinthebodytorahclass2002]

A network of people who are in this situation needs to be created so that people can join together with others who are struggling and share the rent. People car pool, maybe they can house pool. Its better than sleeping in your car. I pray you all get through this. God bless you!

[@Veronica99709]

noone would rent a house to a dozen of families, they always have a limit on a number of people in the rent agreements

[@peterlewis3715]

It is VERY ODD how the news media is always SO far behind the curve of what is going on. The whole country is homless.

[@kikiisawsome32]

I learned the lesson "It dont matter how much you work" young. My family was denied assistance and free lunches growing up because we made 25 cents to much. Me and my siblings relied on school lunches to have food for the week, and my parents had to pay out of pocket for it. This country dont care about you if you arent rich or famous

[@A-Thomas]

Huh??? Something is wrong with your thought patterns. So because your parents made just a little bit too much money for you to get free lunch you got from that that the country only cares about the rich??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@royharper2003]

Your parents shouldn't have had kids if they couldn't afford to feed them

[@kikiisawsome32]

@@royharper2003 your parents should have never had a child if they couldn't love it :(

[@Gh0stInTheMachines81]

Why would anyone ever think that America cares about them? This country's history is not a benevolent one.

[@elmaross2186]

I never had a school lunch in my life. I’m from Africa.

[@MikeyLikesIt89]

Thank you for showing that homelessness doesn’t equate laziness or wanting a government handout as much as the right wing would have everyone believe.

[@starlite556]

It is because of the Left Wing ( Biden lovers which I suspect you are)that things are the way they are today.

[@thinkinenglish4877]

Both the right and the left aren't talking about what is really the problem (the big companies/investors) buying everything up.

[@timitch07]

This statement is false, that is not at all what conservatives believe. Don't rely on the media to explain what conservatives believe, go out and talk to some. Conservatives tend to criticize giving out an excessive amount of help because this may incentivize some to stay on government help forever, and there is some truth to this. Both things can be true at once, that some are struggling even after working hard, while others are relying on government help and never improve.

[@theresedavis2526]

@Inrivaallagofornow Most Conservatives tend to stereotype the poor and homeless as lazy, undisciplined, degenerates who deliberately made bad choices! It's a pathetic attempt to justify their own selfishness, inhumanity, arrogance, and their support of a system that's nothing more than legalized thievery and glorified avarice!

[@RonDeSantis2028]

I can tell you’re as partisan as it gets from

[@williamholland9171]

I had to move away last may; I couldn’t afford housing in Tampa on a $65 k salary as a single person

[@got2kittys]

When I was becoming disabled, I paid all my debts, bought a vacant cheap property and built a tiny cabin. It's off grid, in the country. At the time, I didn't have better options. I really feel for people stuck in her situation. They're everywhere. As tiny and rustic as my place is, I cant help but be thankful Im not stuck in that trap.

[@dcg590]

You are awesome. You did what you had to, these people won’t. Wishing you the best.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

@@dcg590 Not everyone can just buy a piece of land and live in an off-grid cabin. If you have kids, you could have them taken away for doing that. And Florida does not have the most hospitable environment for that. Plus, even vacant lots are becoming very expensive.

[@johnbob4545]

@@rosesweetcharlotte I wouldn't do it, but somehow FL has a robust market for this.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

@@johnbob4545 Because the vacant lots are mostly in swampland

[@shockawha9]

You are absolutely blessed to have your own place. I’m also disabled but my roommate recently died. Of course SSI doesn’t cover $1200 in rent. Can’t afford to be here but can’t afford to move.

[@retiredreligion]

Just got out of being homeless (thanks to a friend). I continued working throughout being homeless so it's not about working. It's about these over inflated prices that are neverending. It's hard to keep up when you aren't paid enough and the government says you make too much to assist. At the end of the day we are the ones that get blamed.

[@miffedcuttlefish6139]

Taxes. If we end the federal reserve, you'll see how the prices will go down.

[@lemostjoyousrenegade]

You are fortunate have a friend who cared/loved enough to help pull you through. Wishing you and your friend a beautiful, mutually respectful, mutually supportive, life-long friendship. Cheers!

[@Autistic_Pixel]

Gov assistance is a joke to; you don't get even enough to pay rent let alone feed yourself.

[@ronbarter2381]

@@miffedcuttlefish6139 doubtful....companies are making record profits all around, AND getting more and more tax loopholes to exploit. but because the govt is so shitty ppl just blame them. truthfully its only going to get worse.e

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@miffedcuttlefish6139 end single-famiky zoning. Build more government housing for the middle class.

[@linnettetuttle7013]

I love her pride! She deserves better and I hope she gets it ❤️

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@Linette Tuttle. It's not pride, it's dignity that this lovely lady has. I know God is going to take care of her and her children 🙏❤️

[@dcg590]

@@danacaro-herman3530 hopefully the baby daddy’s. It’s ego, not dignity. She’s where she is because of poor decisions. Stop glamorizing single motherhood

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@@dcg590 And stop criticizing absolutely you know NOTHING about!!!

[@hnttakata713]

Breaks my heart to watch a single parent dad trying to raise his daughter alone. Hope someone is watching that can help.

[@JackScareo]

We are basically fucked

[@thebastardgift]

Yes. We. Are. 😐

[@southfieldtrill9690]

💯

[@jiszle697]

As someone who lives in SouthWest Florida, this is a VERY real problem that's going to get worse before it gets better.

[@freddougman58]

same i’m in cape coral, when i moved here in 8th grade there were about 5 houses on my street, there are about 20 now, each starting at $600k. :,) my mom got for her house (4 bedroom, 2 bath and a pool/ hot tub for $175,000. i’m a veteran, and still live with my mom cuz i wouldn’t ever think of buying rn. it’s absolutely sickening.

[@jiszle697]

@@freddougman58 I’m in Naples, our house was foreclosed when I was younger during the housing collapse (Dad was a construction executive) and we’ve been renting for a few years without any problem. Now we have to find somewhere to live by November because our landlord wants to rent to her family. Thank you for your service and I hope things work out for both of our families.

[@pinkiesue849]

@@freddougman58 nothing wrong with living with family.

[@louiseskip3488]

I'm Australian and have been watching a show, Homeless in America. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Doctors, nurses, university graduate, builders, cleaners, all demographics homeless due to the rentals etc. I cried for them. 40,000 homeless in California or was it NY, every state . Kids with no chance because of covid killing jobs, not because mum and dad are drug addicts, yes some were on a place called skid row LA. I thought a thousand homeless in the whole of Australia was shocking. Bring back the Donald guys. Get those empty buildings up and running, that's his thing. God bless you.from Australia.

[@kerrynight3271]

@@pinkiesue849 Absolutely nothing wrong with it. My mother helped me pay cash for my little house back when houses were cheap. She and my brother lived with me for many years. We lived middle class lives on VERY little money because we were willing to live together.

[@nerd_by_nature5046]

I’ve lived in Florida my whole life, so I have a good idea of the neighborhoods in my area. The prices some of these older houses are going for is FAR from worth it. Many of them need a ton of updates on the inside, the outside is often in poor condition, and they’re going for 300k and up! Good lord, I saw one house that still had pink and green carpets with carpet IN THE BATHROOMS. Add the cost of a mortgage, the down payment, plus all the renovating you’d need to do, there’s no point. I always wanted to buy an old style Florida home because they’re more unique in design and you often have much more square footage compared to these new box style homes where you can hear every time your neighbor farts. The real estate market needs to crash already because people are making millions for selling peanuts.

[@leonardgibney2997]

In England it's no different. Try getting accommodation in and city, it'll all but bankrupt you. Billions are owed to landlords in rent arrears across the country. I left the capital years ago because of the cost of housing. I heard about a professional guy on three times the average income who couldn't get a mortgage on a home in London because he didn't earn enough.

[@leonardgibney2997]

@@ashleighnunez5532 In England too. The world has gone mad.

[@michaelstrang2563]

@Nerd_by_Nature 50 You can easily tear up carpet, and flooring is extremely easy to install wether it is hardwood, vinyl, rug, or laminate. You can source building materials from online retailers and get huge deals, and KZbin can teach you how to do almost anything construction related. You need to be willing to do what it takes to reach your goals. Flippers live for the houses you look down on because they know for nothing they can update it to your standards and sell it for 100k more.

[@brunesi]

Something that doesn't make sense to me is that, if a handful of large businesses bought a lot of properties and raised rent 100%, but at the same time the jobs and general income around are unable to pay that increase, that would very quickly empty the vast majority of their housing/investment, thus plumetting their own returns. It doesn't appear to add up. That's how exagerated greed usually tends to be counterweighted by offer/demand law. Not sure what I'm missing in this situation.

[@vincentmuyo]

AirBnB

[@benghiskahn3673]

I suppose a major factor is inflows of capital from outside of the local area. We have a huge problem with this in the UK where the property/rental market is just off the chart. There is absolutely zero relation between what local people earn in the area and what the rent/property prices are in that area and a significant reason for that is that so much of the housing is being bought up by uber-weathy non-locals who only care about investment returns. We've very quickly gone from a situation where one could comfortably support a 4 person family on a single income to a situation where 2 incomes can barely support a 2 person family.

[@brunesi]

@@benghiskahn3673 Indeed, and that lack of correlation is the first part of the conundrum, however, who, if any, are the new renters? In New York, for instance, with rental renewals raising up to 100%, people are leaving the neighborhood or, in some cases, the city altogether. Thing is, there, amazingly, there has been people willing, even fighting, to jump on those surreal new rents. It seems to be a very unbalanced offer/demand site. Not sure if that model could be successfully copied to less dense cities/states, for there will be no demand for such high rates. Unless nowadays there are many families in USA living with one person income, and in that case work inflation will happen. It has happened here in the tropics 30 years ago. Meaning, it's not impossible, but very rare, to keep one family with child/ren based on one income only. Usually both work and, even so, it's not relaxed and easy, but we have a different palette of ghosts, it would be another topic.

[@nickthompson1812]

Here’s what you’re missing: houses appreciate in value even if there is no renter. Corporations see this situation as “if people want to live in a home badly enough they’ll go into debt to be able to rent my place.”

[@garylostinspace8500]

Extremely heartbreaking flashbacks. My wife and I grew up in California's south bay area in Santa Clara County, now known as silicon valley and our entire adult, and married life we made too much for assistance, but too little for our own home to rent. Forget about owning a home. Sadly, things after relocating out of state a few times we're now too old to settle into a home of our own. The ever growing gap between WEALTH and just getting by continues to worsen because nobody ever seemed to give a damn.

[@sandiraygoza1514]

I hear you, @Garylostinspace, my family lives in Santa Clara county. The rental properties are overpriced and not everyone works in tech. Have you thought about relocating to Mexico or another Latin American country? There are many, many US citizens moving to Mexico because their dollar just stretches more and many places that are calm and the people are friendly. Wish you and your family all the best!

[@garylostinspace8500]

@@sandiraygoza1514 Thank you for your reply and well wishes. Unfortunately my wife, son and myself moved from California about 25 years ago. We first lived in Texas and we didn't fit in politically or sociologically. Then to Illinois and I ended up fracturing and herniating my lumbar spine, severing two nerves, fracturing and popping my shoulder out of socket and this required two 10 hour surgeries. But We're all alive and can laugh about it, her family all call me Tim The Toolman! As far as Mexico my wife and I always wanted to retire there, affordable paradise! Thanks again for your response and stay healthy!

[@MinistryofOtaku]

@@sandiraygoza1514 You need to learn spanish and speak spanish to get a job in mexico.

[@Userconcubinexp]

@@sandiraygoza1514 nice response to Gary , good advise too .

[@ron7570]

That's what happens when people continue to vote Democrat.

[@clairevillanueva8802]

I am a Filipino and I always wanted to go to the US because they say that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. While I know that may be true,I see videos like these and yes, they break my heart but make me realize that I am blessed to be where I am at the moment. God bless these families and I hope that they find a good home soon.

[@kimmiet1980]

Corporate and private investors are driving housing prices up. They're concerned with profit, but not thinking of the long term impact. Average people are being priced out of the housing market, including rentals. These investors need to be limited (capped) in the number of homes they can purchase/own in any given neighborhood.

[@luketracey3269]

It's actually pretty funny to see the middle class crying about being homeless . Probably because I'm low class lol ...literally no class;) lmao ...imagine...had these pigs corrected the exact same problem in the previous class ??? They wouldn't be nearly as rich !lol..they clearly don't give a fuck who's homeless . Good thing too ...because soon it'll be them. Homelessness is currently climbing the corporate ladder . This shit rolls uphill hehe . I'm pretty sure it's called societal collapse . About damn time !💚🍀

[@naturallydope6971]

Yes, I totally agreed with you. Not only we are dealing with food shortages, surging gas prices, housing insecurities; an uptick of homelessness with the working middle class, where is the silver lining! 😢

[@Cyndogg085]

Exactly. We are becoming a country of renters since regular working families don't even get a chance nowadays. Even if they qualify to buy a home they have to compete against the cash offer of investors.

[@IIII......]

kimmie t There are options for the average people. They don't have to purchase a home to live comfortably.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control

[@piscessmith4785]

Same here in Texas, it's awful someone once said that most of us are 1 paycheck away from being in this situation

[@BellTunnel]

Poor woman. Kids are incredibly expensive. Imagine barely getting by and having to buy the clothing, food, house etc. for four other people. Not easy.

[@deneilwilliams4380]

I am 43 years old and in these 43 years I have seen gas go from under $1 a gallon to $4 a gallon. Rent from $300 a month to 3K a month. Minimum wage from $4.25/hour to $15/hour. A 16 oz. Soda used to be 25 cents (they don't even have that symbol on my phone) to $2.50. Cars $5K to $25K. The pay, poverty line, and tax rate are not even relevant, proportional, it is way off. If you make a little extra you got to give that to Uncle Sam. We don't qualify for any assistance. We Middle Class are in Purgatory...

[@jammin6816]

My wife and I held off having children until we could afford them. I’m not sure why other people can’t do the same.

[@Ambi1021]

@@jammin6816 My husband and I are still waiting. Children are too expensive and you never know when your situation is going to change for the worse.

[@javiervalverde2374]

@@Ambi1021 Better not have any in this economic situation

[@Ambi1021]

@@javiervalverde2374 I agree

[@rebeccamd7903]

This is exactly why I left Florida. Wages are pathetic and the cost of living is easily as high as California. I went from solid middle class in Michigan to poor in Florida after 2 years and homeless within 15. Didn’t matter how hard I worked or how much I cut down. I could never get ahead. Lost half a million trying to make it in Florida. Screw that state!

[@476233]

I’m so sorry about your experiences… Before it became crowded and the place everyone was moving to florida was a gem. No traffic, beautiful beaches, cheap , cheap land. My grandfather retired from the navy and was able to afford to buy 11 acres in 1984 while paying on a mortgage with 3 kids. It was in the middle of nowhere but still in the state.

[@pamelalima5401]

@@476233 today reality tragic is at the any next door

[@michele5695]

@@476233 same with Texas. No more cheap land or homes. Rent is a fortune

[@paulcollins7559]

Same here in arizona,damn all that work just to try and pay high rent,I stay on blm land even though it's hot as hell here,people are moving here also and now everything is going up like crazy,funny how I see these "new" people from other countries moving in,hmmm,interesting.

[@princessmarlena1359]

My state is unaffordable, particularly in my local region. I’m living with my older brother, he bought at just the right time. If he had waited any longer then he couldn’t have afforded his house.

[@anlu3365]

The middle class is under attack in this country and no one is willing to do anything about it, specifically in Florida.

[@IIII......]

anlu336 Because the middle class isn't under attack. I hate when people blame others for their situation and not blame themselves for making dumb choices that could harm them financially.

[@anlu3365]

@@IIII...... you must be talking about your own dumb self then. Because you assume a lot of things without any proof. So all the people including professionals that can’t pay rent in Florida, all of them made poor choices! It seems like your mother made a poor choice, few years ago.

[@bsce100]

@@IIII...... wtf are you talking about?? What “dumb choices” did these people make?? They were working and paying rent just fine until the recent housing crisis and inflation. It’s not their fault whatsoever! How dare you blame these people. How dare you excuse a broken system because you’re lucky that it doesn’t affect you. I pray you get the karma you deserve. I pray your karma will be to feel what these families feel.

[@velvet123]

I don’t think they are middle class anymore it’s actually poverty class. If you make less than 50,000 a year it’s actually poverty. 50,000 a year is not enough plus they tax you as well.

[@KaiserReb]

@@bsce100 remember some people on here a just kids who don’t know shit. I live in Florida in the south property rates have went up, but salaries have stayed the same

[@PS-zj2gg]

I (25) am an engineer and my girlfriend (25) is a scientist and works in pharma. We are top educated and still have trouble finding afordable homes that allow us to save enough money to buy a home in the future. Prices are insane in Germany too and on top of that we have insane regulations when it comes to build energy efficient homes. So in popular cities where the jobs are we are talking upwards of 1Million dollars for a single house. Even for us it will be difficult to afford that house and we are top earnes. I really wonder what all the others are doing without high incomes... we life in sad times

[@davidknightx]

This is why I fled FL back in 2009. Between the Great Recession, unemployment at 13%, Tampa Workforce Alliance being completely useless, my college taking my money, dropping the field of study, changing their name (SWFL College btw), my company I was working for ran itself out of business and sold itself to a company called "Cerberus" that working us to death then sold us to the competition and we all got laid off, rental prices unaffordable, and the governor at the time using tax money to enrich his wife's investments by drug testing people to qualify for unemployment (keep in mind...Great Recession, you had to prove you were looking for work, lost your job through no fault of your own, etc.), and the list goes on. I was done. I miss my home, but the whole thing felt like an abusive relationship. Clearly, FL didn't care about me. If I had stayed, I would've been just like these people. A clean record, almost all A's in college, worked all my life...none of it matters. FL doesn't want lower-class people like me. Now it appears they don't middle-class either.

[@christ6957]

That is why pure capitalism is not always the best

[@notabadword4026]

lol this isn’t a Florida problem, this is a global capitalism problem.

[@ophyjenkins]

I have been in that shady section and it is heartbreaking! You can't explain it to your children. God Bless these families and I pray they find homes.

[@1jazzyphae]

If people were honest with kids life would be easier for the parents. Kids know what's happening. They aren't stupid and you aren't protecting them. Life is brutal. Not candy and rainbows. My parents were honest with me as a kid and I'm beyond grateful

[@billreed986]

Your not alone I’m a fitter/welder stuck in a hotel. Keep your head up

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control, we can stop this

[@sharronpettis384]

I know someone who is too! Getting out with the rent and deposits is impossible. Only ones who can get help are those destitute. No help for people helping themselves by working!

[@KC-dr3cg]

How can it possibly be

[@rachelpatterson2327]

Advice: Take on a second job for a couple months to make enough to then get up and move out of state and have a better life, second job could be a temp doing remote CUstomer Ssrvice or something,

[@stephencullum8255]

A lot of people do not know what that means. You are very high skilled Technician. And you are having trouble. I retired from a Power Plant.

[@Moneypower572]

They need more middle class homes in Miami Dade and Hallandale Beach Florida and Hollywood Florida and higher paying jobs everything so high in Florida but the jobs pay lil that’s sad.

[@richardmann3396]

I lived in my minivan for two years to save enough money to buy two acres of land. I continued to live in the van to save up to build a small house. Then a heart attack and quadruple bypass put me out of work. But I don't owe anything on the land or the van so I at least have a place to park the van. Don't know what I would do otherwise. I consider myself fortunate.

[@K9_NINA]

And now the prices of minivans are through the roof with the house less turning to nomad life. You were smart 👍

[@Alanubian]

But by the grace of God, you could have been on the street. Most people don't seem to understand you can do everything right and STILL find yourself in a messed up position. Where is the Christian charity?

[@copperpenny7639]

@@Alanubian Christian charities and Catholic charities and other places such as food banks are very overwhelmed because there are so many people needing help

[@pamelalima5401]

Wow man … and people from other countries think that Americans are all rich people

[@pinkiesue849]

@@pamelalima5401 yes they do, & they are coming into America as fast as possible.

[@hybridflu6-810]

I couldn't buy a home when I was making $30,000 . Now I'm making 90k I still can't buy a home.

[@IIII......]

hybridflu6 Sounds like you're not saving up your money for a home. In Florida, the cheapest home you can buy is around $200k-$400k. Way cheaper compared to the houses in states like New Jersey, California, New York, Hawaii, and Washington.

[@marygoff3332]

People need about $125-150K to live on either coast, and at least $100K everywhere else just to survive now.

[@pamelalima5401]

Maybe you can rent a 2/1 duplex in north Fort Lauderdale with shared backyard… your income is ok for that you just need 7800k to move in

[@pamelalima5401]

@@marygoff3332 sad but it’s true… my family make 52k and we have 2 kids, I don’t know what to do

[@hybridflu6-810]

@@pamelalima5401 I got rent, bills, loans, credit card. Now I need $7000 to moved. Lol I'm done.

[@KarlaAkins1]

I can’t afford a home and I am a public school teacher.

[@Madcap_Joe]

Public school teachers in Florida get paid shit, it’s sad tbh

[@UnHellTowers]

You must change the “and” to “because”

[@rust-0hspray156]

You need more than one income time for a side hustle

[@joserodriguez-og9zd]

@@christheisgen2979 well, that was mean

[@frankihatch]

buy a tent

[@JB-kx8mz]

I’m working middle class. I work for a warehouse I’ve been at for 4yrs and started a second job I’m going to have to start living out of my car for the first time this weekend as wvrything I’ve been looking for is too expensive or I make to much. They just take all my money in application fees. It kinda hurts that I work so hard and I feel like I can’t get a break.

[@courtneymeyers82]

Same - it's the newest fastest growing class - The Working Homeless

[@sassimonesmith5128]

I'm homeless and I get disability and can't afford to get my own place. I'm living check to check each month. Living in my car trying to find places to sleep at night is hard. I started my own KZbin channel to let people know what is really going on out here in Florida.

[@blacktara3936]

Why stay? CAR & no job. Perfect opportunity to go elsewhere where it's more affordable and housing exists.

[@riskyron1416]

Likely you do not know, but if on SS Disability you can live outside the US 6 months a year. If Permanently and Irreversibly Disabled you can live outside the US year round. A great place is Nicaragua. A 2 or 3 bedroom house rents for $80 to $1000. Too much? Room and Board is $40 a month. And the weather is much better than Florida. Average Nicaraguan working 60 hours a week makes $150 a month. While you cannot work there, with a Nicaraguan Citizen you could start a business for less than $100. To legally live there and get residence you need an Income of over $600 a month. But you can be there as a Tourist leaving every 90 days. For that you cannot go to Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala though.. But could bus to Mexico or Costa Rica of fly to Miami and stay 3 days and return. I recommend Avianca or Copa Airlines, do not fly expensive American Carriers. People on SSI cannot do this as they can only be outside the US 30 days at a time.

[@justinbelk2759]

In use to live in florida and it use to be affordable ans decent since about 2010 its impossible to live out there now

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

I have been on and off homeless for about a decade, look into the slabs and fishing boat jobs in alaska. The Slabs are cool enough to live in your car during winter, then during summer go up to alaska for fishing jobs. Good way to save up a lot and not bother with big brother because it's under the table, and the slabs has an honor/socialism system that's usually left alone by the state, so you can save even more. Rubber tramping comes with its own set of issues, I prefered just walking, hitching and train hopping, tbh, cars are money sinks. Get a hammock that can be set up on the ground when you can't find trees and you'll never not have a place to sleep. Cops don't bug you if you're deep enough in the woods, if you want to avoid shelters. Shelters suck, but never pass them up as a resource for mailing addresses. Oh, and church lunches. Spange when and WHERE appropriate and sew big bills into your jacket or somewhere discreet. The best dumpster diving is at starbucks, everything is fresh and wrapped up tight in its own bag, separate from the regular trash. Take advantage of squats that have established residency, you can find people to help on squattheplanet, plus more resources! Hope that helps. Homelessness comes with its own learning curve and skillset, you'll be okay if you're smart.

[@Illisil]

They ask "how is an accountant homeless?" What they should ask is "How is an accountant only earning $2000 a month?!"

[@jasonfitzpatrick414]

I believe that is her net income.

[@tyler_7749]

@@jasonfitzpatrick414 still though. Thats like extremely low for anyone with an accounting degree. Most entry level jobs are 60k unless you’re at a small ass company. She has a decent amount of experience for her job title too.

[@docfabz]

Yeah i was wondering that. I don't know if it's working for the city or state or something. But hopefully she gets a job in private sector - those pay much more usually

[@retrocloud760]

That is way way low

[@9doggie12]

How much do you think accountants makes ?

[@waheedali2429]

My heart goes to the guy who raising his daughter. It's so difficult I hope someone will help him urgently

[@millennialodyssey5956]

I hope so too. Them saying the government should do something well the government is the problem. Both local and federal. We as people need to help each other because the government doesn't care about us!

[@Blackpilld]

I pray inshallah as well.

[@MS-nm2kt]

Ya I absolutely agree

[@wtf-qr3vq]

Why don't you

[@talktothehandreviews]

Yeah, and just imagine, how many women there are out there doing that and for them no one cries.

[@alcoholic2412]

My problem too. I can't afford rent but still earn too much to qualify for any low income programs including food stamps. I cut my workweek down to 32 hours so I can still qualify for healthcare in my state.

[@deadtreebark]

We need laws stopping corporations from owning homes and renting them out to Americans

[@stanleyhape8427]

You can credit nonpaying tenants for that.

[@alexasaltz4229]

That " gap" is a very dangerous place to be. Friends, even family, will begin to avoid you as if your situation is contagious. After working all through adulthood, paying taxes, donating time and funds to entities that offer assistance to low income families experiencing crisis, you are taught to believe that there is a safety net. It will shock you to your core when you learn that there is no help. Even worse is the humiliation one must endure as your life spirals out of control. I lost everything and everyone 12 years ago after the '08-'09 recession. I live like a ghost, far past the point of no return, way outside society. My heart breaks as I see the number of homeless increasing, and I am confused as to why this has been allowed to happen. My advice to anyone who listens is do not think that this could never happen to you, because it can. Everything you have worked so hard to accomplish, the future you planned, your reputation, your mental and physical well being, all of it can vanish in an instant. I have accepted my life as it is now, I am doing well enough considering my circumstances. Do not think that I gave up, I fought like hell, kicking and clawing all the way down. Once you are too far gone and for too long, you can not go back. Be well, everyone...

[@kerrynight3271]

I'm so sorry, Alexa. I wish you a happy life.

[@levinitabarlow9569]

Truth

[@PaulAllen786]

Thank you for this comment. Same mindset here

[@alexasaltz4229]

@@PaulAllen786 never give up hope for a better world. I have children and grandchildren. The future matters. :)

[@theresedavis2526]

Americans are selfish, even toward those of their own blood! America has never had a social safety net! Charities are not a reliable source of help! They depend too much on the mercy of a generally unkind, selfish, avaricious, and inhumane society!

[@sssssssss111]

I’m seeing many new resort apartments under construction. You can buy them but you can’t live in them more than 60 days a year. So it’s clear they were not meant to live in. It’s amazing how Florida lets these corporations operate.

[@veroniquevesta7516]

Vote to change the law to allow rent control , we can stop them

[@maggiemae7539]

But everyone loves isney!

[@Williamjclopez82]

@@veroniquevesta7516 It's a little to late for rent control. Prices will keep going up until there is a crash and eventually everything will drop to nothing. It's going to happen sooner than you think!

[@veroniquevesta7516]

@@Williamjclopez82 from your comment to God's ears 👂

[@DrSchor]

hello S. help me understand. 1. why not invest in those companies so you can participate in their profits? 2. do you think we should no longer live in the land of the free where investors who own those properties can't do what they want? 3. Why do you think only Florida should not let resort apartments exist when the apartments are in many other states? thanks so much for your thoughts.

[@ashleysteadman835]

This is me. Family of 5 making 5k a month. After medical and taxes over half of my check is gone. My rent went from 1000 to 2100 in 3 years. Parking now is also 150 per month. I can't find a rental unit less than 2500 within a hour to hour in a half from my job. Here I am a government employee on the brink of homelessness. I do understand some of it is my fault as I should have attempted to purchase a home when they were affordable.

[@RavenNagel]

And if you happen to be disabled and own a home, living off disability. I only qualify for $22.00 a month in food stamps. Figure that one out?! 🤬

[@thebastardgift]

A cat will require more money than 22.00 a month to feed it.

[@RavenNagel]

@@thebastardgift Yes in deed! It pisses me off to a whole new level. Yet, during the so-called pandemic the state increased it to $220.00 a month. It was like that since last year, then changed it back to $22.00, and mind you this is supposed to cover two people. My 84 year old Mom and I. She doesn’t qualify at all, because her name is also on the deed, and she owns two cars. The state will give her a phone, but no help with food. Again, I can’t figure out the logic at all. My best guess is we don’t qualify because I don’t have kids under 18 anymore. My son is an adult. Therefore, we aren’t allowed to eat. There is not enough words to explain the anger on this….

[@thebastardgift]

@@RavenNagel, what a damn disgrace and no defense that this should happen to anyone. There is nothing I can say of comfort that can move over your justified anger. I paused in writing this comment to check something out and maybe, hopefully, this is something that applies to you. Medicare has a program that pays a family member when they are a caregiver of someone related to them. The AARP also have information on how to be paid as a family care giver. I urge you to do a search using the words that apply to your circumstances and include city, state, and federal resources. No one knows what it is to be a caregiver unless they have been one and this is NOT to suggest you being paid but instead a path of getting help. Fight.

[@Ellepeah]

You are right and it doesn't make sense that in this country you and your mom get so little for food.

[@RevTox]

They must think your income is high enough. I've seen people get enough food stamps to fill a fridge every week when they had no income. Maybe you could rent out a room, if you have an extra room. Obviously rent is high enough that it should be decent income.

[@BOZO1959]

This isn't happening just in Florida it's happening throughout the US, thanks to people fleeing states and costs up from inflation people who are selling homes have increased prices by at least 25 percent and the people who are looking to buy are paying more for everything, and renting is going through the roof and landlords use the excuse everything is going up , something has got to give.

[@naturallydope6971]

Right! Where I live at they are saying well we try to stay in the market I asked her, what market because the market is ripping people off!

[@KingTriton1837]

It's a catch 22, because the people fleeing to Florida left their states for probably the same thing Floridians are experiencing right now. It's a huge circle of horse ----.

[@naturistfred]

@@KingTriton1837 Florida, North Carolina and Texas were the main states that people moved too during the pandemic. Now that the pandemic is almost behind us, the costs for everything have skyrocketed. So it's not just a Florida problem. It's happening everywhere.

[@sonofajustfactsman7489]

Go Go Brain Dead Joe. Everyone vote anything but Democrat in the next election. Drain the Swamp!

[@KingTriton1837]

@@naturistfred yes. I know. We all know. I never said this was Florida exclusively. You really have to keep up with the context. The subject was Florida, hence the reason why I mentioned only Florida. But Florida is indeed, fairing the worst _right now._

[@nancygonzalez2855]

I lived in Florida, was in the same situation back in 2006, decided to move to another state and was able to get a job and a property. I hope they get some help.

[@Nepthu]

What state was better?

[@redbluebae4397]

I was a homeless veteran, mind you I am on disability yet I still struggle to get by when there is an emergency

[@alicia_nicole]

If I didn't have my father in my life I would be in her exact situation. I am also a college educated accountant and single mom as well. I got lucky and was able to save money while living with him for a little while. My heart goes out to her and all the others. America is turning into a 3rd word country. There will be no middle class in the next few generations

[@SeattlePioneer]

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

Immigration is a large part of the problem. Too many people, not enough housing and ever-increasing demand. This is exactly why Big Business looooooves uncontrolled immigration. The country has nearly 350 million people. It has enough people to grow its own population.

[@nickbrown6457]

@@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Correct. Uncontrolled immigration puts too much pressure on the lower end of the housing market, either buying or renting. It drives up prices, as increased demand increases prices. It also drives down wages in the lower skilled jobs, as over-supply of foreign labour means people are willing to work for less. But left wing middle and upper class don't see this, as it doesn't affect them in their elitist metropolitan bubbles. They call people wanting less immigration stupid, but actually they're the ones who are stupid.

[@SeattlePioneer]

@@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 My theory is that leftists are aiming for a US population of a billion by the end of the century. Come ooooooon global warming! In 1984, the book describes how entrenched political leaders can recruit themselves a whole new population that is more politically tractable if they wish to do so. I'd say they wish to do so, and have been doing so for nearly half a century. The last leftist who opposed immigration was Caesar Chavez, who persuaded Democrats to end the "Bracero" labor program from Mexico because it obstructed his efforts to organize farmworkers into unions. This was in the early 1960s. That's the last time Democrats acceded to that kind of political demand from labor!

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

@@nickbrown6457 I'd go even further than that. The immigration/outsourcing issue affects even the professional class. You're getting all of these student immigrants/immigrants that can quickly take some classes and use their foreign degrees in the US. Doctors, engineers, business professionals will all be seriously impacted. The only ones not impacted are the moneyed elite...sitting on multi-million/billion dollar fortunes.

[@jahbless2412]

I’m currently homeless living in my car. Born and raised here in South Florida but currently in Tampa. Everything that’s going on here in Florida is literally depressing…. Just want to get back on my feet to get back to campus again.

[@coolgq6548]

I feel you mah. Im in the same boat with you. Stay strong!!!

[@Carrotless_]

Damn hows it going ?

[@coolgq6548]

@@Carrotless_ It’s rough but still surviving.

[@shawnd.8498]

Good plan on getting back in the classroom. Hopefully you get a better job and pay.

[@OrganizationXIII]

Join the military

[@merlin6625]

I'm a van dweller for now, it's a real struggle each day.

[@bs4real]

Hang in there,Merlin.

[@bicyclecult]

same here. Summer was hell but it's almost over.

[@michael567jober]

i been laid off a month now and the biggest obstacle is job rejections and then the jobs that are available barely pay above $10/hr. my last job started at $15/hr and i got raised to $20/hr within 2 years. i live alone with no help so i cannot afford to settle for less especially cause i have a great work ethic and experience and education