How to Fix America's Worsening Homeless Crisis

More than 700,000 Americans are homeless, a number that is expected to rise in the aftermath of Covid-19. How did this happen? Why does a country with unprecedented wealth and prosperity have so many people with no roof above their head? Bloomberg CityLab dives deep into America’s urgent problem, and what can be done about it.
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[@ldygzlle1291]

half a million if you don't count people living in vehicles

[@hypocycloidiaspora]

Couch surfers are missed on that survey as well.

[@rvw3022]

At least 3 million people in the United States live in vehicles. Most by choice they do the vanlife thing and travel. But some out of necessity.

[@everythingisfine9988]

The near homeless (behind on rent or about to be). We are at 50 million by this point.

[@Gandalf17]

should we count those living in their parents or other relative's house? your friend house?

[@valentinsanchez960]

ur right i totally forgot about them

[@factsland16]

Frankly speaking, I am surprised to learn that more than 0.5 million people are homeless in entire America. I thought that number was just was for California alone.

[@liyexiang666]

i thought it is just for LA alone

[@VoteForBukele]

There’s a saying. “As California goes, so goes the nation”. This spike started in California in 2009 after the crash of 08. And it’s been steadily spreading across the state. Then I noticed it growing in Nevada, Arizona. Three years ago a homeless camp in Atlanta started a fire that destroyed an overpass on the freeway. It is getting worse. And what you’ll realize after the pandemic, is that a lot of jobs that people did in 2019 are now being done by machines and robots. So expect that number to rise. The really fascinating part is during this time, the number of billionaires has grown exponentially.

[@liyexiang666]

@@VoteForBukele isnt that the case that housing price sink after 08? how does all the homeless issue raise during the 08-18 decade? i mean the job market pickup quickly

[@nathanhaskell1743]

By different easements California makes up about half the homeless population in the US.

[@Telencephelon]

google: wikipedia homless america google: wikipedia I wana know something google: wikipedia morons world google: rinse repeat

[@Zergcerebrates]

The homeless problem in the States is in another level. I've traveled all over Asia and Europe and I've not seen anything like this.

[@saw235]

It's caused by a combination of drugs, lack of guns regulation and housing planning. And US government backed themselves into a corner by catering to populism. It's completely insane if you showed this to Americans 15 years ago, they'd think you're crazy. China learned the drugs lesson the hard way, but US government somehow decided to go the complete opposite direction and started to deregulate a bunch of things.

[@bobgreen1790]

Got to India, Myanmar, Burund......

[@michelleausere2953]

There are all kinds of videos bringing awareness to homeless in Asia and Europe! There are homeless worldwide!

[@Zergcerebrates]

@@michelleausere2953 You obviously haven't seen the homeless in the USA, developed country like the States shouldn't have something so degrading and humiliating.

[@GEVINCHYGAMEZ]

Yeah because everyone is so racist towards each other...there's no unity in this mfer .....at all I mean none

[@roddanlives2650]

Half a million my behind. Nobody knows the exact number but there are more homeless people than that.

[@SteelRhinoXpress]

Doesn't account for people who don't have their own place and are living with family or friends. Any adult who lives in a place who doesn't have their name on a lease can be considerd homeless by definition.

[@jamiemackie3994]

About to be in the millions.

[@dianal2034]

Even if the name is on the lease and they live with their roommates it is also like homelessness. You can live like this temporarily, but if you are over 50 and you still live like this, this is called homelessness.

[@jkfdkjjd]

You can't say nobody knows the number and claim it is more than whatever

[@ragnarragnarson9393]

Agreed, they are purposefully undercounting the homeless. The real number may be 10-11 million.

[@Warpig350]

SF: "homelessness is terrible" Also SF: "you can't build more housing in my neighborhood"

[@esgee3829]

it's important to point out this sentiment is most common among those 'not from sf' of which there are many (well over half of sf population has lived there less than 10 years). extreme increase in wealth, libertarianish values, relative lack of resources for the poor in surrounding communities/states. boom.

[@RandomPerson-tz7wk]

SF?

[@disasterdrew7738]

How tf are homeless people going to afford new housing tho?

[@masterimbecile]

The NIMBY is strong with this one.

[@iheartlreoy8134]

@@disasterdrew7738 they don’t they can afford a reasonably priced older apartment which will only be reasonably priced once the supply of new houses increases.

[@Jinx-ig1fz]

This video taught us nothing on how to fix the homeless crisis. No one has a real answer to fix this issue yet.

[@765lbsquat]

Easy bus them to mexico. We are taking mexico’s homeless they can take ours

[@PapaShongo25]

It’s really not complicated at all. Higher unemployment directly correlates to more homelessness. Give people opportunities to earn a living through a job. Higher taxes result in higher cost of living which makes the ability to afford any living situation that much harder. Bloomberg won’t say this for 2 reasons. 1. Highest homelessness is in Democrat cities with astronomical taxes that get spent horribly already. And 2. because we’re supposed to find every magic billet through government instead of pushing for self sufficiency.

[@jetfire1099]

@@PapaShongo25 That's uh, not necessarily the only reason. There are plenty of jobs people have that pay nothing and so you find them either homeless, on food stamps, or working three or more just to stay afloat. Property owners also raise rents and prices as more wealthy people move into an area and so this in turn leaves less housing for those who do not have the same. Higher taxes actually do not necessarily follow from this. For instance, in Philadelphia at least until recently there has been a 10-year tax abatement for new real estate developers. Don't get me wrong many big cities have tons of taxes, but I mean what do you expect? It's a big city, and plus I am highly dubious that people get "taxed" into homelessness. Generally I could see not being able to afford bill because of other problems compounding to lead to homelessness, so it seems like less of an origin and more of another pressure that pushes it. Also I agree that there is no magic government bullet, but I do think there are ways government can help. Raising the minimum wage for one, and also creating rent caps is another. I would argue that homelessness is the result of a society where what is valuable is the acquisition of more money no matter the cost. Cut labor, raise rents, and if that hurts you then you are lazy. I agree in empowering people to be self-sufficient, but government can have a role in doing this. Also non-profits, families and individuals have a role to play to, and so I agree it can not be one source.

[@rongants6082]

@@PapaShongo25 Crazy bums can't work. Druggies won't work.

[@reharh7330]

Well, US can start by not spending tn$ for maintaining its huge army apparatus and devolving at least a part of that money to its own citizens. Maybe...

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

Imagine living in a country that has AMPLE spacing and who's economy literally rides the back of real estate, but can't house upwards of 50 million of its citizens (homeless, living in cars, couch-surfing, COVID rent victims, etc.)

[@user-lu2tb9nc3x]

Thank you for addressing the Covid issue because the aftermath has caused homelessness to sky-rocket. Not all Covid related homeless in cases are due to evictions either. Greedy landlords decided to recoup their losses by imposing addendums to the leases. For instance, the place I was renting from wanted a $675 cleaning fee ( no installments), $6 to take your own trash to a dumpster, bed bug fees, mandatory e- funds transfers directly from your bank account to a resident payment portal that claimed no liability for any breaches, unlimited access by the exterminator with no liability for damages or health issues to residents or their pets. I was already paying $970 for a run down manufactured home with a cracked bath tub which they glued but it still leaked all over the floor. Surprise, surprise. Additionally I was being forced to sign onto a new 1 year lease and agree to all of the addendums or get out. Unfortunately, no rentals are available, those that were, were given to family units with rental vouchers and single people were forgottenliveable sale homes are non- existent and builders on focusing on erecting more high scale homes that we can't afford. Some communities had the foresight to establish transitory housing by rehabbing old motels. Our mayor claims he doesn't want to enable the homeless and make them dependent on his efforts so nothing was done. Now the massive homeless population has become an eye sores during the holidays so they are being herded out of public view by the police Access to toilets and any meager hygiene have been blocked. Cops are parked at park rest rooms so the homeless can't use the toilet or wash up, laundromats have closed their bathrooms or shut off the hot water or even removed the hot water tap. Mc Donald's is limiting stays to 30 mins. Ride side rests limiting time to 2 hours, they have also cut off the hot water . And you know the rest- bath rooms only for paying patrons. The homeless are being chased from their sanctuaries of rest, where ever they may be and are constantly on the move like diseased animals to a slaughter. The pressure is palpable with the excessive .surveillance and police presence that it's just a matter of time before there's an outbreak of violence from the tension. Imagine not being able to get to a toilet or be able to wash up. Its inhumane. Then to be chased out of any resting. spot, this includes those living out of their cars. There's going to be some deaths from hypothermmia that are going to be re-classified as overdoses.

[@RobertMJohnson]

50,000,000 ? LOLOLOL

[@LegalAutomation]

The U.S. economy does not ride the back of real estate. The real estate bubble rides the back of quantitative easing (printing money) by the treasury department and federal reserve. Quantitative easing inflated asset prices and amplifies inequality.

[@user-wp8yx]

The thing is we have procedures and institutions in place to fix this, but we don't know so we don't do it. Those who do know do not want to fix it.

[@whoozdis]

We spend trillions on war but can't build sections in cities to house and rebuild people yet private prisons pop up like pimples 🤔

[@themetricsystem7967]

priorities

[@KimSkid2k]

Greatest country in the world😅

[@Oregon123]

No amount of coddling will help. Build the wall.

[@kylelee3277]

You idolize a straight A student turned wanna be gang member. Wake up.

[@whoozdis]

@@kylelee3277 idolize ?

[@walterwhite8333]

I remember westerners touring Asian slums, countries to see poor, homeless people. Now they need not go that far.

[@HaveRandomQuestions]

imagine easterners coming to america to tour our homeless camps... I just got a business idea

[@xuimod]

Who goes on vacation to actively see slums and poor people?

[@karius85]

Wait... When did people travel to Asia to see slums?

[@yp5387]

Coin has flipped

[@SY-mx2fc]

@@karius85 Check ANY movie made around the year 1990, if those movies ever have pictures about Asia, you will find pictures of slums, and many movie viewers traveled to Asia just to visit those places.

[@myamwezmyamwez8669]

Given that most homeless have no or minimal exposure to the system I would not be surprised to find that the real number of homeless people is double the official figure.

[@britneyferndx763]

yes many homelss are teenagers who ran away from home and dont want to be found or people with mental health problems

[@myamwezmyamwez8669]

@@britneyferndx763 It is absolutely catastrophic, I recently came across a teenager who grew up being mentaly disturbed because he saw his mother commit adultery when he was just 5 years old. He had kept it a secret with him for over a decade, when it eventually came out, his mother claimed she did not know that he'd remember that since he was so young, from then on the boy simply cut all forms of relationship with his parents and moved away. Teens that have such trauma find it so difficult to recover because they cannot focus on improving their skills in their most transformative years and are sadly very likely to end up homeless.

[@robinhylands69]

Homelessness figures are usually calculated by taking small scale surveys in the dead of winter, counting everyone they see. There is a rational behind this, being that homeless people are more likely to be concentrated in fewer places during the dead of winter. There are also obvious, large flaws. I've read statistics (gathered by American school system I believe) that said that there are more homeless children than official homeless people in general (according to existing counting systems). This is obviously impossible. But this is because a more comprehensive system that includes different degrees of homelessness is used. With a more comprehensive survey, I'd think the number might be 5-10 times higher than "official" figures.

[@RobertMJohnson]

of course. you would. you're a leftist

[@carlgharis7948]

Yes that's the lowest estimate we can kinda count. Many sources believe it to be closer to 8,900,000. So no quite double but a 75% increase.

[@anandverma1602]

"If you are homeless, just buy a home." - intelligent ticktocker

[@baconpantsable]

I mean you aren’t entirely wrong.

[@noobplayer_23]

@@OpiumBride congrats

[@sevsxes]

"if you lost your job, just get another one" - same author: )

[@stephenwest2]

Tired of being poor? Then stop being poor!

[@sevsxes]

@Karson Jenkins I know, that was sarcasm.

[@raulf100]

does no one see the irony in bloomberg schooling us on how to fix homelessness

[@DunderHead.5000]

That's what I thought when I first saw the title and creator.

[@JohnnyFD]

The Solution: Change zoning laws and allow people to build high occupancy apartment buildings. Simple. How did this video not understand that?

[@winkus8586]

The property tycoon will buy it and renting it at a ridiculously high price.

[@shrin210]

@@winkus8586 Making more of it will drop the prices. Why America doesn't have Co-operative Society buildings? Why they need a big houses and also need to own cars?

[@iheartlreoy8134]

@@winkus8586 so don’t let him buy it or tie prices to inflation

[@winkus8586]

@@shrin210 It won't happen. The tycoon will destroy the bill even before the ink got dry. Remember 2008 crisis? What trigger the crisis in the first place???

[@winkus8586]

@@iheartlreoy8134 Can you do that? Can you handle the lobbyists?? Any one who try to do that will be marked as a communist. USA is a country that implemented a pure or total capitalism. A.k.a..... USA is from, by, and for the corporate elites

[@sebastiangruenfeld141]

In Vienna, the government builds affordable housing for low income people and your rent is based on your income.

[@timurermolenko2013]

Wow, so if I'm selling drugs, my income isn't registered. It is so stupid to work in western Europe

[@mariawoo843]

@@timurermolenko2013 Your thinking is very limited.

[@timurermolenko2013]

@@mariawoo843 and yours is very broad by offending people and not being able to provide a counterargument. Clap for ya

[@flamingbull3438]

@@timurermolenko2013 wait facts. Claim minimal legal employment for super cheap rent. Then pocket all the underground stuff. You got it all figured out 🧠🧠

[@deniseproxima2601]

I am from Vienna. The rent isn't based on your income. It's more complex. And now they are building more luxury housing.

[@MarinelliBrosPodcast]

What about that guy that built a lot of tiny homes and the government tore it down.

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

In Canada right?

[@MarinelliBrosPodcast]

@@GalacticNovaOverlord No, California. Funny thing though, theres an Ontario in California but no California in Ontario.

[@gwappo4852]

Imagine being a first world country with a population of 300+ million of potential labor force workers and 59% of them are 1 paycheck away from being homeless! America is really a third world country with a Gucci belt on the top.

[@blancavelasquez9859]

one paycheck away but that paycheck is on par with the first world not third world wages

[@troyhyatt7568]

@@blancavelasquez9859 it’s called direct proportion. First world paycheck, first world expense. What do you ppl learn in sch. By First world paycheck you mean $7.50/hour? Delusional.

[@leadersofthenewschool]

Apparently Florida completely solved their homeless problem according to that map

[@Mrbfgray]

They go where they are coddled.

[@kwamebushman606]

@Wilson I've lived in FL for a short while and there are homeless people EVERYWHERE. Homeless and Violent...Florida Man IS a thing in FL. You can saw that whole state off and let it drift into the sea. Not to mention in Miami Dade ARE the gang

[@navajoguy8102]

Probably similar to how they count Covid-19 cases, they don't. If you don't count them, then they technically don't exist ;D

[@elpatriotaLX]

I make it easy for you. It's about 28.000... It's been getting better compared to prior years. In 2016 they had about 33.000 I think Mr. Trump helped the economy. Many were lifted out of poverty. Check it out yourselves, GOOGLE IT!

[@elpatriotaLX]

@Random Roll I make it easy for you. It's about 28.000... In 2016 they had about 33.000. So it got better with Trump as president. Let's see how you Biden saves de the world now. 🙄

[@harperwelch5147]

OK, seven minutes into this conversation telling me what I knew already. So you have 4 min left to "fix the homeless problem". Let's hear it.

[@heltok]

Need to make the video 10min+ to get paid. Wasting 7mins of their 2.4M subscribers time. Selling their soul to get paid

[@ForChiddlers]

I didn't even know, that there are a lot homelessness in usa.

[@harperwelch5147]

@@ForChiddlers Where do you live? It's a huge problem in all major cities, San Francisco, LA, New York, Detroit, virtually every city in the US.

[@ForChiddlers]

@@harperwelch5147 Germany 😅

[@UPSCCSE-ku7ej]

Right Harper ..!!

[@user-bn8ie5zt9x]

I am pretty sure housing is not the only problem... Some people even if thet have a house thet will struggle mantaining a job

[@rosshoyt2030]

Sure, but at least they won't be on the street deteriorating their ability to improve their life. Easy to hate on people who never got a chance

[@zachheisen5022]

@@edencastillo4417 these people are mainly druggies and those with mental illness, if we try to force them all into institutions then people like you will cry human rights abuse. when we give them housing opportunities for cheap, they destroy it and reduce the area to a slum.

[@rcbrascan]

Nobody becomes homeless overnight. It is a series of poor/bad personal decisions made throughout many years that leads someone to become homeless. The person who decides to quit school, refuses to work, do drugs, hangs around losers, get into abusive relationships, marry the wrong person, don't save for a raining day, etc are usually the people who become homeless. You can easily spot them when they are still in high school.

[@rosshoyt2030]

@@rcbrascan You're a terrible person. Tell that to the thousands of workers living in their car, the mentally ill thrown to the street and disregarded, and the vast numbers of people left behind by automation in the economy. Try having empathy instead of spewing bile

[@zachheisen5022]

@@hirondelle8734 homeless drug addicts aren't punished, they're left alone.

[@atthehops]

"Homelessness" is not a problem in American. The problem is dysfunction: a dysfunctional mental health system, a dysfunctional foster home system, dysfunctional addiction services, dysfunctional health care, dysfunctional families, dysfunctional relationships, a dysfunctional political system. etc. Many no longer want to participate in such a system, and so they 'drop out.'

[@BEBE-nf9sf]

It is really sad. But this short video failed to address 3 main problems in the West: 1. Highly inflated house price. Three years ago with $950/month you are in a room sharing with 4-6 people in San Francisco (A Lyft driver told me he knew a professor who is teaching but is homeless because his salary cannot afford the rent) 2. Opioid crisis (people become addicted out of their will because of strong pain killer that was widely used among the US practitioners) 3. High health costs - the health providers charge health insurance extremely high. I saw a few bills from my relatives when I visited them, if they don’t have insurance from their work I have no idea how they could afford basic health care. (Nearly $2000 for just cleaning and filling a teeth, 4 day hospitalized was nearly $35k). With these 3 main problems, Imagine just a shock in your life can cost you homeless easily.

[@B20C0]

Medical bills are one of the main causes of homelessness in the US. Socialized health care would fix that but you are not allowed to start a word with "social" in the US.

[@stant7122]

I agree. How hard is it to interview an academic that studies the problem with scientific rigor.

[@thomasflores7817]

Speaking of big pharma’s greed, have you got your shots yet?

[@DrSchor]

@@B20C0 we have social security. please explain

[@SynthCool]

@@thomasflores7817 the vaccine was a global issue

[@MAG320]

3 years homeless. It is tough not to be around drugs, others deteriorating health & constant snarkiness from regular people.

[@Piffners1]

OK, im pretty toxic, but you wont get that from me here. i feel for you. i truly do. i was only like that 10% of that time.

[@MAG320]

@@ts8206 It seems to me that you don't understand how homelessness affects the brain. You lose everything, literally & your credit is down the drain. You dont just bounce back. It also seems to me that you never been homeless so you don't know what it is truly like.

[@Loloeansoto]

@@MAG320 We've never been homeless cause we worked our brains and ass off. Not just ass, but brains as well. Lemme ask u this. Why did u become homeless in the first place?

[@MAG320]

@@Loloeansoto Laid off & the jobs dissappeared from the town i was in. Couldnt afford rent. Eviction went on record. Couldnt get a room, on the street for a year, went to a shelter for the next 2 years. Unemployment gap got so wide & folks turned me a way. It was hard. Soon as i got some money, i moved out & went to new york city. Got a job within a couple weeks. Smaller towns are hard to pickup in.

[@pluto8404]

Homeless drug addicts can spend up to 10k a month on drugs. Begging is quite profitable and could get you off the streets fast

[@sortof3337]

shoutout to founder of invisible people. that dude has taught me more about life than anyone

[@bjkiz3334]

Bet. I’m so indebted to him.

[@benjammin2859]

Divert some of that ridiculously huge defense budget to provide top-notch education, affordable housing and universal healthcare.

[@jgdooley2003]

Having seen a huge US base (Navy, I think ) in Naples on the way to the airport, I would say the US are well capable of providing housing when the need arises. Naples has one of the worst housing problems in Europe and yet the US can build these massive barracks to a high standard and kept clean and well ordered. Homelessness has a huge lot to do with adverse lifestyles, mental health issues but is now increasingly affecting people thrown out of work by the recent COVID pandemic.

[@themarbleking]

Hear hear!

[@ajr993]

I don't think you realize that even if we had 0 military budget, that wouldn't pay anywhere close to enough to cover those things. It might help cover a fifth of universal healthcare.

[@freedomordeath89]

US defence budget is just 3% GDP and the rest of the world is 2% GDP Stop believing in memes. Even if you lowered the defence budget it would be just crumbles compared to the US total budget. Go look at it if you dont believe me.

[@freedomordeath89]

@@jgdooley2003 No, they dont you have no clue how the US budget is organized. The Army budget is jsut 3% GDP. Look up the stats. Stop beliving in memes and popular myths.

[@harperwelch5147]

Well I watched the rest of the program and the insights were less than prophetic. We need more affordable housing. Yeah, I think we knew that already. I expect more from Bloomberg talent than this. You all need to get serious about HOW to get more affordable housing and identify successful models to fund it.

[@winkus8586]

It is useless. It will turn around and around just like before. This problem will always occur. Any solution will be marked as communist and be destroyed even before the ink of the drafted bill dry.

[@leonardkim8631]

Look at Singapore's public housing model :)

[@winkus8586]

@@Watykaniak He will make no difference

[@ericpaulino6856]

Maybe the U.S. should've voted for Dukakis way,way back.wasnt fair & affordable housing his favorite pitch?

[@donaldmcdonald3434]

you're telling me you expected something from mike bloomberg to be informative and talented?

[@coreytaylor447]

how to stop the current homelessness rise in the US step one: stop being in the middle of a pandemic step two: stop with stupid zoning laws and chasing land developers seemingly on purpose out of towns and cities step three: hire economists to run the economy not partisan politicians step four: profit

[@silentghoust]

Developers give zero cares about low come housing unless the state heavily subsidizes them. As other people said, since housing is treated like a investment, so the only route in America we could take is getting the state to buy up land and develop it.

[@coreytaylor447]

@@eljefe9021 ...I think you replied to the wrong comment

[@eww7270]

why do we need to profit? the existence of the profit motive within these industries is the entire issue. Theres no profit in helping people. We need to nationalize housing and healthcare

[@reecehurst8430]

@@eww7270 profit motives allow for the market to follow the supply/demand curve. Having the government control housing (and thus having a housing price “ceiling”) will cause a shortage - this is a fundamental aspect of basic economics. You don’t see housing shortages in places like Dallas or Nashville. You see them in San Francisco and LA, where bureaucratic laws prevent companies from building.

[@sunshineimperials1600]

step five: abolish single family housing step six: profit

[@marklance033]

Damm California is at 151k homeless people 😳😳😳

[@lostinpark4782]

i worked with the homeless in Illinois for several years. one of the things i saw a lot was when some of the homeless saved up enough money they would try to go south or west. at the time they could get a greyhound ticket from Chicago to LA for $70 and they went to california for the simple reason it is warm in the winter in southern CA

[@powers4579]

@@lostinpark4782 Ive seen the same homeless run a circuit up and down the west coast, chasing the warm weather. Thanks for your comment. It helps me understand, to a greater degree the influx over the years

[@nadeemnajimdeen5717]

America First Remember?

[@lostinpark4782]

@@nadeemnajimdeen5717 America first is a BS political quote. It never truly represented putting Americans first unless those Americans are rich and or politically connected. the sad thing is so many middle income americans look at the poor as a plauge and do not realize the rich look at the middle income the same. and so many mid economy americas ignore that they are only 1 or 2 pay checks away from being part of the poverty class

[@gloriahanes5338]

Give CA to the homeless, they need a warm place to live. If not, the homeless will take California by storm and stay regardless.

[@JardielDisplay]

Coming from an undeveloped country and visiting Texas and seeing tent camps under bridges and street was shocking for me in a rich country like USA. In my country you don't see that many people living on the streets, they live in poor houses in low income neighborhoods, but not in tents across the city. I think the drug problem is a serious issue in USA.

[@brandonpacheco9713]

I have seen slums of some countries and would argue their living conditions in some cases might be even worse than being homeless….

[@brialapoint2608]

The problem is we aren't as wealthy as we think. Corrupted politicians don't care, they'll take SSD money.

[@someonenotnoone]

​@@brialapoint2608People wasting their life away on drugs is caused by problems. It's not the source of the problems.

[@fizzystuff]

@@brialapoint2608You guys have access to tap water and more resources than third world countries. At least appreciate that

[@waxeye6488]

Mini apartments, tiny houses, and really it's about a change of heart for governments who are still locked in to serving the property market.

[@freedomordeath89]

Homeless drug addicts want drugs, not houses

[@sownheard]

@@freedomordeath89 not everyone homeless is a drug addict dude

[@3nineteen319]

It's more of a mental health and drug use crisis. It won't matter how many homes you build if those two issues are not addressed.

[@cephalonbob15]

Which is ironic as the CIA was the biggest drug(the bad kind) importer in the 70s

[@3nineteen319]

@@cephalonbob15 true , but no one is being forced to do recreational drugs. Prescribed drugs , that's a whole different story.

[@msh104utube]

This video is going to start a conversation on the homeless problem in America. It's a problem that's been ignored too long recently, and it's just going to get worse if we don't start talking about it and thinking of solutions. Great job.

[@FG-bn3qq]

The people who say that homeless people are druggies or mentally ill are just saying that as a defense mechanism to cope with the reality that the majority of people in the US are one or two paycheck away from suffering the same fate.

[@Yahawadahhh]

LMAO

[@FG-bn3qq]

@@Yahawadahhh it's true. Try getting hurt and not being able to work for a while, you'll get evicted real quick if you can't pay.

[@Yahawadahhh]

@@FG-bn3qq then they put it on your credit score and all that bs. These the same people who joke and make fun of people living in there cars!

[@FG-bn3qq]

@@Yahawadahhh in the beginning of the pandemic everyone was scared because they pictured themselves homeless. And it showed how fragile people's lives are even to the sort of rich people too.

[@Yahawadahhh]

@@FG-bn3qq one or two things, raise pay or lower rent.

[@membear]

LA does not want to solve the homeless crisis, it will just make more homeless move there. They do need to start but buying $550K condos for a homeless person to have a nice one bedroom unit is a waste of money. Build 4 micro studios for that.

[@baklava6138]

Why should the state pay market value? There is less than $90k in materials in each condo. The state cane intervene and build special homes for homeless people.

[@RandomPerson-tz7wk]

@@baklava6138 and I wonder why they don't build that already? Because every other state homeless is moving to LA.

[@whathell6t]

@@RandomPerson-tz7wk That's true. Most of these homeless transients and vagrants in Los Angeles are from outside of California.

[@whathell6t]

@membear Basically, you're a transplant and NIMBY. Such recklessness.

[@membear]

@@whathell6t Transplant to what, the most time I ever spent in the LA area was 4 hours and that was over 20 years ago, didn't see any homeless. And if you want them in your backyard get an additional dwelling unit and move them in.

[@artScrollChumash]

It's not far to lock them up where they can't leave the place they are staying that's not housing that's a light form of jail

[@landlord5552]

Here in archipelago Åland (Finland) I never ever meet a single homless. Here you really must fight the system to become one.

[@theactivecoconut6077]

Aland has less people than my city ward. Homeless people in Helsinki are not a rare sight

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

The homeless will probably freeze to death in those Finnish winters lol

[@landlord5552]

@@theactivecoconut6077 eccactly, I dont speak about Helsinki.

[@nitsuagmartin]

The US government acts like a child with a credit card

[@Shane-zl9ry]

Dorm style housing. Everyone gets a 10' room with community restrooms. Convert all the abandoned shopping centers... easy.

[@MaczSoftware]

@COVID 21 better than dead

[@sunnydaytodayy]

Yes. Eaaaaaaasy.

[@Shane-zl9ry]

@COVID 21 When I was single, I could have lived like that for years. Instead I paid for an over priced apartment.

[@Williammm67]

Cmiiw, but doesnt it already exists? Afaik, the occupancy is not that high because of the strict limitations (curfew, no drugs, etc).

[@mister0sir]

I think theres alot of refulation od the smallest size an apartment can be. Also who would clean those community bathrooms?

[@ibobeko4309]

missing concept is the problem, there is no plan. In Finnland homelessness is currently falling, why you ask ? Because everyone is working hand in hand, from social work to state housing to the treatment centers. First people getting a home, then they get a help for their mental health. The problem in the us is affordable housing.

[@selasi809]

I live in Finland 2, Homelessness would continue in America as long as they continue to spend billions if not trillions on senseless wars instead of using those monies to cater for the poor.

[@RandomPerson-tz7wk]

It's works because in Finland there's mostly Finland people. It doesn't work in the USA because there homeless local people and immigrant... And the population keep rising.

[@ibobeko4309]

@@RandomPerson-tz7wkWhy not start with the local people and send the immigrants back to their countries.

[@RandomPerson-tz7wk]

@@ibobeko4309 not possible in this political climate and president.

[@Tallonest]

Random Person yeah our moron in chief is inviting more people, removing jobs, and increasing taxes and regulations.

[@googleyoutubechannel8554]

I must have missed the 'How to Fix it' part?

[@MisterFusion113]

It was 'give more money to corrupt bureaucrats and their slush funds.'

[@johnnyatoms3620]

The Amish build houses and barns for those who have need amongst their own....

[@speedy01247]

While capitalists just produce more luxury houses to sell for high profits.

[@jasonjames4254]

The Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites, all have something you do not - a work ethic. They will also give you the boot if you drink or do drugs. Thus, the key to their success.

[@royharper2003]

@@speedy01247 ignorant comment

[@jasonjames4254]

@Riki P. There already is a large social welfare network that provides help for the physically disabled and/or mentally ill which includes programs designed to help these people find employment and become strong and self-sufficient. All one has to do is use them. You, on the other hand, promote communism and victimhood - a strategy for guaranteed life long entitlement and dependency that robs people of their self-worth and human dignity. Your ideas literally create poverty and homelessness. Just look at all the cities that have huge homeless populations. They are left-wing cesspools of homelessness, drug abuse, and despair. You will only create more of the same!

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Eve become homeless become Amish.

[@daveed467]

I was marginally housed througout my 20s, some of ot was substance related. Its hard to change the mentalité. I enlisted in the military and am clean/sober now but still no way i will attempt to afford a house

[@abcd123906]

0:16 No homeless people in Florida? Highly doubt it!

[@DirtyInvestor87]

I was homeless in boynton beach last year

[@karenlee3372]

They know how to hide that's why.. you can be homeless and not look like your homeless..you can keep your self clean you're surrounded by an ocean just jump in keep yourself clean..

[@DirtyInvestor87]

@@karenlee3372 right didnt know one at my job knew i was homeless till i said something

[@j754marto4]

TOO MANY to bother and list. Its GREED from land lords and unreasonable security deposits with 3x income requirments to rent from PIG land lords that creates at least half imho of the problem. (Look at Saint Augustine) The few rent controlled options have PAID waiting lists and are in short supply.

[@johnbreining1708]

Housing crisis is unbelievable. Many young adults can’t move out without moving in with 50 other people in a 2 bedroom apartment 😂

[@chukim8012]

So true. USA 2021 beginning of the apocalypse.

[@normjohnson4629]

Imagine if we took 1/10th of the national defense budget, just for one year. How much low cost housing could you build for $70 billion?

[@boreddude3898]

seriously, if we ACTUALLY invested into public housing the amount of people that could be uplifted and actually get a job is astronomical. Even if people don't want to house any lazy ones, cant deny this would give the ones who actually care a better chance.

[@tianyi1240]

It is not 70 billion, almost 750 billion/year on military spending under Trump.

[@normjohnson4629]

@@tianyi1240 70 billion was 1/10th

[@stevencheung9412]

@@normjohnson4629 That would be 75 billion dollars.

[@mannyechaluce3814]

There will still be homeless, it is a lifestyle choice

[@karenlee3372]

Not all homeless people are the same either not all of them are dope heads alcoholics.. some of these people are entire families husband wives children.. elderly people.. some of these people have two or three jobs and they're still homeless they live in the cars trucks vans RVs SUVs..you should not judge all homeless people until you get to know what their story is..

[@kevinsouza7744]

@Edgar Gomez What services? programs like section 8 have 2-3 year waitlists, people work full time jobs and can't afford housing.

[@karenlee3372]

@Edgar Gomez leave the services for the people that actually want the help..now there are people out there that choose to be homeless because of the freedom.. no gas no electric no water no sewer no rent no house payments.. some people just float around to me it sounds like mental illness but that's just me..

[@karenlee3372]

@Edgar Gomez homeless people fall victim to horrific crimes.. because everybody has had it pounded into their heads.. that all homeless people are the same.. not all homeless people use and abuse drugs and alcohol I said that there are entire clean families out there men women and children a child doesn't deserve that.. or I seen your citizen that breaks me in half seeing an elderly person on the streets rotting away.. a senior citizen deserves a warm bed not the hard sidewalk..I have seen other videos where senior citizens were spending the last years of their life homeless that should not be allowed..there's only a handful of places that's willing to take senior citizens to spend their final days with there's not enough of those places..

[@maxpower3581]

Understood there are a lot of working poor. The US socialism system doesn’t make sense, you have to be below poverty to get benefits but when you start making a “livable” wage you lose the benefits

[@karenlee3372]

@@maxpower3581 yep they want to make sure people stay poor it's easier to control somebody that way

[@TyKOmain]

Remember that 65%+ of homeless are addicts. Also need to point out that there are so many cities across the US where the average rent for a 1 bedroom is $500 a month. Some 45% of homeless exist in the largest cities, LA, SF, Seattle, NY, Miami. Why do they choose to exist in the most expensive cities?

[@tiberiusbaxter7595]

I understand what you're saying- also coming from the 29 year old who worked at two private jet companies until March and now lives in the car- not because I can't go home but because it would put my parents at risk; can't go stay at friends either because people aren't as okay with that nowadays for obvious reasons. Been applying for 3 jobs a day.

[@Charlie-zj3hw]

The areas with the cheapest rent have no opportunity and hours away from any major city ..Once that nationwide $15 an hour gets passed that's it for cheap rent in those areas too ..We pay 650 a month for our 3 bdrm house in town but the average pay here is $10-12 an hour ..These slumlords will def raise the rent to suck up that xtra $3-5 an hour

[@tiberiusbaxter7595]

⬆️true

[@TyKOmain]

@@tiberiusbaxter7595 If you’re willing to be mobile I recommend taking a look at Indiana, PA. Lots of people hiring at $15 an hour with average rent of $550 a month in the area.

[@pushinp157]

@@tiberiusbaxter7595 Where did all your money go from working?

[@SaudadeSunday]

There are far more houses and apartments sitting empty than there are homeless people.

[@treyhall9138]

The areas the homeless are concentrated in are not areas with tons of empty and available housing. Additionally, most all chronically homeless are homeless due to substance abuse or mental health issues. The only solution to that problem is forced institutionalization as no matter how much taxpayer money is spent trying to help these people it is always unsuccessful because they do not want help due to their substance abuse or mental health issues.

[@sinamos3945]

@@treyhall9138 Lies. LA is filled with empty, luxury apartments.

[@spark300c]

@@sinamos3945 that because democrats made where that only thing developers can build and make profit off of because of way too many regulations. developers in terms demographics start form top income bracket down.

[@and2244rew]

Let’s say you had a vacation house sitting empty most of the year. What shape do you think it would be in if you let a homeless person live in it while you weren’t there? Life is complicated.

[@spark300c]

@@and2244rew well if let pay 400 to 500 dollars a mouth it more make up for any ware and tear. the biggest problem for working homeless they have no where that affordable. they afford to buy a RV but there no place to park.

[@EmotionsExpert]

There is one and only one solution: micro integrative housing. Homelessness is a symptom of a larger societal behavior problem. And unless we fix the source, people will keep pouring in while the subsidized residences taxes support become ghettos.

[@royedwards51]

Homelessness is due to a failed society. How are you going to fix society?

[@EmotionsExpert]

@@royedwards51 Agreed. The simple answer is to influence how society thinks which really means change how people feel. We've become a very selfish group. If you can prove that and get people to reflect on what their priorities are, you can make a difference.

[@captainbumface3595]

Less government, you're welcome

[@TheDoomWizard]

At 32 thought I was about to go homeless then I reached out to someone to start a community :)

[@Galactis1]

Give them homes, programs for these things. Make the states require steady employment, etc, subsidies to the lowest income earners. This is another reason why we need universal healthcare. I would gladly pay more in taxes to see every child, homeless, VETERAN, anybody to make sure they are seen by a doctor for whatever debilitating thing that they have. We need rent controls.

[@hythu6816]

half million homelees,thousands of students sleeping in their cars only in California, millions without health insurance, we can do better than that

[@royedwards51]

No we can't. That's the thing. Its too far gone to be fixed. There is NO easy solution to this problem.

[@RobertMJohnson]

we could but democrats adore poor people.

[@shaq9361]

HA wealth? you mean home equity? since wages haven't kept up with inflation. oh 20% housing price increase each year because dollar is collapsing. Just solved your homeless problem, and its going to get worse.

[@mmore7285]

The basic human needs is a roof over one head.

[@marynazario174]

Talk, talk, and more talking 👄 👏 🙄 🤣

[@Funcakes20]

Step 1: Stop invading other countries

[@thepinksupremacy]

EXACTLY!! The amount of money spent on destabilizing other countries is RIDICULOUS

[@monnikhan1000]

Agreed trillions to bomb and yet the homeless and homeless vets are on the street makes no sense 😪

[@themetricsystem7967]

@@monnikhan1000 when have american conservative repubs ever made sense?

[@themetricsystem7967]

@@tonys32948376 yes, that level of IQ

[@monnikhan1000]

@@themetricsystem7967 well I blame both political parties both are the same evil

[@joecasella3063]

The fact that the homelessness problem seems to get worst in some areas, indicates that local policies and economy has a lot to do with it.

[@allendawe9276]

I know the price of housing is high but at least can we as a people give a little shelter rather than leave them on the streets is that too much to ask

[@larrysherk]

Obviously, in any civilized, humane society homelessness can't exist.

[@fishmarkholmes1834]

Humanity can solve all the problems of the world, but the lack of will and cooperation is the biggest obstacle.

[@bl3627]

To fix the homeless problem we need to regulate the real estate market. Make it so that rich foreigners cannot just buy multiple properties in states they do not live in. They drive up the cost of living in the area and the residents end up on the street. Regulate the banks foreclosing on homes and leaving them empty. Fine banks that sit on properties for years and let them get run down until they can be sold. Force them to either rent the property as low rent or to sell in a short sale to get the property back in use.

[@chrisonthedot]

Everybody can give a solution until they begin implementing it. Not everything goes as planned

[@nikolatasev4948]

US has a system where it is very easy to fall the economic ladder, and almost impossible to climb back. A sensible healthcare system, where people don't go bankrupt over healthcare bills (leading cause for bankruptcy in the US pre-Covid) would reduce the number of homeless people. Big pharma is against, and they have a ton of money. Preventive healthcare instead of symptom management would also reduce people getting addicted to painkillers. Again, vested interests would fight it. More affordable housing - by removing or reducing zoning laws that prevent building new housing and keep prices astronomical. Current owners and landlords would be against. A sensible safety net. That would require less people for the military, and a lot of people are against that. Or higher taxes, and almost everyone is against that. Stronger law enforcement would have to be a part as well. But a lot of liberals would be against that. Also the entire mentality of "get rich quick" with reckless risk taking would have to change. It would be a drastic change for the US. I don't really see it happening. I'm soo happy I live in the poorest country of the EU instead of the US. Years ago we applied for Green Cards every year, I'm happy we never won.

[@emuriddle9364]

Finally. A news segment about homelessness, that actually makes sense.

[@nancyk7954]

I guess our dirty little secret is getting out about the wealthiest country in the world. Our leaders are sociopaths.

[@katadila3166]

Lot of house idle, but lot of people homeless

[@CausticLemons7]

Because real estate is an investment. That's part of the problem. If you're wealthy you are incentivized to buy more property and hold it not necessarily use it.

[@tw19771]

@@CausticLemons7 Exactly, and the homeless that could use it, generally can't afford it.

[@rongants6082]

@@tw19771 People don't want crazy bums and druggies living in property they worked hard for? Who woulda thunk?

[@tw19771]

@@rongants6082 People living in apartments generally can't score a house these days either, because they can't afford it, houses aren't supposed to be just investments that just sit there vacant, houses are investments that are supposed to be lived in. You can thank the backwards job market in this country for the issues. houses even some apartments (theres studios in Venice Beach for $5000/10,000 a month, when there are people in tents on the boardwalk) are just out of reach for most people. And the people that do score these places, are rocking roommates to help pay for it. I live in a small town, across the way there are houses, tagged at around 1 million, sitting there empty, they haven't moved for years since they were built. Its an affluent neighborhood, a lot of these people have cash and even they aren't landing in it. In the next town over, there are entire streets of unused newly built houses, vacant. The issue isn't that there are homeless people on the streets there are always will be. The issue is WHY there are SO MANY right now. And when you can't score a job to get these places, you're not gonna get those places. And saying that these people are all druggies and dismissing the topic out right. Reflects why nothing is being looked into to address it.

[@noahvaught6588]

@@tw19771 And if they are 'crazy bums and druggies', should they not be given help?

[@raulmartinez3484]

I honestly think airbnb is one of the major factors that is driving homeless rates in the US. I live in Southern California and near my hometown is a city whose economy is mainly based on tourism and restaurants. Due to Covid, thousands of people became unemployed, yet rent continues to spike and housing values have reached new highs. I was bewildered by this phenomena, but it only took one casual stroll through a neighborhood to figure out what is driving this disparity and that primary cause of it is vacation rental homes. I found neighborhoods completely deprived of residents, yet none of them were for sale and those whose homes were listed were sale were quickly converted into a vacation rental home and listed on airbnb. Near where I live there is a housing crisis where rent is far above what people can afford. The average home listed for sale, even in the most dilapidated state, can fetch prices anywhere from $300,000 to $500,000. One of the main reasons why I think there is a shortage of housing is that wealthy homeowners are buying additional properties just to convert them into short term rental homes. As a result, those who live in my city all year long are forced to carry the baggage and pay the high cost of rent. First time homeowners get easily outmatched in bidding for homes by wealthy vacation rental investors, which further drives up prices and make it difficult to purchase a home for the average resident. As a result, the shortage of housing along with the increase prices in homes have displaced millions of Americans and forced them into living in lower quality neighborhoods or being outright deprived of housing. If nothing is done to limit or outright ban short term vacation rentals, our homeless problem will continue to grow. My city is currently voting to ban short term vacation rental homes and I hope other cities will do the same. P.S. I am the beneficiary for a home in California. While I can benefit from renting my home as a short term vacation home, I am not greedy. I would rather sell it to someone who wants to raise a family and make a living or rent it out to long term renters.

[@nufh]

Sad seeing this, the truth is poorer country have less homeless than the US had.

[@jensnow6551]

Poorer countries care more.

[@nufh]

@@jensnow6551 Let just hope for the best.

[@death_parade]

Correct. Number of homeless people in India: 1.7 Million Number of homeless people in USA: 0.7 Million % of Indian population homeless in India: 0.13% % of American population homeless in USA: 0.23% . Keep in mind these numbers for India are from 2011. Since then, hundreds of millions of Indians have been lifted out of poverty and about five years ago, Government of India started a program to give proper homes to all homeless as well as slum dwellers in India by 2022. Under the program, a staggering 13.6 Million homes in rural areas and 4.83 Million homes in urban areas have already been completed and given to families with an average size of five members. More are under construction. India has already achieved 99.97% toilet coverage and a >99% electricity coverage. Next target is for piped water to the entire population, which will likely be achieved by 2024-25. . Finally understand that USA is a developed country that won its independence 250 years ago, meanwhile India is a developing nation that won its independence barely 75 years ago.

[@billkgeorge]

Those saying that we need to build more housing: Do you realize that there are 10M empty, unoccupied, well built houses? Not including partially occupied vacation homes, beach houses? Besides commercial real estate, empty or partially used local, state & Federal govt buildings: from firehouses to stations, post office buildings, vast military bases!! The ratio of homes to homeless is 20:1. Each homeless person can get 20 houses!! And that's just empty houses.

[@calebpaddack7450]

Exactly we need to help these people get psychiatric care, sobriety, and career training so they can get some of these properties.

[@QSL.]

Get all of the senators and representatives fires or decreases their paid by 70%.

[@WJWeber]

Great way to make only rich be able to take those jobs. I’d start taxing the rich first

[@benjamimo1]

how about eliminating restrictions created by the city councils, so more real state can be built? California created its own problem. Deregulate the housing market.

[@geraldmaxwell3277]

Whatever Seattle is doing, we need to to the OPPOSITE .

[@sociolocomtsac]

Homelessness is a national issue. They go to where the services are.

[@geraldmaxwell3277]

@@sociolocomtsac They go to places where they know that they can shoot up drugs, sleep in other people's property and calling the Police will do nothing. This was literally covered by the ABC's Seattle affiliate last year and in 2019. There are no services they are getting in SF or Seattle.

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

I live in Cyprus where there are no homeless people whatsoever , this is due to a law which says you can never lose your first house even if you are bankrupt . America open your eyes the world is watching .

[@rayroman4111]

Throw more money at the problem! "That always fixes everything".

[@xwrtk]

I’ve been helping bring donations to a homeless shelter all through Covid as no serving there temporarily. I’ve even serve the homeless once outside. There’s no clear way to fix especially from the lady who helps the manage the people in (insert city). They have warm clothes and always get feed at least once a day during Covid. The lady also said some do work essential jobs but are still homeless.

[@YooB1]

Homelessness is getting worse due to covid. Something needs to be done ASAP. No one should sleep on the street.

[@Mac-ze4gu]

Open up your home you saint

[@frankihatch]

Take the homeless in

[@pcproffy]

I did the math recently... We could end homelessness in the US by using just 1% of the military budget. That's how pathetic this country is. One could argue, "Protecting" our citizens should start by putting a roof over their heads. Just remember, the US people are choosing war and bombs over food and housing.

[@tonyt8805]

💯

[@jgdooley2003]

My suspicion is that countries that tolerate homelessness do so in order to keep the lower waged in line and compliant in paying high rents and mortgage repayments on often overpriced housing. Ireland, one of the richest per capita countries on the planet, has a persistent homeless problem in our large cities that is stubbornly difficult to reduce or solve. My thinking is that there are too many obstacles put in the way of building affordable housing from planning and local authorities, local objections etc. Many jobs are now too precarious for people to commit to high and regular rents and repayments. Houses in the wrong place. Any time jobs get plentiful in a location housing costs shoot up. Unemployment black spots have cheap housing but no one wants to live there because there are no jobs. Many people who in the past would have been incarcerated in Mental Hospitals are now out on the streets, visible to all. There are probably as many causes of homelessness as there are people that have suffered from homelessness. A very complex social issue.

[@henrywilson575]

I live in burlington vermont where its basically impossible to get an apartment for less than $5-600 per month because the government wraps anyone who tries to build anything (except colleges) in miles of red tape. Thats what needs to be done away with.

[@brashhouse]

...500-600 for housing is incredibly reasonable. If you can’t come up with 500/month, then it’s probably a consequence of bad decision making.

[@scwirpeo]

That's below the average for the US. Multiple states have averages well over 1k$ a month.

[@jholid6y]

Gov: we have a national drug addiction pandemic. Big pharmaceutical: no you have homeless problem. Gov: oh ok so sorry to bother you boss.

[@alexsch2514]

If we would have everyone a roof over their head the drug problem would at least be cut in half.

[@oppslopper3017]

Because Mikey Bloomberg wants to decrease the wealth gap. Lmao

[@kevinstrohm2720]

It is predicted that there will be over 19 million homeless in America by the end of 2021.

[@eliasziad7864]

Third world country?

[@Brett_S_420]

There are places that have figured out that when you group the only affordable housing and all the low income housing in one part of town, you get slums. Spread it all out with intelligent zoning laws.

[@marshall5132]

law of unintended consequences...sounds great...but does it actually work

[@weareorigin]

Those slums are also dangerous, since drug dealers and revenge shootings take place. The neighborhood eventually becomes partially abandoned cuz no one will fix the damages done by slum tenants.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

Well they care about profit, and packing all the poor together is gonna boost property values elsewhere in the city

[@vornamenachname8001]

@@marshall5132 The city of Vienna does this, they try to mix low and high income in the same buildings. They can do a lot since the city of about 2 million people owns 60% of all housing, sometimes they even mix private and gov. owned flats in the same building. this makes rent comparatively affordable.

[@deathless3518]

Kurt Cobain was right

[@danieljames1028]

This has been life for longer than I am old

[@Gamebox27]

I'm in Dallas and they were doing a crackdown on people sleeping on trains.

[@SoCalFreelance]

Automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will only compound the problem of joblessness. Autonomous shuttles, autonomous delivery services both vehicle and drone, autonomous trucks are all coming, one would have to be blind not to see this. Loan service officers, tax preparers, telemarketers, travel agents, and many more have been, or soon will be, replaced by expert systems and AI. Lower income Americans should get used to the concept of multi-generational households which is common in other parts of the world. Not everyone needs their own house. Share resources and costs. Undoubtedly, universal basic income will need to be implemented to prevent societal collapse, only a matter of time.

[@Calferr]

Dividend stocks. And your so right on the future.

[@Calferr]

Jnj

[@GamerplayerWT]

Having spoken with many homeless people, I will say there is a VERY significant amount of them that DO NOT want to live in a sticks and bricks structure. Many have mental health and/or drug abuse issues. Are there some that are strictly out on the streets due to financial issues only? Yes. But theses are the minority rather than the majority.

[@geno1825]

More than half of them in my town of Spokane Washington are drug addicts/criminals that will never change & homeless people don't like rules/laws that's why they like living on the streets

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

Cut the military budget by 25% for four years. Reap $1.0-trillion that could be used to house every single homeless person in America and then some.

[@diamondmax5141]

for real, they can build tiny houses and low income apartments for the homeless, and as a return the homeless should clean up the streets. I really want to run for mayor in L.A

[@kayakman9845]

I live in Orlando it was only 450 a month for two bedroom now in just 15 years its for the same apt. its 1700 or in many cases 2000 or more

[@PepeNuclear]

you can thank k the greedy bankers for the speculative bullshit

[@freedomordeath89]

move out of the city center.

[@freedomordeath89]

@@PepeNuclear Rent is based on demand/offer. There's no "bankers conspiracy theory". If there's 10 people for 3 houses the price of rent will GO UP.

[@chuckd366]

and a few miles away it still is

[@kayakman9845]

@@freedomordeath89 yes greed

[@thesuki]

TL;DR Work or die.

[@Tallonest]

The rule of life for as long as life has existed

[@janna7777]

The society,the system,the world as we know it is collapsing...I'm affraid there are no right answers who could solve it...

[@afgor1088]

simple socialize housing, make it a human right. we got more houses than people the problem isn't lack of supply its greed

[@royharper2003]

@@afgor1088 that has been tried with housing projects which turn into nothing but ghettos and crime ridden areas

[@RobertMJohnson]

the world is becoming safer and more prosperous. the poverty rate is declining. you must live on a different planet

[@lionized_wingnut]

The 1st step to end homelessness -- ABSOLUTE HONESTY! The numbers or statistics posted in this video blog are "low balled" or skewed at best. The second step to end homelessness and most other social problems in our culture is to BALANCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT in order to set aside more money for both updated federal housing as well as the "Section 8" housing program...

[@whitneymohrhauser8753]

To fix it there must be affordable housing that people on Social Security on SSI can afford. Rent Control must happen.

[@arturogomeztagle9250]

For every homeless person there is at least one completely empty home. Who knows how many empty apartments, hotel rooms, etc. Above that, prohibition keeps people out of the homes of their friends and family. You end the war on drugs and people can stay with people they know until they can get on their feet. As long as that barrier and potential police presence is present, they’ll stay on the street.

[@thebabypete8516]

Unfortunately homeless won’t get fixed. Government can’t fix a simple fix in the system, what makes you think government can fix a national problem... national debt (cough). The best is to stop people from getting to that point by educating them. 🙏🏽

[@ericnorthman9410]

I thought solving the U.S. homeless population was by bringing in millions of more homeless from outside countries.

[@estelaangeles2346]

But it does solve the problem

[@membear]

We need these billionaires who have gotten over $1 trillion richer who don't pay taxes to start paying to create affordable housing for the homeless. Motel room type housing for families, such a luxury when compared to a cold or hot tent. Also single room bedroom for single people like a storage type building with shared bathrooms with private shower stalls. Plus the guy says he knows how to solve homelessness but he's keeping it a secret?

[@elibullockpapa9012]

It's literally illegal to build dormitory style housing like that in most of the US. Heck, your not even allowed to build *any* new housing in most parts of major US cities without waiting years for approval.

[@elibullockpapa9012]

@Galleta de Soda Basically all US cities have heavy restrictions on both the scale and type of buildings that can be built on any plot of land, and they also often mandate minimum setbacks away from the road, minimum apartment sizes, and other requirements like 1 window per bedroom

[@zz1104]

Some of the homeless DONT WANT HELP... Those ppl don't deserve a handout

[@carlbaltimore6092]

Most people have no clue about what makes a person homeless. It's not drugs or laziness. It's not bad decisions . It's a lot things that can go wrong. It's different for each individual. And some time's all of the above.

[@susanjaneterry1073]

It's exploded since 2019. I imagine it's over a million today.

[@artScrollChumash]

Every one should have their own land and a house we have plenty of space this in country to allow everyone a safe place to sleep

[@yengsabio5315]

Maybe USA can learn something from Singapore's HDB.

[@harperwelch5147]

I agree. There ought to be basic assurances of a place to live.

[@scottyhaines4226]

Not gonna happen. Thats called communism

[@harperwelch5147]

@@scottyhaines4226 Actually it's called socialism and most of Western Europe has figured out that it's the more effective system of government that suits our emerging world's needs.

[@scottyhaines4226]

@@harperwelch5147 when you give everyone the same thing thats communism. Communism is nothing more than everyone getting an equal amount of everything no matter what they do.

[@michellerains2732]

567,715 homeless counted on January 2019 -- long before COVID-19. Research from the Federal Reserve, " 59% of Americans are ONE paycheck away from being homeless." Damn. *SMH*