Mobile Homelessness -- Why Many Americans Are Living In Their Cars

[@dimxsk]

I spent some time sleeping in a car in one of the mildest climates in the world. It still gets freezing cold at 3 am. Cars are not designed for human habitation. Allowing kids to live in them is insane. A country where this is happening cannot call itself the greatest country, period.

[@skillethead15]

I am literally living out of my car right now. I live in Raleigh, NC and the price of rent skyrocketed during the pandemic. I lived in a 600 Square foot studio and my rent went from about 900 a month to over 1500 a month in under 2 years. Then the price of food, gas, electricity and insurance all went up while my pay stayed exactly the same. I couldn’t afford it so I kept my car and gave up my apartment. I’m right in the situation they talked about in the video. I make too much for assistance but not enough to afford an apartment by myself. Now I’m living out of my car and saving money so that maybe someday in the future I will get a better job and afford to live in this expensive world.

[@CodyHernandez-ql8pb]

Thak you.

[@louiswhite805]

My wife, my 3 three children, at the time, and I, slept on the bus stop for 5 days, thereafter, in a jeep Cherokee for 4 weeks, and then in my office for a year. It's not about the greatness of our country. We are the country; it's about one's resilience. You know, "root hog are die!"

[@kcw1879]

We live in a home, for 30 years, near a school. Over the years, about 60% of the homes in our neighborhood have been bought up by corporations and are now rented out at outrageous prices. Few families can afford to live here.

[@earlthomas5021]

we live in a failed society. People living in cars, old school buses, closet sized apartments and many just living in motel rooms. We are going downhill fast. There is NO FUTURE with people living like this. It's a terrible life.

[@planetpjr]

"There is no war on homelessness because there's no money in it" - George Carlin

[@unitedstatesirie7431]

yes.

[@shannondiaz73]

Amen 🙌🏽💓😁 Absolutely 💯🙏🏽☺️

[@edward.abraham]

In the United States, folks living in cars because they're not fully housed is a mix of different problems. Rent and house prices are high compared to what people earn, and wages aren't going up much. Losing a job, not having a strong support system, medical bills, getting kicked out of a place, and not having cheap housing all add to the issue. There are also bigger problems in the system and not enough good rules to fix things.

[@andrew.alonzo]

Things might actually get worse. Soon, homes that are supposed to be affordable won't be anymore. I suggest people do whatever they want to do now because the prices today will seem low in the future. Unless the government takes stronger action, I believe we're going to see a lot of panic because prices are going up a lot. You can't slowly take off a bandage; it has to happen all at once.

[@james.atkins88]

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[@JohnDoe-jq1br]

What is really bad is, once a person is evicted, no one will rent to them until that eviction comes off of their record 10 years later. That forces homelessness because of in this woman's case, a medical problem. Another case for Universal healthcare.

[@elizabethcarrington5819]

Rent control should be mandated. It’s absolutely criminal that full-time workers ANYWHERE should be priced out of where they are living because the investment company that owns the building decides to up the rent 21% within 2 years. Also, bad credit should be analyzed and amended based upon factors leading to the poor score. Oftentimes someone’s credit is destroyed by their spouse or family member using them as a co-signer. A poor credit score can ruin their opportunities to get employment , find housing, and low interest loans. It’s a vicious cycle for these folks that just gets them in deeper and deeper debt. These are folks who need help.

[@cellonpot]

For some reason, not missing your rent payment for years doesn’t raise your credit score enough to buy a house.

[@coldsnap999]

​@@cellonpotcredit score is a measure of how juicy a target you are for parasitic capitalists

[@heathroush5343]

Building more housing is pointless without getting corporations out of the housing market.

[@cariwaldick4898]

THIS! We need some tax de-centives, so it's more and more costly to monopolize low cost housing. Ex. One house--low taxes, two houses--higher taxes, three houses--much higher taxes. Or even allow for up to ten--which one landlord could still handle. Corporate ownership is a massive problem--that and Air B&B's.

[@sean4907]

@@cariwaldick4898people would just create many LLCs to avoid the increasing taxes for multiple home ownership.

[@IndyAvocadoKid]

Private equity is a problem too, like when federal interest rates were low they could get million dollar loans that could then buy affordable homes with just a check that get turned into rental units with ever increasing rent….and no one at the equity firm would ever live in those homes, just renters. The problem with the Fed’s interest rates is it applies the same way for rich investment firms as for poor folks, low interest would enable a firm to take out a multi million dollar loan and out buy homeowners who have to use time consuming mortgages, cutting a check for payment up front means affordable homes disappeared before mortgage applications could even be approved, it’s a serious problem…

[@roland1912]

Not just that, but building a house using current materials is costly and inefficient. Industrial 3D printers, using recycled materials, contractors could build an entire apartment complex inside of a month. But every single side of this equation has their hands out wanting all the money.

[@jeremyrangel8138]

@@roland1912 Not really.... It's about 20% cheaper to 3D print versus stick built, and those houses look idiotically stupid compared to stick build homes.

[@scottstone948]

I lived in my Dodge van for years. The hardest part is finding places to park, and finding water..

[@duanecarroll8255]

Wife and I, as seniors, were homeless for 5 years, and living in an old RV. After years on a housing waiting list, we got a small apt in a seniors housing building. Our RV had broken down before we got the apt, and we were facing total disaster. RV went to the crusher, and we're safe in an apt. There's at least 10,000 folks living in vehicles on the streets of Seattle.

[@beeforeal5497]

If people would go to smaller areas things wouldn't be as expensive. Although, I do believe that's changing. For equity reasons, it can all become unaffordable. More fair that way.

[@InanaNinsianna]

@@beeforeal5497 Unfortunately smaller rural areas do not have many jobs that pay enough to cover the massive rise in rental prices either. Additionally an eviction can render you unable to find another place that is safer than your car.

[@beeforeal5497]

@@InanaNinsianna - You're right. And if for some reason I lost my house there's no way I could afford rent, even in my area. And with housing going up, it's going to be bad everywhere as far as affordability for anything anywhere.

[@InanaNinsianna]

@@beeforeal5497 we need to pull together as a country and stop the nonsense

[@beeforeal5497]

@@InanaNinsianna - What to do though? I think to start out everyone should pick a day and stay off the internet for 24 hours. It wouldn't do anything bad but it would get their attention that the "little people" are starting to pull together. That's their worst fear. That's why they're dividing people so much between themselves, just to keep the focus off the elitists who want to control the world. LOL, I don't even know how to make that happen though, let alone something bigger.

[@patriciaanndemello4652]

Yes. I'm so sick of ignorant people who say that all homeless people are on drugs and don't want housing. Every homeless person has a unique story.

[@gildardo]

Yup, some are on social security income which limits what they can rent.

[@ldygzlle1291]

I live in my van and there’s no way I would ever pay rent. I’m 3 years into vanlife and I don’t get any help. I pay for my own health insurance and everything else. A combination of the pandemic and the loss of my husband. I am living quite cheaply this way. With the money I didn’t pay for rent the last 3 years I bought a piece of land in Virginia.

[@shannondiaz73]

Glory to God 🙏🏽💓 u r definitely a brave strong woman with a good head over ur shoulders and I'm very happy and jealous 😁❤️ but the good jealous 🤣 if my man didn't have MS I would try living in a nice mobil RV 😁

[@willgetbettereventually124]

I’m doing the same. Living in my SUV. I work 2 jobs in Florida. The rents here have tripled and quadrupled, thank you DeSatan.

[@Derby08]

It’s not just Florida it’s every where. I moved from Florida in ‘21 because it was priced out! It was a great move. Living much much better now!

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

You need to move out of Florida. Very high cost of living and low wages.

[@coldsnap999]

​@@MiamiPush2theLimit "just move" so we're doing NIMBY on a state by state basis...how long until there is nowhere left to run...what then

[@shannondiaz73]

Ugh that man is the devil 😡 I truly believe he is worse than trump

[@shannondiaz73]

@@coldsnap999 California is getting worse our rent keeps going up every year 120.00 dlls more

[@KMiley]

This is not a crisis. This is plain ole greed.

[@community1949]

It's pathetic if you are working a 40 hour week and that is still not enough to afford housing!!!!

[@Sara-r7g3d]

or rent for an apartment

[@TenshiR]

8 years ago that was me. I worked in a corporate job and lived in my car for 4 years in cold ass Connecticut weather. All of my income went to supporting family. Now I live happily in a 4 bedroom house in Europe.

[@dsddala467]

How did you afford that, if you were living out of your car? It costs a lot to move to another state in the US, and a lot to move all your stuff to a foreign country. And most European nations require 3-5 years of visa residency prior to applying for full citizenship to receive any national benefits. And if the country you emigrated to, does not provide for dual citizenship, you have to renounce your US citizenship to become a citizen some where else, and it costs thousands to formally renounce your citizenship.

[@middlelle]

The name mobile homelessness is ironic because mobile homes used to be affordable. They are no longer affordable and rental rates are higher than some rents.

[@Bruce_Quin]

1) Gym Membership 2) Water 3) Window Coverings 4) Cooler 5) Battery Charger 6) Sleep Setup 7) Physical Mailing Address

[@oliveryt7168]

8) Hotel Trivago

[@janjoe5966]

Thank you TYT for such straight forward and common sense positions on the complexity of homelessness.

[@gmitch1978]

As a medical professional who works directly for the homeless, and is fed up with the homeless-industrial complex, I approve this video. 100%

[@ruffadamsthegreat.2662]

@@oxygen69able The Homeless Industrial Complex. What, did you think that this massive issue was an accident?? Did you not watch the vid??? Do a little bit of research before you get sassy over legit commentary, yes? You will learn that it's definitely by design.

[@nursynikki]

@ruffadamsthegreat.2662 I'm interested in your take. Can you elaborate? Sometimes, it takes various perspectives to form a picture. I do see an elaborate creation of a chasm between classes, or actually the creation of classicism.

[@ruffadamsthegreat.2662]

@@nursynikki Your query seems a bit odd, and a bit unusual to me. So, Nnnnnope I will not elaborate, other than to ask you to ask yourself: who benefits from the economic disparities in the World?

[@ManyfiresWoman]

GREED is the #1 reason for high rents.

[@cfltheman]

Also the reason UBI will never work.

[@PigeonLaughter01]

​@@cfltheman we need to enforce laws on corporate price gouging, it can be argued they are doing it now. They raised costs more than needed for inflation, and now they're bragging about profits. There are laws against this stuff but no one's thiking about enforcing it.

[@deniser45]

My coworker lives her SUV she makes good money but refused the rent hike. She told me she has saved so much money and doesn’t see herself getting a new place anytime soon lol

[@richardmasters2045]

I moved into my van voluntarily because the apt I had was horrible, violence, and poor maintenance. I freakin love it I go to the gym in the morning, shower, workout and dress for the day. I go to the library and work on my website and my books. I have more money in my pocket and I sleep at a hospital emergency room parking lot from 11:00am til 6:00am I have a plan and a mission and when the smoke clears I’ll be relocating out of the US. But I’m making and saving more money with less drama.

[@vantasticlifestyle5776]

Woo hoo! Stay blessed and free.

[@kirkslayden834]

Well I hope wherever you move to out of this country they got some social security coming in for you every month

[@boston312]

you can live like a king for a fraction of the price overseas than living here in the US

[@MrsLadyLiberty]

I lived out of my SUV the last 3 years. I just found a room thanks to a nonprofit. The government was worse than unhelpful. No, ive never been on drugs. Yes, i have 2 masters degrees. Yes, i worked the entire time. Yes, i applied for any and every kind of help thats supposedly available, unfortunately there isn't any.

[@JustTerri-fj5hl]

Thank you for showing this happens to real pet who are successful but it’s expensive out here. I thank god I’m married for 2 incomes.

[@martinperry5072]

The main problem governments have, and not just in the U.S., is that they rely on real estate developers to build low and middle income housing. If the government subsidizes the construction, the developers raise the costs to insane levels to make sure very few get built. It would be best if the government had its own construction crews.

[@ravenward626]

I wonder if there are any lobbies representing the real-estate market in congress? Someone to remind them of what might hurt their donors?

[@ChrisHarding-lk3jj]

When the government funds the construction of housing there is usually stipulations mandating the use of union labor which greatly increases the cost of a project by as much as 40 percent.

[@martinperry5072]

Plus the developers are compensating for the opportunity cost when the housing for built. After all, if they don't build for the highest paying customers, then they are losing money. As far as the union labour goes, the labour can then afford better housing. Both side wins.

[@Az-dc4nu]

Investment houses buying up properties in mass driving up rents and cost of houses have led to homelessness across America 🇺🇸

[@penelopeparks5022]

4200 a month for a 2 bedroom, is why folks are living in their car!!!! #Calirent

[@jamesburley3735]

OUCH!

[@rachele9566]

Then why the heck would they live in an area where the rent is that high? People make such dumb decisions then whine about it.

[@nedsantos1415]

It is a disgrace that, in the richest country of the world, so many people are living in their cars. DISGRACE.

[@adamslaney5638]

I live in Australia and I've never understood why America can not implement a health care system that's mostly free when most other countries can. I've been in hospital 4 times, had surgery 3 times, the wife given birth to 3 beautiful children, had one child in hospital and the wife also had surgery and never paid a cent. Also prescriptions are heavily subsidised by our Federal government. Its kinda like your gun laws or lack off, your always talking about it but nothing ever changes. Sorry to say but the US is backwards in so many ways.

[@amaris27]

The reason is because our Health Care system is entirely for Profit and there are several Industries built around it worth billions. The people in government will NEVER tear that down to build a better system because they receive handsome bribes/donations from those industries. At this point, it does not matter what the citizens of the country want. According to many Polls, More then half the country wants better health care but our leaders will never give it to us.

[@eddielopez5708]

It's not free, Mr. Aussie. Your taxes paid for it.

[@lastmanwalking2793]

​@@eddielopez5708and its still better than the us health care system

[@adamslaney5638]

@@eddielopez5708 it is in the sense if we seek medical care its not coming out of our pockets at that instance nor getting bills in the 10's of thousands. Why cant America incorporate a system where it comes out of your taxes as well and have that comfort and security if you do need hospitalization or surgery you will receive no bill and no one goes into serious debt. Common sense really.

[@thevindictive6145]

​@@eddielopez5708totally agree, better to use the money for wars in Ukraine and isreal.

[@RahanUllah]

Feel sorry for these guys. From a country that is richest in world can afford money for war but not for the citizen of America.

[@ekrenz5268]

I’m sorry for posting twice, but medical debt should not exist.

[@vaderbaby]

Housing and rent are far too high. My daughter's rent went up 4 times at her apartment in Knoxville TN over 2 years. It went from $600 a month to $750 in 2021. It then went to $900, & finally $1000 in 2022. She moved.

[@georgeglass3680]

So in other words, the landlords plan worked.

[@JamieRobles1]

@@georgeglass3680 by making his complex into a bunch of empty spaces. Waydago, jack, waydago.

[@Soul_Education]

You mean to tell me in Seattle WA a Post office worker only gets paid $17 an HOUR??? That’s ridiculous!

[@rayakoth]

Building more houses doesn't mean anything if it is just going to be bought up to be forever rentals.

[@normahernandez355]

We need affordable HOUSING not Expensive Condos for the wealthy. ⚖️🙏

[@JoannaSeipel]

Thank you for highlighting this. My family was living in our car, then a tent at a campground, up to a small RV that ended up totalled. We were forced to live in my mil's house 4 hours from home until we finally found affordable housing willing to overlook our bad credit. Oh and I was pregnant nearly the entire time. Anyone that thinks two people in a family working full time can afford or qualify for housing is insane.

[@mrsbutterkup3849]

If it wasn’t for my husband’s income I would be living in my car. I work full-time and can’t afford even a studio apartment and be able to eat. I make less than $25k per year, it would be too much for assistance, yet not enough to live off of.

[@moa3008]

Workers living in their own vehicles because of the high rents will be the norm for the rest of this century!

[@wisdomandlove1661]

it may get worse once all the big companies and the government in the future deploy Artificial intelligence in full swing 10 to 20 years from now. Many workers, certain types of police officers, soldiers can be replaced with technology. robots can give tickets and stop people from exceeding the speed limits. fully automated trucks etc

[@yilbertlipinyuen7503]

However, the government has tons of money to send to Ukraine

[@mrsmith8737]

And yet, we have billions of dollars to send overseas to foreign countries????????

[@Navy35]

Careful you’ll be called xenophobic by TYT

[@Kingnome]

I work in a red state. I had two fellow federal government workers that lived in their cars. One for 6 months and other guy year and half. Like the postal worker. They both made to much to get assistance.

[@vantasticlifestyle5776]

As a person who has lived in his vehicle for almost 12 years, having a place to legally park without police harassment is a big help.

[@Nature-ep5cu]

For 12 yrs! That's a choice u made not a hardship like this people suddenly experienced

[@lordcron]

$77,000 Dollars and can't get housing?! America is really looking bad right now....

[@smileymalaise]

I'm a certified IT and i work for major businesses, corporations, warehouses, factories... But I just cant afford rent and i now live in a 2005 Chrysler minivan.

[@smileymalaise]

I don't do drugs, this is not a result of my own life choices, as you bigots in the comments are stating.

[@DavidSmith-un8bn]

Mobile homelessness.. finally someone said it... put an end to glorifying this "van life " bull shit

[@faythnhim3863]

The government needs to put caps on rent, period! After the pandemic hit people started raising rents, to ridiculous amounts and nobody's income was doubling!! And to top it off, various cities are actually criminalizing homelessness!!! Like wtf, that makes no sense!!

[@TheresaMarie16]

I see a man who lives in a car near a grocery store that I go to. And we believe we are the greatest country in the world. We are a laughing stock actually.

[@nicole-uo9cd]

"There's NO war on homelessness, you know why? - There's no MONEY in it!" - George Carlin 8:26

[@damham5689]

Because for a small few to live in extreme luxury and wealth, millions must live in squallier and extreme poverty.

[@bricedunn7300]

Just the way the rich like it. Welcome to modern slavery.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

This is what happens when you turn real estate into a hustle to get rich instead of just a job which is what it used to be. TLC and HGTV are part of the blame too.

[@wendymonterroso2476]

😂 nothing to do with Banks buying real estate and artificially inflating the price lol huh? All those chumps you are describing are just a small amount of a$$holes taking advantage of the system.

[@coldsnap999]

Capitalism trends toward predatory tactics and wealth concentration, the system is working as intended

[@DeliveryDuoMax23]

These "rental requirements" (income 2-4 times the monthly rent, criminal background checks, credit checks, rental history) perpetuate the homeless issues/ barriers to safe, affordable housing!

[@Tondaluv816]

They need to build real affordable housing if rent start at $1200 and you make $17 per hour you can’t afford affordable housing

[@johnbrennan4449]

much better to sleep in a car or van instead of a tent or cardboard box, especially during cold or bad weather.

[@stannetaprospere4301]

This has started in Toronto. Our parks are full of homeless people. Not the typical homeless that we're accustomed to, but actual working people who lost their jobs during the pandemic and their apartments because of landlords raising rent to unaffordable levels. Food is a luxury, a lot of people who actually work for good paying jobs in Toronto are now using food banks to survive because usually when the choice is rent or food most people will pay rent no one wants to be homeless in the winter.

[@Born2Btrouble]

Duh.... the minimum wage hasn't been raised in decades and housing costs have skyrocketed

[@justmemadison]

The problem is much bigger than that. As long as we allow investment companies (many foreign) to purchase up all the properties and hold them as rentals or flip them for extreme profits (putting them outside the price range of average people) it's going to drive homelessness through the roof. Senior citizens are going to really suffer if they do not have any assets in their evening hours of their lives. They already have to decide between medication and rent...it's only going to get worse. Our politicians are able to accept bribe money and until that ends, regular hard working people are going to suffer with little to no movement towards improving their lives.

[@Ccj-xpjedia]

With the current minimum wage in America, you can afford a good apartment in China - 4 bedroom for $300. I thought they tell us that China is a socialist country that abuses Chinese citizens. Which is more abuse than living as a working-class homeless person in America because of greed of some people? Housing Prices in USA vs in China (start at 1:15 if you are in a hurry) Why I'm Raising My Children in CHINA - NOT the UK or US! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIOXiZSGj7xoaaM

[@chrisnelson6991]

The American Dream! "Live in a van, down by the river"

[@MegaVuvu]

Perfect

[@l.e.brentwood3137]

In Washington, even with good credit, 6 figure income, and a full time job doesn't get you housing. It's just not available.

[@blacknight88]

We need to pass the Affordable housing act to help prevent this

[@TimScott-x2d]

I like the sound of that ya

[@blacknight88]

@@TimScott-x2d me too!!!

[@Scottishkells]

When I left home at 18 in 97' I was taught nothing about credit. For some reason I started out with a terribly low score I found out at age 18 when I was denied a stop n shop card to cash my paychecks. I was a 235. This forced me to make bad financial decisions in order to survive. I couldn't get a phone, limiting my job search ability, couldn't get a decent apartment forcing me to live in a very impoverished apt which costs more in utilities. Forcing me to live beyond my means causing my credit more damage because I couldnt afford to cover it all. I was working at Walmart had to take a bus because I couldn't afford a vehicle let alone attempt to get a car loan. I've gone over ot a million times over the years and found my financial spiral was unavoidable. Here I am now at 44 and my only option is converting an old RV while I live with 4 roomates so I have extra pennies to fix it up.

[@IndyAvocadoKid]

Sad, plus credit ratings can be a problem for poor folks, having a big balance on a credit card WILL drop your credit score, and credit rating companies don’t care why it’s big. Like after the terrible Maui fire, I donated $5000 to the Maui food bank and found my credit score dropped from excellent to good, because having 5K for even a short time will drop your score significantly….

[@Scottishkells]

@kevinAM13 I've never even been able to qualify for a credit card. Denied a landline in 98' had to have a co-signer for elec services and a 400$ deposit, no car meant I could only work on a bus line, limiting my work ability to retail which never paid the bills in full.. college in my mind was out of the question my parents income would deny me aid and i couldnt even afford to feed myself let alone pay for college.I came from a middle class upbringing, never understanding credit and finances led me to not even look into why my credit was in the tank at the starting gate.. I've always worked and worked long hard hours.. and I'm no better off today then I was at age 18.. so I figure the ONLY thing I can control at this point is to dramatically lower my cost of living.. bus or RV converted, fully sustainable, off grid means I'd own my own home no utility bills and finally be able to breathe.. the tiny house and skoolie/RV life is steadily growing because us youngest Gen X 'ers have been reading the writing on the walls since middle school..

[@IndyAvocadoKid]

@@Scottishkells don’t feel bad about not understanding finances and credit, something I’ve said was needed when I was young in the 80s is that high school needs a finance related course that teaches about saving, budgeting, investing in things like 401k retirement, and how credit cards work in regards to credit scores, would go a long way in preventing huge debt among poor folks who can’t go to college…. BTW, I mentioned 401K because it’s not just 1 type plan, there’s many different plans that get different results, like a plan a high income earner uses gets more than a lower plan that might get picked up if you don’t know much about 401K retirement plans…but unfortunately most minimum wage jobs nowadays probably offer no retirement anyway, but the budgeting, credit card use, and savings education would still be useful as a high school course… Had to edit in that Hawaii has actually had these type housing problems for awhile now, rich folks plus foreign investors have been doing this for a few decades now, 1 billionaire even bought 98% of an entire island for $300 million dollars, it’s 87,000 acres in size…🤔😳🙄😒🤨jk but pretty big acreage for a Hawaii summer home…🙄🤔so Zillows says a plot of land for a normal home here in Hawaii is maybe .2 acres, divide 87000 by .2 acres= 435,000 plots of land for a normal sized home, Ummm Wut?! He owns the equivalent of 435,000 homes, seriously?!🤔😳🙄😒🤨🤢🤮

[@redpillpusher]

real estate industry needs to be regulated as they just raise prices because they can out of greed.

[@rachele9566]

This is a free country. We don't need government telling us what to do with our own properties. How would you like the government telling you how much your paycheck should be? How would you like the government telling you how much you can sell your car for?

[@PigeonLaughter01]

​​@@rachele9566 govts job is to be the counter balance to powerful private forces, like these corporations. They are financially controlling us more than this government overreach you fear. Govt is supposed to work for us, against greedy corporations. Want to know what's shrank our paychecks purchasing power the most? its not the govt, it's greedy corporations overcharging us.

[@darlenedowie2926]

This is so crazy, sad and incredibly frustrating and infuriating but our government is giving 100 billion to other countries and not taking care of fragile Americans needing help

[@bobbielantrip8189]

We are going to end up with a homeless crisis like we have never seen if costs don't go down. We are a working class family. It's always been my husband and I and we have 4 kids., We have never had alot of money but have always been able to make enough to pay all our bills and provide our kids with everything they need But now even though 2 of our kids are adults and have moved out and we only have 2 left at home it is getting hard to cover even our basic needs! The price of every single thing we have to pay for has gone up! But our wages remain the same:(

[@YawehismyGod]

Going thru the same exact situation. It's brutal. I'm tormented 24/7.

[@coldsnap999]

Workers unite and arm up

[@Leviticusrich]

Definitely not an issue of a lack of housing. It’s an issue of unaffordable housing which isn’t necessarily based on the quantity. If you build 100 more houses in an area where the median price is 600k, the new houses will still be 600k or more

[@jacksontown2224]

This is what bothers me about the government. How can you make too much money to get help when you’re in a destitute situation without enough money? But they can find money to fund foreign wars, and for pet projects for congressional and senator members. We need to cut their salaries because they’re well invested elsewhere and they’re not working for us.

[@brose2323]

I drive truck and I see this all over. Truck stops and walmarts all over have people living in the parking lot.

[@joeanon5788]

$17/hour at the Post Office, and $21/hour at McDonalds flipping burgers ????? WTF?? Rent is insane. In 1985 - 1990 ish, I used to pay $400 - 500/month for a 1 bedroom. Now it is around $1300-1500/month. ??????

[@queensavage9896]

I'm in Florida, McDonald's makes $13-15. Rent is $1100 in the ghetto. The math ain't mathing.

[@daniellafferety4025]

Opening parking lots for homelessness car owners is a new business opertunity.

[@tedwarden1608]

That would be opportunity. No matter. You’re not wrong. A world where it’s expensive to be poor is just plain wrong. When billionaires pay $700 in tax.

[@wayneanderson8034]

Welcome to New Opportunity Parking, where homeless people can rent a space. The rent is very affordable, just $400 month. There is a daily admission fee of just $10. A cleaning fee (we all want this place to be clean) of just $150 month. There's the HOA $50, payment fee of $25, & maintenance fee of $100. We want to keep things affordable for all.

[@user-pn9db8sm5w]

I'm a disabled elderly person living on social security. I should be living in a reduced rate elderly apartment by now, but there aren't enough available. You can apply to live in different buildings, then wait 2 to 6 years to get into an apartment, depending on how fast one opens up when someone dies. With the high cost of rent now, I'm one of the many older people living in a car. It's so hard on people with old age problems of arthritis and many other medical problems. This state doesn't allow living or sleeping in cars, so it's done quietly. Of course there won't be safe parking lots set up for people living in cars here. Why do you think this wouldn't be helpful, while people have to wait to get into housing? If you were put in this situation would you rather have a safe place to park and sleep at night, or drive around looking for spots, just to be harrassed in the middle of the night by loud teens or men up to no good? Where would you drive to, to get away from people like this, hoping they don't follow or that you can loose them. You end up driving a few hundred miles some nights, then back just to stay warm and feel a little safer. I now understand how homeless people can resort to suicide. As I had to start living in my car a couple months ago, a family member who would soon be faced with the same outcome committed suicide rather than go through what they saw was happening to me.

[@sandrafinbar]

So sorry to hear what is happening to you. Hope life improves.

[@truthseeker3967]

DO NOT COMMIT SUICIDE- it is a quick ticket to hell/. J-esus warned about helll more than anyone. This life is nothing but a test. Get an easy-to-read New Testament (NIV for example) - without man's commentaries that explain away the word- especially the warnings about sin and hell/. Read that and adjust according. This verse should encourage you. =======> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.…(Matthew 10:28-29) ==> Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (2 Cor. 4:16-18) =====> So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him (2 Pet. 3:14). Resist the devil’s thoughts and temptations of suicide. ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD, IF YOU HAVE J-ESUS, YOU HAVE THE BEST THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER. I'm going to pray for you.

[@truthseeker3967]

I'm praying for you too- as well as many of the homeless and people forced to live in their cars, etc .. We are in the Great Tribulation now. At this hour, the most relevant Bible verses/chapters to read now: (Revelation ch 6 which are the seals, Rev ch 11-14,) Most important: (Rev 13:16-17, 12:11, 13:7-11, 14:9, 20:4) Luke 21, Mark 13, Mt. 24&25, 2 Thess 2:1-4, Daniel ch 7 until the end. Come to me [Jesus], all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find REST FOR YOUR SOULS. ( Matthew 11:28-29) “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. (Luke 18:13-14) But unless you repent, you too will all perish (Luke 13:3 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to” (Luke 13:23, 24). All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved (Matt. 10:22). Read Revelation 22 for a blessing. biblehub online is good - Get a New Testament - a modern translation like NIV- easy to read. THIS IS ALL TEMPORARY.

[@jillgibson2648]

I live in canada same thing going on here rent has doubled in 2 years real estate companies own all the houses to rent one 3 bedroom home it will now cost $3500 -$4000 a month absolutely disgusting and unsustainable

[@sb416]

We don’t need to build more places to live there’s plenty of places sitting empty. They need to lower cost of living and raise wages.

[@jaitaylor5987]

This is why ppl choosing to live in their own vehicles now. I thought it was just something they were choosing to do like tiny houses. Oh wow this is a eye opener for me. I was homeless and had to live with family and friends. And I'm totally grateful for them. But now I live in base on income apartments now. And I'm forever grateful for my place.

[@feanacar]

OK there is enough housing, the problem is you have corporations now buying up affordable housing, raising the rents and letting them sit empty because they can take them off as a loss on their taxes. I read an interesting article that was talking about 30% of the apartments in New York are empty have been for over five years because the landlords can claim them as a loss.

[@angeliquerider-mitchell2538]

In Manhattan, I believe the thought is more that its money laundering by foreign investors. Just a way to get their ill gotten gains out of their own countries.

[@FrithRa]

All due respect to Ana but her claim that there simply aren't enough houses is not actually entirely true. We don't have enough /affordable/ houses, because many properties get bought up by landlord companies who then turn them into rentals and jack up the costs to price most people out of them. There are empty units and buildings across the country that could be housing people. But the private real estate sector in the pursuit of building wealth through property assets are essentially just letting them sit there empty and rot. The solution is not to build more houses. The solution is to pass legislation that combats this kind of aggressive purchasing of residential areas by these landlords to make everything an expensive rental instead of allowing average Americans to have a shot at home ownership. That's what we need to be pressuring our representatives to take action on.

[@sidadams7394]

well said. Please Ana read this and TYT respond!

[@WandaGlodowski]

As a former Social Services worker I also have been living in my car for many years. I had cancer and couldn't work. I am so glad that you have reported on this problem as we have ignored our own Americans and given billions to other countries. Please keep reporting on this. Many people think that these people don't work and that is not true.

[@gregoriancatmonk6904]

Are these people suggesting that you should require a mentally ill person be cured before being housed? Do they not understand that one of the biggest keys to help recovery of a mentally Ill person is the stability of having a safe, secure and stable place to live?

[@africacarey]

This is why people want to save up their money and live somewhere else because they're tired of America now

[@OMJ_the_Show]

I just dropped off my coworker who lives in his van. Living in Los Angeles there have been times I had to sleep in my car. I got so good at it that I considered doing it full time and thought through everything: bathroom, showers, storage, and beds that fit into a car. It feels so wasteful spending so much on housing that you're barely home for anyway. And no I don't want to move to your Podunk red rural city where it costs $200 a month to live (Not that anyone can make this argument anymore since those places are expensive too now). But I'm not going to grow my career or have the social facilities I need to do so in middle of nowhere, USA.

[@angelagrabill3366]

Someone bought my apartments where i live. My rent has been raised 300 a month in 2 years. Im on disability. I have medical expenses. Im almost in situation. Wont take much more. Bullshit. We need help

[@Followmybliss777]

I am a nurse. I bought my van to travel but I can’t afford an apartment anymore in the Bay Area so I’m just living in my van to save to buy a house because otherwise my whole income is gone to expenses and I will never be able to buy a home.

[@christiaanbotha6247]

Move to Sacramento it is cheaper than the Bay and the salaries are similar.

[@0annonymous]

I actually heard that in some areas, sleeping in your car is illegal. If some of the homeless live in such areas, then those who are cracking down on sleeping in your car will have to give out vouchers and help those people back on their feet instead of punishing them. Some of these people might not be able to sleep nowhere else if they can’t get the right help right then and there. If cops and other authorities are stealing cars from these homeless people, remember, the tables can always turn on those who are doing this!

[@AlexKaehler-qc8kd]

Americans, to-date, have chosen this, particularly those 50+ that have been adults for decades. Americans, in aggregate, have never, ever, made housing, healthcare, or a living wage a dealbreaker in an election. All of that can change, and will change, when the people in the aggregate decide that it should. They have not made that decision yet.

[@coldsnap999]

It will come to blows between socialism and fascism before that ever happens

[@ruffadamsthegreat.2662]

*IF you believe that the voting system is authentic. The fact that Jokers, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump, could become a Governor and President, without ever having held any other public office, nor have any academic degree whatsoever, does not lend credence to America's voting system. Neither EVER served the public in ANY capacity! Yet, both ascended to the highest office of State and Federal government??? Go ahead, riddle me that.😐 Or are we going to just pretend that didn't happen?

[@GeronimoLives]

This is completely unacceptable in this country. WTF, are these housing people not being charged for price gouging. This is the reason why people turn to crime.

[@bigbaddawg101]

A few years ago, the owners of the homeless shelter in my town acquired a new bigger building to help with the homeless problem. They set everything up and moved out of their old building, but when it came time to open their doors, the city shut them down because the new shelter was too close to a wealthy neighborhood. So for the better part of 3 years, homeless people had nowhere to go in the middle of some of the most brutal winters in the country until a new place could be constructed near a poorer neighborhood. On a side note, the building that was previously purchased to house the homeless got torn down by the city.

[@justicematters5447]

This seems like the real type of issue to this problem. Regulation from government hinders not helps this problem.

[@clearseer007]

​@@justicematters5447No. It's the corruption of the government by the wealthy and weak government officials.

[@bigbaddawg101]

@@justicematters5447 It's like when they tried to put an oil pipeline across the river north of town. It was a wealthy white neighborhood and the people were upset, so they moved it further south so it ran across the river near the reservation.

[@justicematters5447]

@@bigbaddawg101 Bingo, the true warfare is class warfare and unfortunately the right thinks its the poor that is causing the problems.

[@jennifermosley1243]

This is ridiculous. We can give money overseas. We need to start at home. Spend some money here for gods sakes. Politicians don't care about you or me. Republicans and Democrats. It doesn't matter.

[@SixStringHarmonies]

Interesting he's a US Postal Service employee. My uncle was a career Letter Carrier for decades, from 1980-2019. His wife didn't work. Didn't need to. They had two kids, a home, two cars, took annual family vacations, funded a decent retirement and generally lived a nice life on ONE moderate SALARY. _Worth noting that he was also relatively careless with money, and he'd agree._ Now we have Postal Workers living in vehicles? Does anyone in power see the problem here? This isn't just USPS workers either. Obviously. This is rampant. Every household maxing out jobs. Couples working 4 jobs just to scrape by. Guys working 2 jobs and grabbing shifts on Amazon Flex. Get real. This is a squeeze and workers need to band together and start demanding a fundamental paradigm shift. Demanding relief and a realistic balance. If the greedmongers won't do the right thing then Uncle Sam needs to step in.

[@coldsnap999]

Agreed, workers unite

[@highschoolbigshot]

I did construction my whole life in Florida I don't think I ever once worked on a house I could afford to own

[@linesided]

The vast majority of us are one or two paychecks away from homelessness. How does a society like this work in the long-term? There is enough money sloshing around accounts in the US to fix this problem 10 x over. What's wrong with this picture?

[@scrumtrellecent]

Ben Shapiro, "Why can't poor people just buy more money."

[@Prosperity555]

We as a country need to take a stand, both sides and DEMAND BETTER!!! CALL EVERY OFFICIAL NON STOP!!!

[@oengusfearghas9608]

So far as the lack of housing; Yes indeed we do need to build more affordable housing. We also need to block the ultra wealthy and foreign investors from snapping houses/housing within the US as 'investment opportunities'.

[@NagromMit1]

GOD UNITED STATES STOP BEING SO F#$KING CHEAP!!! 17 an hour, the average postal carrier in Canada STARTS at 24.

[@Followmybliss777]

I am a nurse I take home $6k a month. I cannot qualify for a one bedroom apartment in my area of the Bay Area where my kids live because you need to make $9k to qualify for a $3k apartment. I went to school for 7 years to get my degree, I have cancer patients lives in my hands daily with more responsibility than the actual doctors who get paid 5 more than me. Does the world not need nurses anymore? Because I wouldn’t tell my child to become one now. If you can’t afford to live it’s not worth the responsibility. Hospitals are making record profits while their nurses are moving into vans. Many nurses just live at the hospital now to try to save to buy a house.

[@JitzyJT]

the future would be no more cops no more nurses, no more teachers

[@NekhiaTaylor]

Greedy landlords trying to contend with coporate owned luxury high rises

[@SiN88m]

Here's a tip from Europe. Behind every rent there is ALWAYS a landlord. Maybe tell the politicians to do something about the Landlords greed. They only see what they have and even if its total garbage, they demand 2000$ weekly for it? A prize nobody wants to pay anyways, so instead of lowering prizes to attract more customers, they leave it vacant out of arogance, basicly craping on everybody including themself. Maybe find one of these landlords and slap them with a math book.

[@lynnjudd9036]

It's pretty pathetic when a person makes good money working for the state of Washington and can't afford the rent in Seattle.

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

Who wants to live in Seattle?

[@lynnjudd9036]

Not me. Been there, done that.

[@OptimusPrimordial]

Cars cost now as much as a house in my lifetime

[@nosuchthing8]

I have to get a new car, it will cost as much as my father's first house. It is shocking.

[@charlenesinger5872]

Unbelievable that people live like this. We have money to send a billion dollar ship to Iran , dam shame . Vets are homeless, and hungry. What are we doing?

[@ruffadamsthegreat.2662]

Let's not forget Israel and Ukraine.🤨 Because any aid going to anyone other than Americans in this situation, sucks. ESPECIALLY our noble veterans!

[@coldsnap999]

We are allowing plutocracy to morph into fascism, workers arm up!!!

[@tameekay]

Handing out housing vouchers is not a long term solution. Fixing the corruption in our economy is.

[@antman8818]

It's like George Carlin R.I.P said. There is no profit in helping people, so the people who could help won't. So we are left to fend for ourselves.

[@beng4647]

Been doing it for 20 years. America is hell on earth.