Why are so many seniors in San Diego aging without a home? | NBC 7 San Diego

[@gertrudewest4535]

I am a college educated veteran and make okay money but am forced to camp out because the rents are too damn high and still climbing. What pisses me off is how everyone says the homeless are the addicts and mentally I’ll when the truth is millions of homeless work full time jobs and camp or live out of their cars. People just don’t see us because we’re not drugged out or begging on the streets.

[@karlar8648]

Yes, they doubled the rent all over. Contact VA if you haven't already. There is a program to help homeless veterans. Keep the faith.

[@karlar8648]

There is a Marine Vet in SD, Kate Monroe, who is working to help the homeless. Ask around for her. Just came across her on another video regarding the same thing in SD.

[@Network126]

I lost my mother to cancer, and then lost my housing twice during the pandemic, while also simultaneously dealing with a broken transmission in my car, and spiraled into homelessness. I ended up buying an old Toyota Sienna van to live in, after finally giving up on homeless services. All they want to do is stick me into homeless shelters full of alcoholics and drug addicts, without any personal space or privacy. I can't live like that. I'm trying to get a job again, and fix my life, after being forced back into Uber/Lyft, and getting into car crashes. I'm so tired of this shit.

[@deborahdarling1799]

You are spot on.

[@amg9163]

@Network126 Wishing you strength and continued determination during this time. You have been through a lot. Take care.

[@patriciaanndemello4652]

The government needs to build low income senior and disabled housing. We need to stop sending money to other countries and take care of our own people.

[@auniversalwoman]

And stop giving illegals, non citizens, all the benefits of our tax dollars. These homeless citizens likely paid their taxes.

[@michelleevans9474]

Trump won't give other countries our resources.. Trump 2024.

[@earnestcharles9513]

The illegals are taking the place of Americans rights to housing.

[@DigitalMediaPatriots]

​@@michelleevans9474Trump will side and give to Russia because he is a commie. Trumpers are delusional that they think he sides with them.

[@karlmiller4061]

Those places are already built and there full of illegals

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

When I managed a Transitional Home for Homeless in Las Vegas, Alot of them were Seniors, medical cost issues was one of the reasons they ended up homeless.

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

This is what is called a mind-f---. I relate.

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

My friend was three years from paying off her home when she got cancer. She ended up in a tent on chemo. Dying. She worked all her life as an Emergency room nurse. This is The American dream. Work all your life, die wet and cold and alone ina tent.

[@MaryC-ug4pf]

@@user-ii3vn8tn3q I'm okay, but cancer took all of my resources too. I'm 74. There are no guarantees in life, that is for sure. The rich keep getting richer and they do very little to give back to the country that gave them opportunity to do business here, and even less to the workers who made their businesses successful Instead they cut benefits and pensions, retired or down-sized employees shown the door without even a thank you... Now billionaires building bunkers to try and save themselves from what they created in the first place... cowards.

[@lornabarkan4194]

​@@user-ii3vn8tn3q How did you help your friend?

[@MichelleShaw-u1i]

Just one of the eleven meds I have to take (rotten heart)costs $1600. Unbelievable. My income is $806 SSDI. I'm blind, disabled and 67 yo and homeless. I wish I was an illegal immigrants so I could get much better help. I get nothing assistance wise. I worked my whole life but......... THIS is not my America

[@justiceforall007]

I really feel for the elderly homeless because they are so vulnerable. San Diego and California in general is so expensive that more affordable senior housing is needed. Some people argue that people should move to more affordable communities, which was a good argument 10 years ago, but today, everywhere is expensive!

[@butterflygirl2285]

IMO - And when people flee to other areas of the country, that were once cheaper, that drives up the cost for the people in the state they flee to. Just look at Texas. We were going to downsize, but now the cost of a smaller newer house is twice as expensive as what we currently have.

[@jeffs4483]

Currently there is a bill in Congress to provide 60 Billion to Ukraine and 14 Billion to Israel, while our own people get neglected. What happened to my country?

[@bethparker1500]

It didn't really exist for all of us, ever.

[@Zambineaux305]

The US has been in 2 World Wars 😂 People probably just noticed what their priorities were during the 80s/90s and it’s rolling into the modern day. This is nothing new.

[@MrDiscreet100]

If it doesn’t help the wealthy then don’t throw money at it

[@MS-ty8eq]

Corporations, corruption and greed took it over.

[@sengthavyvirachack4564]

They are taking care of the illegals,sad

[@rhondamcknight2596]

I was lucky to get my mom in a HUD very low income Senior Apt in 2010. Her rent is under $300. Shes 90yrs old. She doesn't know how lucky she is living in a safe, clean, home.

[@willothewispl]

I lived in a HUD senior building. Was a nightmare. Moved out to live in my car for my own safety. HUD did not care, harbors criminals in these places and just looks away.

[@slawekkarczewski5754]

Why she doesn't live with you?

[@OhHenry2024]

My mom as well. It’s a safe and clean apt building in Brea CA, that is sponsored by some organization/club funded by private citizens. But the one condition is you have to have been a resident of Brea for 3 years and there is a waiting list. Her rent is $300 a month all utilities paid.

[@Coco-fi4mv]

@@slawekkarczewski5754 why is that any of your business????? Not everyone is able to take care of their parents. Everyone’s situation doesn’t fit for all.

[@slawekkarczewski5754]

@@Coco-fi4mv maybe rather not everyone want to take care of their parents, it's easier to be comfortable without the problem

[@JCcreates927]

There are people all over the country all ages living in cars, trucks, rv's. It's the new alternative housing. I live in an rv and have seen it all over. My husband and I were on a waiting list for senior housing, it was 5 yrs out.

[@CondorSkyGhost]

God be with you two. I hope you are near some good camping parks, to travel a little and have some side hustles going on...bake and cooking sales....or anything.

[@catherineromero1862]

When my father retired in 1986, he made the conscious decision that he would be a full-time RVer. It was a very cost-effective and respectable way to go and has been for about the last 40 years. Until recently, when it has become the only alternative for people that are not even retired yet and now even retired people that used to be able to Boondock wherever they wanted to Pull up to a beach and hang out for the day, and their RV are being pushed out by new laws in municipalities denying the right to sleep in your own vehicle at any time a day or park on a city street. This is discrimination against homeless people that is adversely affecting the Ability of anyone to find an alternative to sleeping on a sidewalk in a filthy sleeping bag. Then, of course, you’re going to be bulldozed out of even that scenario because being homeless is being made illegal in cities is if that’s going to make the problem go away. Edited to add: repeal Citizens United and watch things start to change. As George Carlin said “they own you”

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

They stopped taking names for senior housing here, the list was years and years long and there simply is no housing. But, they DO supply free tents.

[@OldskolFan]

I heard a lady on the bus one time saying she waited 10 years for affordable housing; they housed her in a bad area of San Diego. She went to the store, came back and all of her stuff was stolen! It’s sad people can’t get a break. San Diego, the most expensive city in America…lacks affordable (decent) housing.

[@catherineromero1862]

@@OldskolFan if you research apartments in that area you see that the buildings and complexes are mostly big boxes of boxes to house compliant, wage slaves. Then there are the “luxury” apartments, I guess for the elite workers? Idk but $1500 for a 250sqft place?

[@JOHNTHEWHISK]

They worked their whole lives, and now they're older, homeless, and society expects them to just lie down and die on the street . Absolutely disgusting. Shame on you, America.

[@juliannenoll8225]

This makes me sick in this country!!! Not one veteran should be homeless! Not one American should be homeless in this country!

[@Network126]

I lost my mother to cancer, and then lost my housing twice during the pandemic, while also simultaneously dealing with a broken transmission in my car, and spiraled into homelessness. I ended up buying an old Toyota Sienna van to live in, after finally giving up on homeless services. All they want to do is stick me into homeless shelters full of alcoholics and drug addicts, without any personal space or privacy. I can't live like that. I'm trying to get a job again, and fix my life, after being forced back into Uber/Lyft, and getting into car crashes. I'm so tired of this shit.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

True and that's why it makes me so mad that Biden and the democrats are forcing us tax payers to support 9 million illegal immigrants like 12 billion dollars every 3 months when we could take that money and solve our homeless veterans living on the streets and our homeless senior citizens.

[@JustGoAndFly]

Pure corruption

[@littosalgado6788]

Illegals are more important to democrats than Americans!! But somehow people keep voting for them so go figure.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

WHAT YOU GOING TO DO

[@sollunaystars]

What’s frustrating is the same homeless advocates acknowledging this growing crisis and the impact it has on the health and well-being of senior citizens, are the same people who will support illegal immigration and abuse of asylum laws which contribute to this very problem. I don’t believe they genuinely care. You can’t take care of the world when you won’t take care of your own citizens.

[@rebeccamosseri158]

Well, sure, job security.

[@vegskater1741]

Yes, they are secretly putting illegals into Ramada Inn/s in San Diego. Watch the video from JLR Investigates.

[@debbiemeyer7666]

I agree!

[@dawnoceanside7300]

Bill has been in the house approved by the Senate for months. WTF are you?. Pluto??? 🤭

[@isartoraplatz]

These very people are doing exactly what the Head leadership tells them To to do both are the Democrat and republican parties…😂

[@jg1469]

I work in the healthcare field here in SD and I personally know nurses who are living out of their vehicles because of how high home prices are and the lack of options to rent or own. I make decent income, my husband and I live in a rented studio motor home in a backyard of a home owner with 3 other RV homes and We all pay over $900 (considered low cost rent) , it’s safe and quiet., We stay because we don’t trust the economy and don’t want to become homeless.

[@tfuthought]

I remember when 900 was a lot. This is crazy

[@jg1469]

@@tfuthoughtOur lowest starting price point for rentals in the ghetto is $1400 for a studio, $1600 studio in moderate location and $2200+ studios in popular areas. Mind you these are studio’s not 1 Br apartments and not including costs of utilities. Also there is a lack of availability. Buying starts at 100K for a run down trailer home in a over crowded park with space rents $1200 and above, also, limited availability.

[@xlyal8908]

Nurse makes $60 per hour plus. Why do you need to live out of your car.

[@emmas1082]

Be careful who you tell about that because there are local laws and ordinances that might prohibit it. If a neighbor finds out and they’re mad they could report you.

[@beekeepermariadelgado6806]

My husband used to abuse me and say I would be a bag woman and worthless. So I joined the union as an apprentice plumber/steamfitter. I was a registered dental assistant and 35 years ago I was making $5 and hour. I wanted to divorce my husband so I joined the union. I was able to retire after 25 years, I have two pensions, some guys even put money into a 401K but I chose to buy my own house which is paid for. If it wasn’t for working in the union I too would more likely than not end up homeless.yea I divorced and also collect Soc Sec and doing excellent. We need to emphasize to young people and woman that it is not guaranteed you will not be homeless but you must find a union even if it isn’t something you went to college for. Many companies only offer 401K but you must get a pension. My new husband was a graduate of Cal Poly Pomonabut they did not pay decent wages nor any pensions. He became a welder/ plumber and steamfitter and rarely out of work. One of my friends graduated from Northwest University in a degree in business but became a lineman climbing electrical poles as an apprentice. Many people know the value of a union plus pension which are annuities and do so much better than these people who make real good money only to be kicked to the curb because they are 50 years old with no pension from a non union company. I knew I had to get into a trade or I too would have ended up homeless.

[@jaysoncarter5093]

One of my dear friends died in a tent downtown. She was way too delicate for those circumstances.. It broke my heart. She was so ashamed she disappeared on her children, and, gave up. Having them text me asking about their mother, and, finding out how she passed was heartbreaking.

[@john-o1g9p]

the should y have been engaging, not txting.

[@randymillhouse791]

@@john-o1g9p Yeah, I would take a leave of absence from work to find my mom.

[@john-o1g9p]

would. not. stop. ''you gave me life.'' @@randymillhouse791

[@jaysoncarter5093]

@@john-o1g9p I agree that was my first thought... the whole thing so sad. She disappeared... off the radar. Had I known I took her in. She was too ashamed like so many others. That's what hurt the most. People don't know that some people are so ashamed they don't want anyone to see them as a failure. Like my friend. I still cry.

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Her kids should have took her in but I guess we don't know the full story. Sorry to hear what happened. I guess she is with Jesus now or whoever the f*** she worshipped prior to passing.

[@CJScrol]

Property developers tore down older, inner city living quarters-including old hotels, older apartments-for profit to build high end condos. Now there are absolutely no affordable modest living quarters for older people on fixed &/or limited incomes. Cities created homelessness & now they don’t know what to do. 🙁

[@teejae2065]

America is built on greed.

[@rene-rv6pp]

All the neighborhoods are going to be luxurious

[@CJScrol]

@@Meow4B Basic-income housing needs to become a “thing” & a certain percentage of all building needs to be for that market.

[@eh3477]

This, exactly. Not to mention the dozens of nicer mobile home parks, a haven for many seniors in their later years especially in CA where weather is mild. They first tripled the rents, then closed for the property to be developed for luxury apartments. Municipalities could have done something to slow or stop this. Plenty of seniors did have affordable, decent housing until rampant greed took over.

[@eh3477]

​@MeowNow494 And since it was only built in tbe 1980s, shouldn't be falling apart already, unless it was very poorly constructed or they maintained it poorly. Lack of maintenence and poor construction are pretty common in "affordable housing" developments.

[@kellykelly7747]

The affordability of housing is NOT just here in San Diego, California! I searched across the country! My monthly income is below $2k per month. I don't qualify for anything. We treat our seniors terribly in this country. There used to be affordable house for seniors. Now, there is nothing.

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

It's worse in the UK and Australia. The Australian government officially posted that retirees should buy a tent and live in a park. This is global.

[@seattledreamer9901]

$2k/month? while Boeing hire new employees in thousands. There ‘s a serious shortage if skilled workers in Seattle; electrician, plumbing, avionics, HVAC, computer tech…

[@jeffhood-s2q]

stole their money under threat of prison promise be there later 50 years later being told money gone now soon tough shit hit the bricks fu get out make room for communist gang members ....i got nothing left to lose fu back time is now

[@LGAussie]

They actually kicked out the seniors in a senior center in Queens, NY recently to house lazy Hispanic “vacation seekers”!!!!!!!! Then these same illegals beat up the police in NYC. Thugs are getting rewarded!! Something is truly incompetent and wrong with this current administration. I fear a deep depression that the world has never seen if money is continually directed towards 19 year old illegals who are taking advantage, and have homes and food in their own countries!!!!

[@greensorrel6860]

​@@UncleDavesKitchenomg

[@joselitoespiritu1577]

I wish we take care of our own people first rather than cater to the people who are here illegally. Really can't get over the fact that California is giving health insurance to undocumented when our fellow citizens are languishing on the streets. Where is the compassion for our old folks who mostly contributed to our society?

[@jayonnaj18]

@@Meow4BWhere is the father of her expectant baby?! Is she married?!

[@IAmWithinEverything]

Newsom gets billions$$ for the homeless and does/did nothing. Now he’s allowing crime to go unchecked right before his eyes, literally. The homeless money is a huge money laundering scheme and has been for years. I’m a former San Diegan

[@prior8t2000]

Before you even decide to receive medical care in Mexico.. Your bank account info is checked & frisked first.. I live in Mexico Tijuana & know that first hand.. Then, you are charged ridiculous amounts for unnecessary tests & medications. America needs to continue providing protection for undocumented migrants & give our money to them. They earned it. I'm a Registered Democrat Voter & this is what you voted for. Although, I voted for Trump and will do it again. Let's continue with keeping the USA in the dumps.

[@losttravelingbackpacker3757]

Vote trump

[@viperviper5]

First stop depending on the government to save you. You have got to save yourself and that starts with making smart decisions early in life

[@FennaVa]

Housing prices are unlikely to decrease until there's a substantial increase in housing supply. In San Diego , there's a shortage of housing units, and construction isn't keeping pace. The constant demand for housing, coupled with unchecked population growth, means that even a slight price drop attracts numerous buyers who quickly absorb the available supply.

[@ralfbrown-kl1gp]

I'm considering purchasing affordable houses in 2024 and possibly venturing into stock investments. When is the best time to enter the stock market? Some people say it is profitable , but others say it's risky. Any advice?

[@marcellasilva4015]

Consider investing in stocks especially during a recession . While recessions can be tough, they can also offer good chances to buy low and sell high in the markets if you're cautious. Just remember, this is not financial advice, but it's a good time to think about buying stocks since having cash on hand isn't always the best option.

[@noahzimmerman-yg6qt]

Home prices will come down eventually, but for now; get your money as much as you can, out of the housing market and get into the financial markets or gold. Home prices will need to fall by a minimum of 40% before the market normalizes. If you are in cross roads or need sincere advise on the best moves to take now its best you seek an independent advisor who knows about the financial markets.

[@oliverdavis-tw2xl]

Market behavior can be complex and unpredictable. Mind if I ask you to recommend this particular coach to whom you have used their services?

[@noahzimmerman-yg6qt]

The decision on when to pick an Adviser is a very personal one. I take guidance from Sharon Ann Meny to meet my growth goals and avoid mistakes, she's well-qualified and her page can be easily found on the net.

[@orangeniggalo4767]

If you are old or elderly you need to get your passport and move to Tijuana Mexico I live in Mexico and my rent is only $450 per month it's better than being homeless inside of the states

[@beautifulrose8619]

Which area do you live in? Tijuana is huge.

[@beekeepermariadelgado6806]

Smart person, still close enough but at least you have a home.

[@orangeniggalo4767]

@@beautifulrose8619 I live in centro close to avenue revolution

[@orangeniggalo4767]

@@Meow4B you don't have to get residency all you need is the tourist visa go to the desk at the border and purchase a tourist visa and lasts for 6 months and they let you buy it as many times as you need honestly once you're inside if you don't plan on crossing you can stay down there and nobody would care

[@beautifulrose8619]

@@Meow4B It's funny how Mexico is so strict on their immigration policy. We in the US don't care anymore about who comes.

[@madelinemanor3367]

I survived being homeless during the pandemic at age 70. Living in Las Vegas for 25 yrs, and ready for retirement I thought. Being a widow and going through life without shelter was a stress no one should have to go through. I'm surprised I survived. God protecting me at the hardest time of my life. Survivor of homeless senior in a city of high crime was miracle for me.

[@overworked1084]

Where are you now? How are you? God is good- he gets us through terrible times❤🙏🏽

[@amg9163]

@madelinemanor3367 That sounds incredibly hard and I cannot imagine myself getting through that. You have a special inner strength and hopefully that is carrying you through to better times.

[@Morongobill]

I am 69 years old. Luckily I am not homeless. I think a lot of folks would love to hear how you survived the mean Vegas streets. Perhaps you could make a video on KZbin of your story. I would love to watch such a video. Who knows, I might end up on the streets one day.

[@Dobiegal]

Curious, we're you a renter throughout your career, or did you own a home?

[@ID_iKONIC_VIP]

Do you not have any family??

[@gretahelphrey7842]

So scarey! I’m a 73 y.o. senior living safely in my own home, but I know I’m just a heartbeat away from homelessness. Our country needs to solve this economic/homeless crisis. Now!

[@LilyGazou]

It’s a good idea to share a place with a good friend. Allows you both to set aside money for the future.

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

Property tax is a hardship also and this election year want to throw out Prop 13 another attack by ones you voted in!

[@tericlrk2935]

No solution unless the one percent leave the country to Belize

[@gemini730lory8]

💙🙏

[@cobainzlady]

Rent a room to an impoverished old lady. for cheap enough. Helps both of you.

[@PInk77W1]

I was 56 and my landlord said she was gonna double my rent in CA. I moved to TX and I knew no one. Now I’m doing great in Tx.

[@daddygrace253]

At 69, I am afraid to move to a different city with no family and friends. What if you get sick or something happens to you in that new city?

[@PInk77W1]

@@daddygrace253 life happens. I walk an hr a day. I ride my bicycle 100s of miles. If I die I’m good with that

[@PInk77W1]

@@JoshMaxPower coleman Tx

[@elshisu]

@@PInk77W1 Yes, that is wise.

[@isabellegarcia9205]

I noticed everyone voted no on the voting to lower rents on the voting ballot. To control rent prices☹

[@StevenBiko1]

Property taxes with interest is a major factor contributing to homelessness. American 🇺🇸 citizens are heavily overtaxed, this issue needs to be addressed asap.

[@redhead8777]

Property Tax And Landlord insurance rates are the biggest drivers for rental pricing and rate increases. Our cities need to manage budgets much better than they do. I agree that affordable housing should be increased for 50 -70 year olds; and virtually free and/or non-profit managed co-op housing for 70+. Social Security should NOT be taxed and shoul be cost of living adjusted. Take care of Americans FIRST.

[@sct4040]

The rich don’t pay their share in taxes. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezo don’t pay much at all. This is a real problem.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

too late

[@greensorrel6860]

Yes, even if you own your home, the taxes are rapidly increasing and many will be taxed out of their homes

[@virginiaalt1245]

When income taxes were first approved they only were on the very rich and elites. But the very rich financed the politicians that Americans could vote for which in turn rewrote the tax laws so the tax burden fell onto the working classes and the poor. There should not be any taxes on a persons residence because too many seniors have to sell their homes because the real estate taxes became too high. Then the apartment rents kept rising and they can no longer afford apartments either. A person doesn't really own a home if they can lose it because they fall upon hard times. The taxes should be redirected back to the ultra rich elites and corporations which have become so rich and powerful that they are even controlling our governments and us. Taxes should become higher as the corporations become bigger to block them from becoming too powerful over us and from becoming Too-Big-To-Fail requiring the working classes to have to bail them out again as under President Bush. Then the CEO's gave themselves raises and they bought out the smaller banks with the people's tax money!

[@robertschenck1616]

Wow, and we are putting migrants in Ramada inns. This is so sad. They know why most seniors are on the streets.

[@Linda-kk5lr]

Illegal immigrants who have little to no respect for our laws. They have to cross 1200 miles of other nations they can assimilate into. Nations like Costa Rica and Mexico. We do not owe the world entitlements and white picket fences.

[@auniversalwoman]

Yup

[@okiegranny4844]

And don't forget the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan

[@pinkman7317]

Giving migrants $9000 in New York to get started with American dream, I been dreaming 69 years, finally got a food voucher

[@marryellenmonahan5585]

Not true.

[@Noctural-Notions]

It's not just San Diego, It's all over the country & all over the world.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

new world order clintons started this shit biden trying to finish us off

[@jerfacekilla]

Idk about that one. Where I live, we don't have parking lots full of homeless people. Maybe stop justifying it by, in effect, saying 'it's everywhere', and actually try doing something about it. Unfortunately, Americans are too selfish to ever address their homelessness crisis.

[@crand20033]

San diego is exceptional because housing has become very expensive there.

[@0004612]

California has the majority of the homeless population in America

[@crand20033]

@@0004612 It has always been hard to buy a house there. Most prices are near a million dollars.

[@taze317]

If you have a house or apartment that you can afford, count your blessings.

[@susanarsoniadou]

I have a hous3 and I can name 5 people who would like to steal it.

[@taze317]

@@susanarsoniadou Keep those people away!

[@english7451]

I count my good choices. Don’t go supporting folks who can’t support themselves.

[@sylvialupehernandez9154]

​@@english7451Not all of us have the same luck! Especially the kind you probably had!

[@english7451]

@@sylvialupehernandez9154 I never had a man husband or boyfriend or parents who helped me as an adult. No parents after age 18 plus my siblings were also losers of parents. My mother never hugged or kissed me or told me she loved me. Ever. She was illiterate but I didn’t know my sister wrote her letters when I was away at college. Yes I did grow up middle class and had material wealth but not maternal or paternal wealth. My parents were both good looking people but my looks caused so much jealousy among others it was more of a curse especially when boys just wanted to use me. My choice was never did drugs alcohol or smoked cigarettes. And always paid my bills first and eventually with a little luck got 3 degrees.

[@MinaSaintLaRaun]

But let millions of ppl from other countries come in and spend billions on them

[@Sean884tv]

Yep that's cause their making millions off of the illegals coming here just one person to come here from China is 30,000?! That's just one person the Mexicans are like 10,000 a person and the government is banking off this shit they don't give a shit about us here in America they just want voters....we are turning into a 3rd world country

[@Sean884tv]

Mexico is on it to their getting money from people and the drugs .......guess I'm in the wrong profession 🤔

[@vikker8274]

And give them a $3k gift card.

[@CondorSkyGhost]

....and wars and protecting others borders.... irony.

[@calisingh7978]

Yes going 2 decades open borders for Canada and eu wonder what they have in common. Agenda 2030 look at what power and what countries voted for it

[@kharris0465]

I moved 3 homeless people into my house between 2014 and 2022. They caused me more problems than none and offered me nothing but thanklessness and more problems. I have done my part and will not do it again.

[@captseamus]

You're lucky opening your house to them only caused problems... In most States allowing the homeless into your home or apartment gives them legal claims to your house!!! You end up paying legal fees and attorney's to get them legally kicked out!! DO NOT ALLOW HOMELESS PERSONS INTO YOUR LIVING QUARTERS or RENTAL EVEN FOR ONE NIGHT! Check State and County Laws Concerning Inhabitants.

[@kharris0465]

@@captseamus Philanthropy, fundraising and charity work in Washington, D.C. has a particular and peculiar playbook. When you are working in the field in DC the only thing that matters at the time is doing. I did. I am done. Now it is someone else's turn.

[@alicevanderbruggen1339]

I’m sorry you had a terrible experience. Housing the homeless needs a very disciplined playbook with a signed contract .

[@Angel-nu7fm]

Exactly. Homeless often does not mean helpless. Many game the system to get what they want, not work and get high. So where are they getting the $$ to buy the meth and alcohol the reporter says they use to "cope"? It's the welfare mentality come full circle. I don't want to get off drugs but I want a nice place to live and have someone else pay for it.

[@janettesmith369]

It shouldn't been placed one One persons shoulders. It is a job for our government in which we hired!

[@tothelighthouse9843]

I admire that couple who lost their home, are sleeping in their vehicle, but haven't surrendered their dogs. The couple sleeps in the front seats of the vehicle, with the dogs in the back. Uncomfortable, cramped, not optimal, but I bet there's nowhere else those dogs would rather be than with Mom & Pop. I hope for a better future for all these folks.

[@laurenchatman714]

I could never abandon my pets either.

[@moonlight01011]

Owning pets when you are homeless or are barely getting by is one of the habits of poor people.

[@rcas350pilot8]

@@moonlight01011 and having lots of kids.

[@donnamcmillan6950]

I only hope that if they get shelter they will be allowed to keep and move their dogs in too. Also hope the dogs keep healthy as they would never be able to afford vet care. God bless them!

[@cobrakai3732]

I only wish they’d stop wasting their $ on smoking/vaping like “Irene” was doing in that car. It’s bad for her, the dogs, and their wallet.

[@Always_sojourning]

It is a national disgrace that we send billions of dollars to foreign countries and we have seniors and veterans who are homeless.

[@Fat12219]

Homeless 😢

[@Eric-pz9hv]

What do you expect when 60% of our population live paycheck to paycheck. This was bound to happen.

[@lexa_power]

I don’t understand why they don’t just raise social security rather than giving money to war and other countries. Seniors need bare minimum $3000 a month to survive in San Diego.

[@johnteets2921]

@@lexa_power Where is the money going to come from ? Not the billionaires who fund the candidates of compassion ( and cartels ).

[@jayonnaj18]

I am a widow in my mid-70s now and have been physically unable to work since 2004! However, the LORD guided me to buy a used mobile home and the land it sits on back in the mid 1990s before my ailment struck! I PRAISE my LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, for ONLY HE KNEW what was to come in my life and prepared the way for me! He keeps a roof over my old gray head! No matter what comes, I KNOW I CAN TRUST IN HIM, for I am His child!

[@katadam2186]

@@lexa_powerit goes to the military industrial complex also, the fed ( bankers) big tech and big government are working together. The millions of “ asylum “ seekers are being paid to come through money given to the UN then they give it to NGO’s and then to the illegal immigrate… they want them voting democrat.. Listen to Victor Davis Hanson… he explains quite a bit

[@missf4681]

It would not be happening if we didn't give Ukraine and isteal billions for war on their neighbors and didn't open our borders to every 3rd world sh t hole in the world snd flood our country with illegals who expected to be taken care of. We are giving these grifters 100s of billions of dollars. If we actually kept our money looked after our own country and citizens and protected our own borders. We could have beautiful cities with citizens with health care good school systems and decent places to live

[@lindaearl4428]

No Senior and Children should never have to live on the streets of any city Let us all pray for a change in this world 🙏🌎💚🙏🌎

[@stevelichtwark4259]

Yes many people waste their time praying

[@MaryC-ug4pf]

It's a "reckoning" I think, and probably way overdue. The rain falls on the just as well as the unjust. No doubt things are happening as they should.

[@cocosims9979]

@lindaear you're exactly right . Shame on cities like that

[@sunshineandwarmth]

Post open housing wherever you live. That would be a useful solution. Seniors are trying to avoid housing in Heaven.😂

[@phillip1330]

Thats why they are in the current situation. Get off your knees and make the changes needed.

[@leejaved4183]

PLEASE know that San Diego is not the only city in America that has a huge amount of houseless seniors. It is ALL over the country. I will say that after age 50 people easily are let go from their jobs because employers don’t want to pay for their health insurance. Therefore, being hired for another job that paid a living wage is not available to them. Also, rent all across America have become unattainable. Shame on a government that sends billions to Ukraine and Israel while there are so many American people who have once paid their taxes and are now on the streets.

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

Social security is so outdated low in sums granted and that is the reason seniors become displaced! Everything goes up in price but their check is unable to cover even basics! Rent, property taxes, utilities, all sky high not SsA checks nor SSI! All dollars given to other nations, could have improved social security increases. When Obama was in WH, 3 years there was no social security raises, that should never be. Politicians get raises so should retirees! Seniors over 70, shouldn’t incur any further property tax on their live in home. That would save many from becoming homeless or suicide as many do!

[@LindaDunbar-u7z]

@@maryannsinopoli1751

[@paisleysansone3143]

Dreams for change is legit the best organization to donate to. They started the safe parking program allowing people to continuing working while living in their cars. Offering bathrooms Dinner and toiletries at the lot as needed. They saved me when I needed it. Glad to see they now are allowed tents for those with out vehicles.

[@indy18286]

they don't offer food ......... only when someone donates food to feed a 100 or more who are in the parking lot!! sometimes star bucks donates expired food but then it isn't much! bathroom? it's a porta toilet.

[@powerWithinUs4055]

Ask how they voted. Right now, do the people know that Scott, Lee, Graham all Republicans have the stated purpose of cutting what they call entitlement programs, what we call Social Security benefits. Why look to build housing when there are so many abandoned. buildings of all types. Take existing zoning commissions, their staff and resources and turn them into rehab and modification experts. What are they zoning for when we have this crisis in every city? Turn zoning offices into productive work. The answers have been Wait Lists. Change to Action List. Section 8 is a poison pill. Landlords avoid as soon as they hear the name. Right now…county government pays security deposit, first and last month. Wave of the pen. Done. Next, move the people off of the streets and into homes, Then…guarantee work with the state, modeled after Civilian Conservation Corps. Guaranteed 18 month employment with real job placement programs ongoing. All of this and the miserable 1% who pay nothing and see the struggle and do nothing, And we do nothing to them, we allow it. Take the tents to state capitols. Lots of room, lots warmer.

[@arinam2741]

The best organization to donate to is republican party. Haven't you noticed there are very little homelessness in red states and no drugs?

[@ThatAlleyCatsBack]

@@arinam2741I took notice of that. That’s why Trump fully has my black vote!

[@ThatAlleyCatsBack]

I will donate

[@robinferruggia]

Congress has cut funding for affordable housing every year. Waiting lists for Section 8 housing are years long. For as wealthy as America is, it is despicable that these conditions are allowed to exist.

[@OMMXxPeNnY]

Yes for the person above us that said that that's why they vote Republican and move to red states well tell me what was the first thing Trump did for them nothing except give tax cuts to wealthy corporationsWhat happened to the best health plan in the whole wide world according to him never happened Build the wall never happened All he did was try to find a way to steal Money from every place he could

[@Fat12219]

Section 8 has helped me , now gotta me a nice apartment ☺️ in the rent 🙃 😂

[@DavidMartinez-jp6sn]

The elders experience and knowledge, is gold we should treat them ,as gold.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

laugh at us say you must have done wrong soon you will know you wont stay young forever ... never been to jail never raised fist in anger law abiding hard working took take care of family all i hear is f u from corrupt govt... you next

[@sugarmagnolia1475]

FOREIGN OWNERSHIP NEEDS TO END, RENT CONTROL NOW.

[@sandiegan3788]

CA Rent control allows unit owners to increase rent by 10% every year. That's way more than peoples' income increases, so people are continually moving because of that law.

[@zajournals]

Lower the caps and be more respectful.

[@tanyaarmendariz4047]

We are allowing many to walk in our country and taking care of them but, Americans are in the streets😢

[@f0xixtaiail2000]

That is why we need a president who will deport them.

[@el-hp1lj]

the will to live for these people is incredible. I think many people, including myself rather check out and move on to the afterlife than struggle in this modern netherworld

[@ThatAlleyCatsBack]

Right

[@texasred2702]

I went to Hawaii a couple of years ago and it's worse there. Longtime residents slowly priced out of rental housing or taxed out of their homes, while shiny high-rise condos and luxury homes sit empty, owned by rich foreigners. It's happening all up and down the West Coast. We seriously need to limit foreign investment like other nations do and put our own first.

[@DrSchor]

do you want to pay someone else's rent?

[@chasingsunsets87]

Agree!

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

I know you are correct! Housing and business properties also , must limit foreign ownership! It’s a disgrace to allow out of our country ownership!

[@cobainzlady]

@@DrSchor what the hell are you talking about! GET RID OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP , IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM ! that doesn't make anyone pay others' rent !

[@leejaved4183]

This is America’s HUGE shame.

[@graceyglzn9687]

that's why many retirees decided to live in Asian countries because their retirement benefits give them comfortable /decent life with the dollar they have.

[@lexa_power]

I’m looking into Mexico myself since America is no longer affordable

[@beekeepermariadelgado6806]

Most move because they are divorced and after dividing assets there is nothing left. Another thing many people are anti union but being in the union saved my arse from being homeless because of 2 pensions plus Soc Sec.

[@susanmoriarty9900]

me too, looking at Belize myself!

[@susanmoriarty9900]

yep! retired UAW Aerospace worker!

[@kelleyrancher]

Yes and I see where those guys go over to the Asian countries and they get involved with some young little chicky poo about 18 she has kids with them and their and then their they have to take care of those kids for the rest of their lives all their babies they got all babies over there running around in Thailand

[@Network126]

I lost my mother to cancer, and then lost my housing twice during the pandemic, while also simultaneously dealing with a broken transmission in my car, and spiraled into homelessness. I ended up buying an old Toyota Sienna van to live in, after finally giving up on homeless services. All they want to do is stick me into homeless shelters full of alcoholics and drug addicts, without any personal space or privacy. I can't live like that. I'm trying to get a job again, and fix my life, after being forced back into Uber/Lyft, and getting into car crashes. I'm so tired of this shit.

[@zeljkojovanovic-wf8us]

just be brave, don't give up! It will get better, and the best is yet to come.

[@McRemmyBaby]

Jesus

[@Network126]

@@zeljkojovanovic-wf8us That's what they all keep saying...

[@deborahmyers5205]

🙏🏼

[@willothewispl]

Exactly thats the only help they offer you, to live in dangerous places.

[@Polemic-2525]

The federal government needs to stop putting limits on how much a senior can earn when they are receiving subsidies. Most people are not receiving a pension so they have to work. What baffles me is the same government giving money away to foreign countries and illegal immigrates.

[@joeblow1688]

It bothers me too.

[@dcg590]

If they didn’t prepare for retirement for the decades they worked, why is it everyone else job to pay for them? This is a lifetime of spending and not planning. Why are tax payers supposed to save someone who didn’t bother to prepare? The ‘government’ you speak of comes out of the responsible peoples paychecks.

[@camilleott7587]

They were sold on social security they were forced to invest in, only government jobs offer pensions, and it was very hard to save even 30 years ago. The large government is eating us alive!

[@MichaelBanfield-xz5sp]

Seniors should never be homeless in America.

[@J.C.Ky.ridgerunner1955]

It once was the idea that when I become 55, I'll retire. Now the thing is, when I turn 55, I'll become homeless.

[@MichaelBrown-sh8yh]

Me too , I'm ready! I'm just going to smoke weed & drink coffee & read a book. That's freedom for me..

[@BlueAvians]

You're not alone. God is with you to help guide you.

[@JanaeTurner-j7q]

That's what happened to me. I'm no druggie just got sick at 30 & couldn't pull it together 😢

[@JanaeTurner-j7q]

​@@BlueAvians yes Jehovah God has my back

[@sct4040]

Start planning your life.

[@jgpainting8815]

There’s not enough senior housing ANYWHERE!!! Costs are ridiculous

[@Dobiegal]

That's why you buy a modest home in your 30s so it's paid for by retirement....

[@KawakebAstra]

where is affordable senior housing ?. . why USA representatives take millions fm AIPAC lobby(aka bribe) money ‘n constantly sending tens of BILLIONS $$$$$ to Israel 4genocide in Gaza .. no concern for Humanity .. oust war profiteers help Americans stop funding wars

[@janesawyer3495]

@@Dobiegal Many seniors lose their homes due to property taxes, insurance, or HOA going up. You aren't safe even if you "own" your own home.

[@Dobiegal]

@janesawyer3495 hoa? Well, duh. If it's paid for all you have are taxes and insurance. If anyone is dumb enough to buy in an HOA, assume THEY own the house.. That's why you get it paid off ASAP,. and start putting away the money you used to pay the mortgage with. Savings...

[@janesawyer3495]

@@Dobiegal Even if you pay your house off, they can still raise your property taxes and insurance. It's happening all over the country.

[@danpiraino]

I know I won't be the first to say it but, some of the money (if not all) that is going to illegal immigration should be immediately diverted to homeless seniors - This is so sad.

[@dianabeurman364]

You're right! Thanks Biden!

[@rainaflores779]

SHUT UP IRRELEVANT COMMENT

[@gnosticnight]

Homeless seniors don't block vote democrat.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

homeless seniors wont stuff ballot mail boxes like illegals do thats why they we dont count i gonna not go quietly gonna take a few out with me time is now

[@joycemansfield1108]

Homeless people can't vote ,no address.

[@barbaras676]

This is one reason why I moved out of California after retiring. Couldn't afford the rent on my pension.

[@deborahwhit118]

High rent everywhere, 3000 for a two bedroom Minnesota

[@barbaras676]

@@deborahwhit118 where? Minnetonka? Edina?

[@Fat12219]

Section 8 has really has helped me out a lot 😂😂😂 a lot 😂😂❤

[@mistermylo8607]

They were doing studies years ago about this growing population of seniors and what have they done ? Nothing! How many apartments could you build for $44 billion?😢

[@KawakebAstra]

where is affordable senior housing ?. . why USA representatives take millions fm AIPAC lobby(aka bribe) money ‘n constantly sending tens of BILLIONS $$$$$ to Israel 4genocide in Gaza .. no concern for Humanity .. oust war profiteers help Americans stop funding wars

[@rebeccaknox4652]

It’s not just California, it’s everywhere. I’m 71 living in a travel trailer and have to find part time work just to pay for necessities.

[@cobainzlady]

you are so lucky and blessed to have that trailer !

[@grandmakathy]

The housing cost in San Diego is a really big issue. My husband and I (both seniors) had to leave CA in 2010 because the rent got to be more than our combined incomes. We moved to the east coast and now live in a 3 bedroom/2 bath home that we OWN! It's hard for a senior unless you have a really large source of income or family who can take you in. I would advise moving before you reach retirement age if you can.

[@MaxItUpwithMarta]

Seniors are the silent category of homelessness. It is so sad, they are overlooked.

[@carolashton8543]

Don't raise rent at senior apartments

[@lexa_power]

Need to build more and make it easier to apply and move in

[@smalltownhomesteadAC]

So when costs go up, landlords should provide housing at a loss?

[@soniasias6226]

​@@smalltownhomesteadACget rid of prop 33 for commercial properties that raise rents on seniors over 60 years old.

[@catherineromero1862]

@@smalltownhomesteadAC maybe don’t on real estate investing as your sole source of income. Just as one might admonish seniors for depending on Social Security as they’re only source.

[@losttravelingbackpacker3757]

Vote trump

[@breezluize3282]

The list of this country's heartless cruelties is long. The United States' true nature is shown by how it treats it's most vulnerable. If you're not very high earning or a millionaire/billionaire, to hell with you.

[@user-ov4wr5yu4r]

You're right. It's very competitive and if you don't make it, you must be defective.

[@misterbanshee7992]

Even a million won’t go far in California

[@faraboverubieskerry]

EXACTLY! I left the country and pray 🙏 that I never have to return

[@misterbanshee7992]

@@faraboverubieskerry prob get better healthcare depending on what country you live in now

[@brendamcdonall5798]

So is the heartless and uncaring of all levels of government in Canada, especially in the 8 years we have been cursed having Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister. 😢

[@margyrowland]

FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY The most important component of a successful society is the intact family that supports it’s most vulnerable. Traditional families with children, Mum, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa.

[@OhHenry2024]

Yeah, not everybody has that! You are very fortunate.

[@Mitzi73]

I agree with this 100%

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

@@OhHenry2024absolutely right, I know I don’t have family to depend on.

[@yummm8775]

Unfortunately, we have Democrats and they don't believe in traditional family values. They rather give a transboy rights to enter a girl's bathroom.

[@threethrushes]

Not everyone has a functioning family. Fortunately, I'm self-sufficient and I managed to escape the orbit of my family of origin.

[@Bronx_Bombers]

Medicare charges $174.90 a month for Part B. If you’re a senior how can you afford that? Rent is $1600 to $2500 a month. Seniors can’t do that?

[@missf4681]

I have every sympathy for these seniors who worked all their lives paid their bills and did everything they could to be decent contributing citizens and end up on the streets through no fault of their own This is sooooo wrong

[@jeffhood-s2q]

your turn coming soon

[@KawakebAstra]

where is affordable senior housing ?. . why USA representatives take millions fm AIPAC lobby(aka bribe) money ‘n constantly sending tens of BILLIONS $$$$$ to Israel 4genocide in Gaza .. no concern for Humanity .. oust war profiteers help Americans stop funding wars

[@missf4681]

@@hirondelle8734 not much

[@missf4681]

@@jeffhood-s2q so is yours

[@dcg590]

They did everything except save for retirement. This is the consequence

[@jayburkhart1781]

as someone who is coming out of homelessness, 1 thing they are not pointing out is that once you get approved for housing assistance, finding a place is not that easy. yes, you may find the occasional places that take housing vouchers but those are really few a far between. a lot of landlords don't like us as tenants, not because we bring trouble to a building., but because they know it can be a fight with the government to get that voucher money. we as the poor, pay the price for that. even though we pay our 1/3 of our wages every single month, the landlord has to wait and wait and wait for the other party to keep up their end. so, if your a landlord and you have 1 tenant who pays in full at the top of every month and 1 tenant with a housing voucher where you may not see the money for 2, 3 sometimes 4 months, which one would you choose to rent to first? i am not saying that the landlord is wrong cause he's not. but he catches hell because he knows the real uncle sam is a scamming grifter. i live in a converted church. it is fantastic. but because it is an old church. there is only so much that they could do with it. we do not have our own kitchenette nor our own restrooms. it is sort of like a hostel situation, you cook it, you clean it. i do not have the amenities that an efficiently apartment would have. i do not get to control the heat or air in my unit and i am in denver. we have timed out light switches so we can not control our lights in our own units. i pay 262 as my part of the rent. it went up 20 this year because the real estate value on this went up to 1050 per month if i covered it fully myself. i got an increase of 29$ this year because of the C.O.L.A. adjustments. rent went up by 20 of the 29 extra i got and my ebt decreased because i got that extra cash. everyone has heard of The Industrial warfare complex, industrial war machine, whatever it is called, right? what you are looking at today is The Industrial Homeless Complex why don't they cure cancer? because there is zero return on a cure. it is not profitable because others would loose those big jobs that dole out so much money like scrooge McDuck someone, anyone, please tell me that i am wrong. i need that lie

[@lexa_power]

I’ve spent a lot of my life homeless and can confirm

[@ursulasmith6402]

That's totally wrong anyway. In Germany, the money goes direct to the landlord, I never would see it. Rent will be paid. Why do immigrants want to come here for, jo social programs here. I would go to Finland or Europe.

[@totogogocc5526]

That' place sounds interesting.. Ya, they are doing their thing, making war machines& the $ goes round.. woo hoo.. Wish you well..

[@jayburkhart1781]

i know nothing of germany and no offense but how does that factor into homelessness here in america? @@ursulasmith6402

[@kristanelson3587]

​@@ursulasmith6402they come here because a lot of countries won't just let you walk in and hand you benefits but they do here

[@IAmWithinEverything]

The stresses of not having a home is beyond anyones imagination unless you’re one of them. If the government cared they would all have a place to stay.

[@wlachappelle]

They should have housing for people that don't make much money, medicine is high, grocery is high rent is high

[@azmike3572]

And who is "they"?

[@angelica7236]

Because most people are on fixed income and their rent keeps going up every year. Or they dont have family or children that can help them out. Or their spouse passes away and the person is left in a bad financial state. Its multiple reasons, very unfortunate that so many seniors are suffering or still working at 70 and 75 just to make ends meet !

[@eszelledonaldson6515]

I hope that him and his wife find a place to live. This is so sad that our senior are treated like this.

[@a.salmon8193]

It's inhumane.

[@NeoAutodroid]

I'm a contractor and I work for very wealthy clients. I make good money but I'm sickened to my stomach seeing the lavish lifestyles some people live in 6,000+ sqft houses many of which are second homes and vacation homes that sit empty most of the year. The crisis we face with homelessness is entirely fixable. The crisis we face with income inequality is entirely fixable. The problem is the wealthy elite block any attempt to fix these problems. They have incestuous relationships with our mayors, with our governors, with our senators, representatives and president himself. The poor have no representation, the poor have no lobbyists, the poor can't afford bribes and kickbacks.

[@dcg590]

Fixable how? By others handing over what they’ve earned? Nope.

[@rickmoss6421]

​@@dcg590Stop being so overly simplistic. No one suggested that handouts are the answer. It's a matter that will require a very nuanced and comprehensive approach. At this rate, the side effects of unbridled capitalism will eventually cause the demise of this once powerful nation.

[@Missy-Missy1111]

@@rickmoss6421 🎯💯❗️

[@Bekssss]

​@@dcg590like China build like crazy it's batter have millions of empty apartments vs millionaires sleep in cars

[@john-o1g9p]

you are doing well because you work for people that can pay you. i was a lanscaping house keeper for 35 years.house paid for, not in the market selling my colo house to buy land in tn. i started saving for my retirement when i got my first paycheck.

[@RJFP67]

Throwing away our elderly into the streets is a disgrace ! 😢

[@loris6413]

It is torture. I am 64 with many medical problems. I live in my car with my autistic daughter. We can't afford the rents, the electric bill insurance and all the other costs. I have come to accept I will die in my car.

[@kardrek2461]

This is wrong

[@DeeDee-lz8zx]

I am sure you already have been to social services, but go again and ask for rental help. And threaten to sue them.

[@TheRideShareNetwork]

​@@DeeDee-lz8zx Ha . U make it sound so easy. . try it yourself. U will see the bs

[@soniasias6226]

Look into moving to small town America. Towns that have senior housing that have less than 25,000 people. They have openings in their senior housing programs. Quiet towns. Get away from the crowded cities, you're competing for housing. Getting housing in California is as hard as winning a lottery .

[@karlar8648]

Don't accept it. I know it's hard keep faith at the forefront. I'm 59 and want to retire at 62. Just me and my car. Got a job. Saving what I can. Getting out of this situation.

[@downtoearth1950]

I learnt in the 1960's that you have to own your own home. Ownership is far better than renting, same with cars, own not lease. The most reliable person to rely on is yourself.

[@BrittMFH]

Exactly. Plan for the future.

[@irishouston4103]

I agree with owning but I can also say that if you suffer any tragedies in your life especially health related issues you will see what’s really happening on the other side.

[@MsClaudiaDuran]

Even if you own your home, the government can still kick you out of it for not paying property taxes. Plus, owning a home comes with monthly expenses: homeowners insurance, HOA, maintenance costs. At times, those expenses can be as much as a rent.

[@lindalewis8503]

Absolutely.

[@randymillhouse791]

Agreed. At age 38 I saw an old guy sitting outside of a roadside OLD motel drinking out of a brown paper bag. A CHILL went through me. I went back to college at night and earned my degree in 2007. Been working my arse off ever since. Even so, I will retire in South America a very rich man for the country I am going to. I would have to work until age 70 plus to retire in the USA.

[@ayahshope]

So many people making ridiculous and callous comments obviously have zero idea how f*cked up it Is getting old and sick anywhere in Southern California right now. You get sick, own a home? Not anymore! Too old to work? Own a home? Not anymore! For those of you with no love or empathy in your hearts, life will be kind and teach you. Your day WILL come.

[@BusArch42]

Why not move? We left socal 25 years ago because it was too expensive. My dad just left last month. You don’t actually have to stay there you know

[@ayahshope]

@@BusArch42 That’s not easy to do for a myriad of reasons. Family, friends, medical needs to name a few. I’m unwilling to move farther away from my children and grandchildren. People have roots and community they are willing to sacrifice for. Also can you imagine how hard it is to be homeless in areas with harsh weather conditions? Sleeping on the street in the snow is intolerable

[@BusArch42]

@@ayahshope it’s not easy but it’s possible. My sister has used many excuses for not moving. When she turned 50 she suddenly realized she wouldn’t be able to stay there when she retired. If one has such deep connections to the community with friends and family then one would not be homeless. It’s one or the other. The reality is people want to live there. It’s a beautiful place. I went to college in La Jolla. My rent was 3x what it was when I left and moved inland. A few years later I moved to another state. It was even less expensive. All the rest of my sisters family and friends have left due to the high cost of living there. She has no reason to stay except she wants to live there. Guess what? Most of us would like to live there. That’s why supply cannot keep up with demand. Where we live now has excellent medical care. We made close friends here. You can move if it’s important. It’s a matter of priorities. Is it more important to live in SD in your car or to live in Nebraska in a nice condo.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

​@@ayahshopeSpeaking of "family" and "friends"..... Where are they to assist them?

[@dianabeurman364]

That's right!

[@sagatuppercut2960]

I live in California. I'm 55, and I share the rent with a relative ($1625 a month). I've been looking for a new job, but I can't get any luck. I have filled out job applications and went on interviews. It's frustrating. I think some employers don't like me because of my age. It makes me feel depressed to realize that I have never owned a house. I've spent decades of my life paying rent. Sometimes I think about a "Plan B" if I ever become totally down and out in the future: I'd buy a cargo van and a mattress. I'd sleep inside of the van and buy food and gas with my pension check. I'd also get a gym membership so I could take showers.

[@marshamckee2479]

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN..IF YOU DID THIS YOU COULD POSSIBLY SAVE FOR A HOME..AND FINALLY BE A HOME OWNER ...BUT KEEP IN MIND THE HOME OWNERS NOW ARE PAYING OUTRAGEOUS PROPERTY TAXS ... CAMPER VANS ARE REALLY NICE AND COULD WORK GOOD FOR ONE PERSON.. DONT BUY A NEW ONE ....THEY ARE WAY TO EXPENSIVE ...JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...

[@LilyGazou]

You can live very well out of a Toyota Sierra, cheaper on gas than a van. Follow the weather. Work on farms and orchards. Be a camp host. Pointless to pay rent.

[@OhHenry2024]

I’m a renter and I like the way you think! I am planning to go with a similar plan. Purchase something I can live in and heck with the high rents, or high interest rates & overpriced homes!

[@loisaustin6200]

Only problem is you'd have to have some land or a place to put the the cargo van. Land is not cheap either. There seems to be a "catch" to any plans we try to come up with to survive.

[@youtubefireworks]

I'm in the same boat,I live in a passenger van with my 65 yr old father who hasn't worked in a decade. He's completely given up,I've recently been laid off from amazon where I work. Now I'm desperately looking for a job ...just to try to keep things going I'll take whatever job calls first. Trying to stay positive....

[@KiraLou06]

Housing is a human and US citizen right! We need this for the pursuit of health and happiness! New government needed ASAP 😢

[@OhHenry2024]

Huge shortage of affordable housing, but lots of unaffordable new luxury apts and homes being built!

[@sengthavyvirachack4564]

Illegals get free housing. Take up a lot of the affordable house needed for struggling citizens and legal residents.

[@chiplangowski3298]

Affordable housing is just another way of saying subsidized housing. Builders only build "luxury" apartments and large homes because those are the only ones that are profitable at market rate. Building codes and zoning regulations make it so that it is impossible to build affordable homes. Plus, property taxes and insurance easily exceed $1000 per month per property. Hard to rent a place for $1000 per month when the owner is paying that much, plus their mortgage loan. The owners' monthly costs might be $2000-plus each month for a 1 bedroom place. Rent must therefore be higher than that.

[@greensorrel6860]

​@@chiplangowski3298true

[@FreezeDriedIceCreamPrepper]

​@@chiplangowski3298 Yup! "Affordable Housing" is a myth. Nothing is free and government can't fix everything. In fact, it often makes things exponentially worse

[@ThatAlleyCatsBack]

@@chiplangowski3298that’s where the blame goes on the politicians

[@maryloudelossantos1624]

Thank you for the coverage. It means a lot to a lot of people in dire need of big help. Help is indeed in need.

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Rent everywhere is outrageous, especially on social security. Where could YOU live on $800.00 a month?

[@glassycreek1991]

We used to rent rooms for $750. Now it's too risky to rent. Only corporations can afford to rent to tenants and they charge thousands of dollars.

[@supercool1238]

You should consider yourself lucky to get the miserable 800.00 a month a lot of people don't get s***

[@dianeschuloff3836]

many os the southern states

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

@@dianeschuloff3836 rent for $250.00 a month? 1/3rd of my income. Where?

[@duancoviero9759]

​@@dianeschuloff3836no one wants to live there or is going to move there period. Thanks.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

I stayed for a few months in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is inexpensive, safe, friendly, no earthquakes, and the weather is perfect. No immigration problems, they accept everyone with an income from abroad. A thousand dollars a month is a lot of money there, and medical care is mostly free, paid by the state.

[@TOC.4u]

Here in Texas it’s the same just not as bad. I worked until I became disabled with brain cancer. I raised 3 children alone . I worked hard. Now I have to rent rooms. Luckily I have.a family member that let me rent a room.

[@BoldlyDream]

No one mentions that many seniors no one wants to hire anymore

[@McRemmyBaby]

Scary

[@powerWithinUs4055]

Be a job. Network with others. Biden Plan has help for startups. There’s always work that nobody else wants, but do what you love, create. Be open to starting your own business. If you have a computer, you have a job.

[@sjones3191]

Yes. They even call 40 older workers.

[@5Antvin]

yes go the gov they get printed money at will and just give it away .if your ancestors where conscripted into wars then most definitely go sign up for all they have to offer camp out there if you have to

[@nightowl6811]

Im 51 in excellent health condition and working 7 days 3 to 4 hrs a day only. The key 🔑 is Eliminating debt asap.

[@edwinlipton]

67 here. Inflation caused me to sell my 22 year old paid for home and move into the mountains on land I purchased with my deceased sell of there mortgaged home,, in 2006. I built a small shed with labor and young labor paid with that in 2019. In 2022 it all burnt in an umaintained USF taxpayer service 418'000 acre Bootleg fire in S.E. Oregon. Now I am a few mis steps away from a street eurchin myself. I am 67, owned and operated Construction Contractor Master Lic, Plumbing Buisness 17 years of the 27 years total plumbing apprentice, to Lic Journeyman Plumber to the Buisness of Master Contractor. Paid every tax dollar I owed this Gov according to coercsed legal compliance. Every dime! My S.S.,, is good but not enough for food and rent. This has led me too believe this is nothing more than; a legalized PONZI SCHEM. BY OUR LEADERSHIP!

[@Mockduck2020]

Well, it seems congress is paid off by rich people to bankrupt the poor in this country

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

Yes indeed California wants to regain homes and property. I live where they built another not needed school and running out of parking so I get all roadblocks for roof 400 sq ft, so wish condemnation when collapse so can enlarge their park lot. Disgusting I’m a senior woman

[@dianadicarlo1672]

Just heart breaking 💔

[@marcogarcia5441]

Have you checked any charities nearby for help!!! I hope you are safe .

[@BigBrother04]

Have you considered SEA?

[@bkzeppelin3215]

Some states wanted to jail these people, shameless.

[@getupoffofmyback]

I believe that is in Trump's plan of 2024

[@jodigos9851]

They are now.. California is jailing people for being homeless

[@cindylou7017]

This is so heart wrenching 😢

[@CIslas-im1um]

WTH?! Giving people shelter is as easy as parking some trailers in vacant land. Giving people shelter in vacant buildings. I mean, better than them living in tents!😢I pray everyone gets more than their basic needs met, and may the love and peace abound for all.❤✌️

[@gemini730lory8]

💙🙏

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

I'm 67. My whole adult life I heard from peers, friends, family that it was better to live for today. That they'd probably die before retirement so why save? It amazes me stories like this never look at how they got to this point. And BTW, it may surprise some people, but San Diego is kind of expensive. So yeah, low income in a high rent city is probably going to be an issue.

[@beekeepermariadelgado6806]

My sister is like that, I have always saved, she took drugs, I chose not to drink or drug. I am a fiscal conservative and rarely spent, no motorcycles, boats nothing just put it into a home. Plus I knew when I turn 45 most employers lay you off which is why I went into the union as a plumber/steamfitter apprentice. I needed a pension, and my union offers two pensions.

[@beekeepermariadelgado6806]

@@Meow4B I guess they must include common sense and mindfulness starting in elementary school that time is quite short. No matter what direction/career you choose you will grow old. My niece lives in New Zealand, they have a type of Soc Sec but they also have a voluntary pension plan you can enroll in to better prepare citizens retirement. Rather than one which is ridiculous. I am not sure of specifics if it is an annuity but their government knows you cannot survive on one. As for me I prefer to stay in my home and do not want my children to care for me because they have their own lives.

[@viperviper5]

See that is what you call flawed thinking. Living for today. No one know what the future brings

[@cobrakai3732]

@beekeepermariadelgado6806 They have those here too, called IRAs, 401(k), etc. The catch is that you have to actually CHOOSE to contribute to them, not just wait for the government to take care of you like baby bird with its mouth open. I honestly can’t understand how anyone just doesn’t plan out their life/retirement. It’s quite an entitled attitude to have, assuming either your kids or the government (in a non-socialist/non-communist country) will take care of you.

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

100% fact

[@harryholiday5356]

Glad to hear that we have no more homeless people, just unhoused/unsheltered. What a great country. I was beginning to think times were getting hard. Glad to know all is well.

[@gemgal711]

The city council and mayor want to spend close to 1 billion dollars to tear down the old city hall and erect a new one with food court and park. True the old city hall needs repairs but so does our storm drains, streets and water lines which serve millions of people not just the few entitled who work in and around city hall. Demand a independent audit of san Diego's budget. Where is our billions going?

[@vegskater1741]

Much of it is going on resources for illegals.

[@johnteets2921]

We'll never know, U-Tube deleted the reply.

[@dianeschuloff3836]

overseas to help other countries

[@mariaangelinavasquez1000]

​Dólar : 2021 - 19:20 2024 - 16:80 Baja California México. Creo que ustedes creen todo lo que dicen en sus noticieros -​@@dianeschuloff3836

[@rene-rv6pp]

May be there are some cents left for the homeless. Lets be gratefull

[@kenofken9458]

In San Diego and other major California cities, you can probably make $100,000 and still have to sleep in your car or in a tent....

[@TheSGBrown]

A decade ago, plenty of Silicon Valley employees, making 6 figures, could not afford to live near their workplace. /smh

[@cobainzlady]

hard to move outa there, since there's nothing east of there and have to travel 1000 miles east to get to cheap housing.

[@patrickprendergast9589]

@@cobainzlady tell me more

[@PACbelltech1]

To people thinking of moving to san diego to retire - dont. Its not America's Finest city... Its America's Finest Ghetto ✌

[@okiegranny4844]

I left 35 years ago

[@glassycreek1991]

yes please don't mover here

[@naeonixion]

Charleston, SC (and most of SC, honestly) is similarly awful. Don't go. Nikki Haley and Londsey Graham have been making that marsh a dump for decades.

[@DiogenesOfCa]

@@okiegranny4844 And you haven't been missed...

[@BusArch42]

Went to college there and promptly left after finishing. So expensive

[@elizabethficarelli2126]

Thank you for spreading awareness about this

[@TheDAT573]

Billions for foreign countries, nothing for Americans.

[@rainaflores779]

SHUT UP IRRELEVANT COMMENT

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

Let us get rid of Biden.

[@RB-gt8bf]

@@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq not before Trump

[@johnteets2921]

@@RB-gt8bf You got rid of Trump, and you see what happened.

[@TerryDobbins-w4n]

How much is enough? We should just keep handing money out forever? It'll be a continuous circle. My opinion mental health program or maybe work classes. Just handing out money won't solve the problem. And yes I know from experience. My wife and I were homeless when our landlords daughter took their houses because the put it in her name. Slept on the streets about a week until I worked over 90 hours to get us up. I did it . Most homeless are lazy and want to bum All day

[@robertbotello1817]

IT'S THE SAME WAY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY PAYING A GENERATION AT A LOW MINIMUM WAGE OF THE 80s

[@rhondamcknight2596]

Social Security pays low because WAGES are low. Pay higher wages take the CAP OFF SOCIAL SECURITY, and seniors will retire at $4k a month or more. The cap on SS is $167,000 then no more SS taxes are taken out of your paid into it.

[@BusArch42]

4873. That’s the maximum monthly benefit for social security in 2024. Most of the people receiving very low benefits are women like my MiL who never worked herself and was finally married ten years to one guy so she could draw off his record. She still took it at 62 though instead of waiting. Very stubborn about refusing to get a job. She gets 980 a month. That’s almost twice minimum wage in the 80s so I’m not sure what point you are trying to make. She is getting an infinite amount more than she paid in. She paid in nothing. Has to lay for Medicare because you have to work to earn that

[@zigzagz4u2nV]

As a tourist it made me sick to see all the wealth on one side of the street and so many homeless on the other! Shame on humanity 🤬 wont ever go back..

[@OMMXxPeNnY]

I feel your pain I keep saying this is the failure of society This should not be not everyone it's homeless is a drug addict

[@yummm8775]

Shame on the Democrats! The blue party of misery for America!

[@dcg590]

Maybe these people should make better decisions. It seems this thread blames someone other than themselves for the situation they put themselves in

[@gemini730lory8]

💙🙏

[@lisapeake9637]

The old people made America great.

[@elsiepersall7432]

Never thought I would see this in our country. It’s so sad. It could happen to anyone.

[@juliaturansky9728]

Not to drag politics into this happy topic, but many people don't follow the impending 2024 election. Candidate Haley is NOT pro-Social Security. I cannot fathom that isn't something everyone (especially those of us in their advanced age to whom it is so necessary) being able to swallow such a ludicrous policy. Maybe younger people without any concern about their futures can flick that off, but they will be seniors sooner than they can imagine. Full disclosure: The other Republican candidates will destroy this country as a whole in more frightening ways, but having people who don't get the consequences of bankrupting many of us in such an insidious fashion shows a total lack of empathy and understanding of the future,

[@Aiesha87]

It’s not about working your whole life. My parents worked their whole lives too but planned for their retirement. If you’re not disabled and working a job, people need to plan for their retirement properly and take that sh*t seriously! Because if you don’t this can be your future 💯

[@marshamckee2479]

You are so correct..the problem is people think retirement is way down the road for them .... But it takes planning many years of planning to live comfortably ..

[@crystalsswtor3760]

First of all I did not have 2 parents, second of all, I made $3.50 an hour at one point in my life, YOU try getting retirement money out of that.

[@cobainzlady]

@@crystalsswtor3760 As usual, middle class can't think of anyone but themselves . Poor don't exist , in thier mind.

[@ledzep3692]

​@@cobainzlady Yes indeed. I see these Mind-blind comments every now and then, but it's still shocking that so-called educated folks can't see past their own noses by assuming that we all have carbon copy incomes...as if working poor people don't exist spend their savings extravagant vacations.

[@camilleott7587]

Your parents had pensions.

[@LetsTalk-Network]

Raise Social Security period !!!

[@timewa851]

country's broke, COLA is all you get. Sorry.

[@catherineromero1862]

Can’t do that without raising wages as well

[@lauralinden6840]

Social Security was designed to ease the financial challenges of old age, not to fund retirement. We need a national pension system-like other developed countries.

[@catherineromero1862]

@@lauralinden6840 yes, especially when wages have been deliberately suppressed for the last 40 years, and then major corporate employers, such as auto industries, ended up also becoming credit, extending bodies, such as GMAC, so that they could earn back their employees wages in interest payments on the vehicles that they could only afford to purchase if they purchased it on credit because their wages were suppressed. The union busting and the right to work laws are what have caused so many reaching retirement age to have not sufficient savings to be relying 100% on their Social Security benefit. It isn’t because a whole generation stupidly did not properly prepare, which really pisses me off when I hear that. You work hard all your life and continuously lied to if you were just a little bit harder you’ll have a couple extra shekels to put into a savings account. It’s a crock.

[@priscilla.colburn444]

Having more money is NOT the answer as IT become WORTHLESS every passing day. IT was DEMONSTRATED IN Germany right before the Second World War. We NEED Jesus as our SAVIOR, NOT the AniChrist. Look and WAIT. Pray🙏🏻 Beware. The AntiCHrist will appear FIRST. Don’t be FOOLED. Deceit is very Convincing.

[@laurymakesaway6695]

1Billion dollars to Egypt and 1.2 Billion to JORDAN. Why is this happening 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@katiehealybarcelon9070]

Part of THIS problem is also that the cost of living in CA is absurd.

[@sammyjammy6647]

Then move !!! there’s 49 other states

[@Crinkle.Stilt.Skin.]

@@sammyjammy6647agree 100% - you are not entitled to anything here

[@ladyyaya3270]

64 yo disabled, native San Diegan here. Being displaced, I’m looking into living in my car. I’ve been on the housing list for 11 years. 😮

[@powerWithinUs4055]

Lists are just that….waiting lists. There is no shortage of Unhoused people or Close to Being Unhoused. We have a bumper crop. There are people who get moved into expensive assisted housing because they can’t live alone as such. The County should have a match service. Tiny homes are less than 40K, delivered by crane to Nana's backyard. Medi-pods, keep relatives nearby, value added because the structures are attractive. Ohhhh, the zoning….changed with a wave of the pen. Zoning was old 60 years ago. Failure to keep current is top of the list of Why. Find housing. The list approach is 100%…..a list.

[@cobainzlady]

do you call them every so often? you should.

[@chrislastnam6822]

Most people who are 55-65 are able to work but they can't get jobs because of age discrimination.

[@JOHNTHEWHISK]

Employers wont admit it, but anyone over 50 will struggle to find work. and if you have a health problem, forget it. Nobody will hire you.

[@annemichaels5368]

Absolutely. I have applied and applied and applied. For anything and everything. Even minimum wage, no experience necessary largely undesirable jobs that can't keep staff. I don't even get a call or an interview. So I started testing the theory. I would put in an application with all the qualifications they asked for and my real age. No response. At the same time I would put in another application stating a young age and absolutely no experience in anything they were asking for. Always got a response, and many offered a position without needing to meet this young person or so they thought. Don't believe me? Try it for yourself.

[@powerWithinUs4055]

Be a job. You know what needs doing in your neighborhood. Do that. Give it six weeks , and then go for Biden Plan small business loans for startup and expansion. If you have a laptop and a phone, you have a job. Never need to leave the house. What was your last job? Do that on an itinerant basis. Bookkeeper? Make a proposal letter, I work on call and when your staff is on vacation. Do inventory. Photograph what a business has, keep track better and insurance purposes, permanent files that permit search function. Use your phone to sell a business' excess equipment. Everything sells, just find out where. Be a job. You'll take better care of The Staff when --you're it.

[@chrislastnam6822]

@@powerWithinUs4055 I'm a lawyer, unless I've been disbarred in the past week.

[@annemichaels5368]

@@powerWithinUs4055 Thank you for posting these ideas. I think I might try to add a couple of these things to the side hustles I already engage in to keep me afloat. I still would like to be hired on somewhere with benefits though... maybe go get yet another degree? Couldn't hurt I suppose. Thanks again for the tips! God bless

[@BrittMFH]

I lived frugally and banked my money, own my own small townhome, and have no financial worries. It's NEVER too early to plan for the future. Live beneath your means and teach your kids to.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

Good advice: There is a consumerist society out there tempting people to spend and spend instead of saving, saving.

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

Live below means how when food takes every cent, and gas. It all adds up. And greed politicians keep wanting to raise sales tax property tax, so it even gets worse!

[@JOHNTHEWHISK]

Boast ever???????????? Sickening

[@JoannA-sweetly]

This is a blessed, intentional life plan. But those who have fallen out, need to know there are cheaper places to live (that are in USA)….. If your income is $2,000. as a single or $3,500 as a couple on social security- we must weigh expenditures against income. Reality, cost of living cheapest in Mississippi, Alabama, South Dakota, Iowa and North Dakota. My brother chose to leave California and buy a house in Washington State…..

[@Papawcanner]

Goody goody for you😊

[@janetrogers4738]

i thank God for the folks who help people that are homeless. I can't imagine someone with stage four cancer with no roof over her head. I wonder if several of them can pool their money together and move together in a home?? Pool money to buy food etc.

[@rene-rv6pp]

You cannot imagine what is to be homeless until you became homless yourself

[@janetrogers4738]

@@rene-rv6pp I fled home age 17. I Thank God I was always able to work except once when I was struck by a drunk semi truck driver but a friend loaned money which I was able to pay back. I didn't have this type of inflation we have today or there but for the grace of God. go I. I've had no food but Thankfully never homeless. All it takes is one serious illness like cancer or accident.

[@LilyGazou]

No one wants to pool resources and create a sense of community. I’ve tried finding others but it never works out.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

zoning laws designed to stop that dont want walmart shoping DEPLORABLES around bad for business

[@janetrogers4738]

@@LilyGazou I'm sorry. If others down on their luck lived together like the golden girls there would be fewer homeless. Less of a silver tsunami of homeless women on the streets. I haven't watched the show but I've heard others talk about the show..I'm looking up the show on KZbin.

[@dianneweaver4809]

Try living on social security. The price of groceries has risen substantially in the last three years. Medications become more of an issue as we age. I'm a senior citizen and I know how difficult it is to afford just the basic necessities . This is a sad reality.

[@jeffhood-s2q]

barry raised heath care 300 to 500 percent for less coverage.. biden double digit inflation.... incourage crime.... attack on individual freedoms and money thats why they been trying to take away guns for 50 years now.. they know sooner or later we gonna stand up and fight back .... god save TEXUS

[@kensims4086]

I resorted to taking advantage of self checkouts. 3 things ring up as 1

[@rockpadstudios]

I moved out of San Diego 8 years ago because I knew I couldn't afford a house or retire there (I got lucky and bought one before prices/rates went crazy). It's a great place to live but the cost of living just keeps growing each year. Anyone that can't afford to live there should have moved years ago. Sure it sucks but reality sucks even more.

[@BusArch42]

So you had some sense. We left 25 years ago. I don’t understand the complaining. Most people can leave and go where it’s way more affordable

[@kellywade8275]

San Diego, IS one of the most expensive places to live in CA, the country and even the world. Sometimes, folks do live above their means. This New Yorker LOVES San Diego but not enough to be homeless there.🖐🏾