Poverty after the Pandemic: Americans in Corona-Fueled Economic Crisis | Poverty in US Documentary

Facing a pandemic, an unprecedented economic and social crisis, the United States seems to be on the brink. We followed middle-class Americans who now find themselves on the poverty line.
Marc and Selene, had to close their restaurant and are struggling to pay the rent when their young son breaks his arm. Now they have to find an additional $11,000 in order to have it treated.
A few months ago, Steven was making $ 70,000 a year as a business executive. Today he lives with his wife in their car. But he refuses to give up his belief in capitalism and the American dream and is sure better days are coming. Meanwhile, Kirin faces deportation after losing her job as a cashier.
This documentary was produced by Ligne de Front and directed by Kristell Bernaud & Matthieu Fauroux. It was first released in 2020.
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[@markigomez]

I am the Chef featured in this documentary. We eventually lost everything including the house. But we didn't just sit back and let things happen to us. We are survivors and kept trying for our dreams. Our son Jesse is fine. I thank all of you who hope and prayed with us that things would get better. And for those who criticize our decision and savings and what we invested. Well you have no clue what we went through hindsight is 20/20 we have ouned every good and bad decision we have made. But we are survivors and are making a comeback. We still have a roof over our heads and food at our table. Our catering company is starting to pick back up. We are still hoping for a better future and pray for those who have not recovered. My children are doing well and they are loved by 2 hard working parents . Blessings

[@asiasmaster]

Prayers for you and your family

[@raghuanbalagan7545]

best wishes mate! Your business will be a big this year.

[@BTBSean0]

Good luck to you guys ....👍

[@veemaa9096]

Some bad times ,,best of luck

[@heathersparlor]

God bless! Keep cooking, and best of luck!

[@ageoflove1980]

Mercedes, Lexus, Tesla in a queue for free food... America has become a very weird country.

[@jossykerflossy915]

They can’t eat their car and they probably don’t own it outright so they can’t sell it. They still need a vehicle.

[@ageoflove1980]

@@jossykerflossy915 But dont you think its strange that apparantly one moment you can afford such a car and a moment later you suddently cant? If you have so little financial reserves you need to queue for free food when you are in between jobs, you are living well above your means. Spending so much on a lease of a car without having any money in reserve just seems extremely stupid or there is something very wrong with the system.

[@lettuce1305]

My thoughts exactly! New Mercedes and Lexus queueing for the food bank??? Something's messed up.

[@lettuce1305]

@@julm7744 well if you're a cheapskate it doesn't make sense to drive a Porsche because of the upkeep. It is a problem because you're draining resources that were meant for people who are in real need and many are looking to get back on their feet while temporarily relying on foodbank. Is what you're doing illegal? No. Is it unethical? Yes.

[@ageoflove1980]

@@julm7744 Dont know if you are being serious or just trolling here. The problem with your statement is obviously that the food is not free at all, but donated in order to help the people in need. Lets say everybody does what you do and thinks "well, im not poor but $100 is $100 thank you very much". It would probably mean a swift end to this type of charity because they will run out so quickly it will probably never get to the people who need it, which in turn will lead to more people not able to pay their bills, more evictions and homelessness and so forth. Now that im saying this... pretty sure you are trolling because this is of course something so simple a child could easily understand it.

[@brian5154]

All I can say is that, as a European, (Dutch), this is astonishing. The justaposition of the big expensive cars and being in the food line is just incomprehensible.

[@ruthnolan13]

Agreed.

[@demaskus2016]

Most of them need handouts to maintain their lavish lifestyles

[@iamme7664]

95% of the cars were paid on credit. Something I didn’t know a decade ago about Americans.. I thought they all had money and paid for their big SUVs and fancy cars with cash. Nope. Credit is a huge thing in America and many people live way above their means.

[@kathidori8504]

Aren't cars cheaper in America? The second hand ones?

[@kolbpilot]

I attribute my Dutch upbringing from both my mother & Oma on how to survive in today's 'Merica. Of course, I've no health insurance but what can I do ?

[@anyahoskins1216]

The US had poverty before the pandemic. I find it funny that a lot of people didn’t recognize the poverty because they were never in it. As for those of us that have experienced poverty over and over again. This is nothing new. Thank you for the documentary 🙏🏽.

[@equinox95]

As someone coming from the UK, I have to say America is one really harsh unforgiving country if your at the bottom of the spectrum.

[@naturegirl2110]

Yes it is

[@ewanfraser]

Life is not great in the uk if your are poor. Universal Credit will have you on bended knee.

[@equinox95]

@@ewanfraser Some people are doing better on UC than when they were working. You haven't got a safety net on minimum wage in London.

[@Truth1561]

@@ewanfraser universal credit was a God-send for my family.

[@equinox95]

@@deasvail99 Americans aren't in control of the country.

[@sandienochs6132]

I’m 72, when I was a child in California, I was in the hospital for almost two years. Three operations later and I was released. This impoverished my family for years, even though both my parents worked hard. We even raised chicken’s and sold the eggs. If you get sick in america, you will be treated like you committed a crime, and you will pay. Don’t expect any help from anyone. You see all our wealth goes to war, war with other countries, war on drugs, war on everything. Now, when we reap what we have sown, surprise, surprise.

[@lucyndungu7347]

From Kenya 🇰🇪... I look at America and am like What?

[@justme6275]

usa: i have money (monopoly money) for bombs but no money for domestic issues.

[@kh5736]

The thing is wars are big business for the us you need ammo guns and grunts = less jobless people. Making a universal helthcare system and fixing the prices on medicine that some people depend on like insulin would be socialist but you gotta tax people for it and hurr durr thats communism. I pay 50% taxes in Austria but i dont go bankrupt if i get sick if i loose my job i get money from the state so i can survive with a roof about my head and if im unable to work through an accident i get rent paid out and the care costs are also paid. The lobbyists are very strong in the us. I had a talk with a pharma guy and he told me straight that they sell the same pills in the us for more than double the price just because they can and thats free healthcare for you.

[@splinterbyrd]

When this pandemic is over (and it will be one day) poor folk in the US should consider emigrating to somewhere they get treated better. If the people who go the crap jobs all leave, the ruling class will have to start to treat them better, including free universal healthcare for all Americans. I have a chronic medical condition for which the medication costs US$125 per day. Where I live there is free universal healthcare. If I lived in America I'd be dead by now.

[@justme6275]

@@splinterbyrd FOOD, SHELTER and HEALTHCARE = HUMAN RIGHTS, EVERYTHING ELSE JUST BS! SO EASY FOR USA "TALK" HUMAN RIGHTS!

[@chrisbaer4567]

It just shows how many people are out there living paycheck-to-paycheck no matter the income bracket. Minimum wage workers to $100k/mo workers.... both one job/paycheck away from homeless.

[@donsdesignideas6952]

Who earns 100k/month? I think it’s per year.

[@Manuelabor1978]

@@donsdesignideas6952 drug dealers

[@myrawallace7417]

@@Manuelabor1978 politicians

[@ronelz999]

@@donsdesignideas6952 Did you watch the video? the guy near the very end, they said he works in sales and makes 100k/month in commissions.

[@donsdesignideas6952]

@@ronelz999 you watch the video until the end when he said that he was earning 6k/month before the pandemic. It’s the narrator who said 100k/month.

[@joebloggs9184]

In 2019 I was forced to choose between paying bills or paying rent, as there wasn't enough income to do both. I left in my car and still had 18 months of my 60 month contract, I ate meals at $1-2 each, lived at a truckstop, volunteered at a charity because they were old and I still had my youth. Great people who cared for me during hard times, I've since paid those contracts out, work fulltime, and save money each week, hope to pay it forward to other people in need.

[@bambinaforever1402]

So if u were paying for the rented accommodation anyway why did u live in your car? That s kinda stupid, n’est pas?

[@TheThriftyGma]

@@bambinaforever1402 .. Read it again... and if you still don't understand what he was saying.... read it again. The first line he wrote speaks volumes, n’est pas?

[@juliadixon8465]

He. Chose. To. Pay. His. Bills Did you? I didn't.

[@eile4219]

i eat one meal a day to save money

[@clarencejacksonjr.]

Having lived in my car and pillar to post for five years, I now, and will ALWAYS pay my rent FIRST. Then my gas and electric. Everything else comes AFTER that. I will send those other bills something, but I'll lose my car before I live in it again.

[@wontbefooledagain9400]

Health ins attached to employment was one of the biggest mistakes made in America. What a joke.

[@redsak5311]

I dont think most Americans have even realized it.

[@PInk77W1]

I work for the State of California My MANDATORY health insurance is $900. A month for me only

[@1flash3571]

Actually, it is the gov't's fault. Just like them guaranteeing college loans to the bank, the gov't has screwed over the people with their stupid laws and regulations. Health insurance with employment is the fault of the UNIONS. Gov't pass the laws and regulations, and the company adapts to it.

[@1flash3571]

@@PInk77W1 That bill is pretty disgusting. Blame it on the Gov't........Keep voting for Democrats and see what happens next....Watch it go up.

[@PInk77W1]

@@1flash3571 oh yeah. The reason it is so high is because govt makes it mandatory to have free abortions and free sex changes.

[@mikekent6635]

In this order. I lost my job, my wife, my brother, my mother and my home. I live in a converted cargo trailer at a storage unit in a town that nafta destroyed and received not one stimulus check. We all feed off of each other. Take one link out of the chain and we all suffer. Piss on the American dream is what I say. I worked my ass off over a 20yr period for nothing. I’ll never pay another tax dollar to a corrupt system that leaves their citizens behind

[@missmodern]

I'm so sorry.

[@mikekent6635]

@@missmodern it’s okay. The lord is my shepherd. I shall not want

[@luanneevans8397]

You speak the truth

[@theCosmicQueen]

why not get a stim check? you can't do your taxes?????? that's how you can still get them , pretty sure..

[@mikekent6635]

@@theCosmicQueen I finally received one stimulus check and am waiting on the other two. Somehow my citizenship status was unknown which is completely ridiculous because I was born and raised here. Nevertheless when I filed my taxes and that was the status the irs should’ve sent me a letter informing me of that but they never did. Typical of people that don’t want to do their job

[@relentero8547]

I’m beyond thankful that I haven’t fallen into poverty. My parents both kept their jobs and we’re doing well. It’s heartbreaking to see how other people are suffering during this pandemic.

[@affordablefoodideas]

sana all

[@DonJulio510]

Same here. As a fedex ground driver we been non stop working since the pandemic. We are even overworked but I rather be overworked than to have no work.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

It’s good to keep that perspective. It’s what keeps you connected to your fellow humans and animals. Life is harder than ever to navigate

[@laurafreeland8757]

Its been even worse for those of us who've been in long term poverty, where the stores would be out of common staple items long before covid. Now the gas stations are running out of gas. Homeless people are making tents out in the woods behind my apartment building. Resources that were already at breaking point before all this are even more bitter when they return your call, that is, if they call back at all. The food pantries are giving you boxes of food but half of it is either expired or inedible. Yay. That's life in good old Middletown Ohio guys. Go ahead and look up my town. It's just been so much fun you guys. Now look up Liberty Township, Ohio. Check the proximity between the two towns. Life in Ohio is just so much fun.

[@Theebrandagency]

It’s definitely a humbling experience if you’re one of these people they speak of. Don’t give up!

[@TheThriftyGma]

It's obvious some people don't have a budgeting bone in their body. Making 100K a month, and you only had enough savings for 3 months in a motel?, and then needing to live out of the vehicle, shows a total disregard towards the worth of money. Hard to feel sorry for someone like that. We always lived below our means, bought used, saved the difference, and concentrated on building our savings. So thankful for being raised by parents who went through WW2, and knew/understood the meaning of being/living frugal.

[@bluebellrose8]

There are people who were making six figures a year who lose their jobs and are now living in their car. People are either spending every penny they make, living beyond their means or not saving at all. I also wonder if the people driving up in a Tesla are really in need or using their food budget to make their car payment. I feel there's a lot of denial going on with people not being realistic about what they can afford or unwilling to downsize.

[@ashitakaharuo]

as a non-american while i'm pretty sure there are real systemic issues to blame, i still have the impression that there is also an astonishing inability to budget income to blame why so many people are effected. if you had a job that made you wealthy enough to have a tesla, there is no way you will fall below the poverty threshhold within two years or less, unless you have absolutely no concept of handling finances. that's just weird.

[@mikesteelheart]

If you don't have the prestige that comes along with that high income why even bother? I live in WI and own and old car that's paid for but in S. California women won't even look your way if you don't have a penthouse and Tesla.

[@decoloniz_afro]

West survive on loot and being materialistic !!!! Now karma is here to stay

[@truther001]

If you were making six figures, how do you end up in your car?? What did you do with all that stimulus and unemployment $$$$! I know millionaires who are the cheapest and most vile human beings. They have no sense of shame and take advantage of every freebie they can get their hands on.

[@cbright1626]

@@truther001 In California making some lower firm if 6 figures is liw income. Especially in San Diego Los Angeles and all of Northern California. Driving a Tesla is the only way to get into the car pool lane if you are a single driver. Traffic in the above towns is horrible. To go 10 miles not in the fast lane takes hours. Its a relative. Before you toss the stone this could happen to you and yours. Most of the people shown survived for a bit on savings. No one expected covid let alone to last so long. In America we do not deny the needy what ever they drive. At one time those same people were donating to food banks to help others. No need to shame anyone. It's embarrassing waiting in a food line. I appreciate these people telling their situation to the show.

[@33490.]

This is America. It’s been like this my whole life. My mom maybe didn’t make the best choices but we use to look for change just to put gas in the car. Praying for the kids and adults out there who are suffering.

[@casawi4760]

move to europe . i did and iam much better then living in shitr hole usa

[@MrTrevorDidier]

You can turn it around.. Start off and build... snowball affect. With discipline, you could retire in 15-20 years (possibly sooner with luck).. enjoy the journey as well.

[@truthhurts305]

I agree...this is America...it has always been this way. I grew up poor as well. The only reason it's making headlines in the proportions it is now is because it's affecting the upper class as well. I have volunteered in food banks and have ALWAYS seen luxury cars coming through to get assistance...they would come all the from across town so their neighbors would not see them. America is not as fancy as they portray...never has been.

[@masterpalladin]

@@truthhurts305 SURPRISED THE US HASNT STRUNG UP THEIR POLITITIANS YET!

[@ivana_333]

Let’s talk about how we give Israel $10.5 Million a day, yet we can’t even help our own!

[@Sunshine-np8gq]

When my job shut down I had no real choice but to go to food banks. I had savings, but was worried the bottom would drop out. My restaurant closed down permanently. When I did try to buy groceries there was no milk, and very little of much else if I could even get in. I was only able to get milk from the food bank. I was very scared. I found a job in healthcare the only safe field I could work in with out the fear of losing my job again. I have been the chef for a large hospital for almost a year now. I am still very scared that I won’t have a job if anything like covid happens again. I do my best to live off of 1/3rd of my income.

[@videosandrehome]

Good for you.

[@martinleung212]

The world has changed so much since Y2k. No more job security, always fearful of losing you job and income. We are living in an uncertain environment, very hard to plan ahead. Living pay cheque to pay cheque, living day by day. What a life???

[@Sunshine-np8gq]

@@martinleung212 My whole thought process has changed. I lol at Jewelry and say oh pretty, but I have no desire to buy any or wear it so pretty little diamonds are worthless to me. I shop for clothing at discount stores on line on clearance with a discount code or coupon. I save, but still worry it’s not enough. Having a savings to last six months is not enough, I even fear only having enough to last a year or two. If it comes down to being homeless or scrubbing toilets and floors to take care of my family those floors will look better than new.

[@rspcoach619]

You need to invest in yourself (education) to develop skills needed in today's environment. Otherwise, you'll be unemployed being obsolete or replaced by technology.

[@Sunshine-np8gq]

@@rspcoach619 Every job will be replaced by technology.

[@theironworker781]

Don’t judge people. You never know what can happen to you. You can do everything right in the US and still end up homeless.

[@MMARCINKRUPA]

Yeah bruh but if you drive quite new Lexus you sell lexus get cheap car and try not just keep car stil pay insurance etc and get free food

[@Buddingrose]

@@MMARCINKRUPA The car is probably on lease, so he wouldn’t be able to sell it. And if he did own it, it probably wouldn’t be paid off. He also may have been thinking it’s just short term needing help until he found another job. If he got rid of his car and found a job in a few weeks then it would have been for nothing. I don’t think anyone expected this pandemic to last so long. He probably would have had to eventually anyway. It makes sense to downsize to something that will get you from A-B with money freed up to live off for as long as possible.

[@AC-os1he]

@@Buddingrose You're half right, but even if you have a good job if you can't afford to buy something in cash then you can't afford it. The only thing (ideally) you should go into debt for is a home.

[@MotherAotearoa]

Yeah right! 2:30 Give me a Tesla and then I'll drive to the food bank (sarcasm included)..... I worked during the Pandemic in the Supermarket, I was hiring people, we needed them, BUT never saw someone applying for a job at the Supermarket with a Tesla..... My work colleagues don't own a car, far less a property / home, they rent.... These people in their luxury cars are only supporting their lavish life style.... Crocodile tears..... Contrary, much blessings to the Catering Co Family, they are truly genuine victims of this pandemic, no fancy cars, no fancy homes, just renters, all my support to them 🙏

[@jameswillett7186]

Why doesn't the Tesla guy sell his car and buy a three year old Toyota Corolla and he'd still have $30,000 left over , which is enough money to buy food for three years for one person.

[@ssim8230]

who says its paid for? most of us make payments.

[@chexmix0101]

Because he ain’t really desperate, dude just wants free stuff even though he doesn’t need it

[@LegalAlien100]

@@ssim8230 then stop making payments on a TESLA. It’s not rocket science!

[@meriammans6302]

Who's gonna buy it. Nobody can afford it.

[@jameswillett7186]

@@meriammans6302 Car dealers are desperate for something to sell since new cars are in short supply. Used car prices have skyrocketed this year.

[@Sammy-il1qf]

$11k for broken arm. Meanwhile in Australia... 9 months of chemo, radiation, bone marrow transplant with stem cells flown in from overseas,, numerous hospital stays, around 45 pills a day, blood tests, mri, scans, etc etc. Cost? $0. No insurance needed.

[@MrHellweasel]

Try to open your borders to basically anyone and see how well that systems still holds up after a decade. You guys have a pretty strict immigration policy that ensures no (or very little) moochers get into your country. In such a case yes, the system can work because the overwhelming majority is contributing.

[@Sammy-il1qf]

@@MrHellweasel it's not just Australia. It's standard in most countries. Never has been in America has it? Even when you had a much smaller population. Healthcare should be a human right, not only to the rich or those employed.

[@MrHellweasel]

@@Sammy-il1qf So you should have the right to have access to someone else's resources and labor yes? How does that work? I am not from the US by the way, I am from a small country in central Europe where we have that system. And I see it misused on a regular basis.

[@Sammy-il1qf]

@@MrHellweasel Yes. Stop assuming everyone who is unemployed is lazy. They may be temporarily unemployed. Some people are inherently unemployable. Some people are out of work due to a pandemic. Many businesses are shutting as things are going online or overseas. Everyone should have the right to health care. Especially a boy with a broken arm.

[@MrHellweasel]

@@Sammy-il1qf I never said someone who does not work must be lazy. Like you said, there can be many reasons for that. But many people who don't work are lazy. They don't have to work because especially in Europe, there is a generous social net that even parasites can live of off. I merely pointed out that healthcare is not a human right. It is a service like any other that has to be created and paid for. If it is not you paying, it must be someone else. That's why private medical insurance exists. Unless of course you found a way how to grow hospitals, medicine, or doctors on trees for free.

[@Dreez76]

Remember. This is the country which spends more on defensive budget than the next 10 countries *COMBINED* , yet they have problems with homeless people, poverty and medical care that'll ruin your finances. It sickens me and i'm happy i don't live in the states.

[@cindyluwho9041]

I'm glad you don't either

[@juliantheapostate8295]

True in absolute terms, but as a percentage of GDP the US is not a big spender. Comes far below the likes of say, Pakistan. The US, like most Western countries, spends most of its money on pensions and welfare benefits

[@sar4665]

How many billions per day do they spend??????? Why not stopping that by building health care for low budget?

[@litote9]

Perhaps you regard Ukraine's defense spending as more beneficial?

[@TheValentinegurl24]

Tesla driver: “i lost my job” seconds later “my job is not doing good 11 years and its not looking good” did he lose his job or still working? Why take food from hunger people

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

Life is tough. Depression is real.

[@markigomez]

Yes it is. We are making a comeback are I actual received help for my depression

[@lynettedundon1410]

My family would starve if it weren't for the local food banks. Social security isn't enough to pay bills and buy food for 4 on a small farm.

[@vtech920]

I live a frugal life. I never shop for things I dont need, buy always used, and always pay everything off in full. I use my credit card to collect airmile points, but I pay off the entire balance every week. In the past 8 years, I've saved enough money to get me buy for at least 5 years If I didnt work and didnt earn a penny.

[@ChristopherInTexas]

Good for you. You likely contribute little to the economy. A nation runs on families and the middle class.

[@Tha66]

អ្នកពិតជាឆ្លាតដូចគ្រួសារខ្ញុំ👍

[@emusaurus]

This is how I do. Except now that I’ve bought a house, I only have enough savings to not work for 18 months. But I live in a country with a good welfare system, so there’s that.

[@michaelhart7282]

Nobody likes a bragger

[@sachin2842]

@@michaelhart7282 atleast if it encourages others to do the same its good innit eh?

[@sueelliott4793]

It could happen to anyone. I'm 52 and I went back to school to upskill 2 years back. I did my level 2 and 3 in early childhood to finish school and am halfway through my teaching degree. You can do it !! I have faith in you 😊

[@denisech3351]

I’m from Western Europe, but have lived in the USA for many years. It’s horrible how there is no social safety net here. My experience is based on largely living in Florida. There are no paid maternity leave laws. The labor laws are totally weak in a lot is states (exceptions are CA and NY). In a lot of states employees can be terminated at will, due to no fault of their own. The healthcare system is a joke. Totally overpriced, the same service cost a lot less in Western Europe. Even if you have good and expensive health insurance you still have to pay a lot out of your own pocket to meet your deductibles and out of pocket. A lot of alternative health treatments that are covered in Western Europe by health insurance like TCM, naturopathic doctors, homeopathic medicine etc. are all not covered even by good health insurance coverage. It’s very expensive to purchase healthy food, even if you just want non-GMO fresh veggies and fruit. What I have also witnessed in Florida is that a lot of people seem to be financially illiterate. Regardless how much people earn, they tend to live way above their means. Everything is on credit, people’s education, their car, the clothes they wear, their furniture and electronics, their engagement & wedding ring, their vacations etc. When I grew up I learned that if you don’t have the money cash (other than for school or a mortgage) you don’t buy it! If seems to be all about showing off your expensive car and house, even though people can’t afford either. So of course they had no or very little financial reserves when Covid hit. So part of the problem is the total lack of safety net but also the total lack of a lot of people in being financially responsible.

[@nathanielcarreon5634]

Agreed with you assessment, a lot of financial stupid people here who have very big egos and very little common sense.

[@j.r.4627]

I grew up in NY but lived in Florida for several years and you are right that Florida doesn't have much of a safety net compared to NY but the justification is much lower taxes. Also, at- will employment is the norm even in states with strong labor laws. As for living on credit and above our means, that's kind of the American way. That may be partly because military conflicts we're involved in generally aren't happening here. It's was also 9 years between the recession in 1990 & the previous recession, 10 years between the 1990 recession & the one in 2000, another 7 years before the Great Recession & another 10 years before Covid. We're also very optimistic/ narcissistic here Alternatively, for a many, many people, the salaries versus cost of living math will never add up & using credit to cover necessities is actually necessary.

[@patriciamartin6756]

Dear Denise. You have said what is thr absolute truth

[@TedApelt]

Funny you should say this because I am now arguing with a man on Quora who was saying he knows that Americans are better off than Western Europeans because they have bigger houses and spend more money on cars and eating out - therefore must be more prosperous. He literally said: "Secondly, as measured by tangible consumables the standards of living in the US are higher that in the other countries you mention. Americans live in large houses, own more (per capita) cars, recreational boats, RVs. Larger share of Americans own secondary/vacation homes. Americans spend larger share of their income on needless luxuries such as pet care and eating out. Some researchers consider those a sign of prosperity." My response was that I don't see how this can be when 40% of Americans do not have $400 for an emergency expense.

[@allengina1091]

Perfectly said!

[@mssdn8976]

I lived in the USA and left to raise my children back in my home country, thank goodness they didn’t grow to adulthood in America. The kids father stayed in the USA and lost everything he owned because he was very ill. It’s such a hand to mouth society

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

It's the most criminally against humanity nation in the world today. It has some of the best propaganda in history, and the elites have a massive military budget...

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9l sorry, the US has major human rights issues and is an inhumane society, but it is not the worst on the planet. China is conducting a genocide in plain sight and violently surpressing its population. Russia is violently opressing its population and pushing military actions in adjacent nations Turkey is violently opressing its population, conducting an ethnical clensing and conducting military actions in neighbouring nations Etc

[@lucyndungu7347]

@@zhufortheimpaler4041 And yet you're in debt to China and about Russia, American propaganda ave learnt. America have lost any moral judgement they "think" they ever had on anything. POLICING the rest the world my a$$!!

[@lucyndungu7347]

Oh 😳 and Turkey too...more propaganda

[@UnholyTrinityDestroyer]

@@zhufortheimpaler4041 lol USA, a war criminal country illegally invading countries for oil.

[@marichumartija5933]

I have lived here in the US for almost 30 years. What I have seen through all these years is how much most people I know waste so much. Wether it’s food, consumables , clothes, toys ( a pre school child can have more toys than my three siblings and I had together and we’re from thr higher middle class), etc. In short, those who earned enough and could have saved didn’t save. They had to have those mini mansions and big SUVs. Back in 2000 my husband lost his job as a computer engineer for almost 2 years. We didn’t have to borrow money and lived frugally but well ( I was a stay at home mom). Ina few months he will retire. Our daughter is in uni in Europe and we will live well . It’s because we lived practically, saved, and invested well. We have been traveling and our daughter went to private school. We never had a luxury car or lived in a mini mansion. Until now I see how much people waste and overspend, even those I know personally who live paycheck to paycheck.

[@MY-dy4td]

Thank you!!! I agree!! We live in Alaska. My husband not working for 3 years and we were able to live good life, build a house and help my Family in Russia with just $30K a year income because we have healthy mined. 2 (including me)out of 13 my coworkers do not live pay check to paycheck.

[@wanda4573]

I had massive amount of toys for my child. It was crazy as I look back. We got them from neighbours who was tossing as their child was older than mine. Reality is due to travelling to care for my sick parent and going to many mom clubs, library events i feel we didnt stay home a great deal.

[@2009bigchief]

true well i was brought up with little and well as im older i believe in spending on crap is not needed a roof over your head is important plus my last car i had it 11 years and just bought another one and its a 2014 modle but a real good make so im sure il be driving it for a really long time .the world we live in there is so so much waste and no call for it .the reason why i hate so much waste is tat it pollutes our world .i know cars do it also but im not well on my feet so i have to drive 6to get places and work

[@carliebeau5329]

Yup. Over spending

[@christiane438]

People living above their means.buying things they cannot afford period.

[@chorlopez861]

2020-2021 im a Nurse and working my a** off with positive patients and complaining about me working during this time then watched this. It opened my eyes completely. Im sure lucky enough i have the job and money. Sad for those people here. Hope they are doing well now..

[@IAmMomhousekeeperinhartfordct]

This just really shows that you should not make fun of those bellow you because you can join them over night. Appreciate what you have, stay humble, remember the poor, share, so that when you fall you survive, but what we give out is as we will receive.

[@1flash3571]

FACTS. Also, plan for the future, and budget.

[@deloresiles2341]

@Maria DC Amen 🙏🏽

[@themanifestorsmind]

No one whose only source of income is a 9-5 job has any room to look down on anyone else anyway because they are a pink slip away from being in the same situation or worse. And even those with multiple streams of income should spend more time in gratitude rather than looking down their noses.

[@deloresiles2341]

@@themanifestorsmind Absolutely! Well said. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@honoriooseguera4083]

Be humble before you're forced to be humble.

[@alentrevor]

Poverty is when you haven't a car. These people are scroungers. The real poor are tent street down and outs. Oh how the perception of being poor has changed. We take so much for granted.

[@miasolala8415]

yes, i was a little bit baffled when i saw several mercedes in that line in the beginning. i understand that it's kinda vital to have a car when there's no public transportation, but driving to a foodbank in a new mercedes? erm...check your priorities?!

[@latoyah1624]

Check your bias before making comments like these...

[@gintantovski2517]

this is U.S logic 😂

[@miasolala8415]

@@latoyah1624 maybe you can explain what you mean with bias bcs i honestly don't get what your point is. do you really think that this is okay? that charitable services can really work well and in the long term in this way? i don't see it. i think some people are heavily exploiting an opportunity and good people. and that seems a bit cheap to me.

[@senorita889]

That's not true! Most of these people don't own a car. In my case I lease a car rent an apartment work minimum wage and still struggle! Stop assuming shit bro!

[@janisegarcia9285]

This is only justifying my choice of never having children in a country with an unstable economy

[@kevinfransen1255]

That’s why you learn and invest in a skill set that can translate to multiple industries. If someone limits themselves to a job a high school kid can work at, opportunities are pretty bleak. Ask me how I know.

[@simp2234]

Boi enjoy America dream

[@vicshrily]

Agree with U! It’s amazing how anybody wants to bring a baby into such a terrifying mess of covid & all it’s uncertainties! There’s already too many unwanted / neglected children in this world!..with all the serious mental illnesses, crime, poverty.. all around the world ...etc!

[@oliviaortiz5157]

True but it wasn't always like this!! 😕 Who would have known, we would be in this predicament 🤔☹️

[@andredaedone7732]

I been retired for 14 years, am 67. Helped my daughter buy a house in Raleigh in 2018 and since she works from home, she had no issues during this time. She got lucky. Hopefully, their is no depression over the horizon.

[@billmartins5545]

What a luxury, retiring at 53.

[@t1234-q5z]

Did you work for the government?

[@andredaedone7732]

@@t1234-q5z I was in the Navy for 21 years and took an early out from tbe Postal Service. I was an electronic technican for both. Got my pensions so life is good. Took SS at 64. I am single so it makes life even easier

[@troubadour1562]

11,000 dollars to fix the boys' broken arm!! Here in the UK, its free. Yes we pay higher taxes towards health care but not crazy taxes. No wait for emergency care. I find it amazing, you still think you're special, and free! Free to work for slave wages. Free to be evicted from your homes. Free to wait in line for grocery hand outs. The poverty gap in the US is something to be ashamed of.

[@TheMsLady4Real]

Lots of corporate greed in the US, Lots of waste and selfishness! We throw away so much food and resources away everyday! I saw this coming for decades! Yes Covid played a part, but the majority of the populations are barely surviving on slave wages etc. The chickens are coming home to roost! Folks are quitting these minimum wage jobs by the millions every month! This is what happens when you treat black, brown and poor whites like second class citizens because of greed!

[@ЮрийШпорхун]

"лох не мамонт лох не вымрет" (morons are not mammoths - they will not extinct)

[@ЮрийШпорхун]

I mean, idiots should pay.

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

If you break your arm in the USA, you take some over the counter pain killer. Then you just shrug it off, and go back to the fields as a slave. As the alternative is far more painful than a broken arm, or death.

[@rome71rome]

They don’t have any shame at all.

[@kayt6643]

I manage storage facilities in Kansas City MO and it’s insane the increase of people renting storage units due to homelessness because they have no where to put their stuff. Ive met so many good people from so many different backgrounds and it’s really just so sad to see them go through this and have to put their lives in a storage unit. I just count my blessings that I have been able to keep my job and work for such an amazing caring company. I hope others who have been able to continue to work know how lucky they are.

[@Manuelabor1978]

Wow! You are very pretty😁 Wow

[@Manuelabor1978]

@Lee Hollebon Smokin Hot!👍

[@jamesbra4410]

Working doesn't make you "lucky" and you're not allowed to live in a storage facility you will lose your job if you continue to let that happen.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

In Sweden there was a lot of people who never had to apply for housing allowance before found themselves having to ask for those kind of benefits. Mainly people in the servicesector where both had jobs in branches that shut down. Crazy also that the farmers were so severely hit, people still have to eat. I'm doubtful that the recent increase in foodprices will come to the basic producers. It's likely to increased cost of transports, and to some degree to increased cost for the grocery stores, they sell the same amount of food but have had increased personnel cost to pack and have grocerybags ready for customers to pick up and such.

[@kayt6643]

@@jamesbra4410 having a job when so many others lost theirs I do consider lucky and I’m not letting anyone live in the units not sure how you decided that from my comment lol

[@EbonyHoopGyal]

The Mexican family restaurant dream being shattered like that just breaks my heart…

[@user-ti3vp9mt3z]

Mine too.Their son felt bad for having a broken arm. Dad is suffering way too much stress. If medical care was provided like most countries, it would lift a huge burden off them.

[@kbengson9163]

@@user-ti3vp9mt3z If they have no work and no income he can walk into any hospital and get treated for free, illegals do it every single day and get 100% FREE medical care while legal tax paying citizens pay their premiums plus the illegals 100% free share. That's a huge reason medical costs are so high here. Expedite the backlog of immigrants applying to get into the US the LEGAL way and kick out the illegal one's. The legal one's will get job's, pay their share of taxes and medical cost's while eliminating 100% free health care for illegals.

[@the_leveraged_accountant2890]

@@kbengson9163 you know nothing about the healthcare system if you think illegal immigrants are the reason costs are so high.

[@shayg9126]

I know I was sad 😔 hearing about his thoughts of suicide 😔 Can they do deliveries, cater parties ? Lunch specials something. In times like this you have to be innovative 💡

[@markigomez]

Thank you! We are making a comeback. We eventually lost the house. But we are survivors.

[@papasmurf1904]

As an old truck driver, I just bought milk yesterday.....and I love cheese 🧀 and eggs and bacon 🥓 dearly! I am a burger, steak, and potatoes 🥔 old timer! My heart ♥ goes out to our farmers. I am trying to do my part my brothers! 👍

[@rochelleperry2242]

It is all PLANNED. to make us weak so that Russia and china can easily invade us. All SETUP NEW WORLD ORDER SEEK THE LORD REPENT TURN OFF TV

[@samtaylor6003]

How the hell can a country leave a young child with such injuries all because of money .Brutal and immoral.

[@jaygold4467]

They fully qualify for Medicaid. This is a Communist propaganda lie above.

[@markigomez]

Sorry not propaganda. We eventually got Medicaid but at that time we didn't have it. And we were going through so much at one time.

[@samtaylor6003]

@@markigomez i really hope your son is ok now.i live in England where we are lucky enough to have a free national health services( well,paid through our taxes ) but everyone has equal access to it. God bless you and all the best to your family.x

[@markigomez]

@@samtaylor6003 yes Jesse is doing well. We were able to get medical insurance for the kids. During the filming of this documentary we were going through a lot but we are doing better. Never give up.

[@jonnym4670]

@@markigomez Glad to hear you all our during better seeing you make that food made me hungry I wish I lived around there that looked yummy

[@chelseagirl278]

i pray for all of these people and hope they are doing better. i lost my business, two homes and live in a motel room. once i lost all my money, friends and even family wanted nothing to do with me. i understand their pain and shattered dreams. for the people making judgey comments, losing a job or home can happen to anyone. i don't wish this life on my worst enemy

[@markigomez]

Thank you for your prayers. We are doing much better.

[@chelseagirl278]

@@markigomez I am SO happy to hear! I am doing well also. Thank you Heavenly Father

[@katiepg6168]

Same here. No one knows you when times get tough😭

[@miscsasi6320]

"Capitalism works... you can't kill the American dream"... while he lives in his car after losing his 6-figure job. My God, the delusion is real.

[@emanuelas1403]

It blows my mind away how delusional, ridiculous and unhuman US has become.

[@dt6750]

he made 6 figures but fell victim to the ccp virus. who are you to judge him who was making income in the top 10% of the US population. tell me a communist , dictatorship, or socialist country that’s richer than the US. I’ve lived in all of them.

[@tinytownsoftware3837]

Yep, guy's a moron. If you make 6 figures and don't have financial independence, I feel no sympathy.

[@paulm2467]

@@dt6750 Norway, Luxembourg, Ireland and Switzerland are all richer.

[@domiro8156]

@@dt6750 What you are trying to express is seriously BADLY written.... And I'm NOT quite sure that you actually comprehend what you are babbling about!!!

[@myrashotton1362]

Hi there from down under in New Zealand, hope all is going OK for you all now. This thing is global and it's not just you who have failed, it's everything and everyone, the financial system, lack of work, lack of workers. Good luck for your futures, yours and your children. Myra from New Zealand.

[@lilpercocet4443]

if your seeing this i hope your struggle find light at the end don't lose faith 🙏🏽

[@triple_gem_shining]

lol

[@kimmoreels7950]

amen!

[@pfranks75]

We’re pensioners and have gotten in line to get free food. Every little bit helps! It’s gotten worse because the cost of living keeps rising.

[@stacyr4070]

Meanwhile the billionaires in America could prevent evictions, health care costs and the food crisis. But apparently it's more important to fly into space.

[@ybergik]

I wonder what you might be able to do to help instead of sitting here blaming other people. It's always on somebody else to do something...

[@garysmith7760]

Stacy Rarig, They have very important issues to discuss....how to hide their profits EVEN better.

[@garysmith7760]

@@ybergik, Perhaps you might be helpful to figure out how to stop billionaires from tax evasions..?...and legislations that give them power to rip people's hard earned miserable wages...???

[@robertm.-certifieddaytrade4939]

More like escaping Earth, which is what a reporter asked him upon his return!

[@helengarrett6378]

@@IIII...... No, let's criticize them for getting rich off low wages, dodged taxes and having the use of all society has to support him and offer him but the rich do not pay their fair share. Yes, I'm criticizing.

[@supernova11711]

I’ve had a cleaning business for over 15 years and have been blessed with wonderful clients. At the beginning of all of this, many of them DID cancel for 2-3 months…but 80% kept paying me regardless! Some of these people had jobs I could have only dreamed of and many would probably even look down at what I do. Just really reminds a person to always be thankful for what you have and to never look over at the neighbours. We all have our challenges. Nobody’s exempt from hard times. Bless these people.

[@Allgood33]

Your clients may not say it as much but I'm sure leaving their houses sparkling clean gets a grateful reaction each time.

[@tinyturquoise94]

When the pandemic hit in April last year, I just found out I was pregnant but I couldn't afford health insurance and got Medicare. I think medicare called to verify my work. Not even a week after they laid me off saying 'covid' but I really think it was finding out I was pregnant. I struggled horribly with barely being able to afford food to my husband and I having to work long hours. During pregnancy I was working 50 hour weeks and cried alot. We're financially good now and have a one year old but I still worry for the future and aggressively save money, every cent. I'm so scared of that happening again and being unable to afford basic necessities to the point I have to apply for government assistance. It sucked so bad but I'm glad we all got through it.

[@kh5736]

Good luck to you and your family.

[@40bpaula]

Blessings to you and your family. I'm glad you all came through this mess too. It just reiterates for me the thing my Mama used to say allot. "And, this too, shall pass." I've struggled all of my life to stay above water since I live on disability; but I still have hope that things will get better for me as well.

[@nickimillennium]

You should've gotten an abortion. Why bring a child into poverty? People like you are part of the problem and a tax on other people.

[@joedaoust5942]

Let me guess you also didn't have maternity leave?

[@tinyturquoise94]

@@nickimillennium if you'd read for five seconds you'd notice we're financially fine now. Everyone was hit hard during the pandemic, doesn't mean you can't get up. Obviously you'd know nothing about that, though.

[@heidigood6267]

If you’re driving a Tesla, you should have had enough intelligence to have saved money from your big salary all along.

[@JohnSmith-pf1vg]

People are bad at managing money in this consumer society

[@alentrevor]

Scrounging thieve

[@trista_official]

This has to be a joke WTF

[@lettuce1305]

Tesla, New Mercedes, New Lexus, Mustang getting food from the Food Bank??? Goddamn I drive a shitbox but never had to beg for food or money from anyone. These people are fucked in the head.

[@flodio]

Exactly, and why dont they sell their car when they are struggling

[@LegalAlien100]

Tesla dude. Come on, downsize your car and THEN turn up to the food bank man. You could sell that thing within an hour. That’s just an insult to those that are walking up with holes in their shoes.

[@chipbuttytime3396]

He'll be obligated to pay for it, he can't sell what he doesn't own

[@chipbuttytime3396]

@@GuacamoleyNacho Totally agree

[@MUGENGaming]

@@GuacamoleyNacho How he was supposed to know a pandemic would cause him to lose his good job?

[@cherilewis2899]

@@chipbuttytime3396 maybe he could get someone to take over payments other then tell car company to take it back if you cancel your insurance they'll take it back, we'll my neice did that with her leased car

[@lucio20006]

He never said that the car its payoff

[@JayP-vh9wc]

I stopped helping and donating food banks years ago. The number of luxury cars that came thru was shocking. I don't zre if they lost a job spend money in the right place.

[@mocheeks4788]

I live in Pennsylvania and have my 2 younger daughters in their lower 20's living with me. With the rents in PA and how they've become, I don't see my kids moving out on their own anytime soon. I'm thankful everyday myself and my husband have good paying jobs. It's a shame though because they can't experience the joy of having a place of their own. With what they make at their jobs and and needing to make at least 3/4 of their income in order to even be considered by any rental place is insane. Lucky for my girls, I love them and will never kick them out. I see what's going on in the world. I'm just glad I can help them out when they need it the most.

[@FazzyKVlogs]

I can marry your daughter.. I have a mansion here in Afghanistan 🤣😜😜

[@souadelamraoui2813]

@@user56gghtf I am like you why have children if you kick them out of the house before they can stand on their feet. My late father May Allah bless his soul never kicked any of his children until they were able to afford paying for their own place or get married

[@lucyndungu7347]

@@souadelamraoui2813 Oh let see... They will be traumatized, that's a thing In America ave noticed

[@JW-uy2on]

It's especially tough in PA with our $7.25 minimum wage and relatively high cost of living.

[@JW-uy2on]

@@RedHanded1969 And the cost of living is also dirt cheap. $7.25 in the US is equivalent to about $0.25 in Indonesia. Also ours hasn’t been raised in 15 years.

[@ralucadi4641]

The video with the milk being spilled really got me.... USA is twisted. Imagine, throwing away milk.. wow...In a country where people would rather throw away stuff than give it for free, this happens in the end.

[@donnajoe4442]

Americans have a habit of throwing food. I worked for a restaurant and we poured out all the milk and food left at the end of the day. So much is wasted in this country you have no idea.

[@neilnelson7603]

I was shocked....no mercy in the country. Everybody give money a higher priority than basic human rights.

[@barbarafowler6581]

@@donnajoe4442 This is sooo true. My grandson works fast foods like Arby's and other similar restaurants. At the end of the day, the leftover stuff is put in the trash, sometimes tubs of roast beef, a dozen or more of pastry tarts. He was able to bring a lot of it home. The tarts were still delicious but had to be made fresh everyday. The meat was still edible and if It had sat out a bit too long, my dog got a tasty treat.

[@candicezhang8619]

This is more complicated than you think. You can't just give away milk. Iy needs to be processed. The process costs money. It's really standard in all countries. I saw Chinese ppl said the same thing about Americans then I showed them how Chinese farmers throw away milk lmao. It's cheaper to throw away than donating a lot of the time.

[@donnajoe4442]

@@candicezhang8619 We are not just talking about the milk. Almost everything in this country is wasted. People buy stuff that they don't need, then their houses get filled up. They end up throwing those things out. My boyfriend told me he used to buy groceries, then he doesn't eat them and he is forced to throw them out. Why buy excess? Just buy what you need and save money. Everytime something new comes out, you find them shopping. Why buy a car for 50k when you could buy one for 25k? Then you worry about debt. No need to keep eating out. People can cook for themselves. Those are some of the reasons people are broke.

[@babysuri6294]

I'm very grateful after living in Australia, Germany and UK. I have always had access to free healthcare.

[@nein9nein]

Austrilia is nuts with how the government is handling the kung flu

[@DavidRamirez-qw3jp]

@@audiblefart6211 Karlie Europe and Australia are way different countries they don't get sostain with USA wjere did you got the ignorance from Australia is a big rich country just like USA is a 1 first world country they don't need the USA aconamy USA don't sostain them and USA have's being putting in all Latin American countries dictators to kill the poor all over Latin America so those dictators can keep the USA aconomy up so i should be the one answering you does thing's don't answer other countries the you don't live in why those USA have's allot of Esmerald Colombia why does USA have's cooper Chile why does USA have's Platanos Cafe Colombia why does USA have's Chile means Spicy sause Chocolate Oil Gulf of Mexico Ect the list is long but i don't know everything of everything we being helping USA increase they economy and Thanks the God exist and God justice for all sooner or latter we pay it with us or our sons our sins

[@mikkelsrensen5892]

@@audiblefart6211 The American dream vill destroy your elutions . You must be asleep to believe it .

[@opheliaseren8843]

@@audiblefart6211 Jesus.... The ignorance is astounding.

[@noway5347]

Australia Germany and UK combined have less homicides than the state of Florida alone.....pretty much gives you insight in to how screwed the place is

[@lisabrightly]

He earned up to 100k per month but saved nothing for a rainy day? Ok ...

[@Angel-rq3pi]

The problem is "regardless of income". If you don't NEED the help DON'T F'G get in line. There are folks that need it.

[@alexcarter8807]

The idea is, it's enough of a hassle that you won't bother with it if you don't need it. And, a lot of people live paycheck to paycheck and do NOT save up any kind of an emergency fund, they don't keep a "pantry" of food, it's just amazing.

[@alentrevor]

How you know they need it. The tesla man pissed his money up the wall and now expects handouts

[@owlman4645]

Americans loves a good free handout.

[@CrackberryMe]

Totally Agree. Some of those people in one know damn well they shouldn't be in it. Leave it for people who REALLY are in need of it

[@junepagan8715]

@@owlman4645 not this American.

[@rent7142]

So glad I live in Australia. We have free health care and social security for all. I don't understand why USA doesn't have the same, they can afford this, it's crazy, rise up America and demand basic human rights.

[@fofofofo3076]

Because it is a capitalist country 🤷‍♂️

[@alexcarter8807]

@@fofofofo3076 Capitalism is horrible. It's why there have been French, Russian, Haitian, Vietnames, Chinese, etc etc ETC revolutions. It contains the seeds of its own destruction. Unfortunately things will have to get a lot worse in the USE before its people start thinking of doing something, and then I'm pretty sure "something" will mean to go into full Fascism.

[@fofofofo3076]

@L M I was mistaken sorry

[@Hansen710]

The most insane is that many are afraid lf it, and many americans would call it communism. Comming from Denmark the states have started to look more and more like a 3rd world country the last 10 years. I think the most importent to be happy about is our education in europe, its not just free healthcare and social security that scares many americans.

[@ja7124]

Let’s be real here, American is 30 trillion dollars in debt. What exactly can America afford? Our government wastes and gives away our taxes dollars.

[@malenaqueteimporta5729]

About 3 years ago my husband and I downsized from a 2,000 sq feet 4 bedroom home to a 950 sq foot 2 bedroom home. My oldest son sleeps in the converted basement and my youngest son upstairs with us. My dad was diagnosed with cancer last year and he stays with us as well. We have less space but never have had more money in the bank since we’ve been living way below our means. I have a master’s degree and I’m a therapist. My husband is an engineer. We make around 150k a year but only use about 60k.

[@MrHwilRRR]

Smart! :)

[@eddiekulp1241]

Real smart , I'm on a lot less than that but do the same

[@back2the80s]

Good for you? R u a single Mom? No! Come back if u don’t have a hubby income ok lady?

[@senoow4215]

150k is a lot 🤷 upper class money generally

[@myyt3824]

@@back2the80s sounds like someone is salty that their baby daddy didn’t want to support them anymore. Don’t be proud of single motherhood.

[@mercyyadao2700]

I was blessed in many ways. Had my both jobs n I had worked 7 days a week. I never really felt the pandemic hit me. I had worked the whole time. Very blessed

[@OmondiOumaSr]

USA is a weird country. People cannot afford MASKS, but can afford to buy and maintain LUXURY CARS.

[@gintantovski2517]

this is U.S logic 😅

[@mikew2610]

They can afford masks. There are some who just choose not to wear them.

[@amg8497]

@@mikew2610 yes the ones who know the truth !

[@brianh2447]

all the vehicle maintenance goes on their credit cards

[@kendraluvsya21]

Gen Z + American here, I joined the army (ATC) and worked 3 jobs (bartending, freelance marketing, and cleaning houses under the table) to put myself through college. I graduated right before the peak of the pandemic and still had some student loans. They are due now and I had to extend my grace period and take a job as a corrections officer at a maximum security prison because the job market is so saturated with newly grads and limited in supply, at least to make a living wage affording my student loans and medical insurance. I grew up middle class and am fighting tooth and nail to maintain it. Meanwhile, older generations say that my generation is lazy and doesn't want to work, please stop spreading that false, hurtful narrative. The system is flawed. I am doing everything in my power to save enough to move where there are more jobs in the marketing field with a low barrier to entry (since I am newly graduated with limited experience).

[@3o9afa]

Your story is so relevant on a lot of countries around the world

[@MrHwilRRR]

If anyone is to be blamed, it's the boomers because things fell on their watch. Millennials, Gen X, Gen Y and Z are doing what they can.

[@richardspillers6282]

It's just the boomers, the news and maybe a handful of brainwashed millennials and gen Z that spout that propaganda. I'm a 36 year old millennial. I know better. Hang in there.

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Sometimes being a new graduate is a blessing. If you have a career in a specific field, employers won't hire you for having years of experience.

[@Chloe-de4ru]

Its because of these old ppl that we are so fucked and have to work so hard!

[@JTDyer21]

Just another example of why everyone needs an emergency fund.

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

Emergency fund could run out. Most people don’t make enough money to survive.

[@deloresiles2341]

@John Dyer Absolutely I’m married to. 6000 yr old man (lol) who has never learned the concept of planning and saving. Smh. His favorite thing to say is: “let’s wait and see what happen” Thank God I’m smart enough to tuck away funds for an emergency.. Some people never learn…and he’s one of them. Smh Even during the economic crisis the world is facing today, he’s blind to reality. Smh

[@juliantheapostate8295]

@@schawnettarobinson8584 True, but a decent emergency fund gives you time to react to a situation. Also consider income protection or life assurance

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

@@juliantheapostate8295 Money can run out. I remember a lot of people losing everything in 2007/2008/2009. Most people don’t make enough to have an emergency fund for a year. Do you? What about 5 years?

[@agentorange20]

@@schawnettarobinson8584 most or many people are fiscally illiterate and spend beyond their means. So dumb they buy stuff they don’t need and carry high interest debt for it.

[@Buddingrose]

Steven in sales earnings $100,000 a month and his wife was working too. How on earth did they lose their home and end up living in a car? Surely they could have saved a good nest egg to fall back earning that kind of income. That well over a million a year. This is the thing, people live above their means or on the verge of not thinking they may need it one day or just for piece of mind.

[@WeAreRoyalty7]

That’s what I’m not understanding

[@prolarka]

"I cant afford food but I can afford to upkeep a car." Only in the US.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Not only a car, but 60K or higher cars, lol. Plus, don't forget the latest and newest iPhone, SMH

[@zedd58]

@@jeremiahallyn4603 Sure kid .. The 1% - 10% are taking in most of the money supply, however. This is the REAL issue - Not some verbal stuff you're being told. When wages paid, match current pricing .. End of crises. But for that, relentless greed .. has to go

[@andyt8216]

And cars which here in the UK and the rest of Europe would be seen as executive vehicles, No 15 year old Fiat Puntos for that lot.

[@karenwang313]

Spoken like someone who isn't from the US. Having a working vehicle is probably the most important thing you can have in this country because the mobility opens up alot opportunities you otherwise wouldnt have. Also, once you buy the car, keeping it is almost always a better idea than selling it and buying a worse car.

[@amy.thomson1989]

I was thinking exactly this!!!

[@aured1310]

It amazes me that you need a car to access access the food bank. I can't afford a car therefore no food bank.

[@joycefowler3029]

Maybe try a local church. Hope you can get help!

[@alexcarter8807]

No one normal can afford a car any more. I have a theory that the lack of silicon chips etc is a false rumor, the real reason less cars are being made is that no one can afford cars any more, but they don't want to cause a panic by coming out and saying that. So they came up with this fake story about the micro chips.

[@lettuce1305]

and from this video seems like you need a luxury car to access the food bank 🙃

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

I live rural and all the food banks/churches with food giveaways are drive thru.

[@gintantovski2517]

@@lettuce1305 U.S logic 😂

[@catieq5270]

My husband is in the military and I work in healthcare, we are so thankful that we have been able to survive this pandemic, financially, emotionally and physically. I can’t imagine how difficult life is for so many Americans. The American dream is certainly becoming just that, a dream.

[@mikewatte4478]

I live in London England and iv survived covid pretty well too. I am a Maintenance man in the emergency housing sector and I have been busier than ever. 2021 was my best ever earning year. Covid works in strange ways.

[@angela_tarantulas]

Same here, nurse helper and military man 🍀 we were lucky to have these jobs and steady income, living in Switzerland.

[@5rings16]

Its bad in Europe too. All over the world economic hardship has taken its toll. Eastern Europe is destitute.

[@5rings16]

Spain and Portugal are broke. Turkey too. Eurasia. So, Europe isnt doing well at all.

[@thematriarchy2075]

@@5rings16 Europe is 50 countries. You named just a few.

[@lorraine9242]

You were never worthless. Your family would not be better off without you. Poor guy. Just a bad set of circumstances.

[@rayclam8079]

If homes weren't so ridiculously and artificially overpriced then people wouldn't need much money to live comfortably in this day and age. Homes shouldn't be a mere commodity or an investment, or used for money laundering and tax avoidance.

[@arunchandramathi9572]

True bro Ridiculous prices in India too.

[@rayclam8079]

Homes have been artificially overpriced thanks to: 1. Wealthy individuals, investment firms, corporations buying up housing as an investment, tax avoidance, ect. 2. House flipping. 3. Greedy landlords raising rent prices in proportion to other overpriced homes. 4. Foreign realestate speculators buying up land and housing. 5. Lack of rent control and regulations on the realestate industry.

[@rayclam8079]

Homes are a necessary. People will build, rent, and buy them regardless of profit incentives.

[@blackbutterfly3248]

Given how poorly a lot of these home are built, I can't believe people are even rushing to buy them. 1000s of complaints online about big name builders.

[@ShaleyJean]

As a very small owner of rental property no one ever interviews or tells these stories from our perspective. We scraped, did without and saved to put down payments on something that would be there for our future. We live in a manufactured home and drive used vehicles. There are high costs that come with having rental properties. Property tax, insurance, repairs and the mortgage payments. Without the collection of rental income these costs cannot be paid and our jobs certainly don't cover maintaining our renter's bills along with our own. We are not able to ride out economic crisis without any rental income to maintain the properties and at 74 years old it's about time to think of retirement using the income from them. You wouldn't donate your 401K to other families so why should we be expected to donate ours (rental income). We have never, however, reported a tenant that got behind in their rent and had to be evicted.

[@MoAli-wm4of]

Do you currently have tenants in your rental units who still owe back rent and have lost their jobs, since the pandemic hit? Just wondering … thanks !

[@ShaleyJean]

@@MoAli-wm4of not at this time. We are renting month by month to traveling workers here for construction work. We also set up rental spots with utilities for some that are unable to work and live in their campers at a much reduced rate from the norm. We prefer blessings to jabbing renters for all they have but need to collect the reduced rates to stay afloat.

[@miriammaciulis5488]

Absolutely right! I have no income. I'm relying on my tenants.

[@ShaleyJean]

@@miriammaciulis5488 and you have every right to receive the rents owed.

[@sct4040]

You were brainwashed to think owning rental property is passive income. On the contrary, they are active incomes.

[@dead_or_alive2649]

“I heard they might cutout the unemployment so we thought we’d be prepared”... So basically you’re taking the food someone else needs! Maybe they should ask for some kind of proof? If anyone is giving anything away for free, people will always lineup for it.

[@tkathn4301]

Watching them throw away food and pour milk down into the rivers, I'm so deeply sad, from the very bottom of my being.

[@user-ti3vp9mt3z]

Life is harsh and brutal now in the US for average people. The exorbitant cost of medical care is obscene. The US has nothing to brag about.

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

I'm so so so, grateful to live in australia. We have Medicare. I recently spent 4 days in hospital with pneumonia, and did not have to pay a cent. Follow up x-rays, blood tests and ultrasounds, all free. Follow up medicines, free. I have no health insurance.

[@cellfaware30]

Me too Rebecca, just had emergency spinal surgery, had I not had it,I would have been permanently paralysed. Didn't cost a penny ..I'm incredibly grateful but enraged that the US are getting so screwed over. There, you're one medical matter away from losing everything you own, including something as trivial as a broken arm..Its SO wrong.

[@omnamahshivayaitaly8429]

Same in Europe, Italy. We pay health insurance taxes that are deducted directly from our gross amount of our monthly paycheck and for a broken arm or leg if you have to stay in hospital you pay nothing. This has to change in America

[@katebarnett4538]

Same here. I live in the UK and even though the NHS isn't perfect I wouldn't be here without it!

[@SchnuckySchuster]

@@katebarnett4538 Have a good look. This is what the conservatives are aiming for.

[@jomontanee]

Same here in Thailand. Plus, we have governent clinics and hospital everywhere for poor people for free, no need to pay tax for medical care

[@sanatani3552]

I am grateful that I came from a joint family in India.. who supports each other in every good/bad situation and stay in a big house together...

[@alexcarter8807]

This is the answer. One thing that's not covered here is the US is hyper-individualistic and kids are kicked out of home at age 18. It's very rare for family to help each other here.

[@gaurav32257]

@@alexcarter8807 it has downsides too , though.

[@1flash3571]

@@alexcarter8807 Many are not kicked out at the age of 18....WTH are you talking about? More kids are cuddled nowdays with single mothers, and pampering of the kids.

[@sidramir3211]

okay but there is a downside to joint family systems. Mother in laws abusing daughter in laws. Having no privacy, your individual goals may be sacrificed to serve the family as a whole. The person who earns the most often dictates what everyone's roles are... so every system has its pros and cons

[@gaurav32257]

@@sidramir3211 absolutely , this is what happens. I was mentally abused by my father's sisters I am scarred for life because of that. I wish I was never born in a joint family.

[@zdenkam9569]

Married to American but living in Slovakia. We never wanted to live in the US and watching this (and other documentaries) I am happy we stayed in my home country. I hope for all who suffer (pandemic or else) that things get better for everybody. It is sad to see a huge difference...one side the guy with his luxury cars and other side the guy who struggle to provide for his family....the luxury cars will not go with him to other side of the river when his life is finished....

[@myrnagalvez2027]

I pray that things will get better for all of us soon ... hold on to our faith in God...

[@deloresiles2341]

@Myrna Galvez Thank you. And I pray the same. But most people today don’t know or honor God, their god is money snd materialism smh This is why America is in the garbage heap today.

[@jenniferr376]

@@deloresiles2341 Awfully judgmental of you for someone who believes in “god”.

[@deloresiles2341]

@@jenniferr376 I said what I said! Your opinion of my comment is irrelevant, neither you nor I know the other on a personal level. The nerve of you to speak of judgment when you’re judging me. Smh

[@myrnagalvez2027]

@@deloresiles2341 thats so sad...but it is in the most difficult times that we humans can hear more of God's call...we can experience His love if we will choose to come to Him in sincere humble prayer. Happy Holidays to all of us😃

[@dariann1661]

The landlord in Missouri trying to dehumanize the situation. We received like one maybe two stimulus checks and none of them were equivalent or even close to peoples rent let alone 4 to 6 months worth of rent. Unbelievable. Whatever you have to do to make yourself not feel shitty I suppose

[@ssim8230]

landlords also have to pay mortgages. where does that come from? rent. its shitty for everyone.

[@intherockies]

@@ssim8230 , yes that is true but he was judging everyone the same. He sounds like a very cold hearted person, zero sympathy was shown.

[@40bpaula]

That guy was just plain wrong. Most people who lost their jobs and businesses spent that stimulus money on paying bills and buying food. I surely hope nothing like this happens to that guy in the video. He doesn't seem to have the compassion or intelligence to hack it.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

Agreed, but he was apparently the locksmith, not the landlord.

[@rockynix7731]

I guess when everyone goes broke we will finally get to know how animals survive ...

[@Torontopia]

This makes me really appreciate being a Canadian, where I have never had to worry about health care costs or getting food. I appreciate the government social programs that help poor people get through hard times, instead of having to rely on charity.

[@ashotofmercury]

Same! I'm a Brit and this just blows my mind! 😯😟

[@joedaoust5942]

Me too. Never worried about food or health care.

[@bs4real]

Unless you need a prescription or glasses or dental work!!! Stop lying about canuckistan being a good place! Your secret is out.ps: how's that Civil War with Quebec going?

[@joedaoust5942]

Lani McCarthy lani your so right. The more I think about it Canada is just awful. Oh and the by the way we bombed Quebec into submission and it's now all good until at least the next election.

[@ashotofmercury]

@@bs4real what are you even talking about? You just go to the pharmacy or the optitions or the dentist like you do in other countries, comprende?...... 🤔

[@MoreMedication]

During the pandemic we donated $$ to several food banks on a rotating basis. (We personally have been very lucky and we like to give back.) One volunteer said the numbers of middle/upper-middle class people using them was astounding. What really got to her was the shame many of the first-time clients displayed - they just couldn’t believe what had become of their once-successful lives. It can happen to anyone.

[@tommartyn524]

America, where you’ll see poor people with 1000 dollar phones and 60k cars. Priorities

[@kevingarris198]

Yes, you don't "fall into poverty overnight"; many of the asset rich began their descent into poverty years ago.

[@gracenmercy579]

So true!

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

I still drive the same car I got when I first got my permit over nearly 20 years ago. It's my first, only, and last car, I refuse, nor could I ever afford another one. I will NOT comply with slavery in the USA.

[@kevingarris198]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9l If that's characteristic of the way you conduct your financial life, you're rich, regardless of what your bank balance may be.

[@tommartyn524]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9l agreed. Loans on cars are slavery.

[@nelly85ful]

This pandemic taught me a few things. 1. Don't live above ur means 2. Don't get into debt 3. U can't afford it u don't need it 4. Live minimalistic 5. Get a good tent and blow up mattress just in case 6. If u do buy something in cash ofc buy a mobile tiny house 🏠 instead, prepare 7. The crazy survivalist who kept predicting the end of the world and stacked food in their bunkers they weren't crazy after all!

[@nonwilson5587]

Thanks 👍

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Prepping = survival

[@roddymcniven8734]

. What the fuck are you on about?

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

These situations will keep getting worse. Governments/Companies/Organizations want good slaves who are married/have kids. After about 20 years working, I'll tell young people you should not have any loyalty to any organization, they will turn on you in a second when its convenient and fire/replace you. Also to ensure no slavery, young people dont get married and dont get a girl pregnant, make sure she takes the birth control pill daily in front of you and both wear protection. You will just condemn your new child to increasing poverty and freedomless slavery and these control/money/job trends worsen. Promote this idea in videos and social media to help prevent more young people into this new slavery.

[@neverendingweedh1784]

Don't do drugs and don't ever trust the elites or corporations.

[@rhandtaru9786]

Had a well paying job for 11 years but didn’t save enough to overcome a single month of bad times ? That’s an IQ problem….. I’m a busdriver and have saved enough last decade to live the live I do today for 13-14 months without any income….

[@sct4040]

That guy driving a Testla, should have a huge emergency fund. Not wise. As an Asian, I can imagine how embarrassing it is for him to be on a food line. We all need to prepare for a down economy.

[@adielstephenson2929]

Well, he could always sell his car...

[@AA-qy7km]

Yea, as an Asian I was also confused seeing him there…

[@thewanderer281]

It’s actually been reported that a lot of rich folks are getting in these lines, and get away with it since no one is checking incomes. Sucks that they feel untitled to take food from people who really need it.

[@rspcoach619]

@@adielstephenson2929 Nobody buys 2nd hand tesla.

[@helengarrett6378]

Nobody is ever prepared for a declining economy or a pandemic. Even the medical system was unprepared. He could sell his expensive car for less than he owes and be entirely without transportation. Should he be evicted he will live in that car. Being judgemental is also being cruel. You have not walked in his shoes. When he had money he never believed a pandemic like this would come along. How to prepare for something like that? Have you saved for the next hurricane, flood, fire, earthquake, pandemic, cancer or job loss? Can you start all over? One of the facts about capitalism is that a downturn, recession, bubble or some other disaster happens every 7 to 10 years on average. Wages in the U.S. have been stagnant since Ronald Reagan, almost 50 years. Fewer middle class people are able to make it through a whole life without experiencing some catastrophe withour falling into a lower class or outright poverty. Security doesn't exist. The middle class is being squeezed. The working class was squeezed dry a long time ago. People live on debt and nobody can save. The poor are now abjectly poor.

[@oneeleven9832]

Blame the Governments reaction to the pandemic…not the pandemic itself…

[@Mischa21xo]

Exactly! This would not have happened if they never shut everything down. The moment they did, it all went to hell and it is not ever going to return to the way it was. The dumbest decision anybody could make and they made it, and left a trail of absolute misery and destruction.

[@dachicagoan8185]

I'm not too worried about the dairy farmer in Wisconsin and the petroleum guy in texas, they both sold their assets and can make different investments for the future while still having a place to live. The others are dealing with homelessness.

[@dachicagoan8185]

@@supercarakita1148 deportation will do way more harm than good. Especially in the southwestern US where they are heavily relied upon in agriculture, child care, food service and many other jobs. The economy there will collapse.

[@deloresiles2341]

@@dachicagoan8185 SuoerCarAkita does not have a clue ! Smh

[@barbarafowler6581]

@@dachicagoan8185 Even her in the midwest, alien immigrants still do a lot of the jobs that real Americans will not do. They work long hours, work everyday and work for far less money. they work in the farmers' fields out here and in the nurseries. Many work as cooks and motel maids, etc., getting paid under the table so to speak.

[@journeywithjan4388]

I don't know about California, but Washington State and Arizona have businesses begging for people to apply for work. I have a 17 year old grandson who is going to work for Walmart to fill online orders for $22 an hour because adults don't want to work. There are so so many jobs out there. Jobs that could be filled by anyone in food lines if they wanted to work.

[@haddingtoniangcp2464]

I think it's extremely harsh to label anyone a bad tenant when the pandemic made them jobless.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

Agree.

[@ErinJeanette]

Agreed. And that old man was a cold son of a bitch.

[@ninalumiere145]

the American idea of " Every man for himself" is horrible. How come families and friends can't help these people, it's sad really.

[@back2the80s]

@@ninalumiere145 family and friends can only do so much sheesh

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Exactly

[@Tammissa]

A good percentage don’t need this. They’re just panicking. Sell your car before taking away free food from those who really need it.

[@gambriehewert1677]

The cars are on finance.

[@lorettacarroll6015]

Sell to who? That is the problem with so many out of work.

[@jalifritz8033]

The US is completely car dependent you can’t go to work,job interview or buy groceries without a car since public transportation is that bad. Many fast food places and even some food banks won’t even serve you through the drive through on you drive a bike or walk. Not to mention how dangerous streets are for both pedestrians and bicycles. Furthermore the single family zoning makes it impossible to built groceries stores in suburban areas that you can walk too.

[@chrissyg55]

@@gambriehewert1677 Turn them in and use the money for something important or buy a cheap used car.

[@barbarafowler6581]

@@chrissyg55 they might not even be paying the car payment now that they are jobless and broke.

[@sarah.hodophile505.]

This makes me realize how blessed I am to have a job.

[@Yesterdie02]

If anything don't ever let governments stop business as usual

[@triple_gem_shining]

I watch these documentaries to remind me how blessed I am for working hard and following my dreams

[@malachit3741]

keep following my guy, You're gonna live that dream soon

[@amg8497]

Good luck … NONE OF YOUR HARD WORK IS GOING TO MATTER SOON ENOUGH

[@bernicesanders3148]

Full of pride much

[@rawgab4439]

They worked hard and tried to remember their dreams too

[@mikesteelheart]

What an obnoxiously annoying comment. You don't think those people in line had dreams as well? One guy was a CEO, he probably worked harder than you to get where he was.

[@elizabethrusso6620]

I'm so sorry for our farmers. They have always been our front liners! God bless their families and each of them always... 🙏

[@neilnelson7603]

Just saw a video of a farmer dumping fresh milk instead of giving it out to the needy. If you will rather dump milk instead of giving away to the needy, no respect at all.

[@cindy-ml7vo]

@@neilnelson7603 it's cheaper for the farmer, to dump it. Why should the farmer PAY to transport the milk for it to be donated. There were other farmers that allowed volunteers to go and collect vegetables, transport and distribute to food banks. At that point another group was able to pay the cost, so they didn't make any money, but did not lose.

[@toniesedrick691]

THAT WASN'T A FARMER, THAT WAS A THEIF WITH NO EMPATHY OR MORALS.

[@toniesedrick691]

@@cindy-ml7vo B.LLSH.T GOT MILK?

[@blackdiamond306]

@@neilnelson7603 they say they being paid to pull out the milk and even slaughter their meat without giving it out or marking it down🤔❓

[@debishaw9355]

Don’t give up, you beautiful family, Mark and Selene. Please! God loves you. Be strong

[@amg8497]

At least he can chuckle about his situation 👍 for now anyway

[@chipbuttytime3396]

He needs to give up smoking judging by his rasping laugh, says he was doing all the work for his kids... kids that he chose to stay way from at work til 10pm running his restaurant. People like him make my stomach turn

[@valeriekehrt7566]

This country is failure for not having insurance for citizens. Give to other countries & waste instead of helping our own first.

[@markigomez]

@@chipbuttytime3396 I don't smoke! And you don't know anything about what you're talking about. What a stupid comment

[@markigomez]

We didn't give up. Are family is doing much better. We eventually lost everything including the house. But we are well. God does love us you are right! Blessings

[@michaeledwards7967]

Driving a luxury car to a food bank perfectly sums up the american dream. "You have to be asleep to believe it". G. Carlin (R.I.P.)

[@maureenbauer685]

Would love to follow some of those cars back to their homes. So many simply haven't a clue HOW to economize. They've never had to do so. There is no shame in scaling back your lifestyle.

[@RR-on4sk]

You can't just sell your stuff at a huge discount, esp if it's on payments. That doesn't solve anything. Even if they live in a half a million dollar home, selling it at a loss isn't allowed. Why is the answer to tell people thi live with nothing, rather than expecting the wealthiest country to do better for its workers?

[@vtech920]

I own my car, if hard times come and I am evicted, I'll still have my car as my home.

[@alentrevor]

Poverty is when you own nothing. Perceptions of poverty have changed over the last 100 years

[@yfhello]

I will fully agree with you at least one should have small one to live with a strong build and some saving with credit access .

[@michaeldhondt368]

Your luckier than some I would love a car I'm trying to keep my apartment as long as possible but I will be evicted eventually

[@lisbethsalander3758]

@@michaeldhondt368 Stay strong ❤️

[@Hansen710]

I would do the same, and i would not change my new car for a cheaper and older (it comming up in value thanks to a lack of chips these days, and the taxes and costs would be many times higher with a old car.) I would also keep my caravan... I been homeless for 25 years, and i would still sell my house before my car.. My car would be what brings me to my new life and income.. But i would also take my car and go where the work was, and where i could afford to stay

[@THEJOCKER644]

Not everyone is lucky to still have a roof over their head, I find myself in the same situation, though I have a job and my car,still a struggle,hope everyone in this video are doing great.. specially the family in Texas.

[@Stolib7]

Well you guys can thank CHINA , jst like the rest of the world .

[@Stolib7]

@@IIII...... rt Wuhan , didn't happen jst like tiananmen square didn't happen, also shit fks watch fox news 🤣

[@markigomez]

We are doing better and are making a comeback

[@THEJOCKER644]

@spirals 73 hi No ma'am I don't have a Gofundme account but thank you for trying to help,God bless you.

[@celinereyes1185]

$9000 worth of milk and they threw it away. y’all aren’t about to convince me that’s okay

[@dailydoseofrandomvideos5482]

Im shocked, stunned at how some people who have huge salaries can be broke in 3 months. I worked for 5 weeks one year at a high paying job, my only employment for the year and i stretched that money for 6 months.

[@cynthiabingham8433]

That’s what I’m thinking the one guy they specifically said he made 100,000 a month on commission how where did the money go that fast. Wow

[@zoiuduu]

I worked minimum wage 2 years and im one year unemployed already and with money in the bank lol

[@BigSnead76]

I think the same thing.

[@kumi9479]

To many people trying to live about their means, I'm a single mom, make less than 40,000 a year but I don't own a fancy car (my car is 10 years old but completely paid for and gets me from point A to B) don't live in a fancy house but it's mine and I can afford it. I put taxes into savings every year and make it stretch as far as possible.

[@zoiuduu]

@@kumi9479 u make a lot of money 3 minimum wages xD

[@patrickbodine1300]

*We must all stand up against this tyranny*

[@simp2234]

Much proverty much freeeeee

[@waaazupd1948]

25:49 dude said he has no feelings for these ppl. How callous do you have to be, hope you never go through something like this fool

[@sidehustlevikki1066]

right and to make the comment and accuse her of miss managing her money is ridiculous! May hard times be right around the corner for him.

[@Boomslang1]

Karma will fix that spawn of satan nice and good. Such a heartless cretin that locksmith.

[@MzlauraM]

Sadly I’ve heard this sentiment more times than I wish I had these last 2 years. A $200 flat screen tv took all that stimulus money. Sure dude. I’m sure these people had “brand new” flat screens. More likely they were bought when people could afford them. Hating on poor people is just the way to be for some people.

[@alentrevor]

Fool you say, fool and his money are soon parted, that's why they are there.

[@alentrevor]

@@MzlauraM stimulus money is for nesestities

[@kerbygator]

All over a disease so deadly, you need to be tested to find out if you've had it or not.......

[@UninstallingWindows]

If i had lived in the US, my whole family would be homeless by now. Covid sent my mother into hospital for a week.. Someone broke into my brothers' apartment, stole all his money and beat him up to a point where he had brain hemorrhage and spent almost a week in ICU...now he is going to spend another week or two in a rehab clinic. In US, the medical bills would have been game-enders for our family. Living in US as lower/mid class citizen must be like living on a knifes edge - you are always 1 medical event away from being homeless.

[@mariakitsiou3685]

I scared from cancer not for the virus !

[@janeriordan6228]

All my prayers for your brother and mother fully recovery!!💖