This Is How Bad The Homeless Problem in Seattle Is Now

[@NickJohnson]

Here is my Oakland Homeless Video! It's even WORSE there! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4O6nn6eZpiVa5I

[@seikojin]

As bad and as sad as it is... The narrative in these videos is very biased. Strong leanings towards blaming and less open discussions on what could be the causes. Like the Oakland folks were saying: There are myriads of issues/problems that can lead someone to living on the streets. However, continued profit greed will continue to push cost of living beyond single minimum wages.

[@Florida46]

@@seikojin Private companies should be ashamed of themselves. Very few of them pay their employees a living wage. I know a woman who works FT as a peer specialist for 1 of the 35 FACT teams in Florida. Each FACT team serves at least 100 clients with mental illness. Most clients live in some kind of supportive housing and some like myself live independently in our own apartments. I fully admit the fact that a peer specialist is the lowest level position on any FACT team. Even so... ANYBODY who works professionally with those who have mental illness should be making a hell of a lot more than $13 an hour. She lives on her own. Without somebody living with her to balance out the overall income I have no idea how in the world she survives financially. I work for an employee owned grocery chain operation that offers buying company stocks and 401K plans. I currently make $1.45 more an hour then she does. That's not fair and it proves how backwards most privately owned companies really are.

[@swaybone11]

Congrats Nick. Please also see my other comment.

[@keithhutchins8803]

I don't hate many people, but I sure do hate you Nick!

[@imthebadguy3225]

Things will never get better until we solve the White liberal problem.

[@brucekrause2801]

I was homeless at 61. Ran out of savings, unemployment, couldn't find work. I thought I would die, never thought it'd ever to me. But I survived, learned where thr free meals were, showers, Healthcare, shelters. I stayed 3 months at Salvation Army, 6 months at Catholic Charities, they kept me fed, housed, clothed until I finally landed a job out of state, saved some money, eventually retired on SS. I haven't been homeless 10 years now. I'm very grateful to Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and others that help us that when we need it. Sincere Thanks

[@fasteddie8782]

its sad what this country gives people who believed in the system,and got fucked over.

[@atozer2547]

Glad you survived but this is going to bet worse with big banks buying all the housing and people like gates and china buying farm land...they want us gone

[@robertmarmaduke186]

@@fasteddie8782 My grandfather would listen to me complaining, then he'd always say, 'Who ever said life is fair?' Even on his death bed, he would still answer the phone, 'I'm doing absolutely great! How can we make a $million together?' 'Course, he grew in the Depression and fought in WW2 Pacific.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Dear god i feel for ya. Glad u re all right now. I m from Europe - that never happens here with legal citizens

[@leahflower9924]

I was just watching a Norwegian show and the Nordic people don't really let this happen at least not to this extent they seem to respect the poor more than the rich

[@roadwarrior1589]

I have lived in Seattle for 26 yrs and m appalled at how much the city has deteriorated and am ready to leave. I recognized most of the areas that you had shown. While the drugs and homelessness are part of the reason for the high rate of homelessness the high tech industry is also part of problem. When I moved here in the late 90s Seattle was very affordable. I bought my first house for $90,000. The house payment was $620 a month. The only high tech employer then was Microsoft. As the high tech industry moved from California to Seattle high prices increased as the tech workers were making 2 or 3 times more what the average Seattleite was making and could by much more expensive property. Then people started buying houses to rent and increased the rent but the tech workers could easily afford it. Then the developers got greedy and tore down older buildings where tenants had cheap rent and replaced them with luxury apartments and condos. So to sum it up much of homelessness is a result of greed.

[@theseklownskrazyasfuq344]

As a born & raised Rainier Valley & Upper Rainier Beach resident, you my friend hit thd nail on the head.

[@KamionKing]

Please stay and fix it. Don’t come and ruin other cities as well.

[@Unknown16537]

I live here as well and I hate it. It's ridiculous. I had a customer who said he was purposely homeless because the government would give him money for it. He didn't have to work or do anything. I was like wtf

[@mtn1793]

Greedy profiteers at the top. Greedy junkies at the bottom. Whole bunch of good people in the middle getting squeezed into apple juice.

[@tylermyers7657]

No the homeless problem is 80% caused by drugs…. However I do agree real estate prices are insane but you can very simply move out of the city limits and the rent will become much more doable.

[@mmr0221]

All the people that voted for these policies need to house at least 1 homeless person. That should be the law.

[@msi8311]

Yes, but the homeless person won’t stay unless they can do drugs, smoke cigarettes, have no rules, receive free money and food or maybe even substances, and can bring their partner or dog along too.

[@12SPASTIC12]

@@dontstalkmedeltoro8816 Yes to the second point, the government should not be helping people to use illegal substances. They should be helping them to kick their addictions.

[@truthministries77]

Or maybe the people need to wake up and stop working for evil corrupt folks that make sure we have folks removed from their homes. Stop financing these crooks if you truly do care

[@truthministries77]

@@dontstalkmedeltoro8816 tax dollars pay for child trafficking and such evil things like that. Pocket change compared to the birth bond fraud the United States of America is guilty of.

[@truthministries77]

@@dontstalkmedeltoro8816 best we don't enrich the man any more and we find new ways to feed ourselves. We should be self sufficient anyways

[@sookiegirl97381]

I am disabled and on SSI. I worked for years while raising my children and long after they were on their own. Then my parents required 24 hr. care so I left my career to care for them unpaid. Those years I will never regret but during that time I didn't pay in to Social Security so when I became disabled I didn't have enough work credits and so I couldn't qualify for disability and was granted SSI. In Oregon the max payment is $794.00 a month. There is absolutely no apartment I can afford on that. Even a mobile home space in the Salem area is 700 a month. So I have no choice but to live in my 5th wheel on a friends property. So many of the SSI recipients are homeless because there is not enough low income housing.. It takes years on waiting lists to get into the small amount of low income housing there is presently. Not all of us are drug addicts and criminals. Im a 50 year old grandma who has never even had a parking ticket. You want to fix a lot of the problem...either raise SSI benefits to the poverty line or create more affordable housing. Just sayin.

[@Yasmine91646]

💯👏

[@andrewmorton395]

Same, with me, I am in the UK I am on benefits, it's a big worry and a struggle all the time

[@MR..181]

One of the rich ones?

[@henrys.6864]

It's terrible that Americans have to suffer like this on a small ss check while people from the mid east get 3 to 4000 government monthlys to live here. This just isn't right!

[@stephaniemcbroom9615]

Exactly....100%...agree Myself am in the same situation......

[@keysautorepair6038]

The sad part is everyone in America is only a few paychecks away from being homeless.

[@aeliciaallen8268]

One pay check ✔️

[@dreyn7780]

No the middle Europe war zone is your bag as well.

[@stacitowery3475]

Why not save a little money??? It doesn't have to be that way.

[@librarianrose4472]

@@stacitowery3475if someone is livening pay check to pay check it’s highly implied there’s little to no money after Basic needs and wants are met. The little money likely less than 100 dollars may need to go towards gas, hygiene, hidden fees, ect. It’s almost impossible to save living pay check to pay check. Saving isn’t the saving grace of the situation

[@stacitowery3475]

@@librarianrose4472 spend less and don't buy anything that isn't absolutely necessary.

[@robertfolkner9253]

I was in Seattle 40 years ago, and back then I thought it was one of the most beautiful places I’d ever seen. I am so glad I didn’t move there permanently.

[@kingmaafa120]

I was stationed at MCHORD AFB. In 1979.1980 can't believe it.. loved the area

[@asullivan4047]

Wasn't your fault the diabolically incompetent democratic party😈. Slowly allowed that once beautiful city to deteriorate into a very unhealthy environment. Spent quality time in & around the Pudget sound region early (90's). Wonder how long those homeless reprobates😈 be satisfied with those 1-room dwellings-???🤔.

[@idonotanswerquestions5110]

Anyone else feel extremely grateful for having a nice home after watching this? It’s kinda mean but being middle class is like being a millionaire compare to this nightmare

[@ct4074]

Yes, being thankful for life is a start. But these people have no self respect and they will respect no one, no matter how much the City of anyone does for them. I washed dishes as a teenager to pay my rent and not sleep on the street for a reason: Self respect and gratefulness. Now I have my own home and thank the Lord every night. These people, like the leftists that support these lawlessness policies are all atheists in the service of evil and they don't even know it. Of course.

[@eurodoc6343]

The weather outside right now where I live is lowsy, so yes, I'm very grateful to have a roof over my head.

[@flowersfordevin6090]

I live downtown Milwaukee thankfully it’s too cold for homeless to ruin downtown lol

[@melikey3758]

A lot of times though, for lower and middle class people, the house they have is because they work, and work hard. They get up early in the morning to go serve the public, and deal with the stress you have to deal with to be for example an ED nurse (which is what I am). Which is extreme, and most people could not handle it, I know from experience. It’s not easy to live on the street, but it’s also not easy to keep working hard, an a break Neck pace sometimes. You get out of what you put into life. That’s the whole purpose of America, capitalism, the freedom to make the most out of your life, or not if you wish.

[@stephenc2481]

No. my house is not as big as Bill Gates'....

[@CJ-ph6zk]

I recently visited Seattle again after 6 years. It was the filthiest city I have ever seen. After talking to the business people and locals apparently Seattle is known all over the west coast as the free place for homeless. Your city enables drug addicts. Every single place we visited smelled like drugs. We cut our visit short leaving after two days.

[@j.t.03]

It's truly a shame. Because with the infrastructure and geographical location Seattle has the potential to become a great city under the right leadership and policies.

[@CJ-ph6zk]

@@j.t.03 That is very true. From what my son and I witnessed no one appeared to be in charge. Was actually sad returning for a visit.

[@jonasabry9099]

Portland is worse.

[@CJ-ph6zk]

@LEONARD Maltin-Gae I am not a sir but I am optimistic. I traveled often to Seattle previously for meetings. My previous experiences were positive. It truly is a shame that it has changed so dramatically.

[@sm3675]

@@j.t.03 yes!! The location of Seattle in beautiful, even under the clouds and rain.

[@bsn2dnp99]

When America considers a safe and decent place to live a necessity instead of a luxury we might start to really combat this issue of homelessness. Yes some people have mental illness, others substance abuse. But there's a great disconnect between what the average American earns and the cost of housing.

[@waterheaterservices]

That's why The Party lets in millions more people, to help bring the housing prices down.

[@ryansharp9222]

Democrats kill cities.

[@Da40kOrks]

A place to live is a necessity but no one is responsible for that but yourself. And it's almost all are mentally ill or addicted.

[@ryansharp9222]

@@Da40kOrks the Republicans shut down the mental hospitals

[@kevin15776]

Sure it's close to a necessity but will never be a right. Who's going to pay for it?? Please don't think the rich are going to pay for yet another wasteful government program. How many billiona have been spent on homelessness already?

[@sokpisethlalalanno]

Probably 1 of the best channel on youtube , as always , good news ,good info and everything , thank you Nick

[@channahnoyb4803]

My friend and I recently took Amtrak to Seattle. Before we even arrived at the station we saw tents and people sleeping on the street. We walked from the station across the city to get our rental. It was eye opening. There were multiple homeless people emptying full trash cans and going through the trash, creating a huge mess on the sidewalk. There were people laid out on the side walk. One guy was going to town on himself. This was around noon. I can’t imagine children seeing this and we did see children. On our way out we saw a small tent city and I saw 2 guys doing a drug deal in broad daylight. This was adjacent to a beautiful tree-lined residential street. The residents act like it’s not happening. And the worst of it all was the perpetual smell of urine.

[@manictiger]

Sounds like Mouse Utopia in full blown collapse mode.

[@iveyhealth2266]

@@manictiger That's deep!

[@zomisland03]

Was it John Holmes?

[@ShiyohRyun_AOD]

Going to town on himself, how? In what way?

[@jacquelinestewart3820]

I think that would physiologically scar me, seeing all that, wow it’s becoming like a futuristic Scfi film 🎥, or maybe a horror.

[@markschneider7794]

What I learned that homeless is a big business for these local politicians. Their friends and families run the non-profits that contract with the local governments and they skim off those dollars with high salaries and admin fees.

[@markschneider7794]

@@dontstalkmedeltoro8816 Military contractors are just as corrupt but that point is irrelevant to this topic.

[@weareorigin]

The rehab homes near me are places where people overdose and sell illegal drugs. The city tax payers fund the rehab homes.

[@MR..181]

@@weareorigin was in rehab hospital, first vacation in 20 years and food servers..worked out a leriche syndrome stroke? Pain. From new perscription. Till the day insurance stopped paying. Adaptation..

[@truther001]

@@markschneider7794 They are worse, I believe. But that's like comparing Satan to Lucifer.

[@tupacamaruiv5804]

Pointing to something always solves the problem in front of you

[@aaronsanislo860]

Seattle looks at homelessness like a crop. They let the encampments grow and grow, and then harvest the encampment when the time is right, demanding more money to "combat the homeless problem". Then a new crop, or encampment, starts growing elsewhere and the cycle repeats. Every year the problem gets worse, and every year Seattle says they need to spend more money fighting the homeless problem. Its a racket.

[@paulsuprono7225]

IT'$ A RACKET 💀

[@aequoria2949]

It’s the homeless-industrial complex!

[@amandajean7738]

Yep, it's a scam.

[@mikekeller4131]

Exactly! Not just Seattle. Everett WA is horrible also and the politicians are profiting off of it.

[@brandons2825]

Same in LA. We spent hundreds of millions to build housing and only like a quarter gets built... where's the money?!

[@heidzsoder199]

Love Nicks videos. Informative, mind blowing and I spend hours watching them. We have a homeless problem here in the UK but nothing like this. I love the states and have been many times. So, so 😔

[@splotbang8296]

The homeless issue has several root causes so one size solution cannot fit all. The homeless need to be vetted into to groups such as severe mental illness, drug addiction, disability/elderly, able to work but can't afford current housing prices. Then each group has to have it's tailor made solution. Failing that, the problem will keep getting worse and can potentially affect the quality of life off all urbanites (i.e. crime, filth, property prices, etc). It's not only about compassion. As a side note, I live on a large island in a developing Asian country. There is literally nobody living on the streets. I see very very few mentally ill people wandering the streets. In Manila, despite it massive population, the homeless issue is nowhere near that of cities such as Seattle.

[@dianal2034]

These people become mentally ill after they become homeless, not before.

[@johnbrown6769]

@@dianal2034 No they become mentally ill because, according to an interview with a former homeless guy in Seattle,85-95% are drug addicts. Or severe alcoholics. I have been down to LA downtown and it is clear how rampant drug addiction is.

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

a very large part of my own family is homeless. They have fried their brain on meth and other drugs and are literally different people now and can't even talk in proper complete thoughts. They have burned every bridge possible multiple times are blow their "SSI-disability" checks the day it goes on their card on drugs. they are aged 18-45. It is very sad, but they have truly done it to themselves through bad choices and they was not raised this way.

[@patrickprendergast9589]

@@dianal2034 true can u cure mental illness then u cure the problem atleast half

[@sisterlavender1188]

Unfortunately most fit into 2 or more categories. A lot of elderly do drugs and crimes and have mental illness.

[@benjamindover7399]

I lived in Seattle for a year in the early '80's and it was beautiful. I would be very interested where the money goes. I bet anything that a lot of people are making bank on this problem.

[@jullyanyewerton7900]

Of course, rich gets richer and poor gets poorer. People are loosing their job to technology, can you picture how many people have lost their job or their source of income so Jeff Bezos could become a billionaire?

[@FluffballKitties]

That's what happens in California. La is making bank on the homeless.

[@mtn1793]

Late phase capitalism… A mad scramble in the unholy church of money worship.

[@kingmaafa120]

Stationed there in the 80.s couldn't even imagine this at all

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

@@FluffballKitties How?

[@Dr.VonBraun]

As a long time resident of Seattle, and someone who works in the Port area near downtown, I see it all. It's gotten so bad in the last few years and the Police are instructed to do nothing about it. The City Council is demanding that cops don't enforce the law because you know, homeless people and their drug addictions have rights too. The cops are quitting at a rapid pace and the lawlessness is really bad now. There multiple shooting/stabbings/car jackings/ you name it on a daily basis now. It's truly a third world country up here. Incredibly sad to see my beloved PNW go to sh*t. Thanks to the voting base wanting this, this is exactly what they wanted and what they got. The current Seattle/WA administration needs to be voted out NOW.

[@giovannigiorgio831]

I haven’t lived in Seattle, but I did think about moving there. After seeing what happened there in 2020 and how it looks now, I’m good where I am. Honestly, the whole CHAZ/CHOP situation was actual domestic terrorism, and the Seattle leaders just sat on their hands and let it happen, putting innocent people in danger. Get them outta there!

[@ericbrandt829]

@@giovannigiorgio831 ....The Mayor responded after a socialist city council member led a coalition of CHOP residents down to her beautiful home to protest.....The "Summer of Love" ended the next couple of days afterwards.

[@captinbeyond]

@@giovannigiorgio831 The decline was documented by a local Seattle tv station back in 2019 in a 1 hour KZbin video called" Seattle is Dying" where they go step by step showing how liberal idiots relaxed laws and just let the loons run the streets. I encourage everyone to watch it....you will never vote democrat again.

[@hamishmcmonkeypants5672]

I live in a major city in the states and i know danger and THAT looks extremely dangerous!

[@lindsayjc100]

It's council, and It's very obvious you've never spent time in the 'third world' because you have no idea wtf you're talking about. If you don't like it here anymore, leave, free up room for a homeless junkie.

[@sharonsaylors2912]

Honestly i dont blame half of them. People struggle, stress, worry. And get sick because of it. They eventually give up. Heart breaking!!!

[@evasionbycartwheel12345]

It's the least one can do after you ship all the jobs to China.

[@shanewilfon6860]

They r just lazy mfers that's the truth. The more u feed the cats the less they work for themselves

[@allenaviation5746]

I'm convinced that supplying too much free stuff, ignoring crime and bad behavior, supporting poor life choices is actually more cruel to the homeless. You've got to wonder how many people would be better off in the long run if forced to be a bit more self-reliant.

[@sharihere8809]

right. it all starts at home. teach you're children good values and morals and the fact that no one is going to help you but yourself. Stop expecting everything for free. Get up off your butt and be a productive member of society. and I'm not talking about anyone that's disabled or elderly here. oh sorry, I got carried away

[@sookiegirl97381]

@@sharihere8809 i hope your children are never faced with illness or disability because if you had your way they would be screwed.

[@darleneatkinson6730]

@@sharihere8809 I was taught to stay off of drugs even Doctor drugs, Work help improve my life be kind and help but do not help people get worse only help them if they are willing to improve their lives do not give money to people hook on drugs you will only ruin their lives same with Drinking alcohol. Read as you were raised good. Thank you, for your comment.

[@sharihere8809]

@@sookiegirl97381 no not at all. It's choices we make is all as another commenter posted. I dropped out of college my first year when I was 19 to care for my parents. I went to work any job I could find that would hire me with only a high school diploma. There was not enough time in the day to go to school, work, and take care of my parents on top of having a disability. They both died. It took me 20 years to get back on track and I never let the disability control me and kept pushing forward, as you can too

[@randomexploring541]

It depends on why they’re homeless. If they’re homeless because of something bad they did, then YES! But if they’re homeless because of something bad that someone did to them, then NO!

[@stephanledford9792]

The city is very concerned about protecting the rights of the homeless but this is coming at the expense of the rights of non-homeless citizens. The people who bought homes next to (or near to) a park so their kids would have a place to play are now faced with not only not being able to use the park but actually forced to avoid the park for safety reasons. I think it is good to help those in need but the rights of the citizens also need to be protected, and providing free drugs and not prosecuting crimes is addressing the symptoms rather than the cause of the problems. The little house idea is something I had not thought about as a solution and I do see it as a good option, particularly for the elderly. One of the downsides of providing "free" things is that the recipients become dependent on free stuff and it can be a used a form of control. This may be why the city shut down the voluntary agency mentioned in the video since this takes away control from the city. The city is not going to be able to build enough of the tiny homes to get rid of homelessness - they are going to have to build high-rise buildings with lots of tiny rooms. It probably wouldn't hurt to put a police substation on the ground floor of one of the buildings in the complex. A Republican mayor still has to work with the leftist city council to get anything done, so I am not hopeful that things will change. My solution to the problem would be to build vertical high rises with hundreds of small units each, then notify each person camping in a park or living in a camper that they must immediately move to a legal residence, including the high rises or one of the small house locations. If they don't, arrest them and interview them to find out why they are homeless. If they are an addict, put them in a controlled medical facility and help them through withdrawal so that when they leave they are no longer an addict. Try to address the root cause of their homelessness. Tough love rather than enabling destructive behavior.

[@thisisfuckedoff5107]

Oh yes!! That would really be a great plan. That would make it clearly illegal to be poor/homeless. Absolutely 💯% I support that all the way!! Oh! I know,after every homeless person has been rounded up and forced into a tiny house village or a high rise tiny room building....we can them tell them to get on the fucking train...yeah tell them it's all going to be ok...get on the fucking train and off to Auschwitz you go...just get on the fucking train. I can't even begin to imagine how evil and foul you are.

[@stephanledford9792]

@@thisisfuckedoff5107 Being poor is not against the law. Seattle is working to help those too poor by providing the small houses. What is illegal is where they are camping. As of right now the authorities have chosen to ignore this and the public is paying the price, which is why a heavily Democratic city now has a Repuican mayor. It is interesting and disturbing that you compare enforcing simple laws to putting people on trains and taking them to extermination camps. You view the very acts taken by the city to help the poor as a tool against the poor.

[@thisisfuckedoff5107]

@@stephanledford9792 "My solution to the problem would be to build vertical high rises with hundreds of small units each, then notify each person camping in a park or living in a camper that they must immediately move to a legal residence, including the high rises or one of the small house locations. If they don't, arrest them and interview them to find out why they are homeless. If they are an addict, put them in a controlled medical facility and help them through withdrawal so that when they leave they are no longer an addict" You see Hitler pretty much blamed all societies' problems on the Jews,rounded them up,arrested anyone not willing to relocate,posted security at the parameters.....almost exactly the same as you layed out in your utopian solution. Hitler STARTED with rounding them up.

[@cattycorner8]

AMEN.

[@alanalameda5636]

Give, provide, enable….that’s the root of the problem.

[@shanonangermeyer-norman5280]

I love your videos. They are so eye-opening. I'm amazed. You said you think the problem is drugs and you're probably right, but I think there is more to it than just the drugs. Drugs are usually a symptom of pain, despair, and poverty, which obviously those who sleep in tents on the sidewalk are probably experiencing... but I think some of those tent folks (might not be drug addicts) and they just gave a middle finger to the landlords who want them to work 40 hours per week to pay rent and ride the bus and eat ramen noodles. They said, "I can eat ramen noodles without working 40 hours per week." It's economical, not just drugs.

[@mi.Dalton]

The needle exchange program actually was an incredible project started by a citizen and ex-drug addict. It was a 1 for 1 exchange started by a kind heart who understood addiction and did everything he could to help people get clean. It was commandeered by the city and turned into a money grab, bring a needle and get as many as you need. The exchanges getting money for clean needles they hand out.(incentivizing them to hand out needles by the hundreds) Then the original was ordered to shut down.

[@stephenyoung2742]

Needle exchange here to but they get so many needles they throw them everywhere!

[@andyhughes1776]

This is what happens when they moved all factory jobs overseas. All the homeless from other states move to places that have more generous handouts such as Seattle, L.A., San Francisco, etc.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

The hateful, mostly white privledged trolls on here dont care about facts. They only want to push the narrative that poor are that way because they are bad and need to be locked up....becauase they claim to love freedom??? The irony

[@bradleysmith9431]

@@norml.hugh-mann homeless problems are democratic ran city problems

[@12time12]

Closing mental wards was the problem. The second is states like Oklahoma and other red states intentionally sending their homeless problem west. Need to start hitting these problem states where it hurts by cutting off coal or other exports.

[@andyhughes1776]

@@bradleysmith9431 It appears so because Democrats give free money to the homeless, which cause the homeless from other States to come. But how did the homeless from other States became homeless in the first place? Answer: jobs moved over seas.

[@12time12]

@@bradleysmith9431 that’s because republicans send their massive homeless problems to democratic states. Sooner or later exports of Republican fossil fuels might stop making it to port as retaliation.

[@Ohhello_itskat]

Olympia is the same… What many people watching don’t realize (those who don’t live in Seattle and surrounding areas) is the majority of the people living in the camps are not having a bad year or out of luck. There are many issues within the camps including theft, violence, drugs, rape, arson, etc. It seems as many of the transients are seriously disturbed and mentally unstable. These folks walk around Olympia throwing trash in the streets, cutting off cars in busy traffic with their Target shopping carts full of trash, starting propane tanks on fire, throwing glass bottles at transit buses, stealing carts of clothing from Walmart and Fred Meyer, walking around with out pants or underwear, urinating/pooping in their pants…the list goes on. All of these things I have seen with my own eyes.

[@jimtalbott2894]

Homeless in Seattle. Cost of house too high. Cost of rent too high. Cost of food too high. Cost of living too high.Drives people too beer and drugs,

[@alphapred]

The counties are WORSE.

[@GoingNutsinTX]

Wow! Someone who is willing to at least acknowledge the drug problem behind this crisis! Drug use is ruining peoples lives to the point some are almost like mindless zombies, unemployable and unhouseable.

[@GoingNutsinTX]

@Jeff C Corrected. Thanks

[@bettyschneider5268]

Yeah that sounds like my nephew! He was put on psychotic drugs to help with depression! Now he is like 30 or 35 and can't function everyday! Can't work! He lives with his mother is my youngest sister! He tried to kill his self all the time. He makes life a living Hell 🔥 for my sister & him. He still on lots of head medicine! He wants to go to psych ward all the time. They wouldn't keep him very long! And send him home! He calls my sister at work all day! It's terrible! 😱 i feel sorry for both of them!

[@desmondmurphy449]

@@bettyschneider5268 Sounds a lot like my brother-in-law. He makes life hell for my wife and their 83 year old mother. People like that should be institutionalized permanently.

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@desmondmurphy449 I agree! Give someone some peace! Have a good day!💒⛪⛪⛪🌈🐑🐑🐑

[@GoingNutsinTX]

@@desmondmurphy449 Maybe asylums need to be brought back?

[@monicabg3037]

This is hard to comprehend without your very detailed videos showing us the reality! Thanks a lot Nick! Love your videos even when they are so difficult to watch.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Monica

[@portola45]

I am forced to take mass transit to my job in Seattle since I cannot afford parking. I fear for my life everyday once I get on and the bus and Link! A day does not go by when you don't encounter a homeless or crazy on bus or Link. 6 yrs away from retiring and will leave this state and never come back!

[@esmereldahipswitch]

My God don't wait 6 years to leave!!!!

[@cattycorner8]

portola45 I am happy for you that you can move away!

[@Florida46]

Governor Inslee either doesn't care about the homeless crisis in Seattle, has no idea how to appropriately tackle the problem, or both. I think it's a combination of both.

[@jaredlanway4933]

@@Florida46 that guy doesn't intend to lift one finger for anyone but himself. He's been incompetent from day one along with Murray and Cantwell. Plus all the corrupt school board members and city council members. Check out "we the governed" on KZbin

[@portola45]

@@carlalandrau6033 take some of the homeless to live with you and your family! I am sure you will have a wonderful time!

[@matildesantos4215]

Residents of Seattle need to replace their mayor with a conservative one who will enforce laws, get rid of homeless camps, clean up their city and help addicts get into rehab .It can be done.

[@almarzacci8857]

Never happen. Left will forever be the politicians.

[@listenhere7434]

@@almarzacci8857 no, you mean the left will always control WA state. They finally voted in one republican since the 70’s. That’s how sickening they are here, they don’t care about a candidate views or policies, all you have to be is a democrat & you’ve got the win. I hate it here!

[@dlf4298]

Hahah that’s a beautiful dream

[@k8aik8ai]

Leftists think government with lots of tax revenue can fix anything. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[@charleshoang566]

Or bus them to Texas, Florida.

[@deniseshephard3347]

When people are homeless which is for very complex issues it breaks my heart because no one should be on the cold streets and what about the animals on one of the videos it showed 2 beautiful rabbits they are are a credit to the man for keeping them in a great condition their were a lot of canines a man’s best friend

[@Dr.VonBraun]

Also, Seattles new Mayor is not a Republican, he’s a Democrat.

[@BigMikeDTW]

He was previously head of the city council and partly responsible for the mess that you now see. But his opponent is the current head of the city council and she’s demonstrably worse. The leftist element in the city lost their minds when they found out that mayoral candidate (and now incoming mayor) Bruce Harrell received campaign contributions from a wealthy guy who also backed Trump. So there’s that…

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

He made his own niece a deputy mayor. Is that even legal?

[@realbeautyness25]

@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz NO HAVEN'T YOU SEEN YOU CAN BE IN POLITICS FOR 60 OR 70 YEARS NO NEW BLOOD IS ALLOWED TO CIRCULATE IT'S A BIG CLUB AND WE AINT IN IT

[@waterheaterservices]

Comrades, let's continue to vote for The Party.

[@missc441]

He's a Democrat, but more moderate than the crazy lady he ran against. The city attorney elect is a republican though.

[@DG-mk7kd]

Different causes of homelessness need to be treated differently Just throwing other people's money at the problem is making it worse for everyone

[@amandarecoveryjones8216]

Correct

[@keim3548]

Making it worse is part of the playbook for socialist takeovers including this attempt. And once the socialists are in control, they're very confident in their ability to stay in power, presiding over legions of single-party voters barely surviving in favelas.

[@MasterMalrubius]

People should not be able to live on public property. Those who are just financially down due to loss of job or medical issues should get a decent place which they can help subsidize when they are working until they can afford to live on their own. For those who are not working should be housed in dormitory style housing like shelters. For those who are a danger to others or themselves should be institutionalized until they are stabilized.

[@westcoastadventurers8504]

AGREED. Ive been homeless 31 times and yet I now live downtown Seattle i a nice apartment working full time from home online trading digital assets.

[@ozzierabbit587]

@@MasterMalrubius Problem is people can't be forced to live in any specific place. It's also not illegal to not live in a home.

[@brickman3176]

Seattle, San Francisco, and La are creating a monster

[@jnolette1030]

And Portland

[@JustMe-mn4gr]

It's sad to see the communists take over and ruin the most beautiful land in the US.

[@frankihatch]

Vancouver Canada

[@waterheaterservices]

Denver

[@lasserchris]

I lived in Seattle for 4 years in the early 90's and it was voted one of the US's most livable cities. I loved it there. Sad to see such a decline. There were many homeless at the time, but nothing like this.

[@drscopeify]

Between 2008 and 2014 there were almost no homeless at all, I was all over the city and there was no such thing as tents in the city, it did not exist. There was 0% Graffiti and I loved how clean the city was, this all changed after they declared the city a sanctuary city and started to give out money, people came.

[@cattycorner8]

The 1990's were golden for the Pacific NW.

[@Nature-fc4yi]

@@cattycorner8 The 1990's were Golden everywhere!

[@cattycorner8]

@@Nature-fc4yi That's true, AJ!!

[@heather3383]

They ripped out “The Jungle” a few years back. The houseless were always here, just hidden. The shift in Amazon’s direction has certainly driven up housing costs, and Seattle went from being a manufacturing/engineering city to basically the new Cilicon Valley. The rent is so, so high. It’s definitely not the same city. :(

[@KnightRider872]

It’s not a “ homeless problem” it’s an extortionate rents and high interest rates banksters home loans problem.

[@aeliciaallen8268]

Right ✅️

[@orlandocarrillo5552]

Thats not entirely true. You can choose to share an apartment with other renters to make it cheaper for you to live.

[@josephstevens4032]

@@orlandocarrillo5552 The rent still isn't cheap with that option.

[@philipmccrackeniii4575]

I blame housing costs. Not just apartments. The damned banks and cities want more interest and tax $$.

[@KD-rs6xx]

It contributes to the problem. There is a complex of issues. Adults with low IQs simply don't have the wherewithal to get organized to share an apartment. Adults with high IQs and mental illness simply don't have the wherewithal to get organized to share an apartment, either. AND city life in America, as the world over, is for the wealthy. I'm with Tim Pool: don't live in a city. I ended up in Maine, for example.

[@PilinLo]

You won't believe it, but I live in Bellevue (which is right next to Seattle) and there are literally almost none or no homeless people!

[@pattygravs6354]

I grew up in Shoreline which is 15 minutes north I'm downtown Seattle. I live in Florida for twenty years, and move back to Seattle five years ago and lived in "Chop" for a year. Seattle is now a dystopian nightmare. While living in Capitol Hill for your, the method next door used to launch beer bottles at my window every night of the week. All my neighbors were on drugs. ALL OF THEM. The trash is real, the homeless people are real, and the Despair in the air is real. There is no hope left to redeem Seattle because of these new laws decriminalizing criminal Behavior and drug use. People make fun of Florida, but I was very happy there and some small towns there are still very nice to live in and crime-free. I plan on moving back to Sanford Florida as soon as my health is able to.

[@Ceilinggurl]

I don’t think anyones making fun of Florida. They’ve got it figured out.

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

If they are so poor, how do they afford these drug habits?

[@painmt651]

As someone who lived in Seattle in the 1980’s this is heartbreaking! Seattle, much like the San Francisco Bay Area was a BEAUTIFUL PARADISE, then. Especially compared to now! It seems that enforcing existing laws would be a good place to START, if they want to change things.

[@frankihatch]

Its only going to get worse

[@missusjasus]

Or, lower the cost of housing...

[@Ricky-oi3wv]

Those darn poors ruining everything. And all we did was let predatory drug companies and land barons squeeze the life out of society for decades. No one could have predicted this.

[@desmondmurphy449]

I saw so many cool concerts in Seattle in the 80's. It was awesome. Now I won't go there for anything.

[@asullivan4047]

Who said anything about changing the current diabolically destructive "New World🌎 disorder" democratic😈 ideology syndrome conspiracy theory-????🤔. The political system obviously desires a catastrophic situation

[@Armond2013]

If you're old enough, you can remember when Seattle was one of the most beautiful cities in the country.

[@pegatheetoo1437]

Seattle is such a big city with high rents. Some people with low benefits might want to consider smaller towns or even different states where their income might go further ... if they have the means to move.

[@chrisjas3129]

Thank you Mr. Johnson for showing the reality of Seattle homelessness issues. Very disheartening to see 😥

[@willybones3890]

It's friggen ridunkulous. People paying insane taxes with a view of a community park packed full of homeless. Awesome! The smell of feces and urine wafting on the air, afraid your home will be broken into when you leave...Hell yeah!

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@willybones3890 Lol 😂 🌇🌆🌃🌉🗽🌉⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺🏕🏕🏕🏕🏕🏕🏖

[@chrisjas3129]

@Jeff C 👍

[@jamesforman6587]

I rent rooms in my house to men who haven't worked in years but still seem quite resilient, Ill. helps quite a bit, and gives me money to support the homeless

[@nightwind7022]

One of the weird things about Seattle is that there really isn't much difference between 'good' and 'bad' neighborhoods. It's also interesting that throughout the whole video you don't see a single police car.

[@hothotheat3000]

Terrible weather, and homeless everywhere. No thanks. Stay safe, dude. Homeless will flip out on you for filming them.

[@billpfeffer6954]

Voters & lousy leadership have flushed Seattle down the toilet. Great job to many.

[@annam9741]

Wow. So I worked in the building across from that homeless village on 11th and 45th for many years and but had to leave in 2020. Prior to this village it was utilized for construction purposes for the light rail station a couple blocks east and before that it was a bank and a parking lot. Interesting to see this area now as I have not driven through there in quite some time. It got to where I had eyes on the back of my head as I walked a couple blocks in to work before 6am. I carried mace and as a woman I felt very unsafe. I could tell stories of the crap (literally and figuratively speaking) that I had to deal with just getting to my building. So, so, so happy I don't work in that area anymore.

[@parrotperson1973]

Dude. There are these things called stop signs, you should really look into it!

[@randyo5540]

Recall Jay Inslee.

[@johnkozak61]

Every city has homeless

[@MrDwightsimon]

No recall the Seattle voter

[@jenniferl3832]

Jay Inslee is terrible! I left Washington last year for Arizona, and so grateful I did! It only seems to get worse. 🥴

[@2Tim1.6]

Jay Inslee is a SNAKE. Culp should have won. Time to turn washington state RED as in... RemoveEveryDemocrat!

[@MrDwightsimon]

@Ronald Reagan No they need to stay where they are and fix the mess they made

[@deloresiles2341]

My heart aches for the homeless everywhere. Especially those in Seattle during the bad snowstorm that just blew through there yesterday

[@tonybrave9934]

Blame your government

[@mastercreamer1398]

@@tonybrave9934 ok I blame the government. Now what?

[@tonybrave9934]

@@mastercreamer1398 all the people should step up. Fight the government

[@grandmahelenadventures7267]

Invite the homeless to your place! Duh!

[@prayerworks11]

Have you seen Salem, Oregons capital lately? It's going to get worse, we have over a thousand immigrants coming, where are they gonna live? Not all homeless are druggies. Alot are elderly. We dont make enough to rent.

[@toddt6730]

It’s amazing how every one has a camp manager and security that come running right out to chase you out

[@NickJohnson]

I know what's happening??

[@sm3675]

@@NickJohnson homeless people are humans too

[@fridayfriday3948]

This is the sad trend that is happening in the US and Canada. Food prices rising, home prices rising, it is only the beginning. Too sad and unacceptable.

[@thecrazysticks]

Its always a question why and how this problem has manifest itself. Do you blame the homeless or do we blame way america lives as a whole .? Why have they given up? They dont relly have much to look forward to.

[@buckwylde7965]

Inflation is caused by the printing of money to buy the things a nation cannot afford or finds too painful to save and work for. Don't blame the Democrats or Republicans, they have both given the American people the bread and circus they clamoured for but don't want to pay for.

[@andrewmorton395]

Same here in the UK

[@frankihatch]

Food prices are going to be expensive next year

[@hermeslein6614]

@@andrewmorton395 at least you have free healthcate

[@betrevryday1]

Tiny Village Update : Failure ! The surrounding neighborhoods are picked and picked at by constant street criminals/ crimes 😢

[@jrock-xs9vp]

This has to be the most bizarre situation you ever drove through. Thanks for the video.

[@waterheaterservices]

@Ronald Reagan Our glorious, revolutionary humanist socialist people's Denver is going to the dogs/drugs.

[@kanwaraulakh4042]

The rich man's greed is the actual virus

[@DerrickWindsor]

I used to do business with a company in Seattle and visited USA from my home in Thailand quite often in the 1980s - I am so sad to see just how rundown and dilapidated it has become !!

[@mwaynem]

You are right on the money. Defund the police and decriminalization drugs. The thing you have to recognize is that this was planned. Not the result of failed policies.

[@susananderson5761]

I bet the billionaire George Soros has had a hand in it after all he has funded the BLM & Antifa & is doing much more to destabilize our country.😈

[@oldkoot5828]

China and the Mexican Drug Cartels love the tent people.

[@NowPleaseReadThis]

@8:47, That Pioneer Building in the video is most probably the nicest office building I have seen. That park across the road with that matching victorian metal shelter is real nice too. Set a sunset curfew on that little park perhaps with the addition of some nice taller wrought iron railings all around it, and a few victorian entrance gates around it to match. Install a few cameras broadcasting to passing cop cars on a password protected wifi signal so they can see on their car dash at a glance there is no one overnighting there. Encourage all those in the surrounding buildings to come out and sit to eat their lunch there during their workdays. Social responsibilty is for everyone in places that central to the heart of the city and crucial for the quality of life for all it's citizens.

[@williamlockard8191]

Much of the reason the homelessness issue is expanding, is because it has become a growth industry. Simply focus on the number of entities that depend on providing services to the homeless, and how many paychecks, both NGO and governmental are written each month.

[@desmondmurphy449]

It's the homeless industrial complex.

[@survivortechharold6575]

and it keeps people completely government dependent and will never resist.

[@grrrraffe]

I've lived in Seattle since the early 80s. Around 2011, you could see signs that the city was migrating more and more away from sanity. The city's heart is in the right place, but its mind is long gone. I'm sad (and happy) to be making plans to leave in 2022. Oh, and the new mayor isn't republican. He's... I guess 90s left?.. i suppose he'd be considered conservative in the eyes of the new left /socialists here.

[@desmondmurphy449]

@Common Sense Revolution The Seattle Times and the City Council knew about Ed the Ped for years and did nothing. BTW he was never prosecuted and still collects a huge pension. THAT'S SEATTLE.

[@debbY100]

Where are you going to move to?

[@grrrraffe]

@@debbY100 not sure yet. looking to do a crazy road trip this spring to help decide. Want to be out by end of summer. Montana, Wyoming, Indiana, South Dakota, Utah, Tennessee, and Colorado are the top states so far.

[@waterheaterservices]

@@grrrraffe The Party is ruining Denver and Austin too

[@paniaaiono2367]

People are happy they have something to sleep not on the street ,in the cold and not safe ,thank you to the people who have this project for the homeless. God bless.

[@janetm2969]

In Canada, Vancouver, and all of Vancouver Island, the situation is much the same. And I agree with you - drugs and mental illness have exploded the homelessness situation everywhere. Mental illness begets drug use, and vice versa. But also, it's the fact that people cannot afford rent anymore - anywhere. About those RVs, they are probably 'the working poor' - still have a job, but living on the edge because rents are out of reach.

[@maureenbarclay2127]

I can't help but especially in Europe mass immigration is impacting on our infrastructure it's the elephant in the room. No links housing healthcare any resource to the increase in population and the cost of living crisis

[@jesse_-]

Liberalism is a virus. Everywhere it goes, the places die.

[@tcon2809]

only politicians and entertainers deserve a real home. constituents deserve this.

[@DeepsongProductions]

Don't forget the Bankers

[@chrism8180]

God I hope you're joking

[@DeepsongProductions]

@@chrism8180 Lol... he's joking all right; cheers Chris

[@dianerose7631]

Most of us will be war torn in 100 years and refugee homeless Americans

[@DeepsongProductions]

@@dianerose7631 More like in 10 years, lol

[@Howdypartner69420]

If more people learned nothing’s free we normal people wouldn’t have to do deal with this. Start treating these homeless as if they were a light wind and they’ll stamp themselves out eventually.

[@Nystromj1]

Very sad, but I could sell my home, move into an RV, and park anywhere in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, or Los Angeles ... spend summer in Seattle, winter in L.A. But, these little 'mini-homeless' villages ... wonder what con is going on? In L.A. the city was setting up nice tent camps charging $2,500 per month rent. Of course the homeless weren't paying, but someone figured out how to pay themselves this rent, making a tidy profit off of homelessness!

[@eurodoc6343]

The first time I visited Seattle in the late 90s. I can't say homelessness looked any more pervasive there than other similarly sized cities at the time. But those I did see looked uniquely more strung-out. At the time, I attributed this to the burn-outs from the tail-end of the grunge music scene (kind of like the long, dirty tail of SF's Summer of Love), but in retrospect, maybe there was a deeper problem slowly brewing.

[@wildelapina5955]

OH MY GOD I LEFT SEATTLE 10 YEARS AGO WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED TO IT

[@myleshagar9722]

Anybody old enough to remember the days of no drugs can see that massive drug use now is essential to maintain peace and some kind of order. Otherwise, a revolution would have occurred years ago.

[@MR..181]

The legal perscriptions destroy kidneys, even tyelenol??? Make big money for dialysis pushers!

[@buckwylde7965]

Myles alcohol is the main drug society uses and it causes 90 percent of the damage caused by drugs. Seattle has always has a big problem with it. I think they used to just push it into poor parts of the cities. Vancouver BC had done something like that, pushing the homeless and drug addicted, which includes the hordes of alcoholics into the Hastings and Main area, know locally as Wastings and Pain. One observer noted the high level of drug dealing and low level of violence, relatively low anyway, due to the fact that the only gang in the area is the Vancouver B.C police department.

[@boundariessetinstone5893]

@@MR..181 There are ppl with chronic pain who cannot function without them. Who take them responsibly so they can work and care for their families.

[@MR..181]

@@boundariessetinstone5893 I'm trying suplements

[@mollyjohnson4843]

@@MR..181 hope that's enuf for you...it isn't for everyone.

[@jeffhintz]

saw the gas prices, holy crap

[@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE]

2.99 in Des Moines this morning

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

I transitioned from homelessness to housed because of a tiny village.(and the "Obama" phone) It's likely Id be dead save for the free tent, food, clothing, showers and laundry Seattle provides. The thing is, giving a drowning man a life vest isn't enough. There's sharks in the water and shore is miles away. You've gotta get him into the boat. Unfortunately he's exhausted from treading water and isn't going to be much help. So you have a choice. The homeless do not. Think you could go from stinky homelessness to self supporting? I double-dog dare ya. Try it for a week. Leave your phone and your wallet and your keys and your spiced latte and wander the city looking for a free tent, a waterproof sleeping bag and somewhere to poop. I DARE YOU. Then, once you've secured all the NECESSITIES go find a job. With no address.

[@zoompt-lm5xw]

It worked with you but it's not working with them. Why?

[@michaeldowling6259]

People just don't know the reality of it until you go through it you won't understand

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

@@zoompt-lm5xw It's hard to see a way out once you're homeless. It's hard not to feel useless and hopeless and depressed. You start to believe you deserve it. Society has cast you out and gives zero fks if you die. At best you're a drain on resources. I never had anyone who believed in me so I believed in myself. I made a plan and took small steps to move in that direction every day. Most homeless folks are in survival mode, where all that matters is the immediate need. The tiny villages are a life raft with no oars. They will keep you alive so you cling to them for dear life but there's no plan in place to get to shore. That requires initiative and ingenuity and a belief in yourself. Such things are rare even in civilized circles and almost non-existent in homeless communities. I hope that answers your question.

[@sangbeom6245]

There is a small portion who are not criminals or on substances or coming from mental institutions just on financial hardship due to COVID19. This happened after the 2008 crash when many lost everything. These people pick themselves up and deserve these services for their continued contributions to society and drive to be productive. But the felon with warrants who smacked the senior lady nearly killing her with a baseball from behind who gets FREATTLE glory...due to wOkeNeSsstttthhhhsssss... da fuq?

[@m.mickeypayne9811]

As far as an address, get a post office box. Or as a friend to use their address. Spend time at the library because it has heat or AC, and read from the making money on a shoe string. Most every one has had a period of homeless in their lives. They just don't want to admit it.

[@ةةهةهة]

I am very grateful and fortunate that I still have a home to go back to and sleep in every night. I can't imagine myself sleeping outside as a homeless because I have no home.

[@bobmiller6974]

My Family has lived in this area for over a hundred years and I’ve never seen anything this bad, I never go to the Seattle area anymore for any reason. American Internment camps is what these really are, disgraceful doesn’t even describe it. Good job Nick, thanks for the exposure.

[@thatguyisbackagain]

I’m a fan of free fentanyl Fridays. No limit. Things would then sort themselves out promptly.

[@dlane7539]

Seattle city council tried to brainstorm how they could use taxpayers money to buy & furnish drugs 2 years ago. A lot of the issues is the huge profits that activists groups & "non profits" are making & will fight tooth & nail to keep human tragedy on streets. Most rest of state does not have this issue, especially eastern WA.

[@jocelynnowen3078]

Heroin yes and fentanyl. Not the Seattle I knew. People come to Seattle thinking this is a free ride and this isn’t the first time. The needle donators seem too think it’s better for health reasons. I think they get grants for it and their vehicles don’t get broken into like the rest of us. It looks nice but…it’s got a very dark side of trafficking

[@terrellprice8013]

Thank you Settle for making the third world country of Mississippi, the state where I was born, raised, educated, look like Zurich, Switzerland. What a relief it it is to know there are hundred of low I.Q politicians living in Settle, WA who propitiate this sitition. You people have to know that choices have consequences or do you? I grew up in the 40’s, mother and father dead by my 11th birthday, yet I, a dumbbell from the poorest state in America, was able through my desire to do better, to have a good life at my cost, not the government. In fact I pay more in taxes than most. What shame this country has evolved into. Those poor young soldiers who died to keep this country free died in vain. You people who will not take care of yourselves, who will not work and earn a living by the sweat of your brow or the challenge of your mind, will suffer no matter what the local, state or federal government does to assistant. Those who choose do not work should work picking cotton in the Delta in august in MS. Then You will see the reality of life. Unfortunately this country will implode from internal strife before the mindless politicians even recognize the problem. My only salvation is I am 80 years old and will not be around to see the grand finality.

[@geod3589]

lol yes, now is a good time to be old in the USA. I'm not quite as old as you but fully understand the situation.

[@ivanhannel]

Terrell, I hope you are still out there.

[@MrMac5150]

Tents, RV, Sleeping on the street, using the gutter as a Restroom, NEEDS TO STOP.

[@davidmuresan628]

Homeless on my own property in USA, Washington State. I house homeless people and now Island County wish to close my legal renting and to send me out from my property to live as homeless. #2 says “all residents of the three-bedrooms house on the Property to vacate the premises within 14 days. After 14 days any person remaining in the houses may be removed” In all previous orders, the house was exempt. #3 says: “Mr. Muresan may reside in a personal vehicle on the(his) property. Mr. Muresan shall not enter or reside in any recreational vehicle of any kind, or any building on the property” #5 says: “Island County may shut off power supply to the garage/carport building and any RV. After 14 days may shut of electricity to the house” # 6 says: "Island County may physically secure the garage, RVs and any other structures that have been used for human habitation”

[@karlhaber1904]

The homeless situation in Seattle is disgusting.I worked in Seattle for years,and it all stems from the fact the city government is doing everything they can to take away the felt consequences of being a drug addict. They give them people Hundreds of bucks a month in food stamps,which very often go to drugs they allow them to get away with breaking the law especially assaulting other citizens for no legitimate reason, just as a matter of impulse, yet, not see any jail time for it. The homeless situation in Seattle is the direct result of decades of the City Government subsidizing Insanity at the expense of people who work and are productive and obey the law. Wouldn't it be awesome if Seattle would just wake up one day and decide that those would be the people who would be receiving the most services and protection of the law, rather than, people who choose to do nothing other than take drugs, live in the streets assault fellow citizens and defecate everywhere they choose to????

[@JerettFranklin]

Tell me where people use foodstamps to get drugs? I'd very much so doubt that actually goes on alot. Yet, where it did take place was only due to the conditions that place constantly goes through and it wasn't in washington state, i'll tell you that! I can't find nobody that does that but then again I am not going around looking. The people I knew either were making up that money as prostitutes or they earned it through doing chores at a shelter and there are not many shelters that offer money for doing chores. The unfortunate thing is the person that probably got that set up at the shelter didn't have that in mind. Rather, have them use it as bus fare, maybe even clothes. And as far as drugs go I wouldn't find that much of an issue as long as they are the legal ones, but i'm telling you first hand that at least one person I knew in that housing environment was clearly buying meth. It was a shame to see it happen right in front of me

[@karlhaber1904]

@@JerettFranklin it's not enigmatic at all, it's very clearly understood among people that use drugs, and don't use drugs, where I'm from. Their food" stamps" comes on EBT and what they do is they give the card with it with a pin, loan it out to the person they're buying drugs from they go usually use it to buy $50 worth of groceries in exchange for the $20 worth of drugs they're selling the person who's been issued the EBT or Food Stamp Card which is what a lot of people refer to it up here as. Nobody uses actual food stamps anymore the welfare system is used this type of card with a pin number to give to people and lift food stamps designed to replace the same problem, which is, people's giving $50 with the food stamps to a drug dealer in exchange for 20 or $25 with the drugs. 60% of the people in that were offered housing his among the homeless in western Washington said no. The reason they said no was because it required that they not use drugs or be drunk in whatever housing they're given. 6 years ago up in Seattle there was this homeless woman who lived in a homeless camp with her two sons one of them's 19 the other was 16 she was selling black tar heroin and when her son went to collect from another customer within the camp and the man didn't have the money her son shot him dead with a 44 magnum which wasn't legal for him to him but a lot of times he's homeless people will break into houses during the daytime when people at work steal everything in there that they can worth a value and pawn it for drugs or in case of a firearm hold on to it.

[@karlhaber1904]

@@JerettFranklin I'm sorry The Short answer to your question As to wear people use food stamp EBT cards to buy drugs is Tacoma Washington, Seattle Washington, most of Western Washington State, and all of Oregon along the I-5 quarter, and all of California, as well as inner cities throughout The United States Of America .

[@raphaelahons3479]

I had no idea it was so bad. I heard about it from a freind some years back. This has been very informative. The way the world is going, esp in the U.S, this problem may get worse 😔

[@americafirst6492]

How many illegals came in just 2 years, Trillions missing, and this happening across the US,?

[@corbinbrooks9343]

The Housing First program in Finland has been a success in drastically reducing homelessness and the Finnish gov’t says it’s on track to end homelessness by 2027. I’m proud that Seattle is opting for the Housing First approach to combat astronomical housing prices. With a safe, comfortable community for many former homeless, many of the other issues (drugs, mental illness, etc.) can be addressed and dealt with systematically for each community member. If many other areas in the U.S. did this, homelessness would be drastically reduced, for the betterment of all. Also, this guy you have on is nuts. Finland is ranked 3rd in the Global Social Mobility Index, 4th in Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index and is on track for homelessness eradication. Let’s copy Finland instead of listening to this dingus lmao.

[@cattycorner8]

Good for Finland. The cities in the U.S. have implemented the same types of social programs but it does not solve the problems here. Our problems are similar.

[@corbinbrooks9343]

@@cattycorner8 Not true. Columbus, Ohio implemented a housing first approach in 2000 and has a 70 percent rate of successful housing outcomes. Salt Lake City chose the Housing First approach and reduced its homeless population by an incredible 91%, from 2005 to 2015. It consistently works in the U.S. and around the world.

[@cattycorner8]

@@corbinbrooks9343 Thanks for telling me about Housing First, I was not familiar with it. Columbus's program might have been successful initially (20 years ago) but I checked and today they have a homeless problem. There are fewer homeless in the entire state of Ohio than in Seattle. The amount of money spent in Seattle and Portland, OR on programs specifically to get people off the streets is stratospheric. We have free health care, including drug treatment and mental health counseling and medications (if necessary), easy access food stamps, and many NGOs in addition to city sponsored group whose only interest is the poor and homeless. We have built low income housing in the past few years at a phenomenal rate as well. The numbers keep growing. Nick Johnson's point, I believe, is that the free programs (and in Portland, rampant drug sales and usage) draw people here.

[@PeaceinthePNW]

Right On! I agree with you.

[@Rosemari753]

I wish the program was successful in SLC, but unfortunately since 2015 the number of homeless on the streets has increased again and is no better than before trying the housing first program. They are still trying to get as many off the streets as possible but it seems like a never ending struggle.

[@lowellirish]

1995-2016. Heres what happened. 1995-1999 - shithole. Still no real issues for a city this size. Tourists. Housing and jobs were available, affordable. 2000-2010- BOOM!! Total revitalization! Lots of money... lots of tourism. Jobs were plentiful. People were happy....parks, zoos, new schools.. Best place to live in America!! 2009-2016 - Californians. Homes and rentals skyrocketed!! Tripled in price. Job pay remained stable. Under Obama, housing bubble burst. Left unchecked. Landlords could raise rent $200 every 4 months...to "compete with market values" your rent for a $800/mo apartment just went to $1,400 in a year ... Homelessness skyrocketed due to unavailable housing, and rent pricing. You're making $600/wk, but your rent is $1,800/mo...IF you can get an apartment! Get a cheaper apartment? 🤣 Where? There are none. $1,100? $900? Nope...

[@allisonharrison2341]

Exactly most the homeless population works in the city but they can't afford to live in the city

[@seattleflyboard3807]

The housing bubble burst in the Fall of 2008...it continued under Obama but burst under Bush. It also recovered under Obama. what's your point?

[@seattleflyboard3807]

You could get a room in some crapy shared house outside city limits for 500 a month...homeless people in Seattle largely wouldn't pay rent if it was 300 a month. Rent prices are only a tiny contributing factor for 70-80% of Seattle homeless. you are spreading a myth.

[@desmondmurphy449]

So move. Not everyone can afford to live in Seattle.

[@flyingspirit3549]

@@desmondmurphy449 "Oh, but we grew up here, and don't wanna move! And there are politicians who say we're ENTITLED!"

[@sbclaridge]

Our social safety net has been allowed to rot on the vine. Eligibility criteria have not been updated in decades for many programs, such as SSI, Medicaid, and TANF. This is one consequence of outdated criteria combined with inflation. Working under the table, or otherwise receiving and earning cash under the table, is one of the few ways that welfare recipients can build savings without getting caught up in outdated means-tests. It’s technically welfare fraud, true, but ethically I have no problem with people doing this because the criteria have (far too often) not been updated for inflation in decades… and lawmakers simply don’t seem to care.

[@tomk4484]

Much of the source of problem is simply too much population increase too quickly. US population increased about 20% since year 2000. Sooner or later, you start reaching conditions where demand greatly exceeds supply, and thus more and more people get priced out of housing. Starting with the ones who were on the edge of the cliff- such as mentally ill, drug users, and the less educated.

[@451Flamez]

The US birth rate is way below replacement. Only way the US will grow population wise is through immigration.

[@katelee670]

That is why they thought of agenda 21 depopulation of people

[@sm3675]

False. American cities are empty. We need more immigrants.

[@tomk4484]

@ S M. And how would they be housed? Maybe we work on adding more immigrants after/if we solve the current homeless crisis. US population has increased by 50 MILLION in just over 20 years. Shouldn’t that be a fast enough increase?

[@paulawebb73]

I live near Des Moines Iowa. We had to build a second Homel Shelter that opened just weeks ago. Homlessnes is growing and starting to get out of line. The Pendemic didn't help mental illness.

[@faith22112]

All we can do now is pray for these people and children. And like you are doing, go and visit them and talk to them. God bless you ❤dear

[@Alice-Not-In-Chains]

Showing them how to safely inject drugs is a what the hell? So let em die & be in hospitals ?😳 I just wish Shelters were mandatory, clean, and positive places to help folks transition out of homelessness. 10% of all apt buildings need to require housing that is affordable. End of story.

[@Peaceful-Sheep]

The theory behind needle exchange, safe spots to use, is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and overdoses. The safe injection places, have medical professionals who can keep an eye on their clients. There are also addiction counseling and referral services in them. Despite what was said in this video, people can just walk in and get free heroin. There are clinics that dispense methadone and other addiction medications but no one can just walk in and get them. There are no in patient treatment facilities in Seattle..last I checked, there were in 2 in the entire state that would accept state insurance. Needless to say, the wait time for a bed could take weeks to months.

[@goodvibes-rq7rq]

When I was a kid homeless people slept under blankets, now everyone is ballin with TENTS!

[@fnuppyfnup]

How do people raise children in Seattle if you cant take really them safely to a park or library for fear of stepping on a needle of being assaulted by someone having a psychotic episode?

[@bonezzzz6330]

So they get the respect of a fence in the new camps yet they have probably never honored someone else's fences. Ironic.

[@JakubRosman]

I just returned from a year long deployment. The tiny village @15:18 is right next to our armory from what it looks like, and I don't remember that village being there a year ago. It's sad how things change so fast. I come back and it's like I am in a different era.

[@MrKim-kv2vv]

I suppose these cities wave registration, smog and so on for those vehicles… Once those little villages are occupied, the area will quickly turn into a dump.

[@RantzBizGroup]

Great video, I lived in Seattle for 63 years, finally had enough of feeding the beast in taxes. From experience, this gets even worse in the summer. As little as 20 years ago it was a lovely place to explore and experience. Now, the entire Puget Sound is dogshit. It will get much worse...

[@MrJepo100]

Depression isn't a mindset thing, it's clinically proven.

[@TabooRevolution13]

Welcome to "Freeattle!" Everyone is welcome in my country. Pitch a tent. Enjoy your stay! Cars and rent are banned.

[@m.mickeypayne9811]

When I was a kid growing up in Seattle, in 1970's I always took the Metro bus everywhere, and I used to see a bunch of small shacks, the remains of a "Hooverville" type villiage. Californians started moving up in the 1980's, making reasonable priced houses, very expensive. I knew then, I would never be able to afford a house in Seattle. I went to College in Eastern Washington, jumped at an internship out of state and then used it as my jumping off point enjoying cheap housing in the SE of the country. i I would drive cross country every year and visit with my MOM in Seattle, but Seattle was getting worse, and crime was out of control. My mom's house was broken into by junkies, and they tried to steal her Catholic relics. Her power of attorney, dumped her in an old folk's home, telling me after the fact, so I do nothing about it. The city has grown mean and ugly. Seattle has gone full circle.

[@billywird]

Yes sir that's what they called them homeless camps back in the thirties "Hoovervilles" in reference of Herbert Hoover who was blamed for the Great Depression.

[@DrAlexVasquezICHNFM]

Seattle was sketchy and grunge even in the 1990s. Now it’s not even worth visiting. Thanks for your video

[@danielg1006]

4.07 for gas??? That’s crazy

[@Northwest425]

Yup Washington sucks

[@Lourdes-A.]

That’s cheap, Daniel I live in Southern California and the gas is anywhere from $4.89 to $5.19 around here.

[@hello-vs4me]

Southern California 4.68 for gas

[@sweetlisajohnson]

Jes. Thats bad im by Rockford Illinois we are at 3.10 today..

[@vivacevideo8099]

@@hello-vs4me Yep, just a bit higher in Silicon Valley, premium over $5.

[@sbrecke1507]

Something for thought: I don't know about other states, but in Oregon, it can take up to 2 1/2 years for a person to receive disability. Many of the homeless are mentally impaired. What do they live on in the mean time if they have no family?

[@leskobrandon538]

Those aren't tiny homes, those are tough shed storage sheds which are completely out of code for human occupancy

[@frankihatch]

They gotta sleep somewhere

[@jimmybee4893]

The City passed a law early 70's that all apartment buildings needed to have a fire sprinkler system. Many really cheap downtown Apartments closed forever as the owners couldn't afford or didn't want to install them.

[@Avalanche2]

This is what the residents of Seattle wanted and voted for, this is what they get! They have ZERO reason to complain, congratulations! Let them eat cake!