It is not the country. The people are to blame, they choose to be homeless. Some don't even want help

Not all of them want to be homeless... believe me, I've been there.😢

@@fumiyama165 wow, just wow. There's exceptions to anything, but you are aware there are people working full time jobs in good ol' America, yet they cant even afford to rent a room in some places. But yeah, tell yourself its not the corruption of this country causing it. We can have multi billion dollar galas for celebrities and political bribe, I mean "contribution" fund raisers, yet cant afford to have housing or buildings specific for people to afford, sleep and get help. Ok then. To paraphrase George Carlin, there's no money in fixing it, so it never will be down.

@@fumiyama165 BS faisist. your hate will be remeberd by god

@@fumiyama165 jobs sign hiring all over the place if you are homeless get a job

Amen!

bingo. this could not be more clear. it is just horrible. distopian nightmare.

It's not really part of the case but what they really should do is make growth management (i.e. "Smart" Growth) illegal. Stop letting cities restrict the supply of housing and we'll stop having a shortage of housing.

It's the so-called normal people that are worse then big corporations. Normal people makes the worse land laws. Also, I prefer to go to a hotel then a night mare Airbnb

Perfect solution. Pass a law making it illegal to rent.

Affording our mortgage is tough as well. I have suggested cashing in, renting or relocating, and investing the rest in the stock market.

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Capitalism says no.

Yes, People can't afford a 2200$ Apartment if they only make 1500$ or so on a fixed income or have minimum wage jobs, Rent being so high is what I would bet, most of the problem.

You make too much sense. Rent should be only 300 or 400

There is no way in hell the majority of the "homeless" could handle unsupervised housing, even if it was free. 3/4's of them need to be jailed, in rehab, or institutionalized.

This

These people are going to wind up in jail when they're not able to pay their fines..... How sad is that?

If you know Oregon, you would know this case is purely out of spite because the homeless actually stood up for themselves and got one over on them using the same system and it hurt their pride. How dare the homeless have any rights!

pure and unbridled ignorance at its very worst form.

@@jazziered142 I know it's absolutely disgusting. It's totally counterintuitive and like saying "yeah we're penalizing you for your unfortunate circumstance of homelessness and as soon as you don't pay, will separate you from your families and or lock you up!". PLUS.... Using City/County/police resources, to enforce these Penalties and fines.

@@jazziered142 Its sad because the fines keep them homeless. You think they can get a job and a home with fines hanging over their heads? The fines keep them homeless. Just build housing. Tiny homes for 10k would solve the problem.

Stop voting 🗳 Democrat. They are breaking the taxpayers backs and destroy small businesses with insane regulations

what will we do about endless profits controlled by ai then?

Close your own gap by earning more. Don't drag those who have found success down to your level. Lift yourself up.

@@oldNavyJZ That is nonsense. You think tesla workers are "lifting themselves" up by giving $56 billion to Musk, someone who contributes literally nothing to the company? You confuse lifting yourself up with being a docile servant that is happy when his master gives him slightly more table scraps.

@@DHxJarsyl None of their jobs would exist without Elon Musk

Ever since a scene asylum shut down in the 1950s, sadly prisons have become the new institutions for those who are mentally ill.

@fd-to7exI agree

NOT ALL HOMELESS PEOPLE AREN'T MENTAL & SO IT WOULDN'T WORK & IT WOULD BE OUR LUCK THAT THEY WOULD BE PUTTING NORMAL PEOPLE (WHAT EVER NORMAL IS) IN THERES TOO!

@@Tammy121111 That’s the danger of a dictator like trump he is preaching about what he thinks is a perfect person and everyone else poisons his blood. We have seen this kind of person in history many times and it never works out for all people. We must stand against this kind of thinking and vote for a government that includes all Americans working for the best interest of all people. That is a hard order but we must stand for all Americans even some that are not our favorite kind of people.

@@Tammy121111 we all must care about each other we must love each other and love the unlovable and that is hard to do but even if only to give a bottle of water it is a show of love

Hi 👋 pretty lady how are you doing today

GREAT POINT!!! It's REALLY disheartening to read through some of these comments and realize the total disdain and lack of compassion, Understanding, and wherewithal, that More "fortunate folks" have towards our fellow human beings. Simply because they've been put in an unfortunate situation.

Millions of illegals require millions of houses. Driving down supply and up the price.

Simp alwrt

Get rid of property taxes and prices will plummet!!

EXACTLY!!

Empty offices!!

Not only that but lots of newly built apts and houses they could live in

The New World PROJECTS?

And old shopping centers

be careful with that comparison

Ya but dogs get euthanized in the shelter there not even in there very long so that's not even a comparison

Dogs are “better” than most people….

​@@kirstenoneal341, My thought exactly.

Dogs don't take drugs.

Hi 👋 pretty lady how are you doing today and the weather condition like

Why not tax ceiling on the properties.

You said drugs yes. Countries in Asia especially China if one gets caught dealing drug he goes to firing squad. A female friend of my sister was executed in China.

Portland-a homeless Mecca!

Hi 👋 pretty lady how are you doing today and the weather condition like

You can’t be serious - Portland is a complete disaster - a city in collapse…….😂

Lots of homeless don't *want* to be in shelters, because being in shelters means following rules.

I live in Oregon, originally from California, and I’ve seen the homeless problem first hand. I never understood that the 9th Circuit’s ruling is why we have had the problem until now.

And the Sonder, Inc of the world. Stop taking apartments for rent to tourist; that a resident of the city can’t even access.

Zillow, buys up houses, does nothing at all to them, and 6 months later puts them on the market with huge markups, sometimes at double the price they paid. This kind of stuff prevents people from having a home. I have worked with coworkers who lived in their cars for months until they could find a place. The amount of fines they pay when caught, plus jail and court costs is insane.

I can attest to how bad corporate landlord are. A few years ago, we had a bunch of out-of town corporations come in and buy out swaths of commercial real estate and raised the rents so high that no body was able/willing to pay and all the building went vacant. It wasn't long before all the homeless, squatters, gangs and drug addicts started moving in. Luckily for my city, the city government intervene and passed an ordinance now requiring all of those building to have at lease 80% occupancy or risk being fined or foreclosed on. That simple ordinance practically cleaned up our city overnight. But the crazy thing is, is that over half of the landlord just abandon their property and let the city foreclosed on it. You would think that corporations would be out to make money. But why they would just come in and buy a bunch of buildings just to run the tenants out and lose money on it. I just don't get it.

Perfect.

It's more about bums on dope who dont want to get a job. Lay about all day wanting a handout.

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People would rather spend the better part of $100,000 to put someone in jail for being homeless than spend a few thousand $ to help ensure that they have someplace to sleep. Sad...

Exactly! The government could easily tax people more who own more than 1 home. Short-term rentals also remove housing stock when people need homes. When homes are turned into full-time hotels, homes are lost. Make that crap illegal.

​@@MrMarkOlsonmany places charge higher property taxes when you do not live there. So if you pay 4000 a year in property tax a 2nd identical one has a property tax of 6000 a year.. ie 6000 is the tax for each but the one you live in has a homestead exemption so a third off

@@3beltwesty Not true in California (where the housing shortage is exceptionally bad), unfortunately.

@@MrMarkOlson so there is no homestead exemption on property taxes? In the south east and mid west it is common..means if you own 2 houses that are worth the same the one you live in gets a tax break. So if you move out of you primarily home the property taxes go up

@@3beltwesty The tax break for living in your home is CA is $7000 of the value, which amounts to $70 per year savings. The savings is rather insignificant. Also, if you have homesteaded your home in CA and have giant debts to pay, only $50K of your home value is protected for you.

SCOTUS should donate their homes!

You know that particular person could get things done but since everybody scared of the Constitution these days now they let it be just a thing of the past😂

It's not a money issue. Have you seen some of these trainwrecks of humans on the street? Do they look like they can manage a household to you? What needs to happen is more careful application of resources. Throwing money at someone who doesn't want help won't work. We need to identify the people who are truly "down on their luck" and help them out. The rest of the self-destructive users can go to prison or asylums. They are breaking the law after all...

In season 2 episode 1 of Maya Rudolph's comedy, Loot, she decides to buy ALL the empty hotels in L.A. and turn them into FREE housing for the homeless AND provide resource centers in each.

@@Living_Despite Who's the trillionaire? Certainly not Elon. I bet he's broke in 10 years. You heard it here first.

@@user-dw1ls3rp1l you didn't understand. 20th century is 1900-2000. 21st century is 2000-2100. It is expected that multiple billionaires make the trillionaire mark within the next few years. So, probably read some actual news articles instead of fake KZfaq and tik-toc reals.

If you took every single dime from every single billionaire in America...it would run the government for about 8 months.

NO, THATS NOT TRUE, "wienerghost". THE DEMOGRAPHIC highest is ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS from Central america and Haiti and Pakistan, amen?

@@lukeyznaga7627 I’d be interested in seeing the data you’re using. It seems that there may not be a consensus amongst reports.

@@wienerghost1911 If you want the best data, you need to get out of youtube. if you go online, as for data on homeless and their "demographcis". the key to tricking the corrupt algorithms Google give you ["..they are 65 and older..."] is to key in location of origin stats of most homeless people. you go to police reports or even better, welfar organizations or shelters stats for cities who actually HELP homeless people. when you do that, what you get is not older people. It is almost all immigrants or people who have been released from jail or mental hospitals. People who are 65 and older tend to be homeless people IN SUBURBS OR RURAL areas. So the data is technically true but not for the cities.

The richest Country in the history of the world can put a human on another planet, but it can't solve this problem? The Country would have to care about the problem and the U.S. clearly doesn't.

Please provide where V you got this data?

"...more money..." says it all...no, more money would not solve the problem...no money would do better...no money would force resolution, and for those truly needing help the 'money' is already there...oh wait, where did that 24 billion go...?

Not everyone is mentally ill. Stop making excuses.

@@JohnPublic-dk7zd I did just say more money, I said more money needs to be invested by everyone for BETTER social programs. The money we spend now has obviously been ineffective and to me that is by design from governments of all levels and NGOs who use these complex social issues as a way to make money, any sort of progress on the issue is inconsequential to the current people controlling that spending and making decisions about these issues… I am saying WE the PEOPLE need to step up and fight against homelessness locally, state wide, and have better national programs in place for all.

@@user-bf1li9wf9l sure not everyone is, but that is a big reason why even if you house someone they may end up back on the street due to a lack of access to mental health care and drug addiction services…housing somebody who is only homeless for financial reasons is an issue as well but that is much harder to solve in a capitalist society. At that level you’re talking about housing affordability…go back and read what I said

@@SullyAfgarshe we will have to disagree...throwing more money at homelessness is comparable to throwing more money at education, it just makes things worse...

Hello 👋

Next we'll start throwing people in jail who skip a mortgage or credit card payment... Squid games is coming!

Classism is the #1 form of bigotry when Money is everyone's god

they allready recomending "M.A.I.D" offerings to peaople in some countrys when they are in debt or broke......

@@joeycurtis1872 everyone worries about satan / lucifer but satan is a LOOSER and allready LOST, so mammon instead rules the world.

debtors prison

and this is the issue at it's core isn't it? No one gets to live for free. Yet the homeless do. And in some states they get to live for free on some VERY expensive real estate. So what do we do with the criminally and continually addicted? YOu can't hospitalize them against their will, but yet they have not the capability or will to get themselves clean and off the streets.

@@Atochabshyou act like homeless people are all lazy addicts, the majority of homeless in this country are homeless because one medical emergency bankrupted them , a large percentage of homeless are families with children , not drug addicts. Homelessness is a failure of society to behave in a civilized fashion.

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@@greenthumb8266 My wife was a registered working for a homeless outreach program run through the state. She said most of the patients were there at her clinic to get a prescription for Viagra.

I believe if your home/property is bought and paid for, the State has no right to kick you out regardless of your ability to pay property taxes. You should be able to retire in your own home without the worry of being evicted from what is rightfully yours. Let the State use another means to collect.

Liberals drove them out.

Running gymnastics. The Y in my city does indeed rent rooms for $3-4/night, but it tends to be filled with people with substance abuse issues. Not where you'd want your family. I knew very few who were working and didn't have those issues. The next town over, it's purely athletics, and very expensive, as it's one of only 3 larger facilities on the island.

None of those are big enough to " fix" the problem.

Jesus don’t like the homeless!

Maybe this is a problem that needs to be solved by everyone (i.e. the government) instead of a burden to be bared by a few social groups?

And by who they reward with the most.

not necessarily. people leave their original communities that are not hospitable and live on the streets in California

If I or a family member was blind or in a wheelchair and got injured due to homeless setting up tents on the sidewalks or was hit by a vehicle due to not being able to use the sidewalks I would file a lawsuit against the city. I would also get fellow blind or wheelchair users in the area in hopes of the same thing happening imagine a dozen lawsuits against whichever city for $500 million each. Billions at stake plus the city attorneys cost.

Some cities have a simple solution that works and that is designating a fenced in city owned piece of land as a safe zone with law enforcement present, it is cheap, safe and is sanitary. Ticketing a homeless person with no money is absolutely revolting and is about as fascist as you can get, this is what was done in Germany in the 30's when H!tler came to power and scapegoated the homeless and minorities.

Around 2005 or 06, I trained for a marathon in Santa Monica ,CA. I drove to Santa Monica Saturday & Sunday mornings to train. The beach had a lot of homeless people sleeping on the sand. I started bringing supplies like towels and socks. I befriend a group of 3 young adults between the ages of 18 to 24, and I would talk to them each week. At this time they were not addicts, they were not mentally ill, so I asked how they ended up living on the beach. All of them said they did not want to conform to society’s norms. They did not want to have to work, they did not want to have to pay rent, they did not want to have to pay bills. They said they believed in socialism and were against capitalism. It was very interesting to listen to them. At that point they showered at the beach showers and visitors to the beach provided them with food and small amounts of money. To me they were nice kids lead astray by their beliefs. In Santa Monica at the time cost millions of dollars for a beach front home, but the homeless actually get the beach front property for free. Homeowners have to look at the homeless encampments on the beach. The City of Santa Monica was very generous with homeless people at the civic center with food, booths, free everything you can imagine. This attracted more homeless from less generous communities. Also, some police agencies would advise their homeless of Santa Monica’s generosity to move people along. I call these people society dropouts. Drugs, alcohol, and mental illness did not lead them into this lifestyle. Now with a free cellphone people can entertained all day. A lot of these homeless don’t want to work or contribute to society. In Los Angeles County it has been documented over and over again that homeless people don’t want to follow shelter rules.

Drug addiction is a small portion of homeless. Mental health is more but hedgefunds buying all singke family housing and jacking up rents is the biggest reason

MANY people become homeless because of outrageous medical bills.

The cities and towns want real estate taxes - and it's based on how much your house is worth. So, small homes would yes get people off the streets - but since they're getting more money for letting people suffer, then they don't care. So yeah, it's all about greed.

Just a thought: When you consider that incarcerated people provide a vast amount of free labor, it is easy to see why there is such a push to criminalize otherwise law-abiding citizens.

Too bad we give it to everybody else.

local governments are funding these issues, not federal. people dont want tax increases. people are not seeking the reallocation of budgets. people dont want affordable housing in their neighborhoods. PEOPLE are driving these issues.

We need to ask Israel and Ukraine for a refund! 🤠

No, Biden did this to influence votes!

If only they read the most important part of our founding documents that state clearly “pursuit of happiness” as a goal.

Entitled???? The only entitlement is the air you breath.

Great, your taxes are going up 20%. Hope you are fine with that! Billionaires will go up too, but they can’t afford paying this, the problem is too large.

Go to a cheap place. Buy/build a cheap house. No one owes you the right to live in a big city. No one owes you housing.

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what if they are mentally ill and difficult? hoarders? drug users? don't follow rules?

Stop littering your spinach cans everywhere and you won't be fined.

you should know better, and most of them can't help it. That is a major difference once you are being human...

Do you mean the HOMELESS?

@@ADeFilho Try to keep up with the most current lingo. Homeless is politically incorrect like orientals and blacks.

@@user-er3ri6sc3j I call BS on that but I get it.

@@ADeFilhosemantics schmantics, figure out a solution.

They’re punished for loitering if they stay anywhere else.

Oh hunny, those shelters were built and nobody wants to live in them because they don’t wanna follow the rules.

​@@BrooklynBaby-1One should not have to sell one's soul to Jesus for a place to lay his head.

@@BrooklynBaby-1 Please don't call me "hunny."

​@@greenbeans575 The rules have nothing to do with religion. The rules are being in at a certain time, not being high, no stealing, no fighting, respectvthe staff/volunteers etc.

@@peterwelby I have it from good sources that many shelters proseletyze Jesus as they hold prayers and preach to the homeless. That should not be required from anyone seeking shelter.

People treat stray animals with more compassion and love than we treat one another. I'm sorry that you were homeless. But glad that you were able to find the right community of people to keep your head above water during your darkest times. Good luck!

A full time job is not guarantee not being homeless. "As many as 40%-60% of people experiencing homelessness have a job, but housing is unaffordable because wages have not kept up with rising rents. There is no county or state where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest apartment." - United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

@@imanerd36 That's why a job as a City Worker would be such an asset. The wages and benefits are better than that and also add experience on a resume for the future. Sure, nothing is guaranteed. But without good, solid opportunities, nothing is possible.

@@PDogB You have ALL the answers! You think if the city don't want to HELP these people, they'll HIRE THEM?

@@trinleywangmo No, I don't have ALL the answers. The city uses citizen tax dollars for services. We already employ city workers. No one anywhere wants to live in unsafe, unsanitary, trashy cities. So, why not hire them? Why be complacent and complain about the problem, that has not helped? Instead develop a plan to address it. At least, start by doing something. You think ignoring, blaming, justifying, judging or walking by feeling pity for homeless people equals addressing the problem or help anyone?

Hello pretty lady 🌹🌹hope you had a good day? I was scrolling downward when I saw your picture and I decided to text you…I hope you are okay with that!

We give enough money to foreign countries to take care of the mentally disabled and help people find housing!

If it's so great being homeless, don't dream it, be it. Many have jobs & still can't afford today's rents. Being on the outskirts of town would make the situation even worse because public transportation is underfunded in most places.

@@mE-zx7pt So use your car. If you have a job and no housing overhead, you should be able to afford a basic vehicle, or get a ride from another person going to work in the same area. People have the capability to think, and figure stuff out if they have to, but if they don’t have to, they are quite willing to let it be someone else’s problem.

I hope you never experience this and realize sometimes it’s not their fault

property values...

You can't SEE if a person is too sick to work. And even if he IS working, he might not be able to earn enough to house himself where he works.

Most of them are old and disabled they are not all bums and drug addicts so wake up.

But, it feels good to be woke!

Don’t make fun of desperate people.

Wrong. Most of them are drug addicts. Most of them don't want to stay in a shelter because of the rules e.g., no pit bull dogs allowed, no smoking, no drugs and no causing trouble with other people! Born and raised in San Francisco so I know the truth!

rothschilds could feed and house everyone in luxary and they would still have 79.9 quadrillion dollars!

WHERE should they go to the toilet? If they haven't got the money to eat/sleep indoors... where are they going to find the money to wash, bathe, stay clean? If I have the choice between paying for something to use a Starbucks bathroom, or do it for FREE out in the open, and save a few pennies for some REAL food later... And guess what? Since society CARES so much about the homeless they CARE a shirt ton about society!

@@trinleywangmo yeah maybe pick up their sh!t like dog owners are supposed to do. Their used needles too? Put them In a trash can? Or they could just sh!t in your front yard and leave it if you wouldn't mind. We're talking about sidewalks and public parks. Public parks, where there are public restrooms and sidewalks where there's pedestrian trash cans. At least in Grants Pass.

displacement is not an answer. homelessness is a systemic issue. there isnt a "why dont they just" solution to combat it

Exactly. How can they get a job without a "permanent residence" or reliable transportation?

SO TRUE! 😢

It takes COURAGE to be compassionate. It's easy punching DOWN. That's society's problem...

Then give them a valid choice.

@@vivalaleta on your property.

@@oogrooq Anytime because we aren't sociopaths.

Most of the homeless ARE disabled. And if they weren't so before going INTO it... they certainly became that way AFTER.

That should be the ultimatum given to those charging 2K a month for a g@%$amned efficiency apartment.

How is it that men who built this civilization are not building, being innovative, or developing new technology to survive? 200 years ago we fought the elements, we fought wars, and able bodied homeless men are not allowed to build their own homes, a business, or even own their own food? What madness is this?

million dollar a year banker stole pension money and many old died, or took their lives in depression... lesson here, all people do all things.

nonsense that will only solve maybe 10% to 20% of homelessness, addiction and joblessness must be solved

@@akyak333 those need to be addressed as well but evidence shows that providing housing is by far the most important intervention and increases the odds of successfully treating other issues.

@@akyak333 Yes, true, but _first_ Brandon must be solved. FJB

​@@NorthStarKnifeReviewsIncreased the odds? Moving someone with drug addiction and violence issues to an apartment doesn't solve the issues. What about the other people living there?

@@peterwelby experience in Finland demonstrates that it does. Stable housing significantly increases the odds of kicking addiction and finding employment.

You have homeless people living on your property?

@@monsterpig3270 I had a squatter a few years ago.

If it becomes a ME issue then I’m going to handle the problem in a ME way. Which isn’t going to be a friendly polite way it will be a violent way. Pass the problem off to me then I’m going to handle it myself.

@@celebrityrogyou would be arrested. The sheriff told us if we shut off the water to his RV we would be arrested. So the hay grew around his RV until he could barely walk through. He had the balls to ask us to mow it! This was supposed to be a work exchange, helping with landscape maintenance. Never again .

@@ks8579i think if squatters stays there for more than a month you should be allowed to charge rent. That would be nice 💀😂

Making people homeless the American way!

Issue is misappropriation of taxes. Look at Dalton, IL, where the black female mayor double dips pay, uses tax dollars to fund trips and self-promotion, and pays her secuity 24/7 with overtime as if they never sleep.

Paying taxes is fine if the money is used appropriately and for the task it's meant for. Not given to whatever someone feels like at the moment

I have no issue paying taxes as long as there's transparency in it's spending! If they'd put the taxes BACK into the communities where they come from, provide for affordable, safe housing; provide for healthcare, education, re-education for adults, mental health... People don't want Handouts, they want Hands Up! They want their humanity validated. Not labeled. When the minimum wage does not equal a "living wage", when LLCs scoop up entire neighborhoods of apartments then jack up rents by 110% pricing WORKING families OUT, when healthcare can make the elderly have to choose between Rent and Prescriptions, when mental health is STILL stigmatized and not seeing as "healthcare" ...this DEHUMANIZES HUMANS!

But the military families are on food stamps because they can’t afford rent for their families.

They only take people who are mentally and physically fit.

That's a stupid comment. What if your old with health issues.

@@kathypickens3309 if the able ones did go military it would put a noticeable dent in the homeless population. BUT the easier and more comfortable we make it to be homeless WHY work? Just give them housing and food! At least I tried to offer a solution and not a handout that encourages not working. we need more information about homeless families with children, the children need to be saved to curb this cycle.

Problem is, we have families (where I live) who also need homes.

Not everyone that is homeless is addicts. Especially since so many in America are one massive hospital bill away from being homeless

Make people who are able bodied work for benefits. House and care for the mentally disabled, Stop big corporations from buying houses!! Housing should not cost 1/3 of a person’s earnings!

@user-un7fp8rq9j where I live, an apartment/ rent is now more than half, and I was someone with advanced degrees making a decent salary. I had been given 10 weeks notice because my building was sold, and realized a mortgage was cheaper

What’s illegitimate about it? Justices were appointed by democratically elected presidents.

Only 3 of them dislike our nation.

Best comment yet!

Well, society treats people like animals when they hit on hard times, so why should they care what "blight" they are to YOU?

Do you have any idea how long the government could run if they confiscated EVERY single dime from America's billionaires?

Yes, then they tear up houses where they are squatting!