But we have Maxine Waters to clean it up.

Isn't it beautiful?

*sigh*. This is true. I bloody hate it

Yea, com to SF...

@@frankindehouse1 Is it more beautiful than LA?

And he shall be named Eric Cartman

Sick reference rofl

I heard it was 45.

CALIFORNIA IS GOOD TO THE HOMELESS... NAHW NAH NAHW

@@theobserver8881 you killed kenny dam it

So getting out is doable you just can't be a lazy POS

Respect.

The largest economy on the planet .You are an inverted snob

Sounds like a lot of hard work to raise ten pieces of cannon fodder for the government.

Amazing Story

This is what happens when the government doesn’t give a crap about Americans, but treats illegals like kings and queens.

@@adjuster57 yeah it's the same in the UK man

@@adjuster57 they don't lol. lots of illegals working the jobs you'd refuse to do, for pennies. 😂😂 how about you go after the billionaires--the folks who horde massive amounts of money in offshore accounts while they point at the brown skinned man making $7.25/hr to clean office bathrooms, saying "HE'S to blame!!!"

You are right. My dogs doctor should not be homeless

In Seattle....most are definitely not veterans though

Ironically tent at a lake sounds amazing for nature enthusiasts. Did you have a job during this time?

@@sebastienroux1790 Yes.

@@cemeterywind6082 Glad to hear that. Did it at least pay enough for food?

Good luck bro

❤️🙏

South park episode lol

Yep. It's been like that for such a long time. People just want to talk about the weather but don't realize that LA provides a numerous amount and wide range of services for the homeless. Much more than other cities outside of California. I worked for the DHHS during and after the recession and we ran into so many problems. The best answer we have is more services but the surveys we did showed that homelessness increased the next year after more services were provided. It was hard to keep track of the homeless population because a lot of those folks have no proper identification. I'd say about 2/3 of the 1000 or so that I personally interviewed were originally from other states. A LOT from the Midwest and Texas. Determined that it was because they don't provide any services aside from Salvation Army and church organizations.

And then LA is shipping them out other parts of California.

Ri true. But the thing is we are devaluing homeless people.... even saying “homeless people” just doesn’t sit right with me for some reason. It feels as If you separate them from “regular people”; there are cases that if you provide a person who doesn’t have a home with one, a good job, and mental health services they will do better and help boost the economy because you don’t have to keep launching homeless services and shelters that cost more money than it does to just house someone in a nice home.... I don’t get why these governments are so greedy.

And seattle. Fuck them bums.

Hes lying ...the homeless dont run towards anybody like zombies...but some people do walk around on drugs and some do look like zombies...i used to walk around los Angeles area at night by myself and some homeless were actually cool

@@ceramikxxx5882 did you really think he was being literal when he made the analogy? You can’t go around calling people liars every time they make an exaggerated point. Get a clue.

@@rhys9336 Seriously, people are extra retarded these days

Preach!

@@TrailerTrashThorne I only commented about this because I think a lot of people think there is a big difference between themselves and the homeless people they see on the street and for their sake I hope they never have to realize there isn’t a difference. Literally every single person I thought cared about me and whom I cared for turned out to be a fake. I came through the experience and I’m glad it happened to me, because it gave me the opportunity to see what is really important in day to day life. I learned how to tell the difference between who is important to me and who isn’t. It’s an important lesson, but one which everyone could do without. Today, I have a good life, but I don’t take anything for granted.

@@August_Fields Man, I have Federix Ataxia. It's like ALS but slower with it deteriorated but I'm 30 so it's starting to get pretty shitty. What I'm saying though is I feel like I relate with everything you've said. I love the person I am even though that person is the outcome of a daily struggle.

@@TrailerTrashThorne I'm so sorry you have this ailment. I knew a man who had ALS. He was a coworker's husband. Once, I watched him walk through a fire pit! Right over the coals! All I can say is each one of us has our own individual struggles to overcome. Sometimes they are just too much. I understand when this happens. I guess it's just a part of everyone's life, Federix Ataxia or not. Don't know why. But I can say this, your attitude will make you the kind of person that people want to be around, if that's what you like, or you can withdraw. There's nothing wrong with that either. I've done it many times. I've looked at the end of my life a few times and the one thing I took away from it was maybe it's better to engage other people, even if they're jerks, to get the positive feedback from the one's who aren't, when you find them. You wouldn't believe the things I've seen people do when no one's watching. I used to work in the medical care industry and there were plenty of times I saw the very worst in people, and other times I saw the best in people. And you would never be able to predict which ones would be which. I hope tomorrow is a good day for you. As you say, every day, well it's every day's struggle. So good luck tomorrow my friend.

How you doing now, man? Things going better?

Fuck yeah, save up enough of that sidewalk money to get a surfboard. Surf and bum. Living the dream

If that's the dream ...wasn't my dream but it was a temporary solution for a winter lol

It's cold as fuck on the beach at night!...

yup. we have a huge homeless problem in Hawaii too

plenty of homeless people in NYC

That's why you need an offer for homeless people and a punishment if they don't take it - if you want to keep big cities in first world countries (like Berlin) a lifeable place for families.

For lazy druggies

@@maxmuller5441 what kind of offer are you suggesting?

@@hockdan Some livable place to go to and some job to generate at least basic income. Obviously it's up to the country or city to provide that.

True, it's way crazier now.

You reckon? I reckon not.

Ayy 420 blaze it

Haha and you gotta watchout for human shit on the sidewalk

Erick Khan ayyy what’s up man

I'll never go to SF again. Been there 3 times, and I've seen enough. Imagine our country in 30-50 years. We're on a bad path.

Yo whats up erick , love your videos, glad to see we watch the same videos

Lets be honest. When the story is about something negative, crazy or something that could get you in trouble its SMART for these people to not say the name of that person in front of 100+ million people.

Haha so true

Although it is entirely possible

Or "have you tried DMT?"

Joe Rogan is Buddies with a million people

@august opus LMAOO

@august opus I got confronted by serious mexican gang members in a car in EAST La

stop the cap LMAOOO

Your story is very similar to one of an aunt and uncle. They went on a vacation to India. Decided to just see the Taj Mahal and get the hell out of there. Filth everywhere like they couldn't imagine.

That’s weak. I really enjoyed it.

Much appreciated, though they probably won't accept it. Still, we are thankful for the attempts to help our countrymen, even if they brought it on themselves. We will send ample aid the next time an earthquake strikes.

Thanks

Sadly, the US has enough good land to feed a billion people. I'm not really sure how there are so many homeless. It's just not that hard to be successful here.

So they can eat it and shit on the Street?

@@abdulwisimulaha7591 Lol. Funny. Sad and true, but funny.

lmfao

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, I think it's insane how casual they are laughing at a situation that is not a laughing matter. "These" people are citizens in need of help man.

Natural selection

@@CoD_Maj3st1k help? So we give them handouts rt?

dont vote for leftist policies when you leave.

Quite a few of us have already done just that.

I love LA it'll always be my home but I had to leave back in 2010. I was 33 years old, 3 months behind on rent, no car, and had to live with a heroin addicted roommate just to be able to eat. The writing was on the wall. Best decision I ever made

Right because all they need is a free house?? That's a mainstream media fallacy! This is the result of many years of bad choices, drug and alcohol addiction and probably mental health issues but City Liberals don't want to actually fix the issue, they turned it into a massive tax payer money grab business.. LA residents gave the city $1.2 BILLION dollars in HHH funding in 2018, and Homeless exploded..all they did was build around some Luxury condos at a cost of 600k per unit!? Yes $600,000!! It's their "progressive policies" that just enable people to get worse..Look at any major democratic city and you see the exact same results...it's insane 🤦🏽‍♂️ Cite Source: www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-07/homeless-housing-bond-measure-audit-shelters-galperin

You are a fucking moron. Please educate yourself before you make an idiot of yourself again.

I mean the population has almost doubled in the last 60 years also, theres only so much land and everyone wants a front row seat, don't want to be inconvenienced having to drive 20-30 minutes... to many people not enough houses. Not saying thats the only problem but thats atleast one part of the problem that isn't based on greed.

Nothing offends a-hole investors more than the truth

@@nateb4485 idk....drive down lebrea and tell me how many vacant houses you see. It's not that simple. Millions of people have literally just given up... mental illness is a huge issue, but also people are fed up working 60 hours a week to never get ahead... the system is broken

Interesting. I have two close friends here in CA from Idaho who have no plans of ever returning. It's all a matter of perspective- people will move wherever they feel most comfortable.

I feel that. Born in San Fran, it was a beautiful place once upon a time. ,

flight__diorrr yung we have epic skiing 20 minutes from downtown. 40 miles of pristine green belt among the Boise river for walking and biking. We have one of the largest music festivals in the western United States. We have more local breweries than any western city. We have pristine hiking and biking in our local foothills, 5 minutes from downtown...

Just drove to Boise. Beautiful place!

@@aaronhaws9239 thats why it's the gem state! My mom lives on a 5 acre farm in East Idaho, i miss it so much.

EXACTLY

Yeah for SURE

Right! That’s really what it is

Yep

Oh boy, you guys have it all figured out don't you?

The only insight that should be noted is complete demoncrat rule .Pick a city that is run by demoncrats and this is the same problem everywhere.

Yeah, it has nothing to do with the fact that the weather is amazing year around...

I was homeless and I have worked with homeless vets. About 95% of them are homeless due to addiction. As to why the problem is concentrated more in one city vs another has a lot to do with policy (if you are homeless person friendly, such as extensive social services for homeless people) law enforcement (policy regarding removing them) and weather.

@@lilfeetz1587 That's hilarious. Ever stop to think that the Rethuglicans - that Bastion of loving Christians - run the homeless out of their small towns, make it illegal to feed them, and abuse them in mass numbers? Yeah, that's what happens. Also: Republican Cities (check Texas, Arizona, Indiana, etc...) have huge populations of homeless. So, you really have no idea what you are talking about.

@@lilfeetz1587 That's your response to everything: whatever the problem is, the problem that started that is a funny name for a political party that I didn't even make up myself.

Kindness is free ❤️

@@Stefanuu05 ✌🏻💗😊❣️

Praying for you

God bless you! May you stay protected and find a place to be soon!

I love you, this story touched me a lot. Do you have a cash app? I am praying for you and your son, thank you for providing for him even with all of this burden, bless you your dog and your son. I pray things turn around for you

if you go from homelessness to a purchased home in 2 years, there's something about that plan lmao

@@ngohiep5003 He be selling his ass on the alleyway

In California most of the money you pay for a house is not for the house itself but the location. In my opinion it's really not worth it even if the weather is nice. I'm not paying a 500-600% more because they have more sunshine.

M D More sunshine and the inevitable earthquake on the SA fault.

Yeah, they have lower standards. So Texas is ok for them.

Were having the same problem in Arizona.Not too bad were very accommodating people,but their bringing the ideas and votes that destroyed their state with them.

Batcitty Atcitty once texas and zona turn blue its all over were gonna have to have a civil war

Hope you are now safe and sound ❤️

I'm the same way. I've never used any drug, never had a sip of alcohol, never smoked a cigarette, and I don't even drink caffeine. I've never been in trouble with the law, and don't do bad things like stealing. I've been homeless off and on many times in my life. It's not because I'm a bad person, I just have mental illness. Mine is that I'm afraid of everyone and I'm a shut-in. I'm the cleanest, quietest person you'll ever meet (not exaggerating), but because I'm completely alone and afraid of everyone, making money to live is hard. I live in a place with almost zero homeless people, and still there aren't any resources available.

sorry god loves you Jesus died for ur sins repent and trust in him

House prices are soaring like crazy. It is due to the housing bubble crash in 2008. It still hasn't recovered. People are paying half a million dollars on a house that cost 150k ten years ago. That is outrageous.

@@ShamrockNRoller elaborate, I don't get it. Are you antisocial? Nothing wrong in not wanting to be around people. Just ignore them and move on.

To be a super star in Hollywood all it takes is talent and belief in our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Do that and you'll go far kid.

Just another person who’s gonna end up as a bum

Richard Willette another homeless

I know you meant by this comment and you're absolutely right, there's also "i just smoked this weed and found out I'm good at talking to trees so now I'm going to go to California and be the world's first tree talker" 6 months later..... "Yeah I don't know where my plan fucked up."

@@spenserhickssh it's a solid plan, i believe in u

You mean people outside of California? If you live in California and didn’t see this coming, you’ve been living under a rock....

@avalanchesoul tax hikes, property cost increases, job cuts/higher requirements. Its been a perfect storm for over a decade to lead to this homeless crisis. Whoever didnt see the high possibility of this happening was being truly naive.

i live in California and its noticeably going downhill, can't wait to move out of this shithole state.

Conservatives have been trying to warn Californians of the negative effects caused by the Democratic Party. Literally every republican knew this was coming.

@avalanchesoul south park episode where they moved the homeless to California

Dayman!

jonesey251 They weren’t lying when they said they disappear. I work nights downtown and there is usually a good amount..not like LA. But I was just joking with my coworker about how I swear they fly south for the winter lol.

Shelters are just full in the winter

Florida doesn't have that many homeless and it's warm as Eff, we do have lots of guns tho and castle doctrine, and most ppl in Florida are Poor as Eff as well. Maybe it has to do with warmth and high consentrations of wealth??

@@hexadecimal5236 nope, it's called capitalism dude. That shit just happen there all the time. And it will get worse every year till it turns in caos. google on Romain history. This is what is coming. Butt naked barbarians will shop off our heads and destroy our civilisation as we know it.

@@hexadecimal5236 Florida is way cheaper than Cali and it's the south.

I know of some of these. 24-hour Starbucks in Westwood and Culver City are filled with some discussing the trade or sharing philosophies at 4am.

In Culver City...lol

@@weedermann It was a business meeting...

peekaboo2u hahahahahahahaha

Stealing coffee be even better

And why would that be? Because there is unlimited labor immigration (pushing wages down and housing up) and unlimited, zero tariff trade with China (pushing wages down).

@@777jones you imbecile. You absolute fucking moron

Dude it's true. Homeless people complain about homeless people moving into their areas.

Yeah. There are the junkie homeless and then the real homeless. Duhhhhh

AlexanderVanMan due to being a socialist state

That’s next level

BartsTrapHouse XBL lol

Maria Maoh very true! We begin to see other humans as less than or not humans. I don’t know why humanity keeps going through that generational curse but once you realize we’re literally of the same species, things start to seem..... unnecessary and objective. Like why are other humans making it hard for them same kind? I just don’t get it anymore...

It is man I'm from San Diego. A crappy not so good city yet everybody wanna live here

Yeah. He says the " grand canyon of California " Lmao

Maria Maoh Lmao who walks around Skid row and gets a superiority complex? You’re just making shit up. Most people don’t give a shit and don’t want to be anywhere near skid row or those meth camps.

Have you driven across the country to go to Wally 🌎 World? I mean Skid Row (w/o Sebastian Bach)

Talk about job picking and you’ll understand the gab you dumb feminist

Say it louder for the fanboys in the back

So u want to tax him more?

@@luihoklam6461 He should be paying more

@@alicekranyk4173 and thats why he is leaving

Calm down buddy. That's what a government is supposed to be for. Joe Rogan's money is Joe Rogan's. Period.

Lots travel during summer... no joke

I live in my car in Fargo North dakota ,i refuse to pay rent ,im not gonna help the rich get richer

@@johnnyd655 And do you do that year round?

@@russianbot4418 its my first year but my buddy has done it for 4 yrs now he uses a sleeping bag ,im only in my car for 4 hrs a day to sleep so its not to bad

@@johnnyd655 And how do/him you stay warm when it's below zero F for months at a time?

I wonder what they really do there

fuck the celebrities out here. But just to make something clear, a starving kid in africa is no way equivalent to 35 year old crackhead in the streets of LA.

@@kyle259 The millionaires? Indeed they are.

Or they have the wisdom to understand the sad reality is that all the help in the world won't help people who don't want it or will throw away or sabotage every thing done for them.. I learned this lesson the hard way and much too slowly over the years..

Joseph Lauren ahh yes but never forget that most elderly people that are homeless are a direct result of Republicans incompetence. However you wouldn’t know that because you are so brainwashed by Fox News. I recommend getting out into the world and open your eyes, oh and read a book!!

The full scope of the situation. Progressivism is a mental illness and it destroys everything it touches. Not too long before the whole country looks this way. Its UTOPIA

Even so, there is a flippant air to his spoken ignorance...the same with the young fellow of color.

@@weedermann totally agree, joe is getting more and more out of touch

Yea

@@weedermann 😂😂 "young man of colour"

Straight up just the socialist democratic way.

I like that...I also think people getting welfare should do community service and help with trash on the side of roads. Should work for what they recieve.

No wonder it looks so clean in there. Too bad any white person would get shot as soon as they step out of the car

@@NDCSDits not a place for anyone thats now legally or illegally carry a weapon. They will be the forst to up roar when california budgets get cut even furture. Free foodstamps and free syringes and free monthly stippets gone. Start of the uproar thats been planned for so long. Have we not heard the Venezuelans and they distatste for socialism. Also these people have to want better for them selfs. Idc how down on my luck I am I wouldnt associate with anyone not tryong to get back up the ladder. So they dont want better living they are happy with the crubs they are given by california. I sont feel bad for the people putting themselves their i feel bad for the neighborrhood and rhe communities that get trashed and torn up cause this sad epidemic.

@@NDCSD Arkanas us a great place but its like any other state has high crim out in fayetteville and texarkana etc sp its beautiful cause they do what the tax money is intended for I there alot.

That was one of the funniest off-the-cuff Rogan jokes I've heard in a while.

Yeah that was good! I fucking love blade. Joe is funny af

Haaaha and the people in the bushes like batman?

workdaypegasus my fucking sides

Blade was just a normal guy living in la

Right after the Presidential Election the Entire State of California will begin to spiral into an Apocalyptic phase (Detroit City Status) when the Great Recession officially begins March 2021.

6Kine6tic6 ; Movie industry does NOT pay that much considering cost of living, traffic, very high crime, and this shit!

Detroit on the rise!

nahh man the social scene in LA fucking sucks but aesthetics wise LA looks beautiful. A lot different than detroit😂

not true, LA still has that rare mediterranean climate

It is what it is. Politicians talk a big talk to get elected, while they line their pockets. It is too easy to blame just one thing though, it is a multifaceted issue that the people are fed up with.

@mark d yes it was.

Lol " not this year"

mark d A movie is a film. A documentary is a film. So a documentary is, in essence, a movie. 😉

That is exactly the first thing that came to mi mind. Unfucking believable

“They live” was a movie with rowdy Roddy piper in it about aliens. It was pretty kick ass for what it was. But the guys on the podcast are talking about the documentary about the homeless obviously. Only seen the movie sorry!

Exactly right.

Your handle!

Dude you gotta put some horns on that profile pic :-)

The poverty line for San Francisco and the nicer cities of Orange County is something like 140k household. You get foodstamps for a six figure job....

@@mad1337nes right on the money! I was thinking after reading this comment 40k? You better put 100k on top of that number....

Sleep in an industrial business park with dumpsters. They are all throwing out the boxes from cargo trash.

You are superior@Musique61414

Musique61414 and tolit paper and trash!😂😂💩💩💩🏃🏃🏃

Let's hope your statement does not become one of those "started as a joke...became a prediction" thing

I really considered building a tent and card board box business.

Bright minds think alike

#1 comment

puahahahahaa

I'm the 69th like

Like Indiana Jones trying to light an ancient tomb!!!

Its also texas tho...

@@ixine-cj8ym Texas is the opposite of liberalism lol

Well once again a Republican state THRIVING way better than a democratic state, it's good to slow down and ask.. why is that?

They need to stay the fuck out

Shits lowkey annoying

SpunkyJerky The Spaz they would poop on the floor and do crack in the bathroom

Check out the KZfaq channel (soft white Underbelly) he interviews people that live on skid row

He's not about that Life.

Yea right,joe doesn't give a fuck about the people below him.telling buddy to go down and look at the homeless like there a fucking zoo! HOLY FUCK JOE!

scott mooney I mean it’s seems perfectly justifiable considering they all act like animals there.

yeah for the most part the monetarily poor mostly have quite enough to live. the lack of global violence and crime helps, but some places still have either marauders or insufficient material or “tribe” support to survive.

Yep, FAR more homeless in the US than in Thailand and Cambodia. Several reasons - 1. confuscianism - people are MUCH more likely to get a roof over their heads or food with the assistance of their direct or extended family, or community. 2. the death penalty for hard drug trafficking. There is still a bit around, but nothing even close to what you see in the US. Much less in the way of hard drugs, much less homelessness.

@@leafster1337 their homeless are organized and efficient it sounds like.

You lost me at “ it’s like a third world country “

Mic Krout oh but they have homes really

Spencer Nelson Arya kills night king

Skidrow exhibits better planning and forethought

“It’s like the Grand Canyon of homeless people.”

@@aaranbooth2094 Saddest moment in the history of TV 7 season build up for 1 episode :3

Spencer Nelson he painted a hell of a picture when he said that... I can see a whole bunch of desperate people in my mind’s eye.

BOSTON, Quincy, etc….. MASSACHUSETTS , is NUTS , EXPENSIVE & LOTS of HOMELESS people !

Can confirm. Tents and needled everywhere. The government here tries to be compassionate about homelessness but it's mostly encouraging it and ruining the city.

JonnyBeoulve yup, I know thinking of the government being in any way totalitarian is scary but something needs to be done wether these homeless people want to abide or not. The problem is only getting bigger and bigger.

How about stop the big pharmacy from lobbying and bribing doctors millions in kickback?

E’raan Lue, sooooo pharmaceutical companies are making homeless people? How about drug testing people for free benefits🤷‍♂️ Think that might help, pumpkin

What’s happens when a big city turns liberal

this country is becoming that this is happening everywhere. People like to say well California is a liberal this or that which is just propaganda that the whole system is f'd. But it makes people feel safe to be on a team right or left it does not matter.

@@odaydrums Californians population is mostly independent not Left. People love to eat the B.S they feed them it's easier to point a finger and say I'm better than u. Than realize ur life is shit and u love shit pie

@Parl Kilkington lmfao how has it failed literally making money out poverty. This is not seen as negative if it's creating Job's. Get information please. They have a mission down in skid row that creates more money than the amount these people get. All the major higher learning facilities use it for med grads do you know how much money these schools charge for tuition? On top it gives employment for hundreds of people maybe thousands actually. You all are so ignorant. Sit and eat ur shit pie. Next door they have an ebt specific to the homeless store that makes a killing dealers push their Drugs and then go spend it by the droves in the surrounding city. Now the social be workers ffs the list is thick and long.

@Parl Kilkington that's what u don't get that's B.S ppl are numbers u think the elite care about anything but the bottom line. USA doesn't see it as a fail it's the strongest country on Earth.

Parl Kilkington ....how? Literally how? You take one city’s homeless problem and somehow the whole US is a failure? Thats like saying because Manchester in the UK has lots of crime the UK is a failure. How is it a failure when we have the most advanced technology, a population that is richer and has higher wages than most European countries, a currency/economy/military that everyone relies on, an influential system of law and politics, and culture and ideals that is being exported around the world. How is that even remotely a failure?

@Daniel Almanza Soon you can form a party revolving around the homeless as voters. You should call it the "Hobocrats".

@Daniel Almanza Keep ignoring the fact that politics play a large role and watch as the problem gets bigger and bigger. 😉

@Lucas Cruz Yeah, because none of those things exist in other states. 🤔

Lucas Cruz no it has to do with policy implanted over time with the same echo chamber lol when was the last time Cali was red ?

@Daniel Almanza If that's how you want to assess my comment, fine. I'm not from the US, so I can tell as many jokes as I like. And you're free to point out the ridiculously terrible situations in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Greece, the UK, and other countries in the EU. I'm sure you can come up with some.

Thank you for that, whenever people complain about not having help or resources here in the US i laugh and tell them third world countries dont have shit. We have all the resources needed to live but our homeless only care about theyre addictions and dont want any help.

The world is a wonderful place my friend . Wherever you are its beautiful . Everyday on earth is a gift . Enjoy your time here brother.

i cant even think of how bad it must be in a country of 1,4 billion people and having no money or over reaching wellfare system

@rustytr what classifies a trashy human? Because im sure theres trashy people everywhere, i dont think that should be the concern. Its all about taking initiative and responsibility for your own actions. America has alotta people who have self entitlement issues which contributes to how they think about work, goals, ambitions, etc.

@@heshamaldhahiry95 *By most indicators, the US is one of the world’s wealthiest countries. It spends more on national defense than China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, France and Japan combined. *US healthcare expenditures per capita are double the OECD average and much higher than in all other countries. But there are many fewer doctors and hospital beds per person than the OECD average. *US infant mortality rates in 2013 were the highest in the developed world. *Americans can expect to live shorter and sicker lives, compared to people living in any other rich democracy, and the “health gap” between the US and its peer countries continues to grow. *US inequality levels are far higher than those in most European countries *Neglected tropical diseases, including Zika, are increasingly common in the USA. It has been estimated that 12 million Americans live with a neglected parasitic infection. A 2017 report documents the prevalence of hookworm in Lowndes County, Alabama. *The US has the highest prevalence of obesity in the developed world. *In terms of access to water and sanitation the US ranks 36th in the world. *America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, ahead of Turkmenistan, El Salvador, Cuba, Thailand and the Russian Federation. Its rate is nearly five times the OECD average. *The youth poverty rate in the United States is the highest across the OECD with one quarter of youth living in poverty compared to less than 14% across the OECD. *The Stanford Center on Inequality and Poverty ranks the most well-off countries in terms of labor markets, poverty, safety net, wealth inequality, and economic mobility. The US comes in last of the top 10 most well-off countries, and 18th amongst the top 21. *In the OECD the US ranks 35th out of 37 in terms of poverty and inequality. *According to the World Income Inequality Database, the US has the highest Gini rate (measuring inequality) of all Western Countries *The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality characterizes the US as “a clear and constant outlier in the child poverty league”. US child poverty rates are the highest amongst the six richest countries - Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Norway.

Trust me, these 'friendships' aren't ever tested by hard situations. Most fall away or exploit when the going gets tough

Magnus

Plastic Gorilla He has managed to collect all of the Infinity Buddies.

Sherb13 I audibly laughed at that comment

Lmao

its beyond skid row. i live in the san gabriel valley, a upper middle class and wealthy valley 20 miles east of downtown L.A. 2008 fucked the middle class. residential and commercial real estate has been dominated by mainland Chinese firm and their rich and ultra rich. they were given huge loans at near 0 interest in the late 90's by Chinese banks with the sole purpose of inflating property values.

like figuratively you don't know what oxymoron means.

@@charlesku4308 No wonder homes in LA are so high there!!🤨

Daniel no it will make them way more expensive solar panels are not cheap

Berkeley gives solar panels to their "homeless" along w "porta-potties". And, if you go to one of their shelters & the shelter is at max occupancy, they'll rent a hotel room for you (honest truth, and it won't be a Motel 6 type, it'll be a $200/nt room, insane).

@@blybroncs15 he's being sarcastic moron.

More expensive at first, but cheaper in the long run

😂

@Jake Offenhymer You are a fucking idiot. Kidnapping and keeping people hostage..forcing them into service or experimental brain surgery?..ok, Hitler.

And in SF and Oakland they are legion.

I can say that in SF plenty of engineers live in the car or couch surf until they get lucky and find a place. At least half of the problem in SF is lack of housing. Most buildings can’t be more than three stories tall. So dumb.

Stockton is craxy

Not just California...I blame meth and opiates for ruining America

Born and raised in Fresno here, 23. Over the years our homeless problem is getting out of hand as well. A lot of people are starting to move out into the foothills away from the city. I agree, it’s a fucking mess and I want out.

San Diego is not as bad as LA or SF.

It's the whole West Coast... SF, Portland and Seattle

@@Oscarph99 Why go to SD when you're homeless when you can be in LA

Santa Barbra is really bad too.

@@thomasrainbow Thank the democrats 🤦‍♂️

Yup but like anything they have made a business out of it. People profit from ‘helping’ homeless and it’s an industry so won’t end anything soon because those people will lose their jobs. It’s all so fucked.

Poverty pimps

B Thomas how about you get out of your delusional mind first. Keep voting and nothing will change.

B Thomas thats why you vote socialist so rents for big apartments are capped at 500$ like in denmark. Neoliberalism and social conservatism are both dumb

Thanks capitalism!

@B Thomas yeah I hated it when liberals forced my boss to pay me overtime, that was just shitty. my boss should pay me whatever he wants, and I should just give away my labor because I need fiat currency.

@@th0uxanYou sure about that? Compare Texas vs California....

Nope

Joe's not the brightest guy obviously.. "drugs" can only explain so much. How he doesn't understand oligarchs parking money in expensive apartments is.. somethjng

Well, immigration certainly doesn’t help. More immigration = more workers. More workers = cheaper wages. More immigration = more people need somewhere to live. More people need somewhere to live = more expensive houses.

Brandon S There’s a reason why conservatives love "legal" immigration, it’s cheap labor.

That's bullshit. I lived out there. You can afford an apartment if you work for it. I was only making 1800 and I was able to survive. There are MANY apartments in LA between 900-1200, and that's if you room by yourself. Check craigslist, there are rooms for 700-900 if you choose to have a roommate. I was working 35 hrs a week at 12$ an hour + tips as a busser. After bills and necessities, I still had like 200-300 bucks left for whatever. Was it glamorous? No. Was I living paycheck to paycheck? Yes. Was I able to make it work? Yes. I'm good with money though. Many people aren't.

4th economy - lol ))

Unregulated capitalism is just as bad as communism.

6th actually

It's capitalism's philosophy of taking as much as the market can bare from everyone and screw everyone else. Realestate investors are taking everything and jacking up rent and properties to the point nobody can afford to live there.

9th.

Jeff Froment same in nyc!

Jeff Froment I left the northeast last summer and was the best decision I ever made.

Ja, some people act like "being homeless" is a choice someone has to make. I'm homeless in Germany - but our social- and healthcare system is great! When you're sick you go to a doctor, without spending money bc every citizen has a health insurance from birth on. (I live in a hotel with everything imaginable, it costs 2200Euro/month and is paid by our great social system.) We have people livin on the streets even if they don't have to ,it's their choice, tho. When they are sick of being outside - mostly in winter - they get a hotel room. I'm glad to live here, compared to the US it's almost a piece o cake. Good to hear that you're doing better on your way! I wish you the best in everything you do, stay positive and keep speaking up for the homeless. 👍