I genuinely care and just look at all of the homeless people and shake my head in disgust at how broken our country is and how the system has totally failed these poor people. Always money for war and killing people, but never any money to help people. It’s a disgrace that we see such appalling levels of poverty, inequality and homelessness in such a rich country. People should demand better for everyone, but sadly some people don’t care and only think about themselves.
I took a couple people in already, and one was abusive, and the other left because they wanted to chase the bottle instead. I do care as a citizen but I also need to think of my own safety and well being. This does not mean that I won't try again. We learn as we go.
@@catherinesigurdson4189God bless you for being so kind and not being deterred from helping other vulnerable people despite having a bad experience with a homeless person to whom you gave shelter. Sadly some people are addicts or are people who have suffered awful physical or mental trauma. I never ever pass judgement on homeless people as we have no idea what their experiences in life have been.
I’d love to add that I was homeless at one point and living in hotels. During covid I lived at a super 8 hotel in San Diego. And let me just tell you, every room was booked and sold out every night and every one of those rooms were occupied by homeless people. They were safe and could sleep and have a roof over their heads. I noticed a huge difference! Just saying. When people had the resources and $ to have a roof over their heads, that’s what they did. They spent their $ on being able to sleep in a bed at night. I thought it was wonderful to see that. ❤
@@matthewvanboven4349Homeless people in Finland are given a place to live, drug rehabilitation and a job at the end. This is how a decent civilised society should operate, but sadly that’s not the case in the United States and many other western countries.
We've never cared. Never. Look at Victorian England. They had "two penny hangovers" and "four penny coffins." They had enforcers that would beat you if you laid down or did anything you didn't pay for. Failing that there were work houses. We've always used it as a metric. You might be working poor but at least you weren't homeless. If you failed to contribute to society then homelessness was the threat. Even for the old, disabled or orphaned. Participate in the system and meet expectations or else. In order to stop homelessness, drug abuse, food insecurity, etc we would need to reevaluate our entire system. Look at Edmonton. One homeless person costs the city $100k per year. It would be cheaper to house people than "deal" with them. Yet people are against it. "Why do they deserve help.". On the flip side, housing people still doesn't solve the underlying issues. People are drowning.
We’ve definitely regressed over the past few decades that’s for sure. I genuinely care about those on the streets and have spent time with them, but sadly I’m just your average working class man who doesn’t have much money to help them, unlike greedy money obsessed people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Think of all the good they can do with the huge amount of wealth they have, but more invested in spending their money on vanity projects like missions to Mars. It’s a truly sick world and I don’t think that we should have billionaires who have obscene amounts of wealth while the majority of people have nothing or next to nothing.
@nickxcore74 that's how the world has always been. Royalty building palaces while people starve. Even at the turn of the 20th century people would join the military for food and housing. Serving members would get just above a starvation ration. Which was better than the population. It wasn't until after WWII that countries created any kind of social assistance program. What's worse. Elon Musk or the fact that so many people worship him? So many people want to be him. They think he's going to save humanity.
One of the hardest things to except in this life is no one cares. I have Jesus and my animals and im dying of Bile Duct cancer the doctors have been terrible ive been gaslight denied and made to feel crazy. I do have a roof over my head and cant imagine doing this homeless. Ive begged the doctors to help me its led me to dark places. My kids care enough to lecture me not enough to drive here and see me or help me. I joke and say all i need is one good dose of fentinal. Everyday i pray the lord takes me home im so tired of the shit show. God bless thanks for listening
I hope you are either cured or have comfort and some pleasure. Thank goodness you have a roof over your head and family. I'm really tired of this shit show too. But good things are possible.❤
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That’s accept Heidi, not except. I too have an illness which cant be cured and l have experienced gaslightingl. Ive taken myself off all prescribed medictions and am feeling better. I hope you find a way to improve how you feel ,too. You’re right in that no one cares. 🌸💕
There will be even more mass criminalization than there is now. It’s averaged $132,860 for every 1 single inmate to spend a year in jail. If only they could use that $ for housing, they could house 10 people with that. 😢
Thank you for clarifying that for me. I have literally been praying and worried about those who are homeless around there, not getting out on time. It has even kept me up at night thinking about it. I live in Michigan and try and help those I come in contact with. It is so inspiring to see what Invisible People have done for many homeless all over. ❤
80,000 people are no homeless across Ontario Canada right now And they said 2030 or 2035 if they don’t do something now to help it then we’re gonna have 300,000 people that are homeless across Ontario Canada Alberta for example is doing much much much better I looked it up on Google And it said that 65,000 people are currently experiencing homelessness Cross Alberta and buy 2030 it’s gonna be 69,000 people, that’s not near as bad as Ontario Canada But that’s because they premier of Alberta is actually doing something good for Alberta Not like our premier he sucks like literally he sucks, They said in Alberta they have 50 charities that are helping to reduce poverty and homelessness And that is because of the person who is leading that particular province it’s all about who leading the province In Ontario Canada it’s bad it’s so so so so so bad right now, 65,000 people is not near as bad as 80,000 people 65,000 people across Alberta the whole province of Alberta is not near as bad as 80,000 people across Ontario That shows that it’s not necessarily the people that are living in Ontario, I mean I think like business owner with people that have their own businesses Are really trying to do something they’re really trying to talk to Doug Ford and Tell him to get his act together here and do something about it,
37:10 "If all your staff are doing is putting out fires, you're going to soon create a culture of arsonists." That understanding of social incentives is very applicable in many domains of human existence. This sort of "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" metaphor should be cautionary, not standard operating procedure. Overall, this was an excellent discussion on the importance of seeing the entire context of a problem, not falling into the trap of simplistic solutions, and being open to learning from failure.
I understand that you can’t get rid of everybody that’s homeless And people that live in poverty, But at least if they have a house that will be better than living on the streets Because at least they can use the food bank or go to the Salvation Army and get cans of food You know cause right now then people don’t have anywhere to put food so they can’t have certain foods they can only have very very very limited because Their ability to cook and microwave is unlikely, at least if they had a place to live they would have a microwave You know so yeah at least start with making the opportunity available for people to at least have a place to live And then you know all they have to do is just use the food bank for now and then order the Salvation Army You know at least they would have their own bed they would have their own shower and or bath to bathe themselves Because I heard that many of them were getting sick with this disease and it mostly affects homeless people because they can’t bathe they can’t clean themselves So yeah I mean if people can’t bathe then they’ll get really really really sick with certain diseases that would kill everybody And then people think that and blame the homeless people for getting sick and passing around diseases to them When it’s not their fault they don’t have anywhere to bathe most people do, Lots of people have somewhere to bathe So if people pass around diseases they can cause multiple people to be sick And it’s not their fault they don’t want to do that I’m sure of it, Like I don’t think anybody wants to make anybody sick intentionally And you know it’s not necessarily their fault a lot of homeless people are homeless because majority of them have lost jobs A lot of them have been in relationships that just don’t work out for them, Like maybe they have been abused by their husbands and or wives and Maybe a lot of them have mental issues too that prevent them from being able to have their own house, And a lot of group homes are shutting down And people with mental issues could qualify to be in a group home but because they’re shutting them down that is a lot of the reason why a lot of them are on the streets Otherwise majority of them or anyway a lot of them would be in a group home by now, Because a lot of people have mental issues because of their work sometimes mental illnesses are caused by mistreatment at work so I think the way that people treat other people Has an effect on someone’s mental health and they can’t perform their job and they can ruin their ability to function properly in their house So if they rent a place they might get behind on payments and may not be as clean as they were before, Because people when they’re in a negative time in their life they don’t feel like cleaning up the room they don’t feel like cleaning anything in their house And it’s a sad reality but I know that because I am like that myself as well, You don’t feel good inside and you don’t feel motivated to do anything And unfortunately it’s sad to say but some people do cause that in other people, These people started treating people kindly and respectfully then lots of the mental crisis and the possibility of being homeless would decrease in that area You know Sabri not too many people care about other people feel and what the outcome might be for that person they only care about themselves and that’s it
I was homeless for a year and a half though no fault of my own. My extended family exiled me after my parents and only supportive uncle died, because I knew where all the bodies were buried (so to speak(. Gangstalking led to me losing my job and I refused to cash checks from my uncle because he'd sexually abused me as a child and I didn't want him to be able to make a claim that he was my next of kin. Since I wasn't able to pay the HOA fees of my condo, the HOA sold it from under me in a sham sale and county police came to my door and threw me out. I believe that my extended relatives were behind this, because I'd started talking about what really happened in our family. Many of the homeless people I met weren't on drugs or drinkers until after they'd been on the streets for awhile. Many of the things that you have to go through when you are homeless are degrading, so I understand how many want to take leave of their senses.
This is a response to the politician who said that homeless folks don't vote. Nationally, voter ID laws have gone up or gotten more strict. But I've watched a couple of episodes of this channel were folks have had their paperwork trashed when there was a sweep... I can think of one person in Portland and one person in LA at the top of my head. I wouldn't be surprised that some homeless folks can't even vote because their IDs were lost from theft or sweeps. Just because you are disfranchised doesn't mean you don't have inherent human rights. Even if the only problem was that homeless folks are in survival mode and that's the least of their priorities, they are still humans that have inherent human rights and politicians must address their needs. People, and their needs, and their waste, and their pain, and their families (who are probably voters) and their possibility to have an enjoyable safe decent life don't disappear. Ignoring somebody because they "don't vote" doesn't mean they won't vote if franchised, or their allies won't vote.
Soon I’ll have completed the production phase of my podcast on homelessness. When that day comes, I will be so happy instead of frustrated, as I need it to serve as a resume in order to talk to you one day.
I agree it’s mostly ignorance among other things as a combination is not good & billions of dollars are spent yearly & nothing’s gotten better but much worse
Obviously you spend 42 billion on homelessness and it increases their is a problem. Get rid of the drugs. Get sober Get a job and your life will improve
@@alonsolaw8380 Is that your advise to all the children in FAMILIES that were Made Homeless during COVID????? Your callous remarks are the problem with society --- Lack of Knowledge and Lack of Compassion!!!!!
Trump's first deportation flights with average of just 80 migrants cost up to $852,000 per trip... let that sink in about the money and what could be done to end homelessness.
OUR NATION IS UNDER A CURSE, THAT BEING BECAUSE THE WAY WE HAVE TREATED THE LESS FORTUNATE, AS WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT THINGS CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT, JUST LIKE THE GREAT DEPERESSION WIPED OUT THE COUNTRY IN A MOMENTS TIME. WHEN A PEOPLE ARE BLESSED WITH MUCH, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HELP THE LESS FORTUNATE WITH THIER OVER ABUNDANCE OF WEALTH, AS THIS IS A BIBLICAL REQUIREMENT AND WE IN THIS NATION HAVE BECOME GREEDY FOR MORE, WHEN WE DONT SEE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH AND WE NEGLECT THE MOST VULNERABLE IN SOCIETY, THAT BEING THE UNBORN TOO, NOT JUST THE HOMELESS POOR BEGGARS AND LESS FORTUNATE IN SOCIETY! WE NEVER CAN GET AHEAD, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE HOARD! THE MORE SELFISH WE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME , THE MORE HARDER IT BECOMES TO GET AHEAD FINANCIALLY. IF WE DISCOVERED THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARITY TOWARDS OTHERS, MAYBE OUR NATION WOULD SEE SOME FINANCIAL RELIEF AHEAD, INSTEAD OF ONLY GLOOM AND DOOM IN THE FUTURE PAYING FOR DISASTERS AND MORE DISASTERS. +
Metastatic predatory end stage capitalism. It's get Rich or die in the streets since saint Ronny Reagan. This huge global Ponzi scheme is taking everyone down with our medieval financial scams. It's way too late. Everyone is toast. Rearranging deck chairs on this global titantic won't help. Sadly
LETS SEE WHAT THE GOOD BOOK SAYS ( BIBLE ) PROVERBS 17:5 HE WHO MOCK THE POOR REPROACHES HIS MAKER AKA JESUS THIS IS FOR YOU SO CALLED CHRISTIANS OF THE WORLD BE READY TO BE JUDGED FOR WHAT YOU DID OR DID NOT DO BOTH ARE THE SAME.
Thousands of years of consistency will never change. NEVER. If you lack coin, connections, crews, clout, computer code, control, corporate communities, and opulent opportunities... then that's it, suckah! EETZ OVAAAH. Nothing else matters. No exceptions, no excuses, no apologies. It's like that all over the world. #copium
When people burn every relational bridge with family, then friends, then community, because they do not accept the advice \counsel of said friends and family, and repeatedly make bad choices until their literally homeless, it's completely understandable to me why people give up on them and stop trying to help. I do not help any of my family members who are homeless, because they won't hold a job (when they had one) and continue to use any drug that someone puts in front of them. Oh well.
@@Alaninbroomfield I ended up homeless after being discharged with insane medical debt from complications of contracting Covid multiple times. I was misdiagnosed with mental issues while suffering from sepsis at one point. I was lucky that a family member allowed me to move in with them, but it's been nothing but struggle. I now have multiple chronic disabilities and that makes it difficult to hold jobs because many places don't have much leeway for being out sick or your joints being too unstable for physical labor. I've never used hard drugs. I managed my finances fine before falling ill over and over. Even my current situation is very temporary, and my long-term health issues won't extend to stability going forward. I could very well end up homeless again.
The more I got to know the homeless, the more I relized that most of them are choosing it by their life choices. Cant help people that dont want to help themselves. There are many important causes that people can focus on. Helping homeless drug addicts is akin to pissing against the wind.
People who can get their s**t together enough to get housed are welcome to use substances. Homeless people clearly need to not be doing substances because they are not responsible enough for that right.
If homelessness was a punishment for bad choices, we'd all be homeless. Even you. Did you watch this podcast? Probably not. For every hundred dollar increase in median rent homelessness increases by 9%. The vast majority of people that use drugs, live in houses and apartments and will never be homeless in their lifetime. Obviously you know they're such a thing as an Internet because you're typing into TH-cam, but you might want to take a moment and educate yourself. No one chooses to be homeless.
@@matthewvanboven4349 another ignorant comment by another person that didn't even watch this podcast. If you had had, you would've learned the vast majority of people that do drugs living in apartments and houses and will never experience homelessness in their lifetime. West Virginia has the highest per capita drug use of any state in the country, but they have very low homelessness. Why? Because they have affordable housing. One of the fastest growing demographics of homelessness is people working one or two jobs living in a tent because they cannot afford rent. Please educate yourself before leaving ignorant comments.
@@InvisiblePeople I did watch the show buy I don't agree. I have let many homeless live on my land and through observation,I have come to different conclusions. Yes, west Virginia has tons of run down homes for homeless to live in. So send them there? The idea that people get to do what they want AND live where they want is ridiculous.
@@InvisiblePeople people are out of money because they refuse frugality. I have not gone out to eat for 20 years. I eat weeds, food bank, road kill. $100 spent on food for one year. I think we need to change zoning to allow people to live without modern conveniences, get rid of food stamps so they can't buy garbage, bring back government food and make it healthy only, education on extreme frugality.
Did you even watch this? Obviously not. Most drug addict addicts live in apartment and houses and will never ever experience homelessness in their lifetime. West Virginia has the highest per capita drug use of any state in the country, but they have very low homelessness. Why? They have affordable housing. One of the fastest growing populations of homelessness are people working one or two jobs but cannot afford rent so they live in a tent. The leading cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing, not addiction. If you typed a comment here, obviously you know how to use the Internet, so take a moment and educate yourself. For every hundred dollar increase in median rent, homelessness increases by 9% But here’s the rub. It doesn’t matter the cause of homelessness. As a taxpayer, here’s your choices: One month in the hospital: ~$30,000 One month in a prison: ~$12,000 One month in a shelter: ~$6,000 One month in supportive housing: ~$4,000
@@InvisiblePeoplebut those ppl in WV are not being given FREE housing. They are often living with family in homes that probably have been in their families for generations and have been paid off. A lot of them still manage to hold down jobs and have partners they live with who help support them. Everyone agrees there needs to be affordable housing but that’s not what’s being done The reason ppl don’t care about homelessness anymore is bc we have been getting told for decades they are gonna solve the homeless problem, waste billions of dollars, and homelessness only gets worse On top of that, those same ppl advocate and push policies that only enable homelessness by decriminalizing drugs, making it impossible for people to be forced into mental health treatment even though they need it, and decriminalizing crime Then they want to say we need to pay for ppl to be housed for free and we are not allowed to ask anything of them in return- they are not required to get off drugs, get mental health treatment, gets job etc. so the average person who has to work and pay their bills and be responsible feels like “f that why do they get everything for free and I have to pay for my stuff?” No one wants to pay for addicts to have a free cr@ck house. If they triaged who gets resources, like the ppl who are working jobs and prioritized them- more ppl would be supportive
If you think most homeless are addicts, you are the problem. Me and my husband are homeless and we are not addicts thank you. Along with most homeless!! Who has money for drugs?? 🙄
My 72 year old mother was made homeless when UPMC hospital murdered my Dad in 2015 - shes a Christian and doesn't drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or do any drugs!!! Your ignorance in this "Age of Information" is astounding!!! You'd better do some research before your ignorance turns into Stupidity -- there's No Cure for Stupidity!!
episode 2 we put it on you are entering a realm of sight sound and imagination you are entering a doorway to another dimension in the Twilight zone where unconditional love and the conditions we put on it what kind of harm we put on each other we are in without even knowing because the future is so hard to see what kind of madness we are in only time will tell if humanity can pull themselves up by their Booth strings where every person has to do a job they love and care about called life
Those fires were started by the Slavemaster you call Authorities and Government, along with Maui and all the other "tragedies" going on within the Weather Warfare weapons. Do some research.
It’s really fucked up that you would intentionally spread a lie that homeless people are starting fires. As far as get a job, trucks already drive themselves in soon. Millions of truckers will be out of work. Chipotle is testing a robot to make burritos. And Pasadena has the first fully autonomous restaurant with no employees. There’s robots now that will sweep floors, clean toilet toilets and lay drywall. Automation will kill most jobs. What then? For every hundred dollar increase in median rent, homelessness increases by 9%. The affordable housing crisis will not be fixed anytime soon and at the same time jobs are going to continue to disappear.
I genuinely care and just look at all of the homeless people and shake my head in disgust at how broken our country is and how the system has totally failed these poor people. Always money for war and killing people, but never any money to help people. It’s a disgrace that we see such appalling levels of poverty, inequality and homelessness in such a rich country. People should demand better for everyone, but sadly some people don’t care and only think about themselves.
I took a couple people in already, and one was abusive, and the other left because they wanted to chase the bottle instead. I do care as a citizen but I also need to think of my own safety and well being. This does not mean that I won't try again. We learn as we go.
@@catherinesigurdson4189God bless you for being so kind and not being deterred from helping other vulnerable people despite having a bad experience with a homeless person to whom you gave shelter. Sadly some people are addicts or are people who have suffered awful physical or mental trauma. I never ever pass judgement on homeless people as we have no idea what their experiences in life have been.
I’d love to add that I was homeless at one point and living in hotels. During covid I lived at a super 8 hotel in San Diego. And let me just tell you, every room was booked and sold out every night and every one of those rooms were occupied by homeless people. They were safe and could sleep and have a roof over their heads. I noticed a huge difference! Just saying. When people had the resources and $ to have a roof over their heads, that’s what they did. They spent their $ on being able to sleep in a bed at night. I thought it was wonderful to see that. ❤
It’s very sad to me that the willingness is not there to help our fellow citizens it’s cheaper to be nicer.
Finland fixed there homelessness by 30 % in 5 years. The solution? Housing!!!
Do they allow fentynal use? Drug users destroy housing
@matthewvanboven4349 That's Philly.
There is enough housing to prevent homelessness in Finland because it is in their constitution.
@jilllangman9343 The use of spaces like empty high rises.
@@matthewvanboven4349Homeless people in Finland are given a place to live, drug rehabilitation and a job at the end. This is how a decent civilised society should operate, but sadly that’s not the case in the United States and many other western countries.
We've never cared. Never. Look at Victorian England. They had "two penny hangovers" and "four penny coffins." They had enforcers that would beat you if you laid down or did anything you didn't pay for. Failing that there were work houses.
We've always used it as a metric. You might be working poor but at least you weren't homeless. If you failed to contribute to society then homelessness was the threat. Even for the old, disabled or orphaned.
Participate in the system and meet expectations or else.
In order to stop homelessness, drug abuse, food insecurity, etc we would need to reevaluate our entire system.
Look at Edmonton. One homeless person costs the city $100k per year. It would be cheaper to house people than "deal" with them. Yet people are against it. "Why do they deserve help.". On the flip side, housing people still doesn't solve the underlying issues. People are drowning.
We’ve definitely regressed over the past few decades that’s for sure. I genuinely care about those on the streets and have spent time with them, but sadly I’m just your average working class man who doesn’t have much money to help them, unlike greedy money obsessed people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Think of all the good they can do with the huge amount of wealth they have, but more invested in spending their money on vanity projects like missions to Mars. It’s a truly sick world and I don’t think that we should have billionaires who have obscene amounts of wealth while the majority of people have nothing or next to nothing.
@nickxcore74 that's how the world has always been. Royalty building palaces while people starve. Even at the turn of the 20th century people would join the military for food and housing. Serving members would get just above a starvation ration. Which was better than the population.
It wasn't until after WWII that countries created any kind of social assistance program.
What's worse. Elon Musk or the fact that so many people worship him? So many people want to be him. They think he's going to save humanity.
One of the hardest things to except in this life is no one cares. I have Jesus and my animals and im dying of Bile Duct cancer the doctors have been terrible ive been gaslight denied and made to feel crazy. I do have a roof over my head and cant imagine doing this homeless. Ive begged the doctors to help me its led me to dark places. My kids care enough to lecture me not enough to drive here and see me or help me. I joke and say all i need is one good dose of fentinal. Everyday i pray the lord takes me home im so tired of the shit show. God bless thanks for listening
I hope you are either cured or have comfort and some pleasure. Thank goodness you have a roof over your head and family. I'm really tired of this shit show too. But good things are possible.❤
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I'm reading a book called grow a new body . It might help with your feelings of being abandoned. And may even help ease the dis.
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That’s accept Heidi, not except. I too have an illness which cant be cured and l have experienced gaslightingl. Ive taken myself off all prescribed medictions and am feeling better. I hope you find a way to improve how you feel ,too. You’re right in that no one cares. 🌸💕
There will be even more mass criminalization than there is now. It’s averaged $132,860 for every 1 single inmate to spend a year in jail. If only they could use that $ for housing, they could house 10 people with that. 😢
Didn’t realize you had the updated number* you get my point!!!!
What happened to the homeless people in LA when the fires came? I have been trying to find anything about it and there is no information.
There would have been extremely few outdoor homeless people in Pacific Palisades or Altadena. Only those two neighbourhoods burned down.
Thank you for clarifying that for me. I have literally been praying and worried about those who are homeless around there, not getting out on time. It has even kept me up at night thinking about it. I live in Michigan and try and help those I come in contact with. It is so inspiring to see what Invisible People have done for many homeless all over. ❤
Housing a relationships is huge! The cure to some of our defects is love. Simple!
80,000 people are no homeless across Ontario Canada right now
And they said 2030 or 2035 if they don’t do something now to help it then we’re gonna have 300,000 people that are homeless across Ontario Canada
Alberta for example is doing much much much better I looked it up on Google
And it said that 65,000 people are currently experiencing homelessness
Cross Alberta and buy 2030 it’s gonna be 69,000 people, that’s not near as bad as Ontario Canada
But that’s because they premier of Alberta is actually doing something good for Alberta
Not like our premier he sucks like literally he sucks, They said in Alberta they have 50 charities that are helping to reduce poverty and homelessness
And that is because of the person who is leading that particular province it’s all about who leading the province
In Ontario Canada it’s bad it’s so so so so so bad right now, 65,000 people is not near as bad as 80,000 people
65,000 people across Alberta the whole province of Alberta is not near as bad as 80,000 people across Ontario
That shows that it’s not necessarily the people that are living in Ontario, I mean I think like business owner with people that have their own businesses
Are really trying to do something they’re really trying to talk to Doug Ford and
Tell him to get his act together here and do something about it,
37:10 "If all your staff are doing is putting out fires, you're going to soon create a culture of arsonists." That understanding of social incentives is very applicable in many domains of human existence. This sort of "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" metaphor should be cautionary, not standard operating procedure. Overall, this was an excellent discussion on the importance of seeing the entire context of a problem, not falling into the trap of simplistic solutions, and being open to learning from failure.
I understand that you can’t get rid of everybody that’s homeless
And people that live in poverty, But at least if they have a house that will be better than living on the streets
Because at least they can use the food bank or go to the Salvation Army and get cans of food
You know cause right now then people don’t have anywhere to put food so they can’t have certain foods they can only have very very very limited because
Their ability to cook and microwave is unlikely, at least if they had a place to live they would have a microwave
You know so yeah at least start with making the opportunity available for people to at least have a place to live
And then you know all they have to do is just use the food bank for now and then order the Salvation Army
You know at least they would have their own bed they would have their own shower and or bath to bathe themselves
Because I heard that many of them were getting sick with this disease and it mostly affects homeless people because they can’t bathe they can’t clean themselves
So yeah I mean if people can’t bathe then they’ll get really really really sick with certain diseases that would kill everybody
And then people think that and blame the homeless people for getting sick and passing around diseases to them
When it’s not their fault they don’t have anywhere to bathe most people do, Lots of people have somewhere to bathe
So if people pass around diseases they can cause multiple people to be sick
And it’s not their fault they don’t want to do that I’m sure of it, Like I don’t think anybody wants to make anybody sick intentionally
And you know it’s not necessarily their fault a lot of homeless people are homeless because majority of them have lost jobs
A lot of them have been in relationships that just don’t work out for them, Like maybe they have been abused by their husbands and or wives and
Maybe a lot of them have mental issues too that prevent them from being able to have their own house, And a lot of group homes are shutting down
And people with mental issues could qualify to be in a group home but because they’re shutting them down that is a lot of the reason why a lot of them are on the streets
Otherwise majority of them or anyway a lot of them would be in a group home by now,
Because a lot of people have mental issues because of their work sometimes mental illnesses are caused by mistreatment at work so I think the way that people treat other people
Has an effect on someone’s mental health and they can’t perform their job and they can ruin their ability to function properly in their house
So if they rent a place they might get behind on payments and may not be as clean as they were before, Because people when they’re in a negative time in their life they don’t feel like cleaning up the room they don’t feel like cleaning anything in their house
And it’s a sad reality but I know that because I am like that myself as well, You don’t feel good inside and you don’t feel motivated to do anything
And unfortunately it’s sad to say but some people do cause that in other people, These people started treating people kindly and respectfully then lots of the mental crisis and the possibility of being homeless would decrease in that area
You know Sabri not too many people care about other people feel and what the outcome might be for that person they only care about themselves and that’s it
I was homeless for a year and a half though no fault of my own. My extended family exiled me after my parents and only supportive uncle died, because I knew where all the bodies were buried (so to speak(. Gangstalking led to me losing my job and I refused to cash checks from my uncle because he'd sexually abused me as a child and I didn't want him to be able to make a claim that he was my next of kin. Since I wasn't able to pay the HOA fees of my condo, the HOA sold it from under me in a sham sale and county police came to my door and threw me out. I believe that my extended relatives were behind this, because I'd started talking about what really happened in our family. Many of the homeless people I met weren't on drugs or drinkers until after they'd been on the streets for awhile. Many of the things that you have to go through when you are homeless are degrading, so I understand how many want to take leave of their senses.
I was homeless for 35 years across 46 states. I am the true voice for America's homeless!
You and I have everything in common 🙋🏽♀
I got you beat by 5 years.
Not many make it that long
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This is a response to the politician who said that homeless folks don't vote. Nationally, voter ID laws have gone up or gotten more strict. But I've watched a couple of episodes of this channel were folks have had their paperwork trashed when there was a sweep... I can think of one person in Portland and one person in LA at the top of my head. I wouldn't be surprised that some homeless folks can't even vote because their IDs were lost from theft or sweeps. Just because you are disfranchised doesn't mean you don't have inherent human rights. Even if the only problem was that homeless folks are in survival mode and that's the least of their priorities, they are still humans that have inherent human rights and politicians must address their needs. People, and their needs, and their waste, and their pain, and their families (who are probably voters) and their possibility to have an enjoyable safe decent life don't disappear. Ignoring somebody because they "don't vote" doesn't mean they won't vote if franchised, or their allies won't vote.
Soon I’ll have completed the production phase of my podcast on homelessness. When that day comes, I will be so happy instead of frustrated, as I need it to serve as a resume in order to talk to you one day.
I agree it’s mostly ignorance among other things as a combination is not good & billions of dollars are spent yearly & nothing’s gotten better but much worse
Obviously you spend 42 billion on homelessness and it increases their is a problem. Get rid of the drugs. Get sober Get a job and your life will improve
@@alonsolaw8380
Is that your advise to all the children in FAMILIES that were Made Homeless during COVID?????
Your callous remarks are the problem with society --- Lack of Knowledge and Lack of Compassion!!!!!
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Trump's first deportation flights with average of just 80 migrants cost up to $852,000 per trip... let that sink in about the money and what could be done to end homelessness.
That's crazy. Where did you see this $852K number?
@@theelephant2887 Copy and paste what I wrote you will see the articles relating to this.
Outrageous $$$ no way
What the Bible says about why no one cares...
Matthew 24:12
Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
Yes. We are there now. Hard and selfish hearts everywhere. Most people are just out for their agenda and don’t care about others.
@nr1785 😊 you for your response. I didn't think anyone would care to acknowledge my comment.
When's the next live? ❤️
OUR NATION IS UNDER A CURSE, THAT BEING BECAUSE THE WAY WE HAVE TREATED THE LESS FORTUNATE, AS WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT THINGS CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT, JUST LIKE THE GREAT DEPERESSION WIPED OUT THE COUNTRY IN A MOMENTS TIME. WHEN A PEOPLE ARE BLESSED WITH MUCH, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HELP THE LESS FORTUNATE WITH THIER OVER ABUNDANCE OF WEALTH, AS THIS IS A BIBLICAL REQUIREMENT AND WE IN THIS NATION HAVE BECOME GREEDY FOR MORE, WHEN WE DONT SEE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH AND WE NEGLECT THE MOST VULNERABLE IN SOCIETY, THAT BEING THE UNBORN TOO, NOT JUST THE HOMELESS POOR BEGGARS AND LESS FORTUNATE IN SOCIETY! WE NEVER CAN GET AHEAD, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE HOARD! THE MORE SELFISH WE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME , THE MORE HARDER IT BECOMES TO GET AHEAD FINANCIALLY. IF WE DISCOVERED THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARITY TOWARDS OTHERS, MAYBE OUR NATION WOULD SEE SOME FINANCIAL RELIEF AHEAD, INSTEAD OF ONLY GLOOM AND DOOM IN THE FUTURE PAYING FOR DISASTERS AND MORE DISASTERS. +
Metastatic predatory end stage capitalism. It's get Rich or die in the streets since saint Ronny Reagan. This huge global Ponzi scheme is taking everyone down with our medieval financial scams. It's way too late. Everyone is toast. Rearranging deck chairs on this global titantic won't help. Sadly
It's not because it's easier, it's because the criminals profit by putting some people in jail.
+20:30 YES YES YES! Absolutely without question. Yes.
Thank you!
LETS SEE WHAT THE GOOD BOOK SAYS ( BIBLE ) PROVERBS 17:5 HE WHO MOCK THE POOR REPROACHES HIS MAKER AKA JESUS THIS IS FOR YOU SO CALLED CHRISTIANS OF THE WORLD BE READY TO BE JUDGED FOR WHAT YOU DID OR DID NOT DO BOTH ARE THE SAME.
I care😢
Because its a problem that mostly effects men?
Duh.
Thousands of years of consistency will never change. NEVER. If you lack coin, connections, crews, clout, computer code, control, corporate communities, and opulent opportunities... then that's it, suckah! EETZ OVAAAH. Nothing else matters. No exceptions, no excuses, no apologies. It's like that all over the world. #copium
DONATE LAND TO THE CAMPERS, AND LET THEM FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD A SHED FROM THERE!!
They care about homeless people. Just the illegal immigrants who are homeless.
When people burn every relational bridge with family, then friends, then community, because they do not accept the advice \counsel of said friends and family, and repeatedly make bad choices until their literally homeless, it's completely understandable to me why people give up on them and stop trying to help. I do not help any of my family members who are homeless, because they won't hold a job (when they had one) and continue to use any drug that someone puts in front of them. Oh well.
Not all
@@lost_ducks You're welcome to share an example. I will listen.
@@Alaninbroomfield I ended up homeless after being discharged with insane medical debt from complications of contracting Covid multiple times. I was misdiagnosed with mental issues while suffering from sepsis at one point. I was lucky that a family member allowed me to move in with them, but it's been nothing but struggle. I now have multiple chronic disabilities and that makes it difficult to hold jobs because many places don't have much leeway for being out sick or your joints being too unstable for physical labor. I've never used hard drugs. I managed my finances fine before falling ill over and over. Even my current situation is very temporary, and my long-term health issues won't extend to stability going forward. I could very well end up homeless again.
THEYRE EATING THE DOGS
The more I got to know the homeless, the more I relized that most of them are choosing it by their life choices. Cant help people that dont want to help themselves.
There are many important causes that people can focus on. Helping homeless drug addicts is akin to pissing against the wind.
People who can get their s**t together enough to get housed are welcome to use substances. Homeless people clearly need to not be doing substances because they are not responsible enough for that right.
If homelessness was a punishment for bad choices, we'd all be homeless. Even you. Did you watch this podcast? Probably not. For every hundred dollar increase in median rent homelessness increases by 9%. The vast majority of people that use drugs, live in houses and apartments and will never be homeless in their lifetime. Obviously you know they're such a thing as an Internet because you're typing into TH-cam, but you might want to take a moment and educate yourself. No one chooses to be homeless.
@@matthewvanboven4349 another ignorant comment by another person that didn't even watch this podcast. If you had had, you would've learned the vast majority of people that do drugs living in apartments and houses and will never experience homelessness in their lifetime. West Virginia has the highest per capita drug use of any state in the country, but they have very low homelessness. Why? Because they have affordable housing. One of the fastest growing demographics of homelessness is people working one or two jobs living in a tent because they cannot afford rent. Please educate yourself before leaving ignorant comments.
@@InvisiblePeople I did watch the show buy I don't agree. I have let many homeless live on my land and through observation,I have come to different conclusions.
Yes, west Virginia has tons of run down homes for homeless to live in. So send them there? The idea that people get to do what they want AND live where they want is ridiculous.
@@InvisiblePeople people are out of money because they refuse frugality. I have not gone out to eat for 20 years. I eat weeds, food bank, road kill. $100 spent on food for one year.
I think we need to change zoning to allow people to live without modern conveniences, get rid of food stamps so they can't buy garbage, bring back government food and make it healthy only, education on extreme frugality.
SLAB CITY IS CLEVER!!!LET THEM GO AWAY OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS AND DO THIER OWN THING!
Lower the taxes, rent might get lower
One month in the hospital: ~$30,000
One month in a prison: ~$12,000
One month in a shelter: ~$6,000
One month in supportive housing: ~$4,000
Find me a homeless person without substance abuse issues and I'll find you an addict taking accountability for their actions.
Did you even watch this? Obviously not. Most drug addict addicts live in apartment and houses and will never ever experience homelessness in their lifetime. West Virginia has the highest per capita drug use of any state in the country, but they have very low homelessness. Why? They have affordable housing. One of the fastest growing populations of homelessness are people working one or two jobs but cannot afford rent so they live in a tent. The leading cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing, not addiction. If you typed a comment here, obviously you know how to use the Internet, so take a moment and educate yourself. For every hundred dollar increase in median rent, homelessness increases by 9%
But here’s the rub. It doesn’t matter the cause of homelessness. As a taxpayer, here’s your choices:
One month in the hospital: ~$30,000
One month in a prison: ~$12,000
One month in a shelter: ~$6,000
One month in supportive housing: ~$4,000
@@InvisiblePeoplebut those ppl in WV are not being given FREE housing. They are often living with family in homes that probably have been in their families for generations and have been paid off. A lot of them still manage to hold down jobs and have partners they live with who help support them.
Everyone agrees there needs to be affordable housing but that’s not what’s being done
The reason ppl don’t care about homelessness anymore is bc we have been getting told for decades they are gonna solve the homeless problem, waste billions of dollars, and homelessness only gets worse
On top of that, those same ppl advocate and push policies that only enable homelessness by decriminalizing drugs, making it impossible for people to be forced into mental health treatment even though they need it, and decriminalizing crime
Then they want to say we need to pay for ppl to be housed for free and we are not allowed to ask anything of them in return- they are not required to get off drugs, get mental health treatment, gets job etc. so the average person who has to work and pay their bills and be responsible feels like “f that why do they get everything for free and I have to pay for my stuff?”
No one wants to pay for addicts to have a free cr@ck house.
If they triaged who gets resources, like the ppl who are working jobs and prioritized them- more ppl would be supportive
@@InvisiblePeople ❤️❤️❤️
If you think most homeless are addicts, you are the problem. Me and my husband are homeless and we are not addicts thank you. Along with most homeless!! Who has money for drugs?? 🙄
My 72 year old mother was made homeless when UPMC hospital murdered my Dad in 2015 - shes a Christian and doesn't drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or do any drugs!!!
Your ignorance in this "Age of Information" is astounding!!!
You'd better do some research before your ignorance turns into Stupidity -- there's No Cure for Stupidity!!
episode 2 we put it on you are entering a realm of sight sound and imagination you are entering a doorway to another dimension in the Twilight zone where unconditional love and the conditions we put on it what kind of harm we put on each other we are in without even knowing because the future is so hard to see what kind of madness we are in only time will tell if humanity can pull themselves up by their Booth strings where every person has to do a job they love and care about called life
Everything is a failure???????get a job and stop setting FIRES IN LA
Those fires were started by the Slavemaster you call Authorities and Government, along with Maui and all the other "tragedies" going on within the Weather Warfare weapons.
Do some research.
It’s really fucked up that you would intentionally spread a lie that homeless people are starting fires. As far as get a job, trucks already drive themselves in soon. Millions of truckers will be out of work. Chipotle is testing a robot to make burritos. And Pasadena has the first fully autonomous restaurant with no employees. There’s robots now that will sweep floors, clean toilet toilets and lay drywall. Automation will kill most jobs. What then? For every hundred dollar increase in median rent, homelessness increases by 9%. The affordable housing crisis will not be fixed anytime soon and at the same time jobs are going to continue to disappear.