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- Just off the shore of one of the nation’s most expensive zip codes, a community of free-spirited boat dwellers have found a way to live rent-free next to millionaires. Known locally as “anchor-outs,” their aging vessels float illegally on the waters off Sausalito, an exclusive enclave in the San Francisco Bay Area. But now, as enforcement ramps up, their floating utopia is under threat.
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When a poor person has a boat and lives in it, it’s called being “homeless”. But when a millionare lives on a boat it’s called being “adventurous” or “living the dream”, or having an “exotic excentric lifestyle”
Right look how judgemental the finance guy was. Like honestly these people are probably so free and much free than those rich people
YUP!!!
When a poor person acts weird - they're crazy,
but when a rich person acts weird - they're 'eccentric' ??!!
Boats and cars are not needs they are wants. They take care, time, money etc.
This.
Cause they have multiple other properties to dock the boat at lol
But I know what you mean, although a home, it's just impractical having no fixed address
When a poor guy hits a rich guys dock with his boat, we change laws and hire people to destroy his property, when a rich man exploits a poor man’s labor for 50 years and gambles, loses and destroys the poor man’s retirement savings, we give the rich man our tax money because he’s too big to fail and that’s all you need to know about America in 2022 really.
When a poor person doesn't have enough saved up for retirement we call them foolish, when a big firm doesn't have enough to cover their billion dollar gambles we happily hand em all the cash they need
And the other times his house got hit by loose boats? How many times is he supposed to look the other way here?
@@shammydammy2610 his dock not his house and so? Isn’t this what insurance is for? You know how many times a boat has hit my house? None, I don’t live on the water but I do live near a road so should a car drive into my wall can I lobby to get everyone’s cars impounded and destroyed and make everyone walk instead? Come on.
@@CosmicComputer Um....BOTH his dock and his house...there is more than one incident. Did you blank out when he discussed the one that hit his house? What about the other times as well? And insurance rates go up every time you make a claim....and there's the chance you get dropped by your insurance company after too many claims. It's easy for you to say 'Isn't this what insurance is for?' because you're never going to have to deal with any of this.
You live next to a road? How about if you lived at the bottom of a hill on that road and had neighbors up that hill that had several junker cars illegally parked on that hill. And every once in awhile the parking brake or brick chock holding them in place on that hill gave up and one would roll down the hill and into your house. How many times are you going to tolerate it, how many times are you going to deal with your insurance company for damages, how many times are you going to swallow your insurance rates going up before you make that call to report those illegally parked junker cars up that hill?
@@shammydammy2610 I'd say enduring a few groundings is better than being stuffed into a woodchipper
I get REALLY bad vibes from that rich guy.
Definitely
@@louis-we3yi Did you hear him talk? He's not that great of a person. Already. LOL
Everyone who owns a boat is a meath addict or felon obviously!
Child molester vibes.
He needs a little reality right up his bum
As a former maid for a couple of these neighbors, I can assure you their money was inherited, not earned. No one in the neighborhood works hard or is even tired when they get home. Once home, they complain about the “entitled attitude” of the poor while drinking wine that costs more than a hotel room.
We call em nepotism babies where I'm from. Born rich but the idea of having to go through school and college (100% paid for) makes them feel self made, from the ground up success stories.
@@RutakMcLydeLiterally Trump. "I'm a self made millionaire!" Cus his dad gave him millions in loans and he made money from those millions 🤦♀️
Logic lol
@@chrish4439 well he made millions so I guess he was successful but definitely had much more help than any regular person.
you sound sour
@@shneor.e Now why would you think that?
It's okay if the oil companies destroy the Gulf but a gas can on a personal watercraft is a real "threat" to the environment. Amazing!
Well at least Exxon's stock price didn't go UP in response to the Valdez spill. Oh wait, it did. Plus got a bunch of free money to make volunteers clean it up
Well, we all need petroleum, not floating meth heads
@@PyroFalcon yes we do but I work in oil and gas and drilling rigs and fracs make alot bigger of a mess that these people would ever dream to do. Trust me drill mud all over the ground and drill extract, chemicals,oil , condensate drip gas, brine water list goes on and on.
@@bencaldwell7234 please anonymously tell EPA what you see
Both are issues
The rich finance guy’s frustration is understandable, but the way he just stereotypes all of them as being meth addicts or burnouts is very telling of his attitude. He looks down at them from his ivory tower and doesn’t care where they go as long as they are out of his line of sight. Cares more about his property value than human beings.
Insurance and deductible
True enough--not all of them are drug addicts or criminally insane. Only about 85% are.
And guess what he made his money with? Tax evasion? Or laundering within the rules? Art deals? It's being said, every millionaire has some shame over how they earned their first million.
That’s Silicon Valley /Bay area people in a nutshell for you .
@@mcashnv I smell prejudice
Not sure which was a bigger lie, the millionaire saying he felt bad about the anchor-outs losing their homes, or the part where he said he pays his taxes.
That was clever.😂
@@bsmartcoaching and true
"Of course I feel bad. Pfft! Oh sorry. There was dust on my $20,000 crystal conversation piece."
@@timothyexnerto be fair, who doesn't want a $20,000 crystal conversation piece?
What makes you think he didn't pay taxes? This country relies on people like him paying taxes.
Talking to a finance guy and assuming he feels emotions is the most hilarious thing to me.
Why because of his job is that funny that he feels. Likely you and your 72 friends don't.
This isn't about safety, it's about keeping the property value high 🤷🤷
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Dude that is spot on. I work in that area all the time and it’s full of rich entitled people. Good for them that they have money and success but it’s very sheltered.
Someone crashed into his waterfront home dock 16 times and you think it's about property value lmao. If they weren't such an eyesore and a nuisance nobody would care. They're directly affecting the people that they live next to.
The bottom line is this... who is worth more to society? Who pays taxes and contributes to the benefit of the city and state? Those that do will always win in this situation. It sucks for the anchor out people, but they chose that way of life and made the decisions they made.
@@deuscoromat742 As in all cases like this nationwide on land and water now,
they were there first.
No living being should be forced out of their home, human or otherwise.
The factual term for that which we see every day now in our supposedly free country is “systemic violence”.
But we gussy it up by calling it gentrification, now extended out on the water.
The more self absorbed rich assholes with family money to spare, the more hard working Americans go homeless.
You can tell about a man's integrity, by how he treats the poor....
you can judge character, integrity is Self contained , not dependent of outside sources, even criminals have integrity, it is about constancy and Self preservation, others from the same moral value system will respect and adjust behaviour, exemple "honor among thieves".
Your notion of Integrity is tainted by religious moral standarts, noticeably christian values, mine is based on behavioural psychology, modern and future social behavioural moral and ethical standarts will depend on science, statistics and data can not be refuted.
Actually the saying is: “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons” - Dostoevsky.
See if you're singing the same tune when the poor are crashing into your home, causing thousands in damages.
@@WmSrite-pi8ck that is a very redundant statement. Define civilisation? Who's definition do you subscribe to?
Live in California for awhile. Your opinions will change.
My heart goes out to the poor millionaires who struggle so much in life to ruin everyone else’s life around them
You clearly don't understand the ideology of free enterprise, capitalism, or democracy. America is a really shitty place because most people want to just be granted freedom, liberty, and false hope without putting anything into getting it. I am not a millionaire. I am just a working class person with an annual income less than 100k. I look around and there are tax breaks for the super wealthy and there are programs for the less fortunate meanwhile I pay my taxes and pay my bills on time and I have a pretty nice home yet right outside my home there are homeless people trashing the streets with human waste, drug needles, just garbage in general. Zombies that are suffering from addiction on anything from sniffing gas to meth roam the streets at all hours. Stop blaming people with money for your own dysfunction.
Having no heart must be painful. No friends. Nothing genuine
#richlifematter
Cant say im too fond of those rich asshats, but they do have some valid points about boat drifting into their docks causing massive damage. That aspect aside i know people dream about living on the water and what not but its not cheap, boats require a lot of upkeep. Usually needing to being pulled to dry dock to be cleaned and repainted/epoxied every few years. Something a lot of these guys don't do for a decade if at all. Which is why they end up taking on water and getting condemned. Proper way of going about it is simply renting a dock slot and doing proper maintenance/upkeep to the boat.
They should take better care of their boats, and maybe they wouldn't be kicked out.
I got emotional when the Millionaire said it was a bummer having boats in his backyard... Life is hard, man.
Yes, it's really painful. When you realize that luck determines almost everything from the moment you are born and even before...
@@user-dm1sd7fz2b You’re such a victim lmao
What's shocking is how concerned these home-owners appear to be with the "environmental impact" of the boats. As though companies they work for don't account for 99% of the pollution in the ocean. Those boats are literally a drop in the ocean when it comes to pollution and the real culprits are white collar.
Not even talking about the humongous size of their own houses. It's beyond me how dissociated these people are from reality, "no buildable land" ofc not ya'll need 5 hectares for a single house.
the hypocrisy is staggering, being a multimillionaire and trying to use that financial power to lobby people that already can't have an established home to be removed from what little they do have. For them to also admit 'yeah there's not much here no idea what they'd do' - these people are morally bankrupt
horrid people..... distort reality based on their perceived self superiority.
Dude, just go get a job and build your credit. You’re not allowed to live in front of someone’s home when they pay millions to even just be there. You sound lazy af talking like that.
rich people are just stuck up and think their poop don't stink they only care about how much money they have and what they can buy next. they don't care about the normal person and that goes for the Biden Administration and the majority of all politicians they just don't care about the people they serve!
I love how when the millionaire was confronted with the question of where those people would live if they were kicked out, he just basically said "idk lmao not my problem". Really shows the consequences of wealth inequality.
Inequality is a nice way of saying smarter people who understand how to make money
IT ISNT THEIR problem though
Well, IF he is correct, that the vast majority are people who have made bad life choices, I wouldn't hold it against him for not wanting these people crashing into his property.
@@user-hr9hy9it7q if you equate being rich with being smart that means you’re an idiot.
I love when people go “they should just make money”🤓🤓🤓
I'm from San Francisco. To give you more background here, the waterfront homes in Marin County (in the Tiburon area), are worth an average of $5M - $15M. The people who live there are not just rich or millionaires, they are wealthy beyond measure. As a San Francisco native who has watched my city price out generations of residents, it's almost comical to watch these people who live on the Marin County waterfront complain about anchor-outs. Now I could understand if the anchor-outs broke into their houses, stole from them, etc, but to get upset at their existence is honestly a mix of hilarious and infuriating
The mega-rich, techies, and generational millionaires have sucked the soul of SF and the Bay like vampires, leaving just an empty husk, devoid of humanity. Shame what's happened to my birthplace, I can barely stomach looking at it anymore.
It's sort of like how I feel about Atherton, which is not so much a city, but the artificial absence of one that is visible from outer space. They're people who live in >$5million houses who are afraid to live near people who live in $2million houses.
What about the part where the guy said their boats had crashed into his house and dock at least 16 times?
@@umungus518 cry me a river dude. You dont think insurance covered those crashes? Even if he came out a pocket, I dont have much sympathy for the ultra elite. More money more problems
I live in SF and am a native. I dont think tech made SF expensive, landlords who decided they wanted to money grab are the ones who did this. @@tehBleuRiot
Props to the interviewer for keeping a straight face at 8:46 when the guy with generational wealth is preaching about hard work, intelligence, and luck
To describe the anchor outs the wealthy guy says “ they don’t want to spend money, pay rent or pay taxes”. He just described most wealthy people in America.
Based
No one WANTS to. But some do. Some work hard. Pay their taxes. And contribute to the system they then pull goods and services from.
While some want a free ride off the backs of others.
wealthy literally pay the most of the taxes and they spend the most which employes tens of millions wtf r u on dawg
@@codycast Never say to me again, "rich people work hard". They do not. They have OTHER people do the work for them.
@@tkokflux6322 The way investments are treated for tax purposes means that someone earning 1,000,000 dollars in long-term capital gains, and someone earning 40,000 dollars in wages, are taxed in the (roughly) same bracket, when you consider deferments and carried interest, and all the other things only available to the rich. If you truly think that you can get rich paying 23% interest on your wealth without having a whole shitload of ways to avoid paying those taxes, then you're just gullible.
In my country there are no problem with boats crashing into waterfront homes because we generally don't allow waterfront homes. The beaches for the most part belong to everyone and cannot be bought and built on.
what country is that?
As it should be tbh
Ding ding you've hit the nail on the head
They will soon be homeless as well as the glaciers melt and sea levels rise .
@Lycantrope Poland.
This guy/home owner reeks of smug and entitlement. He has no answers. I love it
One hasn't the time to think up answers when one spends so much time maintaining one's parasitic lifestyle-addiction & subsequent mental-illness. 🎩🧐
Now, someone fetch me my clutching-pearls and fainting-couch. And, ffs, put my hat back on my head.
Imagine living in a waterfront mansion on one of the most beautiful bays in the world and focusing your energy on making unfortunate people even more so.
when will people recognize that working hard doesn't equal wealth
Great comment
the rich have never worked a day in their life . they turn to alternative definitions like “working smart”
@@walterclements_ wow your comment was shadow banned
@@walterclements_ musta hurt someone's feelings😳
@@musicismagic5074 three letter agents
It's curious how a finance executive believes he has made the proper choices in life, while he believes hard working folks who just plain can't afford to rent an apartment in the area are deemed as meth heads. What a complete and utter sausage.
His proper choices: Just be born rich lmao how do you not get this?💀
That’s rich ppl for you!
It's called inheriting your lifestyle and being completely out of touch with reality. He has convinced himself that everyone is dealt the same card at birth just so he can feel superior.
@@user-dm1sd7fz2b there is no way of judging if someone was born into wealth or made it himself. you are just as judgemental as him.
@@Chet-Sup That's not true. Wealth can be measured objectively, hence it's not just a subjective opinion. Besides he is still priviledged even if he earned it because he had that opportunity. For example, people born in poor african countires don't have that opportunity. And he probably has good education which costs money too. In essence it takes money to make money. What you said is not true at all.
"I work in finance". Also reads as: I make money contributing nothing to society, but I get paid ridiculously well to get my slice of the pie. No one else should have access to the pie. It is my pie. I deserve it because only I worked hard. If you don't have anything, it is your fault.
Great job with your reporting man. I love how you flip the question back around to the rich guy sitting in his multimillion-dollar house, and make the statement that the median home price in this area is $1000000. Where else are people supposed to live? Because, when you think about it all of the people that service these million-dollar properties, Carpenters, HVAC technicians, electricians, roofers, restaurant workers, coffee shop Baristas, etc... do not make enough money to live anywhere near the area.
And that smug look on his face when you asked him the question is pretty typical of rich people in that situation. They don't give a s*** about anyone else but themselves. I have no sympathy for that guy
It makes me feel so good that a lot of people in these comments disagree with how people are being treated in this video. It’s so sad to see people who can’t afford rent or houses having their boats being destroyed. Imagine coming home one day and someone has demolished your house.
@@JohnM-sw4sc seems like everywhere is getting expensive… are living costs going down somewhere?
@@JohnM-sw4sc Toledo Ohio didn’t have inflation in the last year?
Where does there poop and pee go?
@@JohnM-sw4sc until what? Until one part of America is one giant never-ending slum and the other part is a gated community with multi-billion dollar homes and trust fund kids?
Should have lived in a homeless shelter or on land 🤷
If they want people to live on land, they need to make that a viable option first. They can't just order them to abandon their boats, only for them to become homeless on land and then go "there, much better. I fixed the problem."
I mean the people came to the community, they weren't native to it.
@@deviousalemanni4235 by that logic, all white people in USA should pack up and go back to Europe because they aren't native to it.
@@Sujay95 you woke today and chose to speak facts
Whats even crazier is that once there forced on land , the same people will start complaining about them being an eye sore on the streets on tents.
@@Megan-vn3yt world is surely a peaceful place😕😖
While this rich dude completely acknowledges that there’d be no where for them to go he’s still adamant about kicking them out. The privilege on full display.
While yes some of these boats are an environmental concern, and frankly an eyesore, there has to be a better practice of management that can allow these two communities to coexist
Never going to happen.
Clean hates dirty.
Respect cannot stand disrespect.
Honest cannot stand thieves.
East is east and west is west and never the 'twain shall meet.
"theres no buildable land left here" so you built giant houses with ten bedrooms, seven bathrooms all for one, two or three people?
He asked the guy with the house where they should live with the absurd rent and buddy really hit him with "I don't know, but you can't live here"
@@JohnM-sw4sc That's probably one of the most idiotic and simple minded solutions I've ever seen. Some people don't have the luxury of picking and choosing where they live, some people have commitments that they cant just walk away from and are simply trying to do the best with the cards that have been dealt to them. Telling them to leave just because they're an eyesore is probably one of the most selfish things you can do and doesn't actually solve anything, it simply creates more division between the rich and the poor. Lets just hope you don't end up in a similar situation yourself eh?
@@LiamB1994 not to mention essentially the entire state of Cali is a renters nightmare
That's a basic fact. I work a 9-5 and can't afford to live in San Fran or Belair. Does that mean I can set up camp and drop my craps all over? No
You can tell he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Hes probably one of those male Karens that tells people "just get rich"
@@JohnM-sw4sc People can be tricked by corporations to vote against their own interests due to propaganda funded by rich ppl or lack of knowledge on the subject. Doesn’t have anything to do with the topic though. Think of reasons for why you wouldn’t move across the country right now and realize that a lot of people have those same reasons and more
Don’t millionaires love to say, “That’s a tough question.”
Capitalism has a noted moral dilemma.
Dude the millionaire "works" in finance which is 90% drug addicts, felons, and theives... 🙄 Sooooo???
I find it so fascinating when people think than millionaires are a fundamentally different human being than the rest of us. It is literally racism on the basis of class but racism is bad and classism is good? Do you think is that the homeless crisis in California can easily be solved by people who are not millionaires? Because that's the implication of what you said. Do you think that his brain just works better because he's a millionaire and he should uniquely have to solve this problem before he can get local laws enforced?
@@deuscoromat742 nobody is saying that. But it's a bit tiring to hear incredibly fortunate people take issue to inconveniences in their lives to an extent they want entirely new legislation just to make their lives better, but when asked for a more widespread solution they continually brush it off. It's a have your cake and eat it too response.
@@deuscoromat742 The millionaire is brought into question because he is one of the many lobbying against the anchor outs. Classism is the word you’re looking for FYI, and it is what the millionaire is doing, not the people in the comments here.
The one rich guy trying get rid of them is a evil demon
Imagine you living in a Multi Million dollar house and the guy living in a boat bothers you that much
At the end when the man says, "there's no compassion around here", he is absolutely right. I grew up in North Bay and the lack of compassion is staggering. If we wanted to build a lot of housing to solve the homeless crisis, we would. Classic case of Marinites shutting everyone out except the ultra wealthy.
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Guy: "There's a lack of compassion around here"
Also guy "someone came up to me and gave me money at 7/11"
It just seems very easy in america do not identify with your fellow, more unlucky countrymen because of this "promise" that everyone can live the american dream if they work hard". Unfortunately that has been untrue for some time. But the sentiment is still there and so inequality can easily be disregarded by the winners to "well they just didn't work hard enough and therefore deserve what they got".
The irony here, is that Marin county is one of the most liberal counties in the country. I could see this kind of stuff taking place in Alabama but not Marin County. Crazy rich liberals are worse than Trumpers, in my opinion.
@@nusultannazarbayev7332 Your first mistake was assuming the lords are republican or Democrat. Those words were invented for the peasant to believe they had a say.
Poor rich guy is occasionally inconvenienced by small boats. Really breaks my heart.
He's part of the Problem not the solution
Typical rich NIMBY
Would you be happy with “homeless” people living in front of your house in a beat up RV? It would be different if there was a designated area where people could anchor der boat for a small fee, kind of like a trailer park. Registered and with regular safety inspections to make sure the boats are seaworthy and don’t pollute the water.
@@paulpichler thank you 🙏
When should send him something! Like a flaming bag of dog doo doo.
I was homeless and not drugs. I lived in the woods by myself and my area was free of litter. I would say if you are living homeless at least keep your camp clean because those who make the homeless look bad. I had a job. I walked to work until I found a better life but I preserve the woods the way I found it when I left it and in between. I loved living in the woods by myself and was getting accustomed to it but I resisted the woods. People trash it and that’s the problem
That rich guy was being very careful to not call them poor
I lived anchored out in Richardson bay there for a couple years. It should be a basic human right to be able to anchor. I finished high school while anchored out. I am now a home owner, outright. People on the hill in a 3 million dollar home telling me what to do was a horrible feeling. I never caused any grief to anyone, and often helped people in fancy boats when they had issues. Lawmakers need to think again before destroying communities. 90 percent of the people anchored out were functional good people.
Did most of the people there properly dispose of their "waste water" and garbage though?
Like I know with a boat you either need to buy a boat that comes pre-equipped with a septic tank and water hook up line or retrofit the boat later. Then you need to dispose of the waste at a water hook up station every month. While I know it's legal to dispose of "waste water" when someone is 15 miles away from shore, those boats don't look like they're 15 miles away from shore.
Also I imagine it's expensive for people to dispose of their used coffee tins, paper towls, plastic wrappers and such in an environmentally friendly way, so I can see why some,of the anchor outs would not want to do that.
I'm not trying to troll you, I genuinely don't know so that's why I'm asking you.
Looks like their boats were 💩boxes. Perhaps they should have maintained them better.
Governments dont care for people or how good they live theyre job is to control people and keep them as por as possible and have less rights as possible where ever possible thats how people live rent by rent when it shouldnt be that way shelter is easy to make and doesnt cost years to pay off the governments stole that and sells it back expensively. Some get money they can pay of house in a year or 2 like cops while most are lucky if they pay off house in 30 years.
@@ml6719 well theres nothing wrong with being homeless plus the truth homelessness is caused by the theft by the governments by taken peoples abilitys to make shelter so dont pretend like that aint true.
@@ml6719 lol And Million dollar chunks of wood sticking out of the mountain is Not an Eye sore? XD Thanks for showing us how fucked up some peoples Priorities are.
Being proud of trying your hardest to destroy someone's boat because it's not seaworthy
while you know that they live there is just insane
He’s prob a hardcore liberal. But since this “trash” is in his backyard, he’s not going to tolerate it. The wealthy live in bubbles and when those bubbles get invaded, they change their tune real quick when it affects them. Hypocrites. They are voting for the real “trash” that refuse to do anything about the problem. Disguising their real problem with these people with concern for the environment and “debris” falling in the water is such a cop out. Meanwhile, these people probably own boats and all other kinds of things that pollute. So gross.
Time for a revolution
I understand both sides..
I wouldn't want a bunch of hippies smoking crack & pot on their boats next to my million dollar beach house.
he's just a privledged psychopathic fool asociating himself with and thinking he is aligned with positive or good attributes it is like alot of schemey capitalist leeches it is very very cult like oblivious to abuse of his own privledge and has no idea reality
Sadly that is how are systems to made to work.
The people trying to take action against the anchor outs make me really sad. Rich people want to have everything at the expense of everyone else.
I wish there was more tolerance for the Anchor-Outs, a way to enforce some sort of compliance to a standard to minimize problems with landlubbers without stripping people of their homes and self-sufficiency. I spent a lot of time in Sausalito for a bit
It's amazing how concerned some people are about protecting the environment when poor people live on old boats. Large corporations can legally cause enormous environmental damage through oil drilling and fracking, and investors receive enormous profits.
But the Bay Area is full of millionaires. They don't want to see poor people. Poverty has to be invisible.
Who do you think uses more RECOURCES, the rich guy or the man with one old boat?
Fracking doesn't cause enormous environmental damage, and yeah, if you want to keep things like "reliable electricity" around we need it.
@@danlorett2184 The gulf of Mexico would like to have a word with you
@@danlorett2184 Good joke, mate! Gimme another.
@@danlorett2184 this isn't even up for debate, the damage fracking does is common knowledge.
Rich people making laws and thinking their way of life is secure because of all the money they have are delusional. Pushing the poor to the edge has consequences as history have shown.
The best method of reform is assassination of corporate boards
Eat the rich , the lower classes outnumber the small minority.
@@lilcreaper007 like that'll ever happen
Rich people don't make the laws. The people we elect make the laws. And there's a lot more "poor" and middle class people than rich people. So the laws are made by the officiels the poor and middle class elect.
@@PeterMJensenSF It's so adorable you think that.
The rich set your laws and legislative policy.
If the "middle class" and poors had any influence election pay would be a federal holiday. You know, so the wage slaves could go vote and not worry about upsetting their pay masters by missing their shift to do something as trivial to the ownership class as civic engagement.
Also your access to healthcare wouldn't be dependent on your ability to go into bankrupting debt.
An excellent bit of reporting. Well done
I know just where they are and I think its awsome! More power to them!😊❤ I don't want anything to happen to the homeowners, but I doubt the problem has anything to do with the people living on their boats!
Dude works in finance and acts like he’s never broken any laws? Come on man.
Bro thinks you have to break laws to be in finance 💀 are u dumb
@@coolerhot646 A handful of finance people tend to skim 😶😶 there are lots of gray areas, unlisted funds, glossed over numbers, etc... I don't believe any top company out there is completely clean lol
I grew up near this guy. He’s a seasoned player when it comes to finance and debt. They literally “purchase transactions” and become holders of debt.
Raw capitalism my ass. Where the hell is this guy creating value?
@@coolerhot646 bro thinks it’s funny to assume rich people haven’t broken laws to make money when poor people break laws to make money alllllllllll the fucking time. Shut up if you don’t know what tf you’re taking about.
Wow! So judgey..
I had no where to go after a medical bankruptcy at 24. Lived aboard for 7 years and got back on my feet. Rowed to work every morning. Now I’m retired, own a home. Give ‘em a break.
I am older but not old enough for Medicare. Had an unplanned surgery and can relate to your medical expenses situation. It's scary at my age being alone and going in debt. Glad you have a home now. Thank you for sharing
You got lucky! I was in a similar situation! They not only took my boat, but everything else - such as my truck and all my tools made me completely homeless! Didn't do drugs or alcohol. Did no criminal activity - never been in jail either! Being poor in America is a disaster!😢
The way the video just ended made my heart sink (no pun intended). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do an update video!!!!! I need to know if Mr. Fancy Pants was able to get rid of the Anchor-Outs. I hope not. But I still want to know.
I went to school for boatbuilding. I would NOT recommend buying or living on a boat if you’re on a tight budget. Failure to do regular maintenance could end up with your house on the bottom of the bay. Remember folks, BOAT is an acronym for BUST OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND 😢
Great video but I think there was a missed opportunity to highlight how hard Marin County has fought new housing developments. They’re choosing to destroy the only home these people have but also prevent any new options from being built in the area. It’s appalling and the residents should be held accountable for their selfishness.
Like that guy "pays taxes". His house COST $1.5 million, what's it worth now? He's assuming over half of these people are meth addicts. How does he know that?
And they say theres no buildable land. That means, no buildable land within view of their homes that they would want homeless to live
@@dustyking8851 Probably costed upwards of 5 million
@@basilio7947 hot take, but local municipalities aren't responsible for having housing available to anyone who wants to come from anywhere. It's the responsibility of the state, not local towns/counties.
@@dvoob They are responsible for the zoning laws which make it extremely restrictive. While I don't have the California laws on hand. In Texas it is "Local government code" - Sec. 211.003 - (a) The governing body of a municipality may regulate:
(1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;
(2) the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;
(3) the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;
(4) population density;
...
I am not stating that what they are doing is inherintly good or bad, I am just rebuking your idea of "its the states responsibility not the towns/counties"
Life is not fair for everybody. We must always keep in mind that every person in this world is fighting his own battle and destroying a poor man's home is the worst thing that anyone can do.
The capitalism is not fair for everybody. We must Al away keep in mind that every person in this world have to fight for others and destroying a monopolism is the best way to bring right for every individual person in this planet.
I agree but they cant stay there without getting their homes destroyed. They have two choices.... Clean up their homes so they dont stand out and look like a squalid hovel. Or sail it up north around the Ft. Bragg area. So Cal is cracking down. Slowly but surely. Up north is their best option.
@@angelcitystudio lol Freedom Is the Only choice that matters and How You feel about someone's Possessions or State of their Home, is Your personal issue to deal with.
@@redneckhippiefreak Bottom line is, people work hard and change their lives and struggle like hell to be able to get as far away from squalid hovel shithole neighborhoods as they can. They pay BIG money for it. Poor people who do nothing but squat and pollute and contribute nothing think they can just move into these areas as well.... FOR FREE....while everyone else pays for the upkeep 🤣No. You fucking cant. Your feelings about your FREEDOM does not matter.
People need to start shooting those who do that. It's always the opposite, they shoot the good people and take everything from them, that's why you live in a literal hell.
I heard that being an anchor-out is worse in Oakland/Alameda. Their are those who steal boats and the contents inside.
That knife he used to start the boat in the beginning are the best
That Jim Robertson guy is a real piece of work, I hate it when folks like him pull the "some of us wanna work and some of us don't" card like people aren't literally working themselves ragged just to survive on the monthly basis.
The only folks I see that don't wanna work and reap the handout reward is the rich.
Yes! Also i doubt he really works. He looks like he is living very comfortably.
Exactly. These billionaires are the real leeches sucking off the government contracts and subsidies.
@@trevorertz8882 And the labor of their employees. I worked for a landscaping company in Marin for $7.50/hr. They were charging $65/hr per man on site. Since then I've read that the average employee creates $68/hr in productivity above and beyond their wage. Who's getting that?
@@duancoviero9759 guarantee he wasnt born sitting in his luxury bayside home. He did what he had to do to acquire that, and yes it does require work..or working smarter. Should that be punished simply because some people arent cut out for that life, or are cut out for it but simply make some very bad choices along the way? I can see both sides of this honestly...and I think as long as the boat people can maintain seaworthiness, they should be able to live on their "home" indefinitely..and use public docks when needed during times of storms and such.
@@NWPaul72 remember how black lives matter started as occupy wall street had just ended? almost like they want to distract you with artificially created racial tensions from the real problem of socioeconomic inequity.
"They're breaking the law" is always an easy way out comment. America has too many laws and not enough freedoms
Right! He didnt have anything else to say. Weak comeback smh
Rich evil bastards. They create problems in the world that is free. GOD GIVEN RIGHT
"they're breaking the law" doesn't mean a thing when you make the laws to target people.
And who makes the law?? Who has influence over those whose individuals?? The rich.
Indeed, extremely weak argument, borderline disgusting when the law is making someone homeless who wouldn't otherwise be, with no real answer as to any option they might have.
This remind me. Our apt complex was next to pretty expensive homes. Nice neighbor, streets, shade trees. During the day, both parent commuted to professional jobs. Any kids.. off- to school. I worked evenings. So in mornings, walkex/ ride bike over- there. Felt like a millionaire lol..
I moved out of the US 26 years ago. I'm right now sitting in my little house in the Philippines. As I watch this video, can't help but wonder if I'd stayed in the US, would I end up like one of these people? If I'm perfectly honest with myself, I can't think of a good scenario for my life had I stayed.
Do you mind me asking how you went about moving out of the country? Like what was your process for citizenship and what’s your career?
As someone who went to college in Marin this is extremely accurate. The wealth gap is massive. Marin is constantly at war with the poor. During my final year of college the city of San Rafael got rid of its homeless navigation center.
Well then maybe those people should move somewhere more affordable for them
@@imhotep561 Exactly. I don't live in my dream area. Why? Simple. I can't afford it. So I did a lot of research and planning to find someplace I could afford that still gave me a standard of living I wanted.
@@imhotep561 try being homeless and see how easy that is
@@imhotep561 how much more ignorant can you sound? They’re homeless, now how do you think they’re gonna move to a more affordable city exactly? The closest affordable city would most likely be Bakersfield, well over 100 miles away
@@ballerboi4980 ummm, the guy said he worked but couldn’t afford to pay rent. So, like everyone else, he can find a place that is affordable for his income.
As for the others, get a job, apply for social security disability if you qualify, move to another state that offers affordable house and jobs.
I’m all for helping others (if it’s yoyur personal choice), but I’m tired of people advocating for the government to provide for everyone that makes poor life decisions off of the backs of others.
Imagine making your life’s mission to destroy someone else’s. Disgusting
No one's done that
@@flintson2268 a lot of people do lol
Happens every single day
That is putting it mildly
Rich pick done that
Bless there entire souls for finding uncommon ways to preserve there$$& there Freedom
Ill just rewatch this
Are we supposed to understand the plight of the poor rich man in his mansion upset because his view has been ruined by people living a lifestyle that hasn't been a problem for 70 years but now suddenly is because they built mansions?
The fact that they authorities not only confiscated the boats, but also forbid the owners from rescuing their personal possessions, including family heirlooms, is the crux of the story. The rich will always find a way to grind the rest of them underfoot. God willing, Karma will take over.
@@Prolific_Troll my father will repay. He will just those people
Don't bet on it. Consider drones with Sarin gas. However, do not harm any animals, fish or birds.
@@Prolific_Troll y’all watch too many superhero movies. God doesn’t have to do anything. He gives us free will and it’s up to us to make this world a better place. You guys keep voting in corrupt politicians paid off who only care about the rich. California just hides all its problems and the public keeps letting the same party win every election
@@apples8872 There is no God. At least, not in any way you or I can possibly fathom. The difference between us is you pretend to know something you cannot possibly.
The karma are started for the rich in the Bay area. I just watched a video on crazy theft is getting in their neighborhoods. Though I don't know about the water front spots but I'm sure it's only a matter of time as they just created more homeless with this
Great documentary, thank you making this!
It sickens me that some people just want to take away what you have worked hard for. Sorry you folks are loosing your homes 😔
Reminds me of all the Van Lifers or RVers in San Diego taking up all the parking along the beach and not leaving. A lot of them even trash the area around them.
Millionaire: "The anchor-outs are a diverse community... 90% of them are meth addicts and alcoholics." Utter genius, that one. And this guy's in finance, so he's in charge of someone's investments!
im surprised more people aren't calling out that PoS. He's lobbying! He's the fucking source!!
he's probably just mad he gotta work hard to pay his 3mil mortgage
@@forrestl5597 Fr
@@sharifahhusna55 that house is worth more than 3mm
Guys like the mechanic anchor-out have done more actual work in a month than that finance tool has done his entire career. Sitting in an office (or as of right now, working from home) cannot compare to physical labor, and I say that as someone who is fortunate enough to be working from home right now lol
It's time to Decriminalize poverty, this man in the interview "Jim Robertson" basically implied that because these people are poor they must be drug addicts or screw ups and therefore it is acceptable to kick people out of there homes and destroy what little possessions they have left. I can't believe people can think this way.
Yeap - that rich dude explaining his views makes you feel he is in need of some unevitable "bad choices" that he never made he says - like some whatsoever bad luck one day so he is gonna see the other side. Just Anything. The literal truck that overruns you , just anything, praying for this kind ...
In Jim's defense, he's not necessarily far off. I mean, even poor people, normal ones, understand that they have to figure out how to put a roof over their head via working multiple jobs to afford the rent. However, given how expensive rent is in San Francisco, you can sympathize with the boat dwellers and Jim doesn't address that aspect of it.
I agree
In a country full of so called Christians too
easy to think that way when ur that fucker in finance
I'd rather live on a boat than tied to property where I have to pay endless taxes on something that should be mine regardless
Hey Alex when are we guna go winter steelhead fishing on the Smith river! Fish 🎣 on brother. I told Jon about this video. He was blown away. ☮️
"5% of the people don't want to pay rent."
And that's a bad thing?
It's bad for rich snobs
rule for thee but not ME,thats what been going on lmao and anyone can figure that out
Anything that doesn’t perpetuate the doomed cycle is a problem to those who benefit from it.
"It's a tough question."
My Marin friends will only ever be able to live there after they inherit the same houses that have been in their families for 3 generations... if their parents don't sell them.
Bet its way higher, all the old heads won't agree but this new generation don't wanna slave it out for the government.
"Its a tough question" yet Mr. Finance has no possible solution. Give me a minute while I search for how much care/concern I have for a Millionaires complaints.
It's not his job to find a solution. He's tired of having his place wrecked into 16 times. How'd you feel if ppl crashed into your home 16 times?
Why don't you make those homeless crack addicts move away... or do you have free shelter you can offer for them?
Mr. Finance has done more in his life and for his community than you, many lifetimes over.
@@dennischen2642 yes like signed them up for lifetimes sentences worth of debt to a bank. Such heroes.
@@arnikens22 I would try to find a solution that fits both not just moving the problem out of sight.
Man those guys crushing those boats. Seem very happy to be crushing there boat. Anyone notice the look of hatred in the one boat crusher eyes
It's sad that rich people think there is no more developable land, and can't fathom building apartments and denser housing in their communities.
We treat people SO badly in our society. It's a real shame.
Sadly, it's everyone that does this, not just "us"
@@greenwave819 nope, it's just the US. You won't see that problem in Europe, Asia, Australia, or anywhere else for that matter (yes, even in Africa, homelessness is not an issue -- there are other worse ones, but not homelessness).
@@tgb-vf4es lmao you are smoking mad drugs dude.
go travel outside of america and see how all those countries treat their poor.
america is a fucking paradise compared to any 3rd world country.
i KNOW you’ve never been outside of the USA if you’re posting something so absolutely absurd.
@@steviechampagne Being born in Africa and living Europe now i can tell you that what he said is 💯 true! People may be be poor in Africa but homelessness is an issue not in Europe either.
@@demagoog3641 I live in Berlin and I can tell you that homelessness is a problem here and in all the big cities in Europe (Paris, marseille, cologne......) I can't compare it to US because I've only been there once, but I think that every society that evolved around captialism treat the poor bad
Let's keep it real, it's not about saftey or protection of the enviroment. It's about property values. If someone wants to live on the water, that's their right.
Buuuuut the environment and safety points still stand
Yes, let's keep it real. CA is very anal about the environment, and it's in public area. Most people wouldn't have a problem if the boats were in good condition and not abandoned leaking feces, oil or whatnot, and not crashing into resident's docks. Property prices have gone up by 60% minimum. They don't give a damn about the prices.
@@FVBmovies Texas would do the same thing if poor folks started living on the water of Lake Austin.
@@flintson2268 how is taking away someone's best option increasing their "safety"?
If it were yachts they wouldn't mind. It's the fact that the boats are falling apart and not "seaworthy" that they don't like. It just so happens that a boat being non seaworthy and being disgusting are about the same thing, as defined by the rich people who defined the laws.
The millionaire being interviewed was extremely smart, collected and in my opinion empathetic. His views were well informed, sound and not only coming from a place of understanding, but an obvious understanding of how a capitalistic society unfortunately works. In my opinion, capitalism is not perfect, and it is often exploited by those who come from wealth, as it is easier to create wealth when beginning from a place of wealth, it's the least egregiously exploited economic ideology, but with that being said it's really difficult to determine for those felons who will and will not repeat again, leaving either of the two in a very difficult to recover situation, but this will be a problem no matter what ideology is in place.
Here in Vermont people use camper trailers to instead of boats
“It’s bad for the environment” then destroys the boat and throws it into a big hole in the ground somewhere 😂
Yeah, that part pissed me off. Now these fuckers care about the environment?
Not that the situation is okay, but potentially dumping oil or gas directly into the ocean is probably worse than something sitting in a landfill.
If a boat is genuinely in poor enough condition that it will sink and turn into a source of marine pollution. Then ultimately the reality is that many could end up homeless regardless of anyone interfering. If the lifestyle is sustained where they continue proper maintenance on that boat it should obviously be allowed. But for the boats shown, I can't help but think that this situation was always going to be just temporary and never sustainable indefinitely. A nice way to help would be to purchase the boats from owners before destroying them and offer welfare and housing to those who need it.
OR let them take craps and pee all over?
@@netglitch_ so why are big oil companies allowed to do it? For profit.
I lived in a community that was split into rich, middle class and poor. I remember being invited to a friends and their family was “going out on the yacht.”
We didn’t go anywhere, just stayed tied to the dock. They pay 500 a month to have these boats “docked.” They never take them out, they don’t take trips, nothing. I was middle class and went fishing regularly. I remember asking where they went and the families and yacht owners would almost get angry or offended. Years they would pay to have boats in during the summer and out stored in the winter. What a wasted. Easily 200+ high end Luxury boats that only moved by the wake of charted fishing boats.
I hate rich boat owners with a burning passion, because even when they do use their boat they have no idea how. They have no respect at all for others who are out at sea.
It's because the fuel for those yacht are so expensive. Plus the upkeep if you use it etc. They don't want to let go of the money for it to USE, it's just to sit there like a usable prop to take photos on, and tell freinds, strangers "ah yes that's my yatch, we go fishing off it and swim, party" just to make folks jelous. They honestly can't affford to really DO anything with it other than bragging rights. Nothing more.
Haha. Yup. I know a marina just like that. They have some pretty cool parties during the summer tho.
They don’t know how to navigate their ship !!! Lol ! Losers !!! My boyfriend has a little bass fishing boat that we have fun in ! The motor blew up .. 9 thousand dollar motor .. during Covid .. he watched UTube videos and taught himself to repair his motor ., cost was 2000.00 part found on line (-; we just went kayaking a lot more until he made the repair ! Poor and smart .
It is wierd. I'm in Michigan. All boat owner's want to do is dock on the beach just to be seen by other people. I fish offshore and it pisses me off that they always want to get in the way. Just so we have to see them. Nevermind they are cutting our fishing lines or illegally too close to the fishing pier.
There is a bit more to this than is really covered. I live in SF, and I know a few people that do live on the water in a boat. One of my good friends is an Aerospace engineer and lives on his boat, has a Starlink for the internet and works from home. He stays here for 5-6 months of the year, then heads out to sail wherever the wind takes him the other 6 months of the year. He makes good money, but not enough to afford a SF home, instead, he roams the Arctic, travels the world, and etc. He has never had a problem, but his boat is maintained, it runs, and it is sea-worthy. It's like someone that lives in an RV full time just driving around the country, stopping off at RV parks, but it's a boat... no one has an issue with it. Then you have the other side of it, the streets you see with a line of older broken down RV's that aren't really RV's anymore, they'll never run, and are now just a tiny home and part of a homeless encampment. A lot of the boats they are talking about don't run, they aren't watertight anymore, and as we saw, they can take on water and sink or the anchor can break, and they are pushed into docks and stuff, because they simply don't run anymore, no way of avoiding objects or other boats should something happen, and then they cause damage, and of course, they don't carry any insurance in case that does happen, they aren't registered, etc. It sucks to lose a home, but, if you are going to live in a boat on the water, you need to keep it operational, and the reason these are scrapped and etc is because they aren't, and they have literally become a danger. . It's like any home, if you don't take care of it, and keep up with the maintenance, then it is going to get condemned and you are going to get booted out, most of these are condemned homes, they just happen to be on the water, and they are unfortunately beyond repair in most cases. Like I said, it is sad, but it is their fault, if they kept up with the maintenance, they would be all good, and it's not the money, I know a lot of people that love boats and would gladly help out others just for the fun of working on a boat. For whatever reason, they just let it go, and it went too far.
That dude is so privileged, makes me so mad, have some compassion and stoo being so elitist.
I love how people who obviously had a privileged background call everyone who has less money than them lazy under the excuse of capitalism.
How we point the finger at the boat people "bad choices, on drugs;& alcoholics" REALLY?! YOU WERE TAKING ADORALL, DOING 8 BALLS, AND STEALING YOUR PARENT'S EXSPENSIVE ALCOHOL. The nerve of that guy complaining "the peasants boats are hindering my view, change the law;& get rid of them "! Pressure burst pipes, you can't keep beating on the downtrodden amongst us; it will surely burst in they're faces.
@@mikemann1960 Greed will either be the downfall or the wake up call for our country.
Fast forward 10 years and they’ll be interviewing millionaires outraged that they can’t find a housekeeper within 100 miles. I’m sure they’ll have a great explanation, like, “it’s pathetic… nobody wants to work anymore.”
That’s exactly what happens, delusional
That last sentence 💯
Generally accomadation is provided to house keepers at wealthy homes
@@MrHavokman not unless you’re the Brady Bunch. Live-in housekeepers are pretty rare. If it pleases you, though, swap “gardener” or “handyman” or “caterer” or “house painter” for “housekeeper” in my original statement. It’s the same sentiment.
@@ifckdurdad I do handy man work for wealthy clients and can charge more than if I were in a poorer area. I see your point but there will always be someone willing to make money if the millionaire wants their house maintained. Charging for travel is pretty normal to cover costs.
Maritime law is different than law of the land. Also those waters aren’t owned by the town. It’s federal water. The 72 hour “rule” is an unconstitutional city ordinance that doesn’t have jurisdiction over the water
Instead of putting up a tent camp, they could put up a docking area. Have them anchor within certain parameters.
That homeowner is a prime example of what Marin people are like. The homeless are an eyesore to them and if you don’t make 100,000,000+ a year you deserve to live at least an hours commute from their little paradise. I grew up there and it’s really a wonderful place but the people are so backwards and heartless that I had to get out as soon as I could.
Theyre not heartless.....they all have plastic signs in their yard saying they "Stand Against Hate" 😆😆😆😆
100% agree with you, a very NIMBY attitude.
@@teinstripezWow so funny Mr. I dislike minorities.
so true
When he is asked, where are the other affordable places to live? He says, "That's a tough question." I wonder if he really means, "I don't care about them.."
When a law is designed to only serve the rights of the wealthy and not uphold the rights and security’s of every man woman and child equally then it’s not law it’s purely a gateway to entitlement.
Yessss
That was literally the only reason a police force popped up was to keep low class in line so the rich would feel safe. Started over in France, go check it out. It's pretty disgusting how we integrated that into our system but you know America, Capitalism and Greed is good
You mean like 90% of the “laws” these days?
If this is allowed, the bay will become a shantytown like the ones in Hong Kong and the water will become sewer
It is slavery. Government is SLAVERY.
Something noteworthy not mentioned in this video is that you can live legally on a boat if you just pay rent at a marina or dock, its still cheaper than renting a house but there is limited space and many marinas may not allow houseboats, but it is an option that many people do, its not just live on land or live illegally on the water for free.
Many marinas also enforce rules about the age of the boat, which excludes many of these people. It's hard being poor anywhere, and if a marina has a choice between renting a slip to you, or the rich guy with a 500k yacht that he takes out twice a year, you can bet the rich guy will get the slip.
Yeah they make you a criminal for being poor and living on a boat, then when they get pushback they provide a “legal” option that’s unaffordable and normal people can’t afford or with caveats and standards they can’t achieve, thus giving them the power to arrest the poor.
My thing is I felt the guy at the end and what he said touched me because just like so many of us who don’t have an education or the skin color or even a fucking business I mean, what are we supposed to do? We don’t have traits or characteristics as some to manage money or even the skills to know what to do with money we become wrapped up in everyday struggles trying to get out of the loop only to be consumed by everyday life. For an example, I’m about to be 40 years old I barely am holding onto one temporary job. It is a part-time gig as an employee for the Angels but there are times in our down season where I don’t have a job and I get so depressed and I think about all the things that I could be doing crap that I could be doing to help somebody else or guide somebody or teach somebody or just to be there but I can’t because if I can’t even help myself, how can I help others? I’m not a drug addict. I never really seen the use for it. Don’t give me wrong. I’m not perfect. I have dabbled I’m not a drunk I don’t drink. I don’t smoke cigarettes. And yet you would think I would have something lucrative money but I don’t. All I have in this world is my two kids and a fascinating wife, who loves me dearly. This month was one of the most worst and most horrible months of my life, but I am not giving up, but the words that this man had just said to me are going to resonate.. I seriously do not want to be in tent city but if I don’t find another part-time gig, then what am I doing? Where am I going? What do I have to fall back on granite choices in my life could have been made differently. Sometimes life throws you curves, and all you could do is catch it.
As someone who lived aboard a sailboat from NYC and north up the coast-mind you a very pretty one that we kept in great shape and could just about blend in with the “yachts” of the upper class-the creative tactics we’ve encountered from cities, marinas, and parks to make sustainable and responsible living aboard impossible is really staggering. The liveaboard community is incredibly diverse, resourceful, and low impact-I’d take their company any day. But because we take nothing from and “contribute nothing” to the capitalist machine that funds most waterfronts, we’ve been recast as a nuisance. One more tragedy amongst many 🙄
go to Cuba or Venezuela you'll be happy with their non-capitalistic societies. Or maybe N.Korea is more your taste.
@@arnikens22 Maybe your friend who had a stroke should try those countries considering he's contributing nothing as well
@@oakraptor I can understand your elementary ignorance in your baseless conclusions.... he's had a stroke and he's contributed significantly with his electronics business, he's recovered significantly through therapy and does a lot online. So your point is recklessly made and irrelevant...it just reveals how shallow you actually think.... I'm not surprised, just disappointed
@@arnikens22 Oh no some mf named Arnold is disappointed in me what a shame. Half a brain and he can still be a sheep what an achievement
Actually lived aboard in Oakland. We paid moorage. Even so the city wanted to get rid of us.
This 15 years ago.
The hand writing was on the wall , so i left for SA.
It it interesting how capitalism is portrayed as the only viable system possible as rather our collective invention out of a infinity of possibilities .
Either way the society will deal with poor whether it wants or not.
My wife and I lived in our sailboat there for a while. Met some amazing people with amazing stories. We were getting our boat ready to sail south. We were treated very different because we were anchor outs. The police threatened us. Everyone of the anchor outs were great though. We would hang out with them at the church or at the coffee shop. Many were working jobs and coming back to their boat. The county made it very difficult for everyone to live out there. Shut down all the docks except one. Over 100 boats and only 1 tiny dinghy dock. Fun. The harbormaster was not very liked. He got many boats destroyed. That’s what the county was paying him to do. Many lost their homes and lived in tents. Even kids. I know everyone that was interviewed. Amazing people! Miss this place so much. A strange balance between very rich and very poor.
People wouldn't lose their homes if they were still able to function as boats and move around.
I have some video of what the life was like on my TH-cam
Maybe because people are supposed to live on land, not out at sea anchored in one spot becoming a nuisance
@@complex3704 That's what they keep missing here. It's pretty standard in maritime law not to have a nuisance out in a harbor. If these things can't move under their own power they are nuisances. If they still worked like real boats they could move it around every 72 hours.
I feel like couples that live on sailboats are the swinger types. Intuition. Just sayin'.
the anchor-outs seem like such lovely folks, it hurts to see how the world treats them,,
Awesome. If I ever Move back to the bay I will do this
This was very well-reported; reporter had great demeanor to keep all relaxed, never framed his question in gotch or hostile manner. That's the whole key to getting people to open up and speak honestly. Props!
Couldn't have said it better 👏🏽
Hahaha not used to it. Normally i expect some concern Karen like Stacey Dooley to do the interview
good job doing the bare minimum! everyone clap
Yea this was great work wasnt it!
"Poor" people on average pay a higher percentage of their meager income on taxes and other poor tax penalties and often work harder than this gentleman who is obviously oblivious to this.
@@JP-wi5ex not at all? I make 1200 a month, get paid weekly- they take out 100 in taxes a week. There are so many tax breaks for higher income people it’s ridiculous.
Its california baby, a haven for leftists, what did you expect?
@@JP-wi5ex bro I pay at least 30-50% of each paycheck to taxes. Get out of here.
Everyone should pay less taxes. The wealthy and the not so wealthy.
@@asuchemist3371 No; taxes should be comparable to income or investment. The more you have the more you pay and likewise, the less you have the less you pay. Not in dollar amounts but in percentages.
Sad to see the guys photos on his destroyed boat.
Tough situation. I wonder what it would cost to rent a slip for the boat nearby. If I knew the city was going to demolish my home when I was away I'd find a way to move it.
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Liveaboard marinas are extremly rare and restrictive!
So sad... most of the "legal" boats sit empty and most houses on the water are vacation homes for the rich... this is simply a disgusting example of social inequality at its finest. There are so many better options than just crushing someones home.
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This is what happens when you vote for California type policies and politicians. Same reason people are leaving in droves to other states.
It's not social inequality- it's government and politicians who can't just leave people alone.
Well you have to put your emotions aside and realize that removing these people from the water front helps prevent shanty towns from forming in the area hence which cause a reduction of property values. These rich people that many bash on many of them worked hard for their assets and pay horrendous amounts of various taxes so in a way it's just. I know things can seem unfair but it's justified in my view.
@@_nimrod92 Well you have to realize the dehumanization is never justified. Your fear of homeless encampments (shanty towns) bears witness to long term failure of government policies to properly manage the situation. Ye I get it you don't like them, most don't. Pretty ironic that the harbor master and their policies are literally creating more homeless encampments on land.
Wow, the feels are hard on this one.
I'm a brother who wouldn't know the first thing on what to do to live on a boat. The maintenance needed to keep it seaworthy. How to hunker down in storms. How to monitor the depth so I don't hit something and take on water. Hell, just keeping it fueled up and livable day to day. You'd need a special type of person to be able to do that life. And you reduce them down to meth heads and criminals? Crazy.
Then to put them into a tent down next to the yard that literally destroys their home as the watch and listen? That's a special type of cruelty. I understand the whole "not in my backyard" mentality, but to crush a persons only asset, their home that contains all of their worldly possessions? Its not just inhumane, its sociopathic.
Mostly the rich today lose their compassion with every thousand they store away.
California is unsustainable when it comes to rent. People forget about property tax, especially new buyer of property. 2% of the price you paid is the going rate in property tax. So $20,000 dollars in taxes is low in California.
For real brother! You speak the truth!!
Sociopaths and psycopaths run the world. They have the ruthlessness required to become successful in life with less effort and no conscience to interfere with their decisions.
I know many people who live on their boats, some are dear friends, and you're exactly right, it does take a lot of ingenuity and know-how to live that way. I don't know the first thing about boats either, so I have a lot of respect for those who do. Just watching people sail and being on their craft while they do is amazing to me, let alone watching them live on their boats. All of the people I know who live on their boats are decent, hard-working people. I'm with you completely, it's the lack of empathy and human connection that destroys me.
This is so massively fucked-up. The wealth gap in places like San Francisco is disgusting. Those are their homes being destroyed. 😢