The homeless epidemic in America

T. Sanford said:
I never talked about this because I did it from my heart but the local news had a report about a couple of homeless people living under a bridge; a couple of years ago. Something hit me in my conscious. I used to roll by the bridge, from time to time and drop them off pizza that I'll buy for them. I had to realize that was blessed to be in the situation that I was/am in and gladly that I could support.
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You, my brother are a good soul!
 
The LA homeless situation is probably the worst. Property values keep rising, rent keeps rising above the median income, ppl can't afford it. Its people that have actual 50k jobs, stable jobs, but are homeless because rent is more than their take home.

It's only so many shelters for ppl, especially in cold climates. Ppl die from cold, nobody gives a shit.

I give to homeless, like buy food of they hungry, give some clothes if they not layered right.
 
Ghost313 said:
The LA homeless situation is probably the worst. Property values keep rising, rent keeps rising above the median income, ppl can't afford it. Its people that have actual 50k jobs, stable jobs, but are homeless because rent is more than their take home.

It's only so many shelters for ppl, especially in cold climates. Ppl die from cold, nobody gives a shit.

I give to homeless, like buy food of they hungry, give some clothes if they not layered right.
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I read in San fran, software engineers making 160+ cant even afford rooms to live in and have to commute over 100miles to work just to survive.
 
I dont give money to the homeless people because i dont know if they're really homeless, junkies or backpackers/runaways panhandling. Cali has a bunch of people who would rather live on the street and just panhandle for money. Got runaways that go to Cali and do whatever, then if they want to they can go home because their parents have money. If im going to give money its to a trusted shelter.
And more often than not, if you give them food instead of money they throw it away as soon as you leave.
 
Not related but it's what kinda set off my morning. Even when you work hard for yours, you still get fucked in the end smh..
 
Lurk Rambis said:
Speak on it
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I'll give homeless ppl money if I'm passing by and I'm feeling generous but I generally don't feel sympathetic because if you homeless and stay homeless..to me it's your fault

Don't wanna just give you shit because you dropped the ball
 
I aint saying I can tell every time


But I can notice a dope head and I aint giving shit
 
Lurk Rambis said:
I read in San fran, software engineers making 160+ cant even afford rooms to live in and have to commute over 100miles to work just to survive.
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Dont believe that bullshit and feel sorry for them. They CHOOSE to live in an area thats super expensive because they're too lazy to commute. They've been trying to make us feel sorry for these grown children for a min, but where was this sympathy when they were pricing out people making 50k a year? When that was happening they told them to move to a city they can afford and commute.

Its impossible to make 6 figures and be poor unless its your doing. Move out the city that you say you cant afford, wake up early to make the long commute into the city, to work like the majority of americans.
 
I remember this one white cat jumped on the train I was on while I was coming from work, all flustered and yelling saying he just lost his job today and had a family to support and was afraid of losing home etc etc. Felt bad gave him the 5 I was gone spend on smoke cuz he seemed genuine and he was very appreciative....I felt good






Seen that nigga the next day with the same act word for word.... I just looked at him like . .



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LurkerSix said:
Dont believe that bullshit and feel sorry for them. They CHOOSE to live in an area thats super expensive because they're too lazy to commute. They've been trying to make us feel sorry for these grown children for a min, but where was this sympathy when they were pricing out people making 50k a year? When that was happening they told them to move to a city they can afford and commute.

Its impossible to make 6 figures and be poor unless its your doing. Move out the city that you say you cant afford, wake up early to make the long commute into the city, to work like the majority of americans.
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Oh na I ain't feeling sorry bout anyone making 160+ "struggling"
 
Lurk Rambis said:
Not related but it's what kinda set off my morning. Even when you work hard for yours, you still get fucked in the end smh..
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Yup, reminds me of what they did to club lust owner.


This is what we gotta start doing to them & fuck their money up. No reason why we cant start filing complaints too.
 
Lurk Rambis said:
Not related but it's what kinda set off my morning. Even when you work hard for yours, you still get fucked in the end smh..
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I made my first comment when i was like 30% into this video, but after watching the entire thing, he really sounded like a bitch toward the end. Its like hes waiting for someone to fight back on his behalf. I mean hes a millionaire & should know other millionaires. Its time for him to group everyone together and do something, not just talk about injustice he's faced.
Like Paul Mooney says "Got his wake up nigga call".
 
When i was in San Fran a couple days last year as soon as it started getting dark most the people went home or to hotels then you could see how many damn homeless people there were. Shit was crazy. Was like a homeless person town in the little area i was in.
 
the way i see it,.....
the homeless can be a drug addict......but how do i know they didnt turn to drugs to numb the pain of losing whatever they lost.
i dont know if the person lost it all in a divorce
or if a lie took the person down.

there are always what ifs.
what fucks me up is ....why do we always go to the negative with something?
we dont truly understand how a person go to where they are so why treat them like shit because of their current position in life. you dont know their story.

i always bring it back to being a black man in todays world.

how can me, as a dark skinned black man even think i can look at someone else like they aint shit because they down on their luck when most of the world looks at my skin color to mean i aint shit.
how can i ask someone to help me if im not willing to help those that appear to be below me?

so , if time permits......i usually give them some money or a meal if i can.
worked at a soup kitchen and tried to help out alot of people.....and you'd be surprised at how lifes circumstances can come very fast.

its actually very humbling.
Mr Litty said:
Its disgusting

However we've created a society where is far more beneficial to me to mistrust you than to trust you
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and this is so true. but why is it that way.
 
LurkerSix said:
I dont give money to the homeless people because i dont know if they're really homeless, junkies or backpackers/runaways panhandling. Cali has a bunch of people who would rather live on the street and just panhandle for money. Got runaways that go to Cali and do whatever, then if they want to they can go home because their parents have money. If im going to give money its to a trusted shelter.
And more often than not, if you give them food instead of money they throw it away as soon as you leave.
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look at there shoes....that tells the story
 
Englishdude said:
Not really. If you work hard for your money, whilst it’s sad to see people down and out you dunno how or why they got to that situation.

I ain’t gunna earn money to hand out to someone cus he looks fucked up, only to see the same person the next day clearly not using the cash as intended.

Used to be a guy by me when I was an apprentice he’d walk by the bus stop asking for change for a train ticket. I fell for the okie doke and the next day he’s doing the same routine.

Skip forward a month I see him fucked up by a stack of bins with the belt still on his arm.

Next time told him to fuck himself.
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i never been addicted or homeless....but i heard addiction is hard to shake or whatever.
i am sure homelessness is hard to shake too.

people tend to look like they lost their mind and talking to themselves.

just because a person looks sane dont mean they are just like a person who looks insane doesnt mean they are.
 
DOS_patos said:
the way i see it,.....
the homeless can be a drug addict......but how do i know they didnt turn to drugs to numb the pain of losing whatever they lost.
i dont know if the person lost it all in a divorce
or if a lie took the person down.

there are always what ifs.
what fucks me up is ....why do we always go to the negative with something?
we dont truly understand how a person go to where they are so why treat them like shit because of their current position in life. you dont know their story.

i always bring it back to being a black man in todays world.

how can me, as a dark skinned black man even think i can look at someone else like they aint shit because they down on their luck when most of the world looks at my skin color to mean i aint shit.
how can i ask someone to help me if im not willing to help those that appear to be below me?

so , if time permits......i usually give them some money or a meal if i can.
worked at a soup kitchen and tried to help out alot of people.....and you'd be surprised at how lifes circumstances can come very fast.

its actually very humbling.

and this is so true. but why is it that way.
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This is why I never knock where someone live at or with who. I wasn't born in wealth. Your whole rug can be stripped from under you like it's nothing.
 
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