Gabriel It is not just about property tax. Everyone is supposed to have a home. And everyone is supposed to pay for that home. Everyone is supposed to be tracked by the government. If anybody could just up and stop paying bills and do whatever they want and live in a tiny home, then we would all do that. How could the government get anything done without us? Wed all be off living in our tiny homes in the forest.
It was NEVER the governments job to do ANYTHING in our lives. It's their job to enforce the law and protect our nation. It's OUR JOB to protect the homeless, poor, widowed, orphaned, and everyone else.
I used to rent what I called "the doghouse". I was going through a period of poverty, but someone was kind enough to allow me to rent what was essentially a large shed with a sink and toilet. Two years later, I am now employed full time as a machinist, and living with my beautiful girlfriend.
@@aeoncalcos3246 what kills me is that they could've easy worked with the guy and used his initiative to come to an awesome solution. Instead they go out of their way to complicate the situation more and delay the help that was already being given. Just pure ignorance from folks that should be leaders of the community.
Adam West The politicians don’t want his name on any part of it since he’s not a politician and he could possibly make them look bad by just merely existing within the public eye more than if they just shut him up and make him seem like the bad guy. And i do agree, but sadly none of these politicians, ESPECIALLY in LA, where i think it needs any ideas for the homeless problem.
@@CRAMAIDE I was thinking the same thing man.... Say that they have found a caring citizen with a wonderfull creative solution, everybody would win. First start with a test phase, come back, look at if stuff can be improved... It's so weird that a shelter is only for the night and just rows of beds in a hall... Politicians are affraid that their plan could fail so they don't take action... sad...
One minute after that, the same politician proposed giving the homeless tent space in an abandoned parking lot as an alternative to the tiny homes. Like...WTF!? How is that an upgrade!? How is an old parking lot full of dirty tents better/safer than box homes with locks, electricity, and privacy?
@@MsBrendalina almost everything they said was a lie. The lady that said they were devaluing their houses? The harms look better than the tents! The tents were already devaluing your house, the box homes would have increased the value of their house. it was just people getting angry at those less fortunate getting something for free. It was Petty.
@@ChristopherCraven The People : houses are less safe than unlocked tents that a murderer could zip open and stab them meanwhile a house can be destroyed by a guy with heavy duty equipment and they dont need electricity
I was homeless for years after I turned 18. Everything this Musician said is true. Now I'm living in government housing on a shoe string budget, living hand to mouth and at their mercy on a monthly basis. It sucks. You'd think I'd be able to finally save up some money for something better, but they have measures against that.
"We have too many homeless people on the streets" *Guy builds a bunch of tiny, temporary houses* *City officials dispose of them, forcing the homeless back on the streets* "We have too many homeless people on the streets"
Yeah they always want something to complain about, and they'll do everything in their power to even destroy something positive to keep it that way. Liberalism at the extreme.
Elvis Summers is one hell of a man. I'd feel lucky to even shake his hand. Such an admirable individual. We need a lot more like him. Thank you for everything you have done & continue to do for those people, sir. You're an angel doing God's work.
Beluga 0213 My thoughts exactly, if the shitbag mayor gave two fucks they'd buy these vacant lots with their supposed funds and alliw them to move their tiny homes there until permanent residences are available.
+John Holeman "But, then who would get the lump sums from the tax till?" THIS, exactly. That's all big government programs are - mechanisms of graft and corruption. The tiny house strategy threatened that, and the government slapped it down hard. Oh, and let's not forget the generous helping of 'not in MY neighborhood' mentality.
Yes, She was and how much was she paid,actor or maybe one dollar away from being homeless herself we all are ?? Loss of job ,sickness, or home. Just like all these homeless humans. Elvis you heart has waking of many other hearts , who are and now were asleep. Thank you.
the problem the lady meant is that one of these homeless guys can come out grab a little kid walking on the streets and buttfuck them. it is an issue which must be looked at but taking the homes and destroying them makes no sense
@@Vojvoda595 Why are you wasting your time replying to comments like these? You could've spent that time thinking of better ways to temporary house the homeless.
Can't decide if this is more disturbing or more beautiful. One person making a difference, and one government destroying it. They want more time to study homelessness, which they acknowledge having information for 10 years about it!! I would love to do something like this in my community.
How hard is it to study the homeless situation? That's the government for you. They always want to do studies instead of taking action. God help the homeless.
Flyingferrets5 Where do you place those houses? Private property, in the middle of a highway, road or intersection to clog up traffic? On the sidewalks where pedestrians walk everyday and where cars park nearby? I see where the city's approach is on these homes, and I would agree with them.
@My opinion doesn't matter BUT! That's just common observation any1 can see that. Yea we might go into WW3 with them. So be it. But at the end was it not partly our fault
Everyone keeps blaming the politicians. But what about the busy body people that complained? Government rarely does anything until someone tells them to.
As a resident of L.A. County, I can assure everyone that the $2 billion went into good causes.....straight to these politicians and their buddies' pockets.
@@carlbowles1808 Yeah I hear that rail is literally in the middle of nowhere, going to two nowhere stations. I can admit there are arguments against the one that is being argued for in Texas, imminent domain usage and property rights being the main arguments against, but at least the plan is to have it going between Houston and Dallas, two of the biggest cities in Texas.
These disgusting people who says the boxes house aren't safe wtf???there's so many homeless people who died in cold, murder and get raped. Some rich people are disgusting
Yup! This is pretty much factial as this has happened to people I know and sexual assaults are definitely on the rise especially if your a homeless single senior citizen!
"I dont think living in those tiny boxes are a solution" Well until you CAN come up with a PROPER solution INSTEAD OF KICKING THEM BACK TO THE STREETS WITHOUT THEIR STUFF
well they can make an actual proper solution to end all of this problem for example is by helping them to finds a job or giving them a job one by one and giving them a home *well too bad all they think in their mind is money and power*
@@clarasgift3067 and if they actually do solve the issue through a plan, what will they pass next to stuff their pockets; so they have all the greedy reasons in the world to keep this problem- a problem.
Just to go on record, this policy work. In fact it is written in historical record. During the 16th century that is exactly what the Chinese did. When there was mass homeless rate in the late 15th century, the Emperor order the Prefect of every single town to build up to 100 tiny homes of this sort. The biggest issue with homeless is the danger of living on the streets, just giving them a safe place to sleep during the night is enough to help change their life for the better a lot. They rely on the wealthy local businesses to provide the homeless with food and provided tax cut to businesses willing to participate. This is not according to Chinese record. It is according to European records. The Spanish and Dutch missionaries to China observed this system. Throughout the streets of China, they can't find one homeless person. (Just to go on record, the then China's government structure include the Imperial Government > Province and City > County and Province City Province City and City > Suburb > Neighborhood. County > Village.) There was also housing for refugees, some of those are Europeans escaping the inquisition in Europe or former black slaves. They used similar policies to house the refugees from Europe and Africa and it worked.
I hate that the councilman had THEE damn nerve to call tiny homes “boxes”. To you it may be a “box” but to a person who has been living on the streets…they consider them home. You don’t want them sleeping on the streets, on the sidewalks, etc. but when there IS a solution…the government wants to take that away. I would love to see that councilman live in a box for a week and see how it feels. That statement he made pissed me off😡
dude it pissed me off when they called them boxes, like thats nicer than my house, nah nah seize the houses that are nice enough, not 1k in bills every month get paid minimal wage, break of being homeless, and when shit breaks, just hope you can afford repairs, like very floor in my house has giant holes, the roof is bad, and its a popcorn ceiling, so its more toxic than the elements, and these people dont gotta worry about that and they get their shit seized, fucking love america
@@ChillingCap well you have to be a cog in the machine if capitalism We're basically a massive ant colony and outcast anyone who's not in line with their contribution to society.
My boss said I need to get a waiver to wear a face mask at work because I might not be using it right. I asked them if I have to take it off then. They said yes. I responded so no face mask will be better for me than potentially wearing it wrong? Ya I didnt last too long there.
Nope, theres laws against putting up shit on the sidewalk. What would be smarter is to buy a small private land with the 1/3 of the money. Sorry buddy this isnt how it works.
roflsyndrome the government has the ability to solve this problem however they won’t do it due to the fact that poverty fills the greed of the government and democracy. It creates more problems so that the people have more reason to vote for one person that vows and promises to fix those problems.
Governments are CORPORATIONS and are in for making money and they are NOT HELPING man and woman. They want to destroy us they are SATANIC BASTARDS. They are THIEVES and LIARS.
I just do not understand how so many people can complain about tiny houses that not only look much nicer than tarps and tents but also provide better security to those in need. It's disgusting and disgraceful the way homeless people and especially homeless veterans are treated- not even allowing them to grab their belongings before seizing everything. This man Elvis is doing so much more with the money he raises than the entire government could ever hope to accomplish! Beyond infuriating!!
I like the "these houses are a temporary fix" criticism. Like a temporary fix is inherently a bad thing. "Quick! Evacuate! The building is on fire!" "Well now, that's just a temporary fix, we should just wait inside until the fire brigade comes and puts out the fire."
I would be depressed and ether take my life or steal a boat and join a pirate crew like sea Shepard because they feed you. So basically die or become a pirate.
Bryan Villagrana yeah but here’s the issue, with those boxes they actually had a small home. A place of residence. Which makes receiving mail and also getting a job 1000 times easier. The city took it away from these people. That’s not fixing a problem.
😶,I dont think they know how it feels. All talk....no action... when a guy actually comes and takes action,stops him and take away the homeless people hope.
They don't. For a long time now politicians haven't actually come from the working areas. Politicians don't come from the working/lower class anymore. They don't come from there so they don't actually know what the real problems are. Just whatever problems *They see* in *Their Heads.*
thanks for the likes and inputs, taking care of society as a whole isn't the most profitable solution, sure but that's why those who actually help society even as professional sociologists and psychologists do it out of their own good....maybe politicians need to stop paying large sums to weaponize their own greedy team for their own betterment? Do city planners really need a salary of $300-400k of taxpayer money a year while their cities rot over easily fixable solutions? I think not, let's not play party politics because both republicans and dems do this across America.
The math isn't hard: -Box house = $1,200 each -City Built "house" = $170,000 each 1.7 billion dollars divided by 10,000 "houses" equals huge payouts for contractors and city officials. A lighted, insulated box you can't cut with a knife equals proof that the city is corrupt, therefore the knife resistant boxes must be destroyed. It is actually very simple. They don't want those houses on the streets because they do the job for less. They cost a bunch of people a job worth a bunch of money and make politicians look greedy and stupid. Obviously they have to get rid of them. Then why leave the tents when they take the "boxes"? Because tents, while being worse for the homeless and posing the same (or worse) hazards for school children, are a crisis that politicians can exploit for profit. Tiny homes jeopardize that crisis. "Never let a crisis go to waste" "Never let some dude with $100,000 and the will to help alleviate a crisis that was going to win your cronies 1.7 billion in taxpayer dollars"
Exactly, and if the ones protesting these box houses were to see the cost to taxpayers of this 1.7 billion dollar project they might just change their minds.
Have you seen what the actual cost per unit is for the housing they are building.. It's $746000. They aren't even trying to hide the corruption anymore. 🙄
How well would those little houses have been received if they were trendy student housing? Or if they were financed by a bunch of "A List" Celebrities? If Beyoncé paid for the houses, that woman leading the protest would be first in line to offer her backyard to place one in.
What really burns me is that the government was actively making the effort to transport and destroy the houses (thankfully, the latter didn't happen), yet they couldn't focus those efforts on helping to solve the issues that led to those houses being there in the first place. And it's disgusting to think that the city of LA re-elected that fucker Garcetti earlier this year. +Jan CW That's so true. Everything's only okay so long as the "progressive" left does it. If it's someone who isn't an SJW hipster or a self-entitled celebrity, no matter how much good they do for the community, it's apparently wrong. Yet it never gets through these assholes' heads that their petty biases and vain attempts at virtue-signalling is what's always preventing true progress from ever being made.
Lol. I live at the epicenter of this mess. NO YOU DON'T WANT A TINY HOUSE. THey were mostly drug addicts that shit and piss everywhere. They need to be ran out of town for safety and sanitation issues. There are programs for these people and they refused to go into the programs because they don't want to get off the drugs. Fuck em.
It's about politicians making billions off the "homeless crisis" but not actually helping them. This guy was showing it didnt take billions, instead it was 100k so much cheaper. Wheres the money going in California, not to help the people I'll tell you that much.
500 thousand homeless in the US while the corporation called United States has laid false claim to 1/3 of the landmass. The treefrogs literally claim "they" own the National Forest. Ask them who owns it, they will tell you "the Forest Service". The Forest Service is a corporate subsidiary of the corporate United States. They are now claiming "plenary" (absolute) ownership over the "public" lands. The Bureau of Land Management is doing the same on lands they have been trusted to administer. All of a sudden, those hired to care for our public lands (gardeners) have decided they now own those lands and the previous owners (The people) are now beholden to them. The actual federal government may only hold ten square miles called Washington D.C. and needful buildings such as forts and ports. There is your proof that we are dealing with corporations, not government. Corporations can hold as much land as they want. Problem is, these corporations pose as government and use the monopoly of force to take what does not belong to them. When the public lands were created, the term "public lands" meant land that was open to occupancy, use and purchase by the people. Now, our fake government (corporation) has turned that on it's head and stolen what actually belongs to us (the people). What if those homeless were able to make use of their public lands and develop a homestead? I bet you would see a lot of pressure taken off of cities like LA. But, if they try, jackbooted and heavy handed thugs will go into action. They love to pretend our land belongs to them. This is one of the biggest problems the people face today while they argue about meaningless bullshit. No land, no power. This is what they want; to separate all of us from the land. Wake up!
They have no desire to do anything meaningful to you solve the problem, and when somebody attempts to work a very workable solution they confiscate them and put the people back on benches & in tents-garcetti is in the pocket of high emd developers and agenda 21 high density housing proponents-bankrolling his re-election campaigns when the dude is a SPINELESS corporate shill I am nothing more… a puppet that needs removed.
@@queman769 When people allow government involvement in everything, politicians whom we elect have self-interests, intrinsic to the institution they were elected. Groups that hold public sway such as Unions, and large scale employers can sway public opinion and whose pleasures are to be prioritized, including realtor's associations, and if associations without public sway with legitimate interests of self-preservation and service, these associations can make political donations to have access to politicians, they can make contributions in exchange for their quarrels to be heard and adhered to, serving as a template for further people who wish to receive the same treatment, which likely forms a significant portion of both respective parties campaign funds, AS WELL as those whom donate to them as a matter of principles. Washington stopped Microsoft from giving away free software simply because they were big enough to offer such, "snuffing smaller" competition with government offices. Ban political donations, and those who seek influence over the public will make contributions to those which people receive information from, such as News organizations to silently foment a bias. Do not excuse the actions of the politicians elected by the people as being separate from the interests of the people, such self-serving drivel does nothing. I say such as a Republican.
@@Not.afitnesspro you do bring up a valid point. I grew up in Portland Maine which is very well known to be quite passive in their rules and regulations for offering services. every winter we have an influx of people coming up from the Boston area because Boston does not have his many services for the homeless individuals. they then relocate to Maine where you only need to be in the state 24 hours to be eligible for all services provided. That includes food stamps how is in medical assistants etc.
Shitty thing is they arent meaning for them to be perminate. Tiny houses for the homeless usually have rules saying they can only stay so long and have to show they are trying. They've been very successful!
Blows my mind. No way to make money off of it, so the representatives shut it down. I think, most people would rather see, colorful, tiny houses than a bunch of tents and debris.
Clay-J exactly, even after returning the houses, the solar panels were missing. They can't stand the thought of someone not paying bills while being safe.
Governor: "those tiny houses are just temporary solutions, false sense of security" Also governor: "they should go into shelters. Its a temporary solution.."
@@SIedgeHammer83 in a capitalistic democracy all politicians are moved by money and the person you vote for are 100% influenced by money so the highest bidder always wins regardless of the individual in power.
@@SIedgeHammer83 blame everything on the SJWs right? Not the capitalist Republicans who want to abolish SSI and Welfare even though disabled people need it due to inability to work? SJWs are nuts but they don't vote for the people who only care about money.
@@BigBodyBiggolo in a constitutional republic there are limitations placed on government to mitigate such corruptions. however socialist like to get rid of those limitations
My takeaway - they took the houses because they couldn't make money off of them. Now that the houses are gone, they can get funding for their own versions, or use the homeless as requests for more city funds, higher taxes, etc. It always comes down to money.
@@Asura2k - Yeah, they had their own versions built that came with two beds, an AC unit, and a heater as well. Though they seem to have skipped over the bathroom portion since the tiny homes are setup in villages with communal bathrooms and eating areas.
I was just about to post this comment. Exactly correct. Every new government program results in most of the funds being funneled into the politician's pockets. Politicians need problems. There is no money in fixing problems.
And a sense of freedom. That's what homeless shelters lack - you're treated like a slave at shelters, you're ordered around, you get robbed and you loose all sense of belonging. These tiny homes give you your freedom back, you don't have to take orders from anyone, you don't have to worry about getting kicked out because you aren't "following the rules" or "making progress".
Wrathful Will. This man is a lover of righteousness, which our Government does not like, but our maker loves. That so called box was shelter which was more than what anyone else was offering.
What? they need to sue the city for stealing their solar devices. They should be arrested for theft, all of those city workers. The world and its minions are selfish and corrupt. They aren't even human anymore, have no empathy or compassion. The compassion they pretended to have in the end is FAKE! any changes were only brought about towards the end was for future votes. Afraid their pure heartlessness would ruin that cushy job security with government benefits they have come to count on.
Governments are CORPORATIONS and are in for making money and they are NOT HELPING man and woman. They want to destroy us they are SATANIC BASTARDS. They are THIEVES and LIARS.
The Government: "We are looking for a solution for homelessness" LA Musician: Makes a solution The Government: Destroys solution "We are looking for a solution for homelessness"
We've had someone do something like this in the same state but further inland. Those councilmen, neighbors and mayor are gigantic AH,greedy and absolutely ignorant. In my areas those tiny homes have started helping clean up the tent camp areas. Our cities are slowly starting to look better and those that get into those homes tend to find work and move out onto their own home/apartment eventually.
@@hoangdung7494 easy the 2 billion hasnt worked because they dont want help. Need proof? There are a still professional homeless walking about. People who want real help go to the salvation army. People who dont want help waste their money on alcohol and cant pass a piss test.
I got so pissed when that politician said sleeping in tents in parking lots was a better solution than the tiny houses for the homeless, like really? That's the better alternative compared to small brightly colored tiny houses with a green power supply on donated land? Like come on now.
We know it’s better we don’t need to test it. It’s obvious they just want money, money to pay their friend’s consulting company to “learn” about homeless, then money to their friend’s contractor company, the to their friend’s electricity company and so on and so on. At this point this isn’t even a conspiracy but the general public of sheep cant even see through that. Why is no one holding that mayor or more importantly that district chief accountable. The district guy took away the tiny houses when it was going so well, said living in tents was better than these homes with security... WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?
Because tents are safer than a "box", as he called them, with 4 sturdy walls, electricity, carpeting, windows, an alarm system and doors that lock. Because tents in a parking lot are a better alternative and will "make people think their problems are fixed." As he criticized the tiny home for. F*****g idiot. 🙄
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@@asnowballinhell They do. They want them to die. Get hit by a car, drug overdose, beaten to death, etc. These homes reduce the chance of that so they must be destroyed
Totally correct = I live in San Jose California (Silicon Valley) and its out of control here also= they just don't care about our homeless- in the richest area of all
They say they're so perfect and accepting But theirs homeless people everywhere and when people try to help them, they get smacked with all kinds of shit Bet you if a doctor tried to help some of these people get off addictions that possibly made them homless, LA wouldn't spend a dime on him
I love what you are doing Summers , never give up on the homeless , it works if you work it , I feel the same way as you do about this crisis and wish I could be there building these homes right by ur side
One of the wealthiest black communities in the US is located in this area and they were afraid this was going to be permanent. They chose to continue hoping the homeless will disappear instead... not working so far.
@@shirakou1 ironically you could literally just upzone a shit ton of the city and change the tax code to be land value and take out the property tax. This won't be an instant fix, but it will incentivise building more units in a certain area.
This is seriously heartbreaking. United States is such a joke. This guy building homes for the homeless is truly an Angel. God Bless his kind, loving, beautiful soul 🙏
How do other countries handle their homeless ? Do you feel safe or would you feel safe living around this when a large majority of these homeless people are serious drug addicts, criminals and drug dealers? I know it for a fact. For the other folks who are low income or elderly, yes, there should be programs and maybe there are I don't know. But I do know that cigarettes are expensive and yet they're all out there smoking them pretty much doing what you. I know someone who gets more money from SSDI than I make. Yet they choose to be homeless because that's where they can use drugs, steal and do whatever they want. So it's a very complicated issue. Yes, but what would you do? A conservative approach is needed in my opinion. May not seem very Nice to some people but something needs to be done rather than just put a little Band-Aid on it and let all these boxes stay on the street. Who knows what's going on inside of them. I think by now we do know.
I know that there's a lot of able-bodied people who are on the streets who can't get a job because they have felonies and they have felonies for a reason. A lot of them will claim that the cops are unjust and that it's unfair. But hey a felonies a felony you break the law. You break the law so you become unemployable should employees have no standards?
I don't think there should be special treatment for any one who breaks the law repeatedly and just wants to be given a program and taking care of. What about the rest of us who work hard for everything we have. For that we barely have? Actually. I'm not willing for my tax dollars to go towards someone who just wants to sit around and do nothing except maybe repeat the felonies that they have in the first place violate their parole and do whatever they can like. Sell drugs, do drugs or who knows what else steal from cars in the middle of the night because they have no choice? It's a shame. A conservative approach is definitely needed, but it seems that everyone wants to vote non-conservatively so there you go. I think that's the root of the problem.
I go without food because I can't afford it but to watch someone who's "homeless" with these large amounts of EBT really kind of ticks me off. Especially when they want to trade it for money so they can buy dope. Let's get the facts straight on a lot of this stuff rather than have a bleeding heart for something we know nothing about.
@@henkdeslayer ahhhh yes killing people in Vietnam makes it harder to see these people struggle. Maybe this is karma, maybe this is a good lesson who wants "to serve there country". These politicans and lobbyists who pay you to kill people don't give a shit about you. They keep there power and money in stand by your simple labor. For the same thought maybe this guy destroyed people there home in outside country's and this is really karma.
@@user-us1yu8gx9s Invite them into your home. Maybe you will see why they are homeless. You can pay for their clothes and drugs out of your own pocket.
@@wickedmen030 do you know any of these men's service records? Many soldiers in Vietnam were conscripts who didn't want to be there and didn't do anything wrong. So it may not be karma, instead it may just be the Californian government being shit.
I’m confused. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t help them. I’m saying that it frustrated me that they don’t understand the impact that these structures can have on the quality of life of a homeless person. They’d much rather have those people on the streets than have them in structures that bring down their property value. I think that’s selfish.
Agreed! Like those people protesting go strolling down the streets laden with tents & bags?!? So what is it to them to have a little home there? It certainly cant be a permanent solution but Lord - ACTION in a positive direction!
Me too. I couldn't be believe her with her fake problems. The homeless people and their tents and bags and carts out side didn't affect her more? She's an idiot.
I remember in the video somebody talking about the houses being "unstable" and "unsafe". OH so living in a tent on the fucking sidewalk is better? You guys are just salty because you can't tax the mini houses.
To be honest, that is the only reasoning I could get behind. Building safety standards are a serious thing, but if he did have permits or city law allowed the construction of barn-like structures without permits, then no, there's no way I could defend the city, even though I have built plenty of structures without permits.
The answer was in the grants received for the end homelessness projects. They, the council, get x billion dollars to end the homeless problem. They use that money for their inflated wages, consultancy fees for friends and family, investigations, research, debates, award ceremonies, dinner parties/meetings in swanky restaurants, prototypes for small houses that will never be used and various other white elephants. Then you have the pride and job security problem. If some nobody can end the homeless problem in a couple of years with 20 million dollars spent on mini houses and empty land to keep them on, what does that say for the politicians that have spent 100 times as much doing nothing?
@Yolanda Melendez ...because th ppl out there who have, don't have compassion. They say "get a job" & mean it derogatorily. There may b some that are fine with street living but more aren't. There are those who even tho they were swimming hard, just couldn't stay afloat. Once they were forced out, others look down, judging erroneously. Compassion, kindness, mercy, love....in short supply in CA. On th other side - those that do help are overwhelmed. And then there are those that suffer "entitlement" issues & these are th ones that are mucking everything.
I have never been to USA but in what I study, USA is run like a giant company whose decisions are based on profitability nothing else. Have seen the same with their Medicare system as well. All basics from food, education and it's loans, housing, healthcare, it's like a mining company down here in Congo 🤔🤔🤔 Perhaps I'm wrong
@@mugumyapaultheafricannomad9488 ...greetings :) what are you studying? It is true that many businesses are run strictly by the bottom line. However, there are just as many that value other, some may view as less tangible, goals. Every business has to make a profit to stay in business, of course. But for those companies that show little to no regard for workers....they disappear, whether by bankruptcy or going to other countries that tolerate their abuse. USA ppl care for others & life quality, not just $$. It is unfortunate that other countries judge us by the very company policies (or companies) that we don't tolerate :( Shalom :)
@@singingwindrider9881 thanks for clarifying. It's hard for me to assess a place I have never been to. U know here in Africa, there's nothing like homelessness except in South Africa which is a developed economy. Poor economies like East Africa or West Africa, you won't find homeless people except if the person has mental issues... Why? Policies. In these countries, you can get a house to rent from as low as $10 a month or even less.... There's class for everyone because housing is so important here that it's not regulated. If u have your few thousands of dollars, you can simply erect a structure of your choice freely, literally. Besides that, the culture of Africans is to share housing. If I have an extra room in my house I allow anyone to come stay in exchange for maybe some cleaning labour or anyways.... There rooms for rent built in shape of those wooden structure where toilet can be outside and it's for sharing. In rural areas, housing is free and you can still build you village house using local materials.. nobody here has mortgage.. myself I do business in 4 countries in Africa but I have no idea of mortgage or credit card, we pay using cash.... And there millions of people who earn $100 monthly salary in cities across Africa but all of them can afford rent and food for their wife and kids.... In fact, a house of $100 rent in African cities is actually cute apartment..... When I try to study housing or medical systems of developed economies like USA I'm left in awe because everything would seem easy if someone is here, but hard there.... Each place with its own troubles sure.
Construction company contracts and the relatives put their figure heads in government. It is a mob job. You merely choose which mob you wish to be ruled based on the rules to which they govern.
Billions supposedly dedicated to the homeless 10 years ago, and now suddenly they’re dedicating more?!?! They think the solution is to build more shelters, but those places are worse than animal shelters. These people have nothing but their own private space on a sidewalk and a few trinkets, I don’t blame them for refusing to go to shelters. They definitely won’t have any of that there. No privacy. No trinkets. No hope.
@StraightUpTruth They fought so you could type this comment while sipping starbucks on a $2000 device while sitting on your bum and scrolling through instagram. You're a waste of human resources, at least these guys did something. You're a brainlet who lacks critical thinking. Every assertion you've made in your comment is incorrect, I'd suggest reading up on the topic in order to avoid showing your abject ignorance in the future.
@@Dontwanthe24 if you think this is just a newsom problem and not ultra corporatist government up to the highest ranks( congress, cabinet) are all large business stooges. And for large businesses : Mental healthcare, affordable housing and treating homeless as people is not profitable. Whats profitable is luxury, drugs and misery. Newsom is just a symptom. Its also the feds and anyone in congress both republican and democrat. Theyre all in the pocket of drug companies, building developer magnates, air BnB, etc. All of them are a large conglomerate of filth. And until you dont take the homeless tents to their god forsaken segregated gated communities nothing will change. Until people obliterate their nice sheltered gated communities nothing changes.
Tabatha Taylor the truth of the matter is if those residents could literally sweep these people into the ocean and let them die they would. I can certainly understand the residents wanted to keep their neighborhood safe and a positive places in with live and I do think that the temporary housing was a good step in the right direction. It's just unfortunate he could not get the land to put these homes on.
Tabatha Taylor you want a bunch of tiny cute houses lining your street with a bunch of drug addicts and drunks hanging out on your lawn? Think about going out every day to your car your mail box or just enjoying your property and having beggars line up with there hands out. And guess what them your house gets robbed not one will see a damb thing.
Shame on America. I can't believe how proud this country is and yet they have people living in the streets. It took this generous kind caring man, to wake the government up just because they saw that he was trying to help on his own. I can't believe it 🤦🏾♀️
these are the strategies of selfish individuals that holding people by the neck.. they keep them homeless so they had someone to promise when elections come they will help them.. and continues to say they will help them and still no actions.. i think people should start voting wisely not hopefully.. if an elected politicians act as they speak keep them, you will be glad to them..
Exactly. Those horrible ppl! Talking about they were just boxes. So what? They were warm and much safer than a damn ⛺!! Had a light a cell chg / carper. to a homeless person that's paradise! I cant believe the city could be so cruel!! Living in a tiny 🏠 is 100x better than living / 😴 on the sidewalk!!
I just dont see the logic of taking the home if they just end up back in a tent. If the city has a 2 billion dollar plan then purchase some land, build a shit ton of tiny homes, and get people in them. Then when the city comes in under budget they can brag about how good a job they did and get their little pat on the back. Then when you have most of them in a concentrated area use the remaining budget to fund programs to get them placed with a job and some mental health services.
They’re complaining about those being too small and a “box” when I spend $300 a week for a smaller room at my uni. If it costs you nothing then why the hell do you care, just let them sleep safely.
This man is a kind, compassionate and caring person who helped so many needy people. So sad that the authorities decimated the good he did. What a shame. These tiny homes were a great temporary solution to a big social problem.
Government: Installs parking meters, forcing people to pay for parking so the city can generate money. Random Person: Puts money in expired parking meters for cars parked there. Government: *C* *E* *A* *S* *E* *Y* *O* *U* *C* *R* *I* *M* *I* *N* *A* *L*
@@unclecreepy4073 Do people actually get arrested for that? What's funny is that some meter maids nickle and dime you by ticketing you early. I've seen people get ticketed 10 minutes before the meter expired.
Bronze Cop The Indians murdered each other for territory. Hell some tribes helped us seize territory thinking they’d get to own it. The Indians weren’t oblivious to the laws of war my friend.
@Mike Solar That is not so different in comparison of not having one. They can burn their tents or slash them, you can have prostitution almost anywhere even in the middle of the street if so. A thing about those home is that in comparison to the tent, the house is safer, it has a smoke detector as the guy says and in my opinion the best thing about that "box" is that it has a good solid door with a lock, that improves safety in comparison to a tent, tenfold.
@Mike Solar Well of course they did not go instantly job hunting, the homeless motivation and ability to get a job is another can of worms for another time but, from a structural perspective the tiny home is better than the tent. About them becoming paranoied, do you think they were not paranoied enough living in the tents? Or even worse, some just sleep on the bench? Where you can just die while sleeping cuz a random hobo slit your neck in the middle of the night. With the tiny house at least you have just a lil feeling of safety, knowing that anyone who wishes you harm has to cause a ruckus to fulfill it. I can understand what you mean but the people who felt paranoid are just in a sudden change of mentality implanted from years of living in the open and now they are unused to have a corner of a lil safety they have to live with for now.
@Mike Solar With giving homeless people cash I can agree 100%, I never give money to homeless people, if I wanted to help I gave them food, for money they have to work. I can agree with the housing in a way too, you can't just give them a housing complex without supervision but you know, I think the guy that made these houses was out of maybe frustration against millions wasted from taxpayers money but, I can agree that most of the homeless can act savagely and they will never get back to be civilised without someone behind them. I would feel ashamed to see a random guy making houses for homeless people while me and the others sit on billions doing absolutely nothing (well of course not nothing if you include the money being put in everyone's pocket). Back in the days of communism if you were homeless the state would give you a home (payed monthly for 20 years) , but you will have a mandated job. It would be good to see something similar (ofc back in the day you were going to jail if you didn't want to work) where the ones eligible for work and the ones that have disabilities to have a house where a staff crew is responsible with them. The ones who are eligible to work and are healthy but do not want to be hired will be on their own. This would work well only if there is no potential of corruption, which is pretty much impossible.
You need to pay to play in the game of life..they would rather see you homeless than living free ..get a job that can't even pay your rent or mortgage..
Nothing...absolutely nothing. And with all the BLM protest. Where r u BLM? This black council man took away hope for other black people who needed help. Where are you BLM?
The guy making the houses should be the one in government. He actually is doing their damn job. I hate our system. If you don't want the houses on the sidewalks just fking move them, don't seize them. I mean, for fks sake, why is a house on a sidewalk worse than a bunch of tents?
PriusRaj yeah thats the issue with yall. You dont get it. I dont think its fair that the government took the homes. However LA is a cesspool of give me, give me losers. If the government OKs this shit then anyone can do it. Trust me this is a clear sign that communism aint gonna happen. If you want something in life, you work for it.
Lord Gargamel well communism might be perfect if the population gets too high. All you need is a politician or group of politicians that can’t get corrupt. If the population keeps increasing at this rate communism would most probably come back
@@lordgargamel4124 this is nothing to do with communism. It was money group funded from people who were willing to donate. It gives these people security, hope and the actual ability to improve their lives. If they have an address they can get a job. The real problem was that the city couldn't benefit off them.
@@lordgargamel4124 How the hell are they supposed to work for it if they don't have a chance? To get a job they need somewhere they can clean themselves up and leave their stuff where they know it's safe. So how the hell can they work for it if they don't have a chance? Use your brain, dumbass.
@@lordgargamel4124 Pretty sure that those Vets worked for it. Pretty sure that a lot of these people worked for it. Also you don't seem to understand that a lot of people are dealt a bad hand and get shit on. In a lot of places homelessness is illegal so these people will be arrested, giving them a criminal record. Since they have a criminal record, regardless of what's actually on it, it will be nearly impossible for them to get a job. The city council "raised" a lot of money to help the homeless, yet there's been no breaking news about the drop in homelessness in LA, and you seem to think that politicians can be trusted with money. They are not the heroes here, but the musician is. He went out of his way to help people back on their feet yet the politicians went out of their way to put them back down. You're right in that communism won't happen in America, but socialism is pretty damn close. To add insult to injury with that there are people like these councilmen that willingly and knowingly hurt people for the sake of filling their own pockets. So tell me, would you have a moral problem f*cking someone over out of the only home and hope they've had in years?
if you look at the salaries for the task force designated to end homelessness, they average a few hundred thousand dollars a year. nobody is going to work themselves out of a multi 100 thousand dollar a year job. you gotta keep that job and then retire.
Government: *funds whatever profits them instead of improving the lives of people who live in city”* One dude: *actually does something that helps people* Government: “that wasn’t very cash money of you”
It doesn't help the people, it helps he homeless. I think I get why people weren't too hot about the idea, considering the aesthetic value of a city and property, which this harms. Its good for the homeless to get these homes, but these home are bad for everyone else. Real question, do you want to move into a property knowing that your neighbor has a homeless individual in his backyard. I think that fear of these individuals getting closer and closer to others drove the government response. Can't say that I would disagree with decision, because these tiny houses have a price attached with them, meaning unintentional harm to others.
Jagroop Singh it’s true that having something like that nearby makes the local homeowners nervous and would make it harder to sell homes though I thought he said most of them were on donated property or something. Either way what did the city gain from doing that? The homeless were still there the only thing that changed was their quality of life. They took away that hope for no actual benefit to anyone cause the negative impact of homeless people being in the neighbourhood is still there weather they’re in a nice looking box or a crappy tent.
Jagroop Singh so yeah I understand where they are coming from but it’s still not right. People need to think about more than just what is inconvenient for them
@@dunamisd Its not only inconvenient, from my perspective it takes away from the real question of how to stop or prevent homelessness, which would be to create more jobs or make having work a requirement on aid, if it is available. The small houses give them shelter, but so do the several shelters in LA for the homelessness. There are several serious security concerns of the homeless going to these small homes on private property, including the intention of who's giving them the shelter. Though they'd be in the same harm on streets, them being on the streets was there choice! Because there are several homeless shelters made by the city of LA for the homeless.
They're only interested in figuring out how to grift money from it. Helping the homeless does nothing for these assholes politically so they truly don't care.
The juxtaposition between the humanity of Elvis Summers and the callousness of those who oppose his humanitarian project is mind-blowing.....like defining good vs evil.
There is a guy called "Sven Lüdecke" in Germany, he was a professional photographer and also build little houses for homeless people. His Boss fired him on the spot when he heard about it and how he wouldn't stop doing it... Fortunately there are a lot of people donating so he made this his new job :)
Skid row has practically become a tourist destination for those who are disillusioned with the big city of los Angeles. It's sad what the state government does however that's what people elected for so really people should blame themselves for the state of California.
EXACTLY what I was thinking. And that hateful woman saying that the tiny house scared children makes me sick. So walking past dilapidated tents is better for the children?
The man at 3:34 says it all for me. People just want a chance and hand up when they are down. The politicians are mad because the problem is being solved quicker and cheaper than they can do it.
These "boxes" made every single person who owned them happy and feel safe, it's not right to take them away, they are people with lives and feelings too. Those who wanted the tiny homes gone should spend a day/night or few in a tent/homeless, it's rough :/.
Exactly! If u are sleeping on a cold street struggling to stay warm with your animal, that box is a Mansion!!! Lights/ carpet/ warmth/ cell chger! Its a homeless person's dream! How dare those heartless 👹 s take them away!!
My blood is boiling as well from hearing all of that shit. 4 years later, Skid Row has extended to Santa Monica and Venice. 2-fucking-billion dollars...
You say that, but aesthetics alone would probably cost his vote from the conservative / liberal demographic. David Kim and Jimmy Gonzalez is a really close race even right now.
