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Some folks like to raid the garbage cans in upscale neighborhood,like Beverly Hills,CA and find things they can resell for good money.
Some raid the dumpster of pizza parlors for din din.
Some raid dumpsters of supermarkets,they throw away sushi,cakes,bread,deli meat
Of course I'll choose a home (anywhere) vs being homeless. I'm not afraid of living among neighbors who aren't wealthy enough or want to live in a big high class city.
Of course I'll choose a home (anywhere) vs being homeless. I'm not afraid of living among neighbors who aren't wealthy enough or want to live in a big high class city.
it is not so much as poor or not wealthy neighbors,it is they are watching you and want t o steal from you.-your car,your home furnishing,your wallet !!!!!oh,also your mail
I voted homeless in a nice city, not for me but because that’s what I see. Check out coastal towns in Southern California that have a fair share of people with no fixed abode. It’s usually the younger set, who see it as a temporary vacation on the streets. The older guys are smart enough to accept local assistance programs.
Personally of course it’s a moot point. While financially responsible for myself since the age of 18, I chose to study and work hard. So at worst I might live near a bad area but never within. But I do feel bad for those with true physical and mental disabilities.
Have you ever been to skid row? Those people are not on vacation. Living on the streets is very dangerous. You are going to be dirty with dirty clothes. No place to take a dump.
It all depends on the details. How long and exactly where. If you are talking 30 days. Living in a van in Southern California is probably better than 30 days in a very dangerous part of Detroit. If you had to do this for the rest of your life. You want a real roof over your head no matter where.
If you are talking about literally living on the streets under an overpass in Los Angeles or some homeless camp. You are likely to get robbed, beaten or worse and struggle to get food to eat. Most of the people are mentally ill and or suffering from addiction. I would take Detroit.
Once I overheard a phone conversation between a local judge and a private practice lawyer in Chicago,they are talking about winter is coming and more homeless street bums will be brought into a facility which they both invested in,this facility pays a person who brought these homeless persons in and collect a fee,as winter approaches,many would not survive on the streets of CHicago.
I believe Medicaid is paying $3k plus for each and it is a profitabe business .
You can place 4 in one room, and they provide 3 meals a day and watch to make sure you dont get out easily,no cigarette ,no booze,you do the math.
Aside from the mentally ill. I think the problem is that people that grew up in high COL cities don't all make good decisions (like anywhere) and despite having the home field advantage in terms of culture and connections, when people burn through those and become homeless, the lack of initiative to even attempt to restart somewhere else springs from excuses of why their area is better than all others. It's a snobbery they can't afford. The would rather be in the city where they are a native born and raised and then fill in the excuses as to why they can't make it there, than they would be to simply go someplace where living is easier and carve out a humble life for themselves.
Take South Dakota. Not only is the unemployment rate just 2.3% (lower than the US), but labor workforce participation rate is 68.9% (much higher than the US). Rents anywhere in the state can be found for $XXX a month. The medical systems are good. The schools are good. Yet for someone here in Silicon Valley they view the option as being sent to a labor camp in Siberia. The reality is living here is tough and competitive. There's only so much land and there is competition for it. Whether that edge comes from being super smart and in demand, super clever or taking regular people and all agreeing in some way that the entire extended family will live together.
I don't feel bad for the natives being "forced out". These people had the option to buy any of these seven figure homes when they were low 5 figures. They had the option to work at the best companies when standards were lower. They had access to stock insider information before anyone else. Or they could choose to rent and live easier...or not work as hard...and not value relationships....until one day they have no more options. The tide carrying most up is now leaving them behind. If they missed it for their hometown, they saw the same cycle again with neighboring communities and missed it time after time as more and more people moved in and the game kept getting harder and harder to start.
Just like an addict, a person has to hit rock bottom in order to finally change themselves. If that's what it takes for an entitlement to a community that is no longer warranted to break....then they can take the freedom of the US and move.
The ONLY people who would prefer the homeless life are MENTALLY UNSTABLE (and other).
I agree. Homeless anywhere is nasty, unsanitary/filthy, and dangerous, especially in world class cities. Detroit and similar bad areas may be bad, but at least I'd have a consistent place to lay my head every night and to connect/disconnect from the world.
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