I am a receiving recipient of the DBIP and I was pregnant and homeless with a one year old in 2021. Now, we have a home, our first car and I am employed. Thank you Denver.
@@actionforanimals4862 Thank you! Validation is never expected but very appreciated. I don't know where I would be in life today if it wasn't for the DBIP pilot program
Yeah, meanwhile, my ass who works 60 hours a week has to keep paying for the fucking program and these people to live off of the shit but it’s OK. I’m glad I could help. You’re welcome for my free handout to you.
The only people that say that is the rich. Like yeah it can't bring YOU happiness but a person without it can get stability, afford food for their kids and clean water, warm coats that fit and keep the light bill. Buy a car that runs well and afford the gas to put in it. All that is huge. Enough to pass it along and help someone else too is great
Money can’t buy happiness because happiness is a state of mind. Money can buy you things that make you happy. Can money buy you the happiness that you need when a loved one dies? In all likelihood no because to gain that happiness you need your loved one and you can’t use money to bring your loved one back to life. But because happiness is a state of mind, when we eventually get used to our loved one being dead, we find other things that bring us happiness until we get sad again over the same things that have made us sad in the past or new things that make us sad like a new unfortunate event in our lives. In conclusion, yes, having a billion dollars will make you very happy because you can buy virtually everything that it is for sale but unfortunately it cannot buy you the things that aren’t for sale so you won’t reach ultimate bliss.
Very true, but also most people have the ability to get back on there feet after they fall ...if your body isn't broken, there's really no reason to be in such a pinch....now, if you're older, or have real disabilities, then you should be entitled to some help.... otherwise, get off the drugs, quit making excuses and make a life for yourself!....I was once drug addicted and homeless too ..that was nobodies fault but my own...had to take a good hard look at myself, my priorities, and the way I was living..... sometimes, being ashamed of who you have become is the only true catalyst for change
You can’t even get a government issued id without a permanent address. Cant apply for a job without identification. People need housing if they want to get employment. The system is broken.
You can't get a job unless you are willing to work. Some people are just lazy and would rather live poor on government assistance, instead of working full time and having a better quality of life.
I was homeless. Not because of drugs or alcohol, but because of a car wreck that left me disabled. A judge's daughter got away without even a ticket because she was driving drugged w/out a license, hit and totaled my car, and me. IF THEY HAD BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE for my injuries I would have gotten a life-time settlement, but as it ended up I rely on the government to take care of me. What I have found is that MOST homeless people have been victims of the rich.
Why not bring the story to the media? You could get paid for the story plus it would expose the judge's daughter. A UA-cam comment seems hardly enough for something so serious. You don't even have a video on your UA-cam channel about your story. You could borrow someone's webcam or cellphone, and use public internet to upload a video about your situation. Perhaps you would even get hush money from the judge's daughter.
12k a year is not enough for any family to live on, but its enough to relieve some short term financial stress that pushes people across the line between working poor, and destitute. With no phone, no childcare, or no transportation, very few jobs are available. These people WANT to work. All this does is give them a leg up so they can get back on the horse. Its a good idea, and we should do it more.
Yes, people generally DO want to work. It's built in to the human character to want to accomplish something, to achieve however modestly. Only the worst experiences and cruelest outcomes can crush that desire. People in that situation need MORE help, not less.
It usually, other than those like in the UK who "choose" to live on the streets, is enough to get people off the street, have a shower, shave, some emotional support and enable them to look for job opportunities. But beware, we in the UK do have an issue with people taking advantage of the benefits system, e.g having children purely to earn money from child support, or doing 1 months work to then return to job seekers allowance for 6-12 months. Though it's better than having them on the streets. We tend to move the homeless out of London (the cities) and move them toward the coastal unpopular holiday towns
That's exactly what Ben Franklin said when he invented public libraries. He, of course, came up from hungry nothing - and 15 siblings. Let's try the Great American Dream; there's precedent.
The money wasted on motels or temp housing is many times more expensive than just giving permanent housing i dont understand people against basic help for all
just look at the numbers here. The group that got $50/month did as good or better than the other groups. There's something else happening that they don't show in the study, and nobody is asking questions. This dude is asking for $8 million from the city, and he'll probably get his daughter a $200k job running the non-profit. They will all pat themselves on the back, and the problem will get worse. These people don't know how to solve problems!
$12,000 would be life changing for just about anyone I know, let alone the homeless. My wife is a nurse and I'm a stay-home father to a 2 year old (couldn't find employment that would pay more than child-care would end up costing, so I quit), and even half that ($500/month) would make our lives comfortable. At times we are living paycheck to paycheck, and other times we're playing catch-up on credit cards. I've long since given up paying off college loans (you'd think a degree would pay for itself, but that's not always the case). $500/month would basically be the wiggle room for life's many speed bumps. Need new tires? That'd cover it. The washing machine or lawn broke down? Get a new one. Someone needs to go to the hospital? Just take them, the $500 might not cover it, but with a little bit of leftover last month and little bit of next month's $500, it should be covered (and that's after insurance, because health insurance in America is a joke). Right now, if anything out of the ordinary happens, like needing new tires or a mower, we have to start seriously reconsidering where that money comes from. And a lot of the time it just doesn't happen. My wife's car needs new tires, my old car's tires are probably about to force the issue, but we can't afford them. My mower quit working, best we can do is just have my dad look at it and hope he can figure out what's wrong, but otherwise probably wait until fall and just use a weed eater to cut all of the grass really slowly one more time. $500/month is bigger than it sounds.
You can't figure out a way to bring in an extra 500 a month? You could pick up part time shifts while your wife is home a couple shifts bartending or serving a month would easily get you that. Or even do a home daycare for a couple other kids while your watching your own. I mean no disrespect, but if 500 bucks extra a month would help your family out that much, theres so many ways to accomplish that. Its not a crazy amount of extra money that you need. Just get it done.
As a former homeless person, I’m really glad to see stuff like this. The stigma you have to deal with from everyone is very hard, but we are no different, most of us are way bad break away from homelessness.
It is sad that in the US we really don't have a true democracy. We all know that lobby groups for Israel and the weapons industry control Congress and the Senate. These politicians do not care about the American people, if they did, the would not give billions of our tax dollars to Israel to continue with the Gaza Genocide, instead, they will help the homeless people who live on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, and other cities.
You are a "former" homeless person. You did something correctly by changing your ways. Everyday I hangout with the homeless in my area and they are some great people who others tend to push to the side. Yes, many of us are one step away from being in their predicament. Stay strong my friend.
You are part of a VERY small percentage. Over 90 out of every 100 homeless are in that situation through drug addiction or choice and it is not a politicians place to take money I work for for MY family and take a 90% chance on giving it to a drug addict
"They should get a job and make money." To this, we ask - Is getting a job free? Is maintaining a job free? Transportation costs? Communication costs? Testing or education costs? Childcare costs? If it's free for you, you're privileged, and should see your way out of this conversation, because you're not qualified to have a relevant opinion on it.
Even making 18.00 per hour, I don't qualify for a small apartment. I need 6k per month. I am 61 yrs old, raised 3 children as a single parent, working, Not ON Welfare or Assistance. Now, I am living with my daughter's family because rents have skyrocketed. I am still a single parent of a 37 yr old disabled adult. I am inches away from living in my car with my son. BlackRock and other real estate moguls have bought up new housing for rentals and are using AI tech to raise the rents. All for share holders. Not only are they raking in on the reits, but now they are selling fractional shares on the rentals. They are making so much money, they can write of the empty properties, and still control the market. Someone needs to cap these increases. Rent increases of $300.. plus per month and 6 month leases, rinse and repeat, are putting thousands of families on the streets!
When I was ready to retire, I added up my costs of working and realized I would save many thousands of dollars just in my transportation (public transit) costs. It costs money to get a job, be able to get to and from the job, come to work clean with clean neat clothing. So you need that up front to help you get a job.
Contrary to the popular notion, all those "Help Wanted" signs you see out there are not the solution to homelessness, they are the cause of it. Low pay with minimal hours don't pay for food, shelter, clothing, transportation and healthcare.
Ok, as a business owner who is lowest payed employee, exactly how much mark up do you want me to put in order to afford all the goodies. Most of the employment is in service. We beat each other up over a penny and consumer supposedly wins until it’s time for that consumer to get paid. Low revenue equals low wages. I raise my prices by 5 percent everyone is moaning because I am price gouging. Autoworkers Union gets huge raises for their members from companies that are taxpayer subsidized apparently it’s a win. Now all I got to do is pay more so that the state will increase the payouts. It’s a circle jerk that small businesses cannot afford and yet we are the greedy bunch. The whole system is messed up top to bottom.
@@whitehorse1961 You are not guaranteed to make profits off of other people's work. If you can't afford to pay people a living wage, do the work yourself.
@@whitehorse1961 If you can hardly afford to pay yourself and the employees and it's so much stress on you financially, then why own a business? Unless you can not get employment for other valid reasons. Just an honest question. Unless also the employees are just picking up some hours to supplement their income, not many small businesses pay a livable wage and it is no benefit to the employee.
As a psychologist, what surprised me the most was how similar the results were in Group C ($50 a month). A cynic might claim that it almost suggests we should give $600 a year instead of $12,000, given that the extra $11,400 only provide a 2-5% increase in effectiveness. To me, it suggests there's a motivational variable at play here, beyond the purely economic ones.
I would have liked to have seen how much other assistance was given to each family, welfare, wik, food stamps, free medical. Just to see total cost on what it takes to get people to a sustainable point.
99% a people don't want to be homeless. You know how difficult it is to get a job when you're homeless it's nearly impossible. This can happen to anyone. It happened to me. The hardest 2 months of my f****** life. °~▪︎.☆.•~° Nobody likes those conditions and nobody likes the shame.
Congratulations on your success. Clearly, homelessness is a growing problem. You are only a sample of one. And I don't think you really are a representative sample of the problem of long term homelessness because you were able to get on your feet, and fairly quickly. But still maybe you can provide valuable insight. It appears that the program featured above is a complete failure. Their featured "success" story, is about the nice lady Joleen. The program gave her and EXTRA $12,000 a year above whatever assistance she already received. And after a year, that lady is still dependent upon that money. All that program did is INCREASE her incentive to remain dependent. That's a fail. Do you have any insight to offer? Affordable effective solutions to get people back on their feet?
You don't even have Internet to look for a job or housing from what I heard. My friend's husband walked out on her, blindsiding her totally. After years of supporting him, she'd quit to start her own business. The second year into it, he moved in with his affair. Left her with all the bills, and rent, within 24 hours. SMH. 😱
@@KristaErrickson I'm sorry, that's horrible. Pretty much the same setup how I became homeless. Truly heartbreaking and I didn't trust anybody for a long time. I need this Mystery of Life couldn't last forever and I went and got help. I am nowhere near the hollow shell that I was 12 years ago I've got myself back and I am truly happy with a very good person who loved me enough to help me go through my baggage. It was awful and to have that happen to be and be homeless it's just devastating. People in a better position but have hate in their heart cannot see the reality for what homelessness is. °~•.☆.•~° We need each other to share these stories to keep each other strong. Thank you.
@@mp02626 thank you I went and got help shortly after I became homeless. I wanted to get better. And with the help of the right people in my life I am a lot better I'm no longer that scared person in her car anymore. I've had a fiance now for 10 and a half years we bought our first home 4 years ago. Light years away from where I was °~•♡.•~°
For people giving hate in the comments, 1. I live in Denver and I love seeing my community thrive. 2. I have actually made 12k a year - when I was a full-time student and a part time waiter. I was closer to being homeless than I was to being a millionaire. (most of us are, so have some compassion). Times are hard for everyone and everybody needs a little help from time to time. 12k a year is a drop in a bucket.
Don't even ask why, but I had to take 4 ambulance rides less than a block away everytime. $1200 each time though my insurance covered almost all of it.
Can't find a job? People say to move to where the jobs are. But you need a car and gas for it. To get an apartment you must have first and last month's rent plus deposits that can be hefty, plus evidence of a steady income. Why are rents so high? Ask Arizona. Organized price fixing that demands apartments sit empty when people can't afford the fixed price has had a terrible impact, on top of shortage of new construction that began with the 2008 Great Recession.
When gold was discovered in California and Alaska a long time ago, people whether rich or poor got their rear ends to those places regardless of how much money they had.
@@birdlover7776 ->People on the street corners that say they are broke always seem to have an expensive cell phone and cigarettes. So, don't tell me there is no way they can not move.
@@birdlover7776 ->The topic was travel money to get to where the jobs are. There will always be excuses not to work and we like to put up obstacles. Thats no secret.
We had the money before the wars started. Did you happen to see something that gave you the impression that it was ever or would ever be slated to assist homelessness? Perhaps for the first time in history, they really were going to address it.
Haha dude’s grammar was great. Normality vs normalcy. Who would have thought if someone needs something like food, shelter, and belonging they’d do better. Don’t let the minority of ppl who game the system destroy human decency.
It's indecent that you see this as a bad thing, these people are human beings. This Country would be so great for everyone if we weren't constantly tearing people down because they are homeless and poor.
I agree, to an extent, but, those Trillions don't actually go to those countries. It's allocated for helping them. ie Ukraine, we spend that money transporting our old weapons and munitions ( cheaper than dismantling and disposing of it), and provide new and continuing manufacturing jobs to replace the old with new updated stuff. It pays American salaries and helps the economy. Hasn't anyone actually explained this to you before? The problem is that there is so much division in our congress and senate that very little is getting done. It's complicated because we can't seem to unify and at least get some bipartisan agreements on a lot of issues that would help many :(
Being a boomer, I was shocked at how hard it is to even qualify for an apartment. My niece needed to show a salary of 5 times the rent. This is insane!
Just make sure landlords do not use it as an excuse to jack rents up even more. Employment or SSA are not even insulation against housing-price gouging. This is a great program and THANK YOU!!! for highlighting it.😊
Did I read it correctly but did the $50 per month ($600 total) group have essentially the same outcome as the ones that were given $12k? If so, then why would they advocate for the $12k plan? Seems like they can serve 20x as many people with the same outcome and same cost. Also, it would have been fruitful to have a group D with no financial input to see if this is actually helping or people are simply transitioning into housing naturally. I'm really not sure how any conclusions about efficacy can be made here without those numbers?
It may have had the same end outcome but I think the premise is that it took much longer and that the 12k helped them find stable affordable housing and a job faster and the overall cost was cheaper for the state.
@@elizabethb3436 , the report says that after a year's time, ALL groups reported almost 50% of each group had found housing. So that would clearly indicate that the success rate is not solely about how much money is received a month or how fast it happens. They ARE looking for long term effects, after all. Also, it begs the question of what happened to the other 50% of each group ? Are they just taking longer OR is there a lot of money getting wasted ? Why don't we hear about them ? And of course, there was no control group for the experiment. It's just not a full and balanced report, IMO. It's promoting an agenda.
We also don’t know what criteria was used to put these people in these groups. Was their situation taken into consideration or were they just pulled out of a hat & divided?
Hundred percent right and I've spent 16,000 hours on the social media site to end homelessness throughout the world. In fact I'm confident enough that I can take over social services for homelessness, drug addiction, mental health - including inpatient care. I plan on paying for it all… Because I see that homelessness is a business. There are homeless shelters in California that have spent over $1 million per homeless person… And they're still homeless. Funded through donations… Or money laundering.
It is sad that in the US we really don't have a true democracy. We all know that lobby groups for Israel and the weapons industry control Congress and the Senate. These politicians do not care about the American people, if they did, the would not give billions of our tax dollars to Israel to continue with the Gaza Genocide, instead, they will help the homeless people who live on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, and other cities.
Many people receive free money and other benefits. They have zero incentive to improve themselves and most don't. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. You can't tell by looking at them which people will be the ones to take advantage of a hand up in order to raise themselves up, or which will use a hand up to keep themselves right where they are.
Disabled people need help too. To receive disability, you must make less than $1000 a month. Of course, that is going to lead to more homelessness! A studio apartment in Denver costs $1500 monthly (living with bugs and rats).
Even making 18.00 per hour, I don't qualify for a small apartment. I need 6k per month. I am 61 yrs old, raised 3 children as a single parent, working, Not ON Welfare or Assistance. Now, I am living with my daughter's family because rents have skyrocketed. I am still a single parent of a 37 yr old disabled adult. I am inches away from living in my car with my son. BlackRock and other real estate moguls have bought up new housing for rentals and are using AI tech to raise the rents. All for share holders. Not only are they raking in on the reits, but now they are selling fractional shares on the rentals. They are making so much money, they can write of the empty properties, and still control the market. Someone needs to cap these increases. Rent increases of $300.. plus per month and 6 month leases, rinse and repeat, are putting thousands of families on the streets!
@@treflips2158 _>Look at the IRS Federal tax tables. The rich pay more in percentage and total than the poor. But why do I need to school you on something so basic?
As a Denver native who still lives here, this program made me proud. Our current mayor and complicit/ineffectual city council are appalling and neither effectively address our challenges with homelessness nor taking good care of the rest of the city and county of Denver. Denver Health, tasked with treating so many directly involved in our homeless-related issues, is obscenely underfunded, understaffed, under appreciated. To me, there are three components to solving this crisis, and it is truly a crisis: 1. Immediate needs. Get a roof over your head, food in your belly, immediate health issues, and safety; 2. Housing, employment, comprehensive healthcare; 3. The future. We, as society, have done all what we can and must do. Your continued decisions - good or bad - are yours to make and own. (I will step off my soapbox now.)
"Free stuff" for the poor is always the talking point. But hand out "free stuff" for the rich and no one wants to discuss it. If only a fraction of the money that the very wealthy have stiffed taxpayers out of by not paying their fair share was collected, we could give a lot of people a leg up. NO ONE SHOULD GET A TAX BREAK FOR OWNING A YACHT!
I’ve worked in healthcare for over 20 years and many people use Emergency Departments for (1) Get care for many illnesses that can be treated on an outpatient basis and (2) get off the streets for at least one day and have the possibility to eat a meal provided by the hospital We will eventually reach some form of UBI which will have to come at the federal level because with certain sectors of the economy becoming more automated many low skill jobs just won’t be available Paying people to simply live rubbs Americans the wrong way because of our so called “rugged individualism”
We got a home after a stint on the streets several months. We got our home in April last year. We have Section 8. But the landlords are trying to falsify our rent records & make it look like we didnt pay, when we DID, over & above nearly $100 on top of rent & utilities. They are being sued for email reminders sent overnight, which is allegedly against state law here. But the judges have yet to bust them for the racketeering schemes they are doing on tenants!
It is more efficient not and better for an economy to stop people going to the lowest level, but help them when they fall to get back up. The cost of getting people off the street to extremely high, compared to providing them a helping hand to stop the fall. Economy is one thing, being human, helping fellow people is the best option always.
That's awesome 😊I'm goin through chemotherapy right now for endometriosis stage 3 and where I'm at we have 9days to get out cause our houses are getting torn down here on my reservation there's only 5 more families but 2 with cancer goin through treatment..prayers for everybody here and there and in between
Imagine this is how the government could spend our taxes instead of in the pockets of our government. There are those who will abuse, but if there are incentives to help them progress. We need more love, mercy, and compassion like this in our world. ❤
It's a shame that we don't have enough empathy for the homeless. I don't know if people realize that most people are just a few bad days away from homelessness in this country. You get a serious illness while you're unemployed? You could be homeless.
It depends on your willpower. Money gives you more power, but it also opens more doors to self-destruction. All the vices that were forbidden are now in arm's reach, including the ability to bribe people, the ability to drink and take drugs until you pass out without a care in the world, and the ability to surround yourself with people who can only say yes to you, and not warn you that what you're doing is going to destroy you. Next thing you know, you're on mushrooms and naked piloting a helicopter without flying lessons, and flying all the way to North Korea, playing Rick Astley on full blast, and throwing Hyrule flags. Then you're in a North Korean prison for trespassing, and your life is ruined.
@@scottmiller8617 Yes, because giving people money takes them off of some gov't assistance and cuts down on things we all pay for like ER visits, loss of work if someone has to take time off because they can't afford daycare, etc. It doesn't take creative math to see that if people have the money they need for the basics, they can spend time and energy (and money) on things they would normally need support for.
Unbiased question, but how did 43% of group C gain housing through 50 dollars extra income a month? Seems to me that the study doesn't take into account individuals who already were strategizing to get out of homelessness and just using it to inflate their numbers. In which case, i dont see how that is viable data to be used in the study.
@@LCTesla Or it might be, that simply getting attention and feeling trusted with as little as a smartphone and 50 bucks a month did give people the hope they needed to come out on top of it all. Phones are very important to connect for all sorts of services. Being valued as a person is also Very Important for everybody. But it makes you wonder, if the same little input wouldn't have benefited the other groups too. Amazing though how both the part time and full time job participation in group B was raised! I do not understand the findings of group C there. Every way of making money went down (read the internet report).
@@StudentDoctorAntonioPatterson That would have made sense, if group C was more employed after that. But they lost part time and full time jobs left and right.
Might as well try it nationally. The cost to the cities every year to deal with the homeless is definitely millions more than just giving them a financial leg up.
The fact that group C had nearly the exact same percentage finding housing as those who received 20 times as much (group C), makes me wonder about these numbers and the actual effectiveness of this program. How many people were in each group? Were they drug tested? It seems like this article could've given a lot more relevant information.
I'm curious too. San Francisco's homelss budget has averaged between $600 million and $850 million for the past 10+ years (over $80,000 per homeless per year) with no surplus each year. Shouldn't San Francisco try giving direct cash handouts? If the outcome is positive than wouldn't handouts save money each year? Something missing here.
Agreed. 807 listed participants. No mention to what percentages the 807 were divided amongst the three payment plans. Less than 50% success rate is troubling. The cost "savings" chart, I assume, is only for the half who succeeded in the program? But for how long......and what of the group who received payments, but failed the program? Would the offset costs between the groups, (pass / fail), still save tax dollars in the long run? Interesting idea, but I'm skeptical of missing data, and the long term successes of such a program.
the bottom line of homelessness is that it's about the money. Housing is waaaaay too expensive in this country. We need to grease the wheels of building housing quicker. .
we're spending $24 billion in the past 5 years in California and the problem has only gotten worse. They cannot account for how it was spent. So you want to give them a bunch more?
Was it ever considered to study how these folks lost their homes and jobs orriginally? Maybe rather than fixing a disaster, stopping the disaster in the first place may be best.
We know the causes. The number one cause of homelessness is chronic illness/disability. But also people get laid off, fired, etc. Or they just don't have a job that can pay the ever-increasing rent. Most people can't afford the median rent.
What a wonderful idea with an outcome to match , removing negative action coming from desperation and saving money for the state , all in all positive help financially emotionally empowering all
It just stuns me that a solution that works AND saves money is routinely discontinued after proving itself! Worse still, self-righteous folks in government go so far as to outlaw this kind of program in their states. It goes without saying which political party dominates those states. For shame!
Wait so the group who got only $50/month was 1% less likely to have housing compared to those that got $1000/month? Does CNN realize they just made a perfect case against UBI initiatives?
They could move to Canada. What's your plan for stopping the rich from moving? If you use force to keep them there, they could claim refugee status and escape to Mexico and beyond. You could liquidate the assets of Tesla and Amazon, but who wants to buy it if taxes are 90%? Maybe the Chinese will buy it for pennies on the dollar. You do know that we have tons of unused land, and that the government could just let us build, right? However, we can't build. We can't even put up a tent. How about this? All the government needs to do is to let the vulnerable people pitch their tent on public unused land and leave them alone. It costs $0. Stop sending police to throw away all the tents and belongings. Once homeless people could feel stability that they aren't going to get raided by the police and lose possession of their belongings every few weeks, they can start to build from something. It doesn't even cost any taxpayer money. It's free, and yet the government refuses to do it. Instead, the government spends millions of dollars to raid the homeless, throw away their belongings, tell them to move, harass them, and jail them. Guess what? Give them government land and leave them alone, and you save millions of dollar and costs you nothing. If the government won't even do that, how do you expect them to fix the situation if we tax Elon Musk more? How do you know they won't use the money to harass homeless people even more?
It is sad that in the US we really don't have a true democracy. We all know that lobby groups for Israel and the weapons industry control Congress and the Senate. These politicians do not care about the American people, if they did, the would not give billions of our tax dollars to Israel to continue with the Gaza Genocide, instead, they will help the homeless people who live on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, and other cities.
Corporate landlords are not held responsible for out of control rents! Also once you are evicted you can't get housing! Once you are homeless getting and holding a job is very difficult!
God bless Mr. Donovan and philanthropist, such as he. It’s terrible that conservative groups are against such programs like these out there! I’ve never been in a position like that, but still believe in contributing to a society that help the neediest of us. Sad that some people want help for themselves, and their kind, but not help for other human beings, just as needy. 😔
Conservatives are NOT against helping the poor. Do you realize most Christian conservatives are the individuals who begin most charities? Salvation Army, Saint Michel’s thrift stores, Mercy Ships sail around the world to give medical aid, many churches give away free groceries once a month to aid the poor. What conservatives disagree with is throwing money at problems with no oversight of how the money is spent or not treating the cause of the problem first.
@@billmarshall268 sir, I’m an immigrant to this country, lived here undocumented from the age of 5 years old to 29, paid taxes that I NEVER got to collect and have NEVER gotten any assistance. I’ve worked since 16 years old, own my own home, own my 2016 vehicle and have NEVER had assistance besides loans that I’ve paid back! And even though, I still believe in helping those in need. During COVID, I noticed lines at soup kitchens and had to thank The Almighty that I’ve NEVER had to utilize such an aid and have always had a vehicle to drive. So miss me with all of that! There are citizens in this country that need help and if the govt would just stop putting so much into defense, and lining the pockets of these “contractors” and these pork barrels then MAYBE this country and its citizens would not be in such need! I want to see my taxes spent wisely! I donate, I volunteer and do what I can where I live! This man can afford it and did something nice, if you have a rancid heart, no compassion, sympathy or empathy, then that’s on you! You have yourself a blessed day! 🙏🏽
@@intercat4907 Or....she could grow the hell up, quit being a sl*t and take responsibility for her own actions? Did that ever occur to you or should all we just foot the bill for you losers?
The point is giving money directly to the homeless is proven to be cost effective. I don't know about you but as a taxpayer I rather the government take the most efficient route in correcting societal problems. If giving the homeless 12K a year solves the problem, that's getting off cheap and I'm all for it.
Denver can’t give anything because it’s an object. Of course the people who have the jobs who pay the taxes gave the $12,000. Thank you, Captain obvious. Don’t like paying the taxes in Denver moved to Aurora or Colorado Springs.
this should be permanent for everyone. they are never going to lower housing costs and it is the government that CREATED this mess. real estate investors made a necessity for us into a money making proposition for them. add in that employers no longer provide benefits or retirement or any other such thing. we have nowhere to go but down. UBI is the only way out.
While I agree, they are not going to lower housing costs, I also agree with a previous comment that it is not government raising costs, it’s the corporations and their greed. What government needs to do is regulate how high the ceiling goes, but we live in a Democratic capitalistic society. That’s the problem. Everyone (corporations, the elite, and businesses jumped on the bandwagon of greed and raised prices because they can!) things will never change until the minds of people change.
@davemichael6994 ill spend over $1000 on taxes for my shop material.... then get taxed $300 every single year on that stuff since I welded it all together.
WOW! What a great program. Wish some billionaires would consider parting with a bit of their exorbitant wealth to fund positive programs like this. You can't take your wealth with you, do something wonderful for people in need!
You know that the wealthy pay nearly all of the taxes in this country? More than 50 percent of the population has a net effective tax rate of zero... which leads to a perplexing question... if the founding fathers of this country supported annexation from England... and shouted the saying.. "Taxation without representation is Tyranny".. would it not stand to reason that they would have also believed that representation without taxation is equally egregious? A flat tax where every individual bears the same relative burden is not only fair.. but entitles each to participate equally in the Government of the people, by the people, and for the people..
I am a receiving recipient of the DBIP and I was pregnant and homeless with a one year old in 2021. Now, we have a home, our first car and I am employed. Thank you Denver.
Your story is inspiring, your children will be very proud of you
Im cheering you on, you got this 🎉
Thank you for your comment. I'm very happy for you and your family. You are proof that these programs works.
Did you have any history of drug abuse? Curious, do addicts qualify? I don’t think they would have the same success. Happy for you.
@@anhd91 Thank you so much. Seeing this message has warmed my heart beyond belief. Wow, thank you again!
@@actionforanimals4862 Thank you! Validation is never expected but very appreciated. I don't know where I would be in life today if it wasn't for the DBIP pilot program
They say “money can’t buy you happiness” but you sure as hell can’t live without it! Thank you Sir for this program👏🏾👏🏾
It can’t buy happiness but it gives you stability, which creates happiness.
Yeah, meanwhile, my ass who works 60 hours a week has to keep paying for the fucking program and these people to live off of the shit but it’s OK. I’m glad I could help. You’re welcome for my free handout to you.
The only people that say that is the rich. Like yeah it can't bring YOU happiness but a person without it can get stability, afford food for their kids and clean water, warm coats that fit and keep the light bill. Buy a car that runs well and afford the gas to put in it. All that is huge. Enough to pass it along and help someone else too is great
Wealth offers diminishing returns on happiness, but when you have nothing, money is everything.
Money can’t buy happiness because happiness is a state of mind. Money can buy you things that make you happy. Can money buy you the happiness that you need when a loved one dies? In all likelihood no because to gain that happiness you need your loved one and you can’t use money to bring your loved one back to life. But because happiness is a state of mind, when we eventually get used to our loved one being dead, we find other things that bring us happiness until we get sad again over the same things that have made us sad in the past or new things that make us sad like a new unfortunate event in our lives. In conclusion, yes, having a billion dollars will make you very happy because you can buy virtually everything that it is for sale but unfortunately it cannot buy you the things that aren’t for sale so you won’t reach ultimate bliss.
Most people in America do not realize they are one paycheck from being homeless
or one catastrophe, fire, flood, no cause eviction, death, etc...
Facts!
Very true, but also most people have the ability to get back on there feet after they fall ...if your body isn't broken, there's really no reason to be in such a pinch....now, if you're older, or have real disabilities, then you should be entitled to some help.... otherwise, get off the drugs, quit making excuses and make a life for yourself!....I was once drug addicted and homeless too ..that was nobodies fault but my own...had to take a good hard look at myself, my priorities, and the way I was living..... sometimes, being ashamed of who you have become is the only true catalyst for change
Absolutely true, I’ll tell my girls who will be graduating from high school in 2025. They have to understand homeless is a reality.
@@PhantomOfThePsy-Opera,
Yet, none of these people in the news report were addicts. 😬
People don't realize to get a job u need an address and trust me employer know the address of local shelters.
people take that for granted. also need clean appropriate clothing, hair cut, personal hygiene, transportation costs, childcare.
You can’t even get a government issued id without a permanent address. Cant apply for a job without identification. People need housing if they want to get employment. The system is broken.
You can't get a job unless you are willing to work. Some people are just lazy and would rather live poor on government assistance, instead of working full time and having a better quality of life.
*Trust me. Employers know the addresses....
@@Leslie-1996And has been for SEVERAL DECADES.
I was homeless. Not because of drugs or alcohol, but because of a car wreck that left me disabled. A judge's daughter got away without even a ticket because she was driving drugged w/out a license, hit and totaled my car, and me. IF THEY HAD BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE for my injuries I would have gotten a life-time settlement, but as it ended up I rely on the government to take care of me. What I have found is that MOST homeless people have been victims of the rich.
Why not bring the story to the media? You could get paid for the story plus it would expose the judge's daughter. A UA-cam comment seems hardly enough for something so serious. You don't even have a video on your UA-cam channel about your story. You could borrow someone's webcam or cellphone, and use public internet to upload a video about your situation.
Perhaps you would even get hush money from the judge's daughter.
Lol definitely a lie or you would have fought more in court. Love the blame game. We know who you vote for. Free money party
Homeless people are victims of the Left making everything go higher & higher since the seventies, perhaps even earlier
@@parker4149
Dealing with attorneys and bureaucracy is difficult at best, not negotiable at worse.
@lynemac2539 appreciate the story. Not sure how that means anything to me
12k a year is not enough for any family to live on, but its enough to relieve some short term financial stress that pushes people across the line between working poor, and destitute. With no phone, no childcare, or no transportation, very few jobs are available. These people WANT to work. All this does is give them a leg up so they can get back on the horse. Its a good idea, and we should do it more.
12K in addition to what income they have.
Wow
Yes, people generally DO want to work. It's built in to the human character to want to accomplish something, to achieve however modestly. Only the worst experiences and cruelest outcomes can crush that desire. People in that situation need MORE help, not less.
It usually, other than those like in the UK who "choose" to live on the streets, is enough to get people off the street, have a shower, shave, some emotional support and enable them to look for job opportunities.
But beware, we in the UK do have an issue with people taking advantage of the benefits system, e.g having children purely to earn money from child support, or doing 1 months work to then return to job seekers allowance for 6-12 months.
Though it's better than having them on the streets. We tend to move the homeless out of London (the cities) and move them toward the coastal unpopular holiday towns
It's a good idea, but giving a family 50K for free for example, would not make sense. There are limits of practicality to any situation.
If you lift people up and help them, you'll generally see positive results.
Not the ones on drugs or that are just full of mental issues...
@@scarecrow2275 What a beautiful statement. You sound like a wonderful human being. The people in your life are lucky to have you.
That's exactly what Ben Franklin said when he invented public libraries. He, of course, came up from hungry nothing - and 15 siblings. Let's try the Great American Dream; there's precedent.
And too many times you’ll see more apathy. People only change when they want to.
Generations living off wellfair will prove this other wise.
The money wasted on motels or temp housing is many times more expensive than just giving permanent housing i dont understand people against basic help for all
Smallmindedness, and a desire to punish people when they're down.
When greed is your g-d there’s no empathy present.
@@levmoses742 👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯
Give a junkie 12 grand and see how that works out
just look at the numbers here. The group that got $50/month did as good or better than the other groups. There's something else happening that they don't show in the study, and nobody is asking questions. This dude is asking for $8 million from the city, and he'll probably get his daughter a $200k job running the non-profit. They will all pat themselves on the back, and the problem will get worse. These people don't know how to solve problems!
$12,000 would be life changing for just about anyone I know, let alone the homeless. My wife is a nurse and I'm a stay-home father to a 2 year old (couldn't find employment that would pay more than child-care would end up costing, so I quit), and even half that ($500/month) would make our lives comfortable. At times we are living paycheck to paycheck, and other times we're playing catch-up on credit cards. I've long since given up paying off college loans (you'd think a degree would pay for itself, but that's not always the case). $500/month would basically be the wiggle room for life's many speed bumps. Need new tires? That'd cover it. The washing machine or lawn broke down? Get a new one. Someone needs to go to the hospital? Just take them, the $500 might not cover it, but with a little bit of leftover last month and little bit of next month's $500, it should be covered (and that's after insurance, because health insurance in America is a joke). Right now, if anything out of the ordinary happens, like needing new tires or a mower, we have to start seriously reconsidering where that money comes from. And a lot of the time it just doesn't happen. My wife's car needs new tires, my old car's tires are probably about to force the issue, but we can't afford them. My mower quit working, best we can do is just have my dad look at it and hope he can figure out what's wrong, but otherwise probably wait until fall and just use a weed eater to cut all of the grass really slowly one more time. $500/month is bigger than it sounds.
You can't figure out a way to bring in an extra 500 a month? You could pick up part time shifts while your wife is home a couple shifts bartending or serving a month would easily get you that. Or even do a home daycare for a couple other kids while your watching your own. I mean no disrespect, but if 500 bucks extra a month would help your family out that much, theres so many ways to accomplish that. Its not a crazy amount of extra money that you need. Just get it done.
I know a guy who has worked overnights for over a decade, so he can't watch his kids while the wife work and make 50k a year. But you know choices.
Move to Europe, preferably Norway. They have great programs for parents!!!!!
@@nordette If you have a home computer you can surveys online to earn gift cards.
Hard to believe a nurses salary couldn't support 3 people. It is about choices. Nurses can easily make 70k a year. Tons of families live on less. Hmm.
As a former homeless person, I’m really glad to see stuff like this. The stigma you have to deal with from everyone is very hard, but we are no different, most of us are way bad break away from homelessness.
It is sad that in the US we really don't have a true democracy. We all know that lobby groups for Israel and the weapons industry control Congress and the Senate. These politicians do not care about the American people, if they did, the would not give billions of our tax dollars to Israel to continue with the Gaza Genocide, instead, they will help the homeless people who live on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, and other cities.
You are a "former" homeless person. You did something correctly by changing your ways. Everyday I hangout with the homeless in my area and they are some great people who others tend to push to the side. Yes, many of us are one step away from being in their predicament.
Stay strong my friend.
You are part of a VERY small percentage. Over 90 out of every 100 homeless are in that situation through drug addiction or choice and it is not a politicians place to take money I work for for MY family and take a 90% chance on giving it to a drug addict
@@TheOrange1112 EXACTLY.
@@daBEAGLE1017 *Every day, I hang out with...
"They should get a job and make money." To this, we ask - Is getting a job free? Is maintaining a job free? Transportation costs? Communication costs? Testing or education costs? Childcare costs? If it's free for you, you're privileged, and should see your way out of this conversation, because you're not qualified to have a relevant opinion on it.
Even making 18.00 per hour, I don't qualify for a small apartment. I need 6k per month. I am 61 yrs old, raised 3 children as a single parent, working, Not ON Welfare or Assistance. Now, I am living with my daughter's family because rents have skyrocketed. I am still a single parent of a 37 yr old disabled adult. I am inches away from living in my car with my son. BlackRock and other real estate moguls have bought up new housing for rentals and are using AI tech to raise the rents. All for share holders. Not only are they raking in on the reits, but now they are selling fractional shares on the rentals. They are making so much money, they can write of the empty properties, and still control the market. Someone needs to cap these increases. Rent increases of $300.. plus per month and 6 month leases, rinse and repeat, are putting thousands of families on the streets!
When I was ready to retire, I added up my costs of working and realized I would save many thousands of dollars just in my transportation (public transit) costs. It costs money to get a job, be able to get to and from the job, come to work clean with clean neat clothing. So you need that up front to help you get a job.
Yet the same people claim minimum wage shouldn't be a living wage. Fucking ridiculous
My god, I can't imagine having a diagnosis as serious as cancer, and being homeless. Jesus, that's a hard hand to deal with.
Contrary to the popular notion, all those "Help Wanted" signs you see out there are not the solution to homelessness, they are the cause of it. Low pay with minimal hours don't pay for food, shelter, clothing, transportation and healthcare.
Ok, as a business owner who is lowest payed employee, exactly how much mark up do you want me to put in order to afford all the goodies. Most of the employment is in service. We beat each other up over a penny and consumer supposedly wins until it’s time for that consumer to get paid. Low revenue equals low wages. I raise my prices by 5 percent everyone is moaning because I am price gouging. Autoworkers Union gets
huge raises for their members from companies that are taxpayer subsidized apparently it’s a win. Now all I got to do is pay more so that the state will increase the payouts. It’s a circle jerk that small businesses cannot afford and yet we are the greedy bunch. The whole system is messed up top to bottom.
much less a cell phone which you need to facilitate any hiring process.
@@whitehorse1961 You are not guaranteed to make profits off of other people's work. If you can't afford to pay people a living wage, do the work yourself.
@@whitehorse1961 If you can hardly afford to pay yourself and the employees and it's so much stress on you financially, then why own a business? Unless you can not get employment for other valid reasons. Just an honest question. Unless also the employees are just picking up some hours to supplement their income, not many small businesses pay a livable wage and it is no benefit to the employee.
As a psychologist, what surprised me the most was how similar the results were in Group C ($50 a month). A cynic might claim that it almost suggests we should give $600 a year instead of $12,000, given that the extra $11,400 only provide a 2-5% increase in effectiveness. To me, it suggests there's a motivational variable at play here, beyond the purely economic ones.
The time frame is short and the participants’ profiles would need to be looked at more closely to support that conclusion.
I would have liked to have seen how much other assistance was given to each family, welfare, wik, food stamps, free medical. Just to see total cost on what it takes to get people to a sustainable point.
Somewhere in the middle...
Every month, give them $500 AND a drug test
Totally agree. Numbers don’t lie.
The 'missing data', though, is where were each of these groups, economically, which would have determined who was going to get which amount! 😬
99% a people don't want to be homeless.
You know how difficult it is to get a job when you're homeless it's nearly impossible.
This can happen to anyone.
It happened to me. The hardest 2 months of my f****** life.
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Nobody likes those conditions and nobody likes the shame.
That sucks and I am sorry that it happened to you. I hope that you are ok now and no longer homeless.
Congratulations on your success. Clearly, homelessness is a growing problem. You are only a sample of one. And I don't think you really are a representative sample of the problem of long term homelessness because you were able to get on your feet, and fairly quickly. But still maybe you can provide valuable insight.
It appears that the program featured above is a complete failure. Their featured "success" story, is about the nice lady Joleen. The program gave her and EXTRA $12,000 a year above whatever assistance she already received. And after a year, that lady is still dependent upon that money. All that program did is INCREASE her incentive to remain dependent. That's a fail.
Do you have any insight to offer? Affordable effective solutions to get people back on their feet?
You don't even have Internet to look for a job or housing from what I heard.
My friend's husband walked out on her, blindsiding her totally. After years of supporting him, she'd quit to start her own business. The second year into it, he moved in with his affair. Left her with all the bills, and rent, within 24 hours. SMH. 😱
@@KristaErrickson I'm sorry, that's horrible.
Pretty much the same setup how I became homeless. Truly heartbreaking and I didn't trust anybody for a long time.
I need this Mystery of Life couldn't last forever and I went and got help. I am nowhere near the hollow shell that I was 12 years ago I've got myself back and I am truly happy with a very good person who loved me enough to help me go through my baggage.
It was awful and to have that happen to be and be homeless it's just devastating.
People in a better position but have hate in their heart cannot see the reality for what homelessness is.
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We need each other to share these stories to keep each other strong.
Thank you.
@@mp02626 thank you I went and got help shortly after I became homeless.
I wanted to get better. And with the help of the right people in my life I am a lot better I'm no longer that scared person in her car anymore.
I've had a fiance now for 10 and a half years we bought our first home 4 years ago.
Light years away from where I was °~•♡.•~°
For people giving hate in the comments, 1. I live in Denver and I love seeing my community thrive. 2. I have actually made 12k a year - when I was a full-time student and a part time waiter. I was closer to being homeless than I was to being a millionaire. (most of us are, so have some compassion). Times are hard for everyone and everybody needs a little help from time to time. 12k a year is a drop in a bucket.
An ambulance trip is only $69? I think they forgot at least one zero at the end of that figure.
Two zeros!!! It's America!
Pay for an ambulance? The u.s. is so broken.
Here in Sydney, Australia an ambulance costs atleast $500. My Mom needed one, and I can see the hospital across the valley, it is 2km away!
Don't even ask why, but I had to take 4 ambulance rides less than a block away everytime. $1200 each time though my insurance covered almost all of it.
In my state it’s hundreds of dollars!
Can't find a job? People say to move to where the jobs are. But you need a car and gas for it. To get an apartment you must have first and last month's rent plus deposits that can be hefty, plus evidence of a steady income. Why are rents so high? Ask Arizona. Organized price fixing that demands apartments sit empty when people can't afford the fixed price has had a terrible impact, on top of shortage of new construction that began with the 2008 Great Recession.
When gold was discovered in California and Alaska a long time ago, people whether rich or poor got their rear ends to those places regardless of how much money they had.
@@Greghh1960horse and buggy down the freeway right? No problem 🤷♀️
@@birdlover7776 ->People on the street corners that say they are broke always seem to have an expensive cell phone and cigarettes. So, don't tell me there is no way they can not move.
@@Greghh1960 Cigarettes and cell phones are not gonna pay the rent
@@birdlover7776 ->The topic was travel money to get to where the jobs are. There will always be excuses not to work and we like to put up obstacles. Thats no secret.
Could get everyone off the streets if they stopped throwing all that money on these wars..
Republicans spent 900 million on bamboo testing because trump lied about election fraud
Great idea, let's give tax-payer money to free loaders - Is that the AMERICA you want?
With Russian state tv referring to a US state as "our Alaska" I'd be careful about what you're wishing for.
Republicans spent 900 million on bamboo testing because trump lied about election fraud
We had the money before the wars started. Did you happen to see something that gave you the impression that it was ever or would ever be slated to assist homelessness? Perhaps for the first time in history, they really were going to address it.
Haha dude’s grammar was great. Normality vs normalcy. Who would have thought if someone needs something like food, shelter, and belonging they’d do better. Don’t let the minority of ppl who game the system destroy human decency.
They’re both acceptable usages, synonymous in the U.S. 🤷🏼♀️
It's indecent that you see this as a bad thing, these people are human beings. This Country would be so great for everyone if we weren't constantly tearing people down because they are homeless and poor.
Says someone with no experience or imagination and dare I wonder a heart?
@@Spacepuftyou are unacceptable as a person but here you are
@@Ivar-V ...... unfortunately it's not a small minority these days, especially here in the Pacific Northwest and California.
I commend corporate CNN for finally doing a segment about real life
IKR? Finally
This seems to be a problem throughout the mainstream media. CNN doesn’t lie but I hate which stories they choose to cover
@@theweeklynewsexplosion5358 Do you really think C N N doesn't lie... wake up
@@russoley8995 I do think that yeah
Rather than trillions to other countries , this can't hurt to give U.S. citizens in trouble money like this
I agree, to an extent, but, those Trillions don't actually go to those countries. It's allocated for helping them. ie Ukraine, we spend that money transporting our old weapons and munitions ( cheaper than dismantling and disposing of it), and provide new and continuing manufacturing jobs to replace the old with new updated stuff. It pays American salaries and helps the economy. Hasn't anyone actually explained this to you before? The problem is that there is so much division in our congress and senate that very little is getting done. It's complicated because we can't seem to unify and at least get some bipartisan agreements on a lot of issues that would help many :(
Being a boomer, I was shocked at how hard it is to even qualify for an apartment. My niece needed to show a salary of 5 times the rent. This is insane!
Yes!!
Just make sure landlords do not use it as an excuse to jack rents up even more. Employment or SSA are not even insulation against housing-price gouging. This is a great program and THANK YOU!!! for highlighting it.😊
Did I read it correctly but did the $50 per month ($600 total) group have essentially the same outcome as the ones that were given $12k? If so, then why would they advocate for the $12k plan? Seems like they can serve 20x as many people with the same outcome and same cost. Also, it would have been fruitful to have a group D with no financial input to see if this is actually helping or people are simply transitioning into housing naturally. I'm really not sure how any conclusions about efficacy can be made here without those numbers?
Millions are flooding ther US waiting for there 12,000
Correct !
It may have had the same end outcome but I think the premise is that it took much longer and that the 12k helped them find stable affordable housing and a job faster and the overall cost was cheaper for the state.
@@elizabethb3436 , the report says that after a year's time, ALL groups reported almost 50% of each group had found housing. So that would clearly indicate that the success rate is not solely about how much money is received a month or how fast it happens. They ARE looking for long term effects, after all. Also, it begs the question of what happened to the other 50% of each group ? Are they just taking longer OR is there a lot of money getting wasted ? Why don't we hear about them ? And of course, there was no control group for the experiment. It's just not a full and balanced report, IMO. It's promoting an agenda.
We also don’t know what criteria was used to put these people in these groups. Was their situation taken into consideration or were they just pulled out of a hat & divided?
The reality is that homelessness is a business if it wasn't profitable it wouldn't exist.
Hundred percent right and I've spent 16,000 hours on the social media site to end homelessness throughout the world. In fact I'm confident enough that I can take over social services for homelessness, drug addiction, mental health - including inpatient care. I plan on paying for it all… Because I see that homelessness is a business. There are homeless shelters in California that have spent over $1 million per homeless person… And they're still homeless. Funded through donations… Or money laundering.
You’re exactly right. They want to do just enough to keep the issue going so they can continue to milk tax payers
It is sad that in the US we really don't have a true democracy. We all know that lobby groups for Israel and the weapons industry control Congress and the Senate. These politicians do not care about the American people, if they did, the would not give billions of our tax dollars to Israel to continue with the Gaza Genocide, instead, they will help the homeless people who live on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, and other cities.
For whom is it profitable?
That’s exactly right. They want to keep lining their pockets while they pretend to solve the issue.
People who are most difficult to govern are the people who have nothing to lose. By giving people free money, now they have something to lose.
So the government just gave them the money so they could 'control' them? Okay.
spoken like a true dumrat, all about coontrolling people. Wooooow
That’s just a rich person’s argument to keep people poor and desperate.
Many people receive free money and other benefits. They have zero incentive to improve themselves and most don't. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. You can't tell by looking at them which people will be the ones to take advantage of a hand up in order to raise themselves up, or which will use a hand up to keep themselves right where they are.
@@ambrr_lily I agree. But the problem is not the act of giving people free money. The problem is the lack of follow ups and accountability.
EVERY basic income experiment has saved money and improved lives! We need this!!
Disabled people need help too. To receive disability, you must make less than $1000 a month. Of course, that is going to lead to more homelessness! A studio apartment in Denver costs $1500 monthly (living with bugs and rats).
I need some of your money! I identify as "Homeless"
@@randyboisa6367 And yet we give away $1.5 TRILLION to millionaires and wealthy corporations while you squable over pennies.
@@Matt-fl8uy 1.5 TRILLOIN? You sound like senile Joe Biden debating the Orangeman, you have no idea what you're talking about🤡. TRILLION! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@randyboisa6367 I'm almost 60 and I work 2 jobs to stay off the street! You don't need my money, you need your own!
Even making 18.00 per hour, I don't qualify for a small apartment. I need 6k per month. I am 61 yrs old, raised 3 children as a single parent, working, Not ON Welfare or Assistance. Now, I am living with my daughter's family because rents have skyrocketed. I am still a single parent of a 37 yr old disabled adult. I am inches away from living in my car with my son. BlackRock and other real estate moguls have bought up new housing for rentals and are using AI tech to raise the rents. All for share holders. Not only are they raking in on the reits, but now they are selling fractional shares on the rentals. They are making so much money, they can write of the empty properties, and still control the market. Someone needs to cap these increases. Rent increases of $300.. plus per month and 6 month leases, rinse and repeat, are putting thousands of families on the streets!
Tax the rich, feed the poor.
They are already doing that.
Tax the poor, feed the rich :)
@JackIsNotInTheBox that's more like it.
@@Greghh1960no. They are not.
@@treflips2158 _>Look at the IRS Federal tax tables. The rich pay more in percentage and total than the poor. But why do I need to school you on something so basic?
In Canada they gave 7$ thousand . It worked out very well.
As a Denver native who still lives here, this program made me proud. Our current mayor and complicit/ineffectual city council are appalling and neither effectively address our challenges with homelessness nor taking good care of the rest of the city and county of Denver. Denver Health, tasked with treating so many directly involved in our homeless-related issues, is obscenely underfunded, understaffed, under appreciated. To me, there are three components to solving this crisis, and it is truly a crisis: 1. Immediate needs. Get a roof over your head, food in your belly, immediate health issues, and safety; 2. Housing, employment, comprehensive healthcare; 3. The future. We, as society, have done all what we can and must do. Your continued decisions - good or bad - are yours to make and own. (I will step off my soapbox now.)
People deserve to be treated with humanity and dignity! Such a beautiful story
"Free stuff" for the poor is always the talking point. But hand out "free stuff" for the rich and no one wants to discuss it. If only a fraction of the money that the very wealthy have stiffed taxpayers out of by not paying their fair share was collected, we could give a lot of people a leg up. NO ONE SHOULD GET A TAX BREAK FOR OWNING A YACHT!
Im homeless now in new mexico and there is no help i work and live in my truck i wish i could get this help
I’ve worked in healthcare for over 20 years and many people use Emergency Departments for (1) Get care for many illnesses that can be treated on an outpatient basis and (2) get off the streets for at least one day and have the possibility to eat a meal provided by the hospital
We will eventually reach some form of UBI which will have to come at the federal level because with certain sectors of the economy becoming more automated many low skill jobs just won’t be available
Paying people to simply live rubbs Americans the wrong way because of our so called “rugged individualism”
Boom! Exactly 💯
We got a home after a stint on the streets several months. We got our home in April last year. We have Section 8. But the landlords are trying to falsify our rent records & make it look like we didnt pay, when we DID, over & above nearly $100 on top of rent & utilities.
They are being sued for email reminders sent overnight, which is allegedly against state law here. But the judges have yet to bust them for the racketeering schemes they are doing on tenants!
“It’s provided a future for me and my family.”
The money literally circulates into the system. Always give money.
It is more efficient not and better for an economy to stop people going to the lowest level, but help them when they fall to get back up. The cost of getting people off the street to extremely high, compared to providing them a helping hand to stop the fall. Economy is one thing, being human, helping fellow people is the best option always.
Ubi and housing is on everyone's minds. We could really use the help
That's awesome 😊I'm goin through chemotherapy right now for endometriosis stage 3 and where I'm at we have 9days to get out cause our houses are getting torn down here on my reservation there's only 5 more families but 2 with cancer goin through treatment..prayers for everybody here and there and in between
good job Denver
Respect!!
I’ll take $1K a month and it would definitely help my life!
The program and its outcome can also help transform people’s misperception on homeless people. I hope similar programs can be run in more cities.
What a blessing!!! Go Denver!! So happy to hear this!!❤
This is the bare minimum in the UK, we give housing, child, work, health, dental & tax relief benefits
Imagine this is how the government could spend our taxes instead of in the pockets of our government. There are those who will abuse, but if there are incentives to help them progress. We need more love, mercy, and compassion like this in our world. ❤
It's a shame that we don't have enough empathy for the homeless. I don't know if people realize that most people are just a few bad days away from homelessness in this country. You get a serious illness while you're unemployed? You could be homeless.
Shocking more money can improve wellbeing. That's a fact.
It depends on your willpower. Money gives you more power, but it also opens more doors to self-destruction. All the vices that were forbidden are now in arm's reach, including the ability to bribe people, the ability to drink and take drugs until you pass out without a care in the world, and the ability to surround yourself with people who can only say yes to you, and not warn you that what you're doing is going to destroy you.
Next thing you know, you're on mushrooms and naked piloting a helicopter without flying lessons, and flying all the way to North Korea, playing Rick Astley on full blast, and throwing Hyrule flags. Then you're in a North Korean prison for trespassing, and your life is ruined.
Basic guaranteed income has saved money for every government that's implemented it. They have never showed any overall negativity to basic income.
Really?! What other governments have implemented this?
What countries? What are your sources? That is the dum est thing I've ever heard. sheesh
Where does the money come from?
I call bs on that. Giving people free money actually saves the government money? I highly doubt that. That would need to be some damn creative math😅
@@scottmiller8617 Yes, because giving people money takes them off of some gov't assistance and cuts down on things we all pay for like ER visits, loss of work if someone has to take time off because they can't afford daycare, etc. It doesn't take creative math to see that if people have the money they need for the basics, they can spend time and energy (and money) on things they would normally need support for.
This story brought tears to my eyes! I wish I was better off so I could donate to this cause.
LOL thats why youre not well of tho....iq low
Dignity, Respect, and Love first and always.
Unbiased question, but how did 43% of group C gain housing through 50 dollars extra income a month? Seems to me that the study doesn't take into account individuals who already were strategizing to get out of homelessness and just using it to inflate their numbers. In which case, i dont see how that is viable data to be used in the study.
As usual, the media gives a superficial report on this program.
The group C result debunks this whole study. That's practically a control group.
@@LCTesla Or it might be, that simply getting attention and feeling trusted with as little as a smartphone and 50 bucks a month did give people the hope they needed to come out on top of it all. Phones are very important to connect for all sorts of services. Being valued as a person is also Very Important for everybody.
But it makes you wonder, if the same little input wouldn't have benefited the other groups too. Amazing though how both the part time and full time job participation in group B was raised! I do not understand the findings of group C there. Every way of making money went down (read the internet report).
Sometimes all you need is gas money to get started.
@@StudentDoctorAntonioPatterson That would have made sense, if group C was more employed after that. But they lost part time and full time jobs left and right.
Amazing effort and the efforts change humanity to show how great choices also affect peoples comfort and joy respectfully. Great job!
Every pilot program like this shows great results and a net savings.
WOW! Nice to see that there is the start of a solution! BRAVO 👏
Might as well try it nationally. The cost to the cities every year to deal with the homeless is definitely millions more than just giving them a financial leg up.
Hooray & thank you, Mr. Donovan!!! ❤😊
The fact that group C had nearly the exact same percentage finding housing as those who received 20 times as much (group C), makes me wonder about these numbers and the actual effectiveness of this program. How many people were in each group? Were they drug tested? It seems like this article could've given a lot more relevant information.
I'm curious too. San Francisco's homelss budget has averaged between $600 million and $850 million for the past 10+ years (over $80,000 per homeless per year) with no surplus each year. Shouldn't San Francisco try giving direct cash handouts? If the outcome is positive than wouldn't handouts save money each year? Something missing here.
Agreed. 807 listed participants. No mention to what percentages the 807 were divided amongst the three payment plans. Less than 50% success rate is troubling. The cost "savings" chart, I assume, is only for the half who succeeded in the program? But for how long......and what of the group who received payments, but failed the program? Would the offset costs between the groups, (pass / fail), still save tax dollars in the long run? Interesting idea, but I'm skeptical of missing data, and the long term successes of such a program.
Don't confuse a hand up with facts... you won't like the answer....
@@brianandrews4716 Cant trust anything out of the news anymore... sad
@@kamabokokid9375 Don't let *conservatives administer these programs. Fixed it for ya.
Most homeless people are addicted to drugs, giving people taxpayer money is just going to boost the drug economy
The study would have been more significant if they also compared a group that got no assistance. Did they find housing too?
People are good, invest in them.
It would also feel good to get a job and have money in your pocket as well
You're assuming they don't have jobs.
@@BeakyFloof No, I think he's saying that it would be nice to have the extra cash to absorb an emergency, or maybe buy a new pair of shoes for once!
The extra money helps them stay stable enough to keep their jobs. Try to keep up...
@codyhead737
the bottom line of homelessness is that it's about the money. Housing is waaaaay too expensive in this country. We need to grease the wheels of building housing quicker. .
What a revelation! People are poor because they don't have MONEY!!!
What amazing guy. .. money doesn't stop you from wanting to work. But would take stress of so many families to raise a happy future of people
Imagine if the US used 1% of the defense budget for homeless etc........
And all that money spent on interest payments for borrowed money.
we're spending $24 billion in the past 5 years in California and the problem has only gotten worse. They cannot account for how it was spent. So you want to give them a bunch more?
Totally agree. Taxpayers pay the military $842 billion this yr. We have the most powerful military on this planet already. So wasteful.
This is wonderful to see
Was it ever considered to study how these folks lost their homes and jobs orriginally? Maybe rather than fixing a disaster, stopping the disaster in the first place may be best.
That’s is true, but if the disaster already happened, we need to fix it AND stop later disasters.
@@miye-hh the disaster happens everyday
We know the causes. The number one cause of homelessness is chronic illness/disability.
But also people get laid off, fired, etc. Or they just don't have a job that can pay the ever-increasing rent. Most people can't afford the median rent.
What a wonderful idea with an outcome to match , removing negative action coming from desperation and saving money for the state , all in all positive help financially emotionally empowering all
It just stuns me that a solution that works AND saves money is routinely discontinued after proving itself! Worse still, self-righteous folks in government go so far as to outlaw this kind of program in their states. It goes without saying which political party dominates those states. For shame!
Well, then there wouldn't be anything to complain about.
Yep. The ones who outlaw programs like this are the ones who don't want government to work to help people.
All I can say awesome keep this program going 👏
If you’re that broke, why are you still having kids?
If you that dumb how are you still posting online?
"Money doesn't solve problems." Yes. Yes it does. Every single one of my problems would be fixed by money.
Wait so the group who got only $50/month was 1% less likely to have housing compared to those that got $1000/month? Does CNN realize they just made a perfect case against UBI initiatives?
Cut it out with your logic and reason.
Sounds good to me.
It isn't just housing, they look at jobs, transportation, childcare, etc
Did you hear the part where it the city to be a good person?
Did you miss the point that all of the programs ended up saving the city money? UBI is a better use of the money that the city gets overall.
All of the money goes right back into the economy. Not all homeless people are drug addicts. Most aren’t.
If we raise income taxes to 90% on ELON MUSK and Jeff Bezos there wouldn't be no homeless people in our great nation.
They could move to Canada. What's your plan for stopping the rich from moving?
If you use force to keep them there, they could claim refugee status and escape to Mexico and beyond. You could liquidate the assets of Tesla and Amazon, but who wants to buy it if taxes are 90%? Maybe the Chinese will buy it for pennies on the dollar.
You do know that we have tons of unused land, and that the government could just let us build, right? However, we can't build. We can't even put up a tent.
How about this? All the government needs to do is to let the vulnerable people pitch their tent on public unused land and leave them alone. It costs $0. Stop sending police to throw away all the tents and belongings. Once homeless people could feel stability that they aren't going to get raided by the police and lose possession of their belongings every few weeks, they can start to build from something. It doesn't even cost any taxpayer money. It's free, and yet the government refuses to do it.
Instead, the government spends millions of dollars to raid the homeless, throw away their belongings, tell them to move, harass them, and jail them. Guess what? Give them government land and leave them alone, and you save millions of dollar and costs you nothing.
If the government won't even do that, how do you expect them to fix the situation if we tax Elon Musk more? How do you know they won't use the money to harass homeless people even more?
Lets do it I'd Much rather let them support me than going to work every day
Thanks to Denver for trying to help its citizens!
I don't get how people can make such irresponsible decisions as to getting pregnant while you're homeless
I wish there were more guys like that
Yeah, sure best country in the world… without homeless help, public health and unemployment…
It is sad that in the US we really don't have a true democracy. We all know that lobby groups for Israel and the weapons industry control Congress and the Senate. These politicians do not care about the American people, if they did, the would not give billions of our tax dollars to Israel to continue with the Gaza Genocide, instead, they will help the homeless people who live on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, Portland Oregon, and other cities.
Clearly, you've never traveled outside of the US.
Well you don't have to travel to see how good is to have free healthcare and education. You can Google it. @@markgrace659
@@markgrace659😂😂😂
This man is doing more than our government
Corporate landlords are not held responsible for out of control rents! Also once you are evicted you can't get housing! Once you are homeless getting and holding a job is very difficult!
Move out then...that will show em.
Why didn't ask any critics for their input?
God bless Mr. Donovan and philanthropist, such as he. It’s terrible that conservative groups are against such programs like these out there! I’ve never been in a position like that, but still believe in contributing to a society that help the neediest of us. Sad that some people want help for themselves, and their kind, but not help for other human beings, just as needy. 😔
Conservatives are NOT against helping the poor. Do you realize most Christian conservatives are the individuals who begin most charities? Salvation Army, Saint Michel’s thrift stores, Mercy Ships sail around the world to give medical aid, many churches give away free groceries once a month to aid the poor. What conservatives disagree with is throwing money at problems with no oversight of how the money is spent or not treating the cause of the problem first.
It’s easy for rich people to shell out money for programs like this. But I can’t afford to give anyone money.
@Empress1014_ Open up your own wallet and do it then. Stop expecting your neighbor to flip the bill.
@@billmarshall268 sir, I’m an immigrant to this country, lived here undocumented from the age of 5 years old to 29, paid taxes that I NEVER got to collect and have NEVER gotten any assistance. I’ve worked since 16 years old, own my own home, own my 2016 vehicle and have NEVER had assistance besides loans that I’ve paid back! And even though, I still believe in helping those in need. During COVID, I noticed lines at soup kitchens and had to thank The Almighty that I’ve NEVER had to utilize such an aid and have always had a vehicle to drive. So miss me with all of that! There are citizens in this country that need help and if the govt would just stop putting so much into defense, and lining the pockets of these “contractors” and these pork barrels then MAYBE this country and its citizens would not be in such need! I want to see my taxes spent wisely! I donate, I volunteer and do what I can where I live! This man can afford it and did something nice, if you have a rancid heart, no compassion, sympathy or empathy, then that’s on you! You have yourself a blessed day! 🙏🏽
A guaranteed income is a great and universal idea !
Pay living wages
The first woman that was homeless and received money and is not sure how long this will continue, why did she have another kid??
Oooh, ooh, let's throw in contraceptives and reproductive care.
@@intercat4907 Or....she could grow the hell up, quit being a sl*t and take responsibility for her own actions? Did that ever occur to you or should all we just foot the bill for you losers?
Ask her husband
Free vasectomy
Giving other peoples money away should be a crime.
Denver didn't give a dime to homeless people the people with jobs gave them money
The point is giving money directly to the homeless is proven to be cost effective. I don't know about you but as a taxpayer I rather the government take the most efficient route in correcting societal problems. If giving the homeless 12K a year solves the problem, that's getting off cheap and I'm all for it.
Denver can’t give anything because it’s an object.
Of course the people who have the jobs who pay the taxes gave the $12,000.
Thank you, Captain obvious.
Don’t like paying the taxes in Denver moved to Aurora or Colorado Springs.
THE MONEY IS NOT FREE, IT COMES FROM PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WORK
Thank you for this story. I see positive change popping up all over. We’re changing ✨🙏✨
this should be permanent for everyone. they are never going to lower housing costs and it is the government that CREATED this mess. real estate investors made a necessity for us into a money making proposition for them. add in that employers no longer provide benefits or retirement or any other such thing. we have nowhere to go but down. UBI is the only way out.
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It is not the government who created this mess greedy corporate leaders created this mess
It is not government that created this mess. It is greedy, corporate leaders that created this mess.
im leaving the country with my wealth if u try and stop me ill wild out
While I agree, they are not going to lower housing costs, I also agree with a previous comment that it is not government raising costs, it’s the corporations and their greed. What government needs to do is regulate how high the ceiling goes, but we live in a Democratic capitalistic society. That’s the problem. Everyone (corporations, the elite, and businesses jumped on the bandwagon of greed and raised prices because they can!) things will never change until the minds of people change.
Good luck with that. US Gov't will get you anywhere and everywhere.
its a great program should be everywhere....help people get some pride, a leg up and ability to live as all humans deserve
Now imagine if yall didn't tax the same doller 5 different ways.... everybody would have a better life
Most here don't get your comment, this working man does!
@davemichael6994 ill spend over $1000 on taxes for my shop material.... then get taxed $300 every single year on that stuff since I welded it all together.
OH THANK GOD !!!
WOW! What a great program. Wish some billionaires would consider parting with a bit of their exorbitant wealth to fund positive programs like this. You can't take your wealth with you, do something wonderful for people in need!
You know that the wealthy pay nearly all of the taxes in this country? More than 50 percent of the population has a net effective tax rate of zero... which leads to a perplexing question... if the founding fathers of this country supported annexation from England... and shouted the saying.. "Taxation without representation is Tyranny".. would it not stand to reason that they would have also believed that representation without taxation is equally egregious? A flat tax where every individual bears the same relative burden is not only fair.. but entitles each to participate equally in the Government of the people, by the people, and for the people..
If america was an actual experiment, we would be figuring out how to put this in every state in expanding the program
Stfu. Donate to charity if you care. Stop using the boot and gun of government to make me pay for it with taxes.