My son was accepted to a trade union and is now working full time and going to school 3x a week, two nights and Saturday. You need to pass a test and pay a minimal union dues, plus a few hundred dollars for textbooks and tools. He worked in retail and banked for those fees and we matched it. Much cheaper than all those college charges!
I am disabled and live waaaaayyyyy waaaaayyyyy waaaaayyyyy below the poverty line. I fully agree that the best way to end poverty is to have good jobs with good wages for those who can work. And have jobs that honestly disabled people could do with help and make sure they have the help they need. I honestly wish that I was where there are jobs I could at least do part time, though I would like to have a job where I could make a decent living and where my disabilities (and the days I would have to have off) would be understood. Unfortunately this is impossible here
Special Education mandates for disabled individuals as you should have given you assistance in finding at least a part time job that suits you. This is unfortunate. People are more content in life if they are doing something useful, whether it is a job or volunteer work. As a privleged white college educated individual in our society, I will continue to advocate for the lowest paid workers of our nation. RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE and give people an incentive to go back to work.
@@bridgetdrummond1721 going hungry is a good incentive to go back to work.... moving to where there are more opportunities is another strategy.... we have lots of job openings here in New Hampshire....
@@williammorse8330 you need to start with having enough money to save and think about those things your talking about.Your taking like someone with many resources, everyone isn't in that position.
Term limits won't do crap. The puppet master interests who control your current Congress members, governors and state legislatures have a replacement list 10 names deep for every damned one of them.
Education isn't enough. If people don't have a moral background, don't believe in hard work, and don't have integrity, they won't make it. Asians in America have been mistreated since they got here and even more so after the war, yet they kept their heads down and their shoulders squared, and because of that determination, they see overwhelming success in all fields. I won't say thats all there is to it, but it definitely matters more than what the government does in our current situation. The culture needs to change or nothing will.
@@alastor8091 yeah I agree with what you said. Asians, not too long ago were in the hood and now they became successful. I don't think it's fair to point at Asians as a model minority bc they have their own set of problems aswell.
@@alastor8091 here’s the differences. A lot of Asians that came here were better off and/or much more educated than the ones that didn’t. Mexicans only had to cross a river and black people were forced against their own will, were essentially the slave class, and have been oppressed historically pretty harshly. Asian Americans have a lot more advantages due the resources they have coming into this nation. There’s a reason you see a lot of Asians in STEM fields in America, and it’s because those who were previously educated can afford to cross an entire ocean to come and work here
@@assistmans there's always people like you making excuses on why people can't and then when they do you shit on their accomplishments like they didn't have to work hard even despite the so called "advantages", leaving out all the struggles they had to overcome. Not interested.
@@assistmans Says a lot for the Irish, huh. They too had to cross an entire ocean sometimes against their will, were uneducated illiterate potato farmers and criminals, and were part of the slave/lower class to be oppressed historically pretty harshly. Maybe it helps considerably to integrate into a cohesive and homogenous society, and if it doesn't help it should be segregated.
I remember living on the street back in the early 80s That was a hard life lesson .I made sure that would not happen again.Watching this now puts everything in perspective 35 years later.
As long as corruption continues to run deep and unchecked from both parties and corporate has no consequences, the poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer. (Both exponentially of course)
@@stevehady915 yes I agree although only a small portion fit that. Having new iPhones and latest sneakers over food and shelter always a few bad apples in bunch
@@stevehady915 ALWAYS is an incorrect assessment. But money management, investing and financial literacy is an area where the poor aren't very knowledgeable.
My dad grew up in a single-parent home and escaped generational poverty by joining the USAF. He came out 10 years later with a college degree. Sadly not enough poor people have that kind of work ethic. The fact that he did make my childhood infinitely better than his. Victimhood and entitlement mentally keep people down more than external factors.
I don't know the percentage, but it plays a part that is for sure. Bad things lead to other things, and that is where it comes down to the individual and what they are made of, and how they respond. The system does not make it easy or even possible for some to get out of poverty, depending on where you live. I am thankful that I can only speculate.
I agree. You hit the nail on the head with this statement. I can tell someone raised you right with morals and values. America needs more folks like you. God Bless You my fellow American!!
You can’t compare US welfare recipients receiving $9000 a year with the rest of the world even though it puts them in the top 20% of global incomes. These $9k folks aren’t living in a country where you can live on $10 a day…they live in the US where its about $170 a day on average.
@@johnjerman3421 it’s a reading comprehension issue, and fundamentally a symptom of our Educational system. All a person has to understand is what $9,000.00 a year translates to in their own life. How far does nine thousand dollars get you spread over a year? That’s the question they should ask themselves, but they don’t because they’re confused and emotionally driven. It’s frustrating.
@@Ryantravisaol yes parents should live off of 9000 a year and just budget better, it’s a cultural problem people just need to learn how to pick themselves up by their bootstrap~ 👴🏻
@@jesualdocortez6426bootstraps? I earned my way put of homelessness with no help in 2 years. Guess I got bigger bootstraps....stop making excuses for people who choose to suck. Pathetic. I would never eat off another man's work. I do my own work. I have pride.
Back in the 40s/50s/60s, a man or woman could work at a gas station and still do well in life. They could buy a house and car. Now, can't do that. Why? Fed govt has spent your prosperity away. They pissed it away.
@@midbc1midbc199 Not just corporations...you need to look at all aspects. There are many, many reasons including the technology that everyone loves so much.
And ultimately the The People are to blame. Most people don't vote and therefore don't matter. 95% of those who do, tend to vote for one of the mainstream crooks instead of one of the honest underdogs. I don't feel sorry for society, because this is what we are willing to tolerate and this is what we voted for.
That's not why. Things [economy] changed. Some people didn't. Back in the '50's, people had black and white TV's. Best you have a color TV, probably a spiffy 4K HiDef one. 🤷🤷🤷
@Opal Allen What are they sorry for ? Which men? In 1965 25% of Black infants were born to single moms , 3.1% of White infants were born to single moms . By 1990 it was 64% Black and 18% While . Guess they don't make marriage like they used to .
Oh, the irony in that statement! Only if America had a mouth... Out of one side of the mouth: "We give away too much to other countries, and don't help our own!" The other side of the mouth: "We give away too much money to welfare recipients who won't help themselves!" The mouth of America is what's "sad."
@@josweetlove1537 how do we exploit third world countries? Do you understand these people would have no jobs and no food without us buying their stuff. Tawain and India both used to be third world countries who have brought theirselves out of poverty by having low skill industries like clothing making. Do you think America was rich as soon as the settlers hit?
You know something is wrong when the US is considered one of the greatest countries in the world both economically and politically but yet most of the states are suffering from poverty.
Well part of the problem is how we define poverty. Poverty in the USA is pretty awesome compared to most anywhere else on earth. Also poverty will always exist. If all things are spread equally today tomorrow some will fall back, some will stay the same, some will climb. Low, middle, upper classes. All the economic experiments to change this normal human condition such as communism have failed because it refused to acknowledge the problem is people. In the end a system that looked beautiful on paper became cruel in the attempt to force human nature. In the end it may have improved some peoples economic situation but it brought the majority down to achieve equity. It rewarded those who didn't want to work hard by paying them the same as a productive worker. And it punished those who worked too hard and tried to do better for themselves and family. Too much of what we focus on are issues that deserve understanding but must be understood. Can we improve the jobs, and economic opportunities with innovation, education, and motivation? Yes. But no matter how good we make it there will always be poor, and rich plus people in between.
We have people who would rather go into debt with hundreds of thousands in medical expenses with the private sector (because you know big government bad) than vote for a single payer system. The US is NOT one of the greatest. Its only the greatest for the top 10%.
Once the Gen-Xers start dying off in large number, which will be 25-35 years from now, America will no longer have a desire or a need to exist. It will crumble, and be conquered by China.
The hardest thing...or the easiest thing to get out of poverty is.... complete high school...don't get pregnant or get some one pregnant if not married, and have a work ethic. Most of the successful people I know, did not go to college. They created successful businesses and are employers. We need to end victimhood and promote pathways to success. Just sayin......
Anyone doing college should either do apprenticeship on the basics of what they want to learn, go to community college to do the basics, or join the military (yeah I know some people look at it with doubt but I guarantee there is still good people there). Otherwise if you can't learn of this in any of these don't do it, save money doing odd jobs, build a schoolie and see the country.
Yes people can be retrained, of course, and more focus is needed on improving k to 12 education so people come out of high school with real skills. Vocational high schools can be increased for people who wish to skip university and go right into a trade like plumbing, farming, carpentry, auto repair or even small businesses etc. But people also have to be willing to work and study. If a kid's family life is terrible, it's hard for a kid to concentrate on anything, so some assistance or hard thinking needs to be put into how to improve family life.
Sadly there are a lot of very intelligent and talented children that come from broken homes. The cycle of poverty is real, and it has real effects on the mental health of everyone in the family.
Real skills like how money works. How to invest it. How to invest into houses to make money. They don't teach anything about money in school notice that. The most important thing in life they dont teach at all
@@NursePN09 your put on amphetamines for being energetic amd dumbing them down and addicting them to addictive drugs to make life easier on teachers who won't deal with children being children
@@prestonhanson501 Money is not THE most important thing - God is. But I agree, finance management and responsibility is important and should be taught. We teach our child about this at home, can't depend on someone else to.
@@NinjaBooKitty People working in trades are still needed, and do understand accounting and finance - people who live in poverty and have no desire to work and better their situation are the ones who need to be taught financial responsibility...such as not spending their "stimmy" checks on more vehicles and shoes and drugs.
We need to bring jobs back to America 🇺🇸. We should be making our own dog food, shoes, medical supplies, toys, and clothes. Stop taxing the hell out of people paychecks and given it to foreign countries. Hold government accountable for their jobs.
Corporations run the Government here in🇺🇸. All they care about are profits. So they out source everything. To other countries to make. So they can pay the workers less.
These types of jobs are mostly poorly paid or automated....you just wont earn enough....the world has moved on. Need to teach IT/online business in high school or a self employed trade.
Interesting how some of the poorest places in some states are just slightly lower in income than the nicest places in the same state, like Montana for example. I'd rather live in a place like that, than a place with extreme poor and extreme rich.
The poverty rate is “plummeting” because the threshold has barely moved. Inflation is making it seem like all these folks are out of poverty, when they’ve been living the same way
Fun fact: a friend of mine, who recently retired from the fire dept, grew up in presque isle. I have been up that way a couple times. Outside of the college, there is, well, like 5 farms. Thats it. So, a low median income isnt surprising, as most people who live there are farmers, or college kids...
An old girlfriend of mine was from Presque Isle. She said there was absolutely nothing up there except farms and a very small downtown area where nothing ever happened. That's why she moved down to Massachusetts.
I live in a small town in GA where the Average income is around 28k a year. My family definitely lives on the wealthier sidd but I didn't realize it was so low compared to the nation.
I grew up in a housing project that at one point had the lowest poverty rate in PA. Lived there until I was old enough to help move our family out. I'm now in my 50's and the people that lived there then are currently still there. Projects were originally built to get people on their feet, stop the handouts and they will leave. Our rent was $54 and they constantly gave you low quality food and clothing for free. Everyone adapted to it and had no reason to work. This seems to be a Democratic controlled situation. These places never change.
It's not handouts from the government. People who are dirt poor need some money to go and start work. The welfare money won't give you a good life. No one can fully rely on welfare, but it's necessary.
It's because of the Law of Unintended Consequences. There are some of us who escape the chain, but the chain cannot be broken. It is the culture and some lucky ones has some genes that allow them to escape.
@@jakepalgon I think you may be a bit misinformed there.. In NEPA, where I live, plenty of folks live well off welfare. They learn how to game the system and exploit it. If used properly, it should enable folks to piece things together long enough to find gainful employment.
There is only job is vote for Democrats that agree to steal money from productive people for them. I think we should require sterilization in order to get ANYTHING from welfare. Children included. We CAN end poverty in just one generation if we want too.
3.3 BILLION goes to Israel, a rich country with an insanely powerful military. I don't mind my taxes going to some starving children, but sending money to a colonizer state that's commiting ethnic cleansing? That's f'ed up
Honestly, like that scandal in which people from the west were unintentionally participating in human trafficking, adopting African children that it turns out were actually being kidnapped from their parents who thought they were going abroad to study. The Americans that were doing that could’ve adopted an American child. There so soooo many, that need help and loving homes.
the first big step. Americans need to do start holding their politicians accountable on the own quit relying on the government to hold themselves accountable because it won't happen. And stop turning a blind eye to the corruption on the federal and state level.
From the earliest dawn of civilization, the poor have been told to not have children! As I said in an earlier post, the new "implant" birth control is looking good. I never had kids, don't regret it (am 65).
I myself live with two gunshot wounds with one bullet still in me, and though I am a veteran of two branches of the military (USNavy-USArmy) my injuries have been deemed “non service connected”. As of this writing I am 11 days from being homeless. 11 days. During a pandemic. This is all about gentrification. Get rid of those in poverty to make room for those with wealth. For myself, facing homeless, in a state where it gets -20f for 5-6 months at a time. There are NO houses available, no rentals (literally) and the one rental that recently opened up had over 100 applicants, over 50 showings in less then 24 hours & was gone! How can anyone living on a fixed income of 1200.00 or less a month afford to compete with this? I cannot. Also the $70,000 in medical debt I have. I was shot during a domestic so it’s not service connected. I hear business owners talking about how nobody wants to work yet! They won’t even pay a livable wage! A head of lettuce...$1.99, a gallon of milk...$3.99 (more then gas) etc so even if one can find a safe place to call home, good luck eating. Car repairs...right. I want out of here, I want to work...to be more, to help others, to feel that sense of accomplishment I did before my injuries caught up with me. Bad things happen to good people, not everyone has a family, not everyone has a safety net, and not everyone makes bad decisions...life just happens. When did we stop giving a damn for our fellow Americans and neighbors? When did this country turn into a financial institution? This is not just a problem in urban environments, it’s a problem in rural communities as well. Poverty knows no color, it doesn’t care your veteran status, or any other status...it is a slow death. I owned 6 homes in my lifetime...I didn’t shoot myself, I had a very good paying job as an HVAC/R commercial technician, but...things happen. The bullet (one of two I was hit by) actually moved in my back, next to my spine. I was at that point & still am unable to work in any of the jobs available here. (Vermont) The only trades available are blue collar trades that require heavy lifting, standing, moving all day. It reminds me of the words of a very kind, loving and wise man. “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” That’s what I need, training. I am WORTH it! And so are many, many others. We all are. It’s even harder with a work gap and older age. Elon Musk made between 19-23 billion dollars...yesterday! One day! Billion! Jeff Bezos gets child credits? To the creator of this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much. For taking the time to make this video, taking the time to AGAIN address this nightmare. And the storm hasn’t even arrived yet! Thank you for this. For your humanity, and caring to bring attention to this issue. God Bless you ALL. Ian in Vermont
@@lisamcgilltries Hello Lisa, I am writing in response to your question regarding housing. Well, those 11 days came and went & we are now homeless. We live out of a wood room converted into a sleeping space. Just big enough to put a bed frame in, and a ceramic heater. We were unable to find housing. I appreciate your asking. Thank you & be well…
The high property tax statistic for Oregon is a bit misleading, since Oregon has no sales tax. I would be interested in what the property tax and income tax rates are in Montana and Delaware. These states also do not have sales tax. Another point you made is quite profound. The comparison between the poverty level in the US and other countries is drastic. Many of America's poor people would be wealthy when compared to people in much of the rest of the world. This does not mean that we should abandon efforts to eliminate poverty in the US. It should be a high priority. But we should also be reminded of how well off we are here compared to the rest of the world.
I’m sure your very comfortable, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us are. To tell someone who’s living in a tent on the street how fortunate they are it’s pretty insulting
@@rdh1429 Compared to people fin poverty in Mexico, yeah people living on a tent in the US are better off, most of them live like that because they can't afford houseing, but they still can afford a cell phone with data and food, homeless people in Mexico can't even afford 2 dollar tacos.
9:25 😲 This is where our tax dollars go to... Make Afghanistan Great Again Make Israel Great Again Make Jordan Great Again Make Egypt Great Again Make Iraq Great Again We work. We pay taxes. The government gives it away to everyone else 🤢🤮 Makes me want to quit my job and be welfare reliant.
1) Guaranteed access to competitive level education. 2) Basic healthcare. 3) Mandatory collective bargaining in publicly traded companies. Boom, solved. In the US at least.
5) tighten regulations on residency so that the people who will make their surroundings better can't flee those who choose not to wait we just abolished human rights for collective gentrification
Originally from Cumberland, can confirm that the city is an extremely sad and rundown place, but it isn't just because of the industry leaving. The state has completely neglected the city for decades, also having policies that drove the city from a great place to retire to a drug and crime ridden pit in just 30 years.
Live in NH and its great. But as a kid went up to Berlin on a hockey team and the second someone open up a window to the bus... holy cow those paper mills stunk! Not the place in NH to go. Reminds me of the wastewater plant in Manchester I worked at.
@@jamieboydkob5034 I stopped on a cruise in the summer a few years back for two days to be fair. Enjoyed the salmon, the town and saw some whales. Even have a nice dispensary the stoney moose. Lol I can see spending a winter anywhere in Alaska is hell
@@coltonwilliams1565 I know, still so weird. My sister in law came from LA to visit and thought my $65k house cost me over a million and couldn't understand how I could afford that
@@sammehlberg6664 it’s good to start out in a 65k house anyways. You can get it paid off faster and pay less interest. House hacking to rent out an extra room if you can. Then all your other paid off houses start making it easy to pay the next house off automatically. The hard part is contributing the first 300-400k yourself lol but after that you’ll have enough passive income to live forever
Speaking from experience for Arkansas and Mississippi, the poorest part of Arkansas are the counties lining the MS River south of Memphis with Lee & Chicot Co. being the poorest. Compared to Bald Knob.....Marianna and Helena-West Helena are in rough shape. Generally the farther west away from the MS River Delta you go, the less destitute it is. The same goes for the Mississippi side going east. I'd argue that Tunica, Coahoma, Washington, Bolivar & Issaquena Co. are the poorest counties in the state. Louisiana...East Carroll Parish where Lake Providence is located.
20:01 Someone has a mercedes-benz parked in their driveway in this poor neighborhood. More people need to be educated about how to save and invest their money instead of buy things that add no monetary value.
What’s sad is a man can work his whole lifetime blood sweat and tears and never make it to a million dollars on his deathbed and a Celebrity can make 1 million for 1 appearance in a matter of minutes. It’s almost unbelievable.
We're living in the worst timeline. I don't care what anybody says. 200, 500, 10,000, 20,000 years ago. Pick whatever you want. They were all better, I guarantee it.
One attributes to poverty is knowing that you have been born into poverty and start child -rearing.This isn't one of the wisest things to do.Finding away out of poverty first is the best thing to do before child -rearing.
Ouch! As a Canadian, I never knew there were entirely abandoned neighbourhoods in the USA like the ones shown in this video! Scary! In Canada, ghost towns tend to be small, originally based exclusively on mining and or lumber and very remote...
I wonder if it's corelated to the increase in migration from rural counties to cities. 85% of Americans now live in cities compared to 64% in 1950. A lot of these counties are losing population while cities are gaining
These areas all have the same general backstory. Once, the people in these areas produced goods and/or services that were sold to other people in other areas. Wealth cannot be produced if the goods and services purchased exceed what is created. The country as a whole is consuming more than it produces, and as a consequence, more areas are becoming poorer. Domestic spending by the government won’t change that. NO FREE LUNCH
It's always interesting how the poorest counties and the poorest States always seem to vote Republican. You think after decades of Republicans going "trust us if we give wall street more money it will trickle down to you" that people in these impoverished areas would realize the only thing trickling down is piss. The only way we're going to solve our economic issues is to invest in the bottom-up not top-down. Even doing something small like a UBI of $700 a month then for everyone who makes over $90,000 a year just tax them an extra $8400 at the end of the year. That would at least start flowing more money into poor communities that they can use to spend and stimulate local economies while also not being too much that it discourages working.
It seems to me we are still doing pretty well compared to the world. Poverty is not a unique thing to America. You pointed out Poverty has been trending down and plummeting. Yes we can do better and we should continue to lead the world in eliminating poverty. I would just also point that it was only 50 years ago this country ended segregation and then started de-investing in the cores of the inner cities. I'm optimistic if we continue the urban renewal we are seeing across multiple American cities we will continue the trend of reducing generational poverty.
Being in sales for many years I have been in Farmville many times and just being honest it never seemed that poor or depressed to me. There is a college located there and I suspect there are a lot of retired folks there which can hurt your average income level. Oh, and I don't think farming is that big of a thing there!! I would have expected one of the towns in the SW Va. coal fields to have been #1 on this list. I've been there also and believe me they look far far worse than Farmville.
I stumbled upon your vids and love them! I've been binge watching them. Have you done a video on Pine Ridge, SD? It's THE poorest reservation in the country. Keep up the good work.
Poverty mean, that govt ministers, govt officers, engineers,and top chairpersons do not apply plans in favour of poors. Corruption, . Corruption mean facilities+convenience+no accountability of top chairpersons, . Second joint is very important, third religion, fourth un employment, fifth ignore talent by powerful top persons , ignore honesty, talent, education, etc maney talented persons ignoring and walking on the road , because they have not approach and money. Where is democracy? Very long discussion there , remember always for continuous discussion, Thank you very much 🌹 god bless you 🌹
Reservation want different _ different handicaps means lazy, buttering person, talent less etc want reservation. Talented people want support for sometime,
I think the welfare system needs to be updated and I don’t think you should be allowed to have welfare while you’re able-bodied and can go to work. It would be cheaper for the government to help these people move or get educated or trained for a trade that they can do But 75 years after a manufacturing plant leaves a city and people stay there and stay in poverty is ridiculous for all the money. The government puts in the welfare. They need to put it in to helping these people feel good about themselves and go back to work and if they’re drug attic’s, then they don’t need any money.
Wow! Had no idea you’d mention Cooper, TX. I actually live nearby. It’s definitely an extremely poor are and has been for decades. Thankfully they’re seeing some revitalization with a new small grocery store finally opening up. And a lot of people are relocating to the area from DFW to work from home out of the city. Most of those people though move to the countryside, inside the city limits there are still several derelict and abandoned houses/buildings. It’s not by any means dangerous though, and would be a great place for someone to relocate to if they’re looking for a quiet small town to settle down in. Several jobs within a short driving distance.
Another sad fact is that if I could have had help to finish college, things would have been far different for me. And before a drunk driver kicked my fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis into high gear and my living in heavy 2nd hand smoke gave me c.o.p.d. (emphysema), I used to do some really hard work (farm work, lifting heavy cases of products, etc , etc , etc
It starts with education. Without that you are nowhere. Learn a trade if University is not your thing. Increase the minimum wages Federally and in each state, to a living wage. Establish a Universal Health Care system not tied to your job, so people can change jobs and still have health plan. I could keep going but you get the point !
You don’t actually. Native Americans who live around the border can’t get much help for being poor a bunch of them so they have to make do. Somethings aren’t legal with supporting families.
johnstown! i am so grateful that my mommy ran away to nyc from there , met my dad and i am a new yorker (now retired in fla of course), its seemed such a nasty, hopeless place when i visited as a child years ago. so sad
I was born and raised there. I left at 18 and have lived in Providence since 81. I don’t think I could have stayed there at all. I suppose retire es could manage pretty good financially though..
Idk where you did your research, but there are far, faaaar smaller and poorer towns in Illinois. Hell, there's a town an hour south of Chicago where the residents mostly have dirt floors and no plumbing
More nuance is to be had here rather than just writing off the reason for poverty as "being lazy", which in itself is 'lazy' thinking. As you mentioned before, most of these towns suffered deindustrialization, leaving thousands of people out of work. How are they supposed to find work if there are none? Even if people have to rely on food stamps and are unemployed, it doesn't mean a generalization should be made claiming that they're all lazy. Due to such large wealth disparities when designing the neighborhoods ie. separating minorities from whites which leads to differences in infrastructure quality, minorities are largely impacted. If the closest grocery store with healthy foods was further in the white neighborhood than the Mcdonalds around the block, which option would you choose? Especially if you're living in poverty and gas expenses are super high, the answer would be the McDs. Eating fast food excessively is shown to have more negative health effects like obesity and depression hence why so many people under the poverty line deal with it. Aside from food insecurity, police presence has always played a large role in these communities. During the war on drugs, policing has risen in poorer neighborhoods where minorities were mostly targeted and arrested. With fatherless families and the destitution of any structures to help the kids, this further perpetuates the cycle of broken families and influx of minority prison mates. There are numerous factors and reasons for this. It is illogical to judge those in poverty through a black and white lens before understanding why and how they have gotten there in the first place.
The answer is actually teach I'm schools. The public school system maintains the ignorance of the low class. On top of that teaching personal finance. That's coming from experience. I came from extreme poverty and would've got out faster if someone taught me how to manage money.
I don't know if it is sugar rush from an ice cream I got, or the 300/month giveaway to poor families, but sorry for the long winded comment I am about to post. I read today on some comment in other video that in WW2 people lived to their own means, repairing things themselves, and were able to raise a big, yet successful family. The country since the post-War grew on an economy of waste. Many households replace appliances every 5 or so years, this is a waste of money that otherwise should be used for the kids' college fund. Back on our grandparents' time they were able to have at least 50 repairmen readily available in small towns to keep damaged appliances running for an additional decade or so, or the household did it himself. The government should focus on bring that mentality to the new generation. Family planning should be encouraged and expanded as preparation for community college to kids, and provide training and emphasis on repairing anything within a house. I could go even further and let them choose between apprenticeship, community college, or military service to have a solid source of income before deciding to do college. I would seriously look into the prison reform to discourage parents being thrown in jail for withholding child support if there is no history of violence. Instead, make an agreement with the court and the employer to withhold a percentage the salary as payment owed to the child account until the child is 18. Not too much to affect the parent to pay his bills, but not too little to discourage money being wasted on stuff outside his own child. As a token of good faith, I would even encourage in no fault divorce 50/50 custody if the father can't make ends meet with the child support.
Nick, have you traveled abroad? I showed this to my Misses (that’s her on the left) who is a Filipina immigrant (the legal variety, now US Citizen) and she got a chuckle out of this. I mean yea this is bad and we can do better for sure but compared to a very large portion of the world much of what you are showing would not be considered poverty. So we must be doing something right. That’s not to say we can’t do a lot better.
I also had to chuckle at your comment. I'm constantly having this same argument with Europeans and leftist Americans. Yes, we do indeed have poverty and generational poverty in America, but it is NOTHING compared to so many other parts of the world. I had a serious (as in, no sarcasm) conversation with a good friend who complained about how she hates living in inescapable poverty. She is a single mother who gets no child support. She works very hard. She owns a 3,000 SQ ft home in an affluent suburb. She has a new German car, and she bought two used cars for her teenagers. She complained that after flying home for holidays and summers, she "hardly could afford an annual family vacation." Of course she is an exception. Obviously most Americans would not consider her poor. She is genuinely stressed about the cost of health insurance, but she doesn't understand that she could easily afford it if she were willing to lower her standard of living. My sil stayed in one of the richest hotels in India. She showed us videos and pictures of her trip. Her hotel sat directly across from a "slum." There was a mother with naked children running around a paper shanty. The woman was cooking outside. She would lift the babies and children to poop onto a shovel, and would then use that as fuel for the fire to cook dinner. No American is so poor that we need to cook our food with poop. PS - I'm very much a leftist but I am so incredibly grateful for what I have. I was raised in poverty, but I refer to it as "American poverty," because I realize how many people would be grateful for our style of poverty.
I visited the Philippines and you're right it isn't lol compared to Filipino lifestyle this would be a dream com true ...my girlfriend is Filipino too by the way she says the same thing you did...we live in Alabama
@@woodynorris8224 I was born in an abandoned train car with no electricity or running water. I am severely disabled, 95% bedridden. I am not blind to the problems in America. I am just realistic to the problems in the rest of the world. 50% of China has no access to clean water. No access. They don't just have no running water in their home, they have no way to ever access clean water. That is quite a different problem. I have been severely underweight and malnourished. I also have many friends who are morbidly obese due to poor nutrition - none of us have ever needed to eat maggot-infested rodents. I have never had to dig up a grave and eat flesh. I will not have to wait 5+ years for a COVID vaccine. My children won't die of Ebola or malaria. The truth of the matter is that the average American welfare recipient is in the top 20% globally. Crazy but true. I am not unsympathetic to American poverty, and I do not deny that we have a tremendous wealth gap. But that only highlights just what how tremendous global poverty is.
Goodnes... we can't do that/... someone else is ALWAYS to blame... Few on here will ever own up to the fact they made decisions that put them where they are unhappily at...
Instead of blaming your problems on your fellow citizen. I would say blame your politicians. You can rightfully blame politicians because they really can make or break where you live
@@dancalmpeaceful3903 you are not your race. you are committing the same sin you are complaining against. Your race is not your sports team. Races are not a hivemind don't forget.
I live in the Southwestern portion of VA in a little town close to the border of KY and WV called Grundy. I hope that eventually, I can get into a good position to move out of this area full of poverty and judgement. The place I’m considering moving to is somewhere close or near Lancaster or Harrisburg, PA. Anyone from there or anyone who have a good amount of knowledge of the area, are those good places to move to? My dream job is close to those cities.
Anywhere in Northern VA has work . People that can't afford to live close to the city will commute from places like Fredericksburg. You can't throw a stick without hitting a hiring sign for any job or trade out here . Now that we have a decent governor things should get better . Once the potato is gone hopefully getting gas back down commuting will be easier
You should be thinking about heading southwest from where you're at towards Knoxville, TN or straight up south from there to Charlotte, NC. Charlotte especially is growing exponentially with lots of jobs.
I live in Paducah KY....this cannot be the poorest place in Kentucky !!....what about Eastern Kentucky ? Appalachia is known for being dirt poor. I don't think your research is accurate......
Hey there Nick ole friend! Awesome video as always. Thank you for the laughs! Btw...Prineville, Oregon is with a long 'i', as in fine. I used to own property in that awful place. Also, Riverton (Wyoming) is pretty bad too. Love ya' Bud! YOU ROCK! 👍🤗✌️
6:46 I used to attend a great AA meeting in Waianae, Oahu when I was in the military. The Waianae Monday night meeting was instrumental in getting me sober. So there’s that…
There are those that believe if we start everyone out with the same starting point, then things would be different. That's not the case. I remember once hearing a statistic where 70% of retired NFL players file for bankruptcy within 5 years of their retirement (don't know what the current percentage is). Some people can be given every opportunity and fail. Others can be faced with every obstacle and will still succeed.
Many athletes rise out of poverty, suddenly make big money that they don't know how to handle, and are preyed upon by "friends", family, and women whose goal is to become their baby momma and collect child support.
You omitted politics as a factor in East Cleveland's poverty. In 2016, Cleveland rejected a proposed annexation (i.e., bailout) of East Cleveland because East Cleveland's elected officials presented a ridiculous list of conditions that would have preserved their jobs and most of their power even though Cleveland would be paying the bills. One of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Cleveland is booming University Circle, which abuts East Cleveland, but no developer has yet been willing to cross the line into East Cleveland.
The highest of all East Cleveland's cost of living is low enough for people to live just fine if they would only stay out of the liquor stores and stop buying weed everyday not everybody's going to be wealthy if you have your health and a roof over your head you're good so many people are on food stamps they have help paying their rent they have boyfriends or husbands living with them that'll work in so they have that extra sneaky income and they're always complaining about what other people have and they want more it's not enough that cheating the system people are just lazy and they want to get high all the time
In the US, one of the issues, is that we don't have mixed income neighborhoods anymore. Affordable housing used to be mixed into middle class neighborhoods. This kept poor neighborhoods getting out of control and, more importantly, it integrated the working class into the middle class. A lot more poor kids grew up in middle class surroundings. Same schools, playgrounds, friends. Slum mentality is hard to break. However, today, with single family home zoning, poor kids are relegated to only their own neighborhoods where crime and poverty is all they know. It's why crime skyrocketed after 1960. Heavy concentrations of trauma help create generational poverty.
YES white people are starting to self segregate. They are making their own neighborhoods blocking off lower middle class(minorities) from coming in. This is happening in Illinois.
While I was in college, I only made a few thousand dollars per year from part-time jobs. I thought $10k+/yr was lots of money. “Poverty” is relative and a state of mind.
One thing to consider is that people who work in a particular city and get paid a higher than average wage, will not actually live in that particular city, but in a "white-flight" community.
Yeah who would want to live in a liberal city nowadays. High violence defunding the police and way higher prices. Why would someone want to live in a big city?
Good god, really? Its not 1950 for Christ’s sake. People move away from crime and bad schools. It’s called ‘sanity flight’ So spare me your racialized tripe. Not many ‘all white neighborhoods anymore except of coarse to progressives who follow a cult group think fairy tale.
@@alexharper7645 I agree with the whole defunding with the police bullshit. But way cheaper prices. I'm not sure if I'm missing something but isn't that the complete opposite in the City. Usually cities are more expensive. Can you elaborate on that.
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I live in NC now but I was born and raised in Farmville VA while I didn’t expect it to be the poorest place in VA I can believe it ..Growing up the biggest job you could get around there was working for the College or The Jailhouse. It’s a place where not alot of people gets the chance to leave and do better for themselves. I got a ton of family still there but I barely visit because it’s depressing going back to that place.
I've street viewed Farmville before, along with traveling on the US 460 bypass around Farmville when I did a road trip. Also found one RUclipsr, that has done some dash cam driving videos of Farmville in the past, including by Longwood University's campus. I'll be honest, that I thought he'd name say like Martinsville or Petersburg as the worst VA city/town. Dunno why, but I had that weird feeling....
You can't just look at dollars when discussing poverty. There is a big difference in cost of living between America and other countries as well as huge differences in cost of living across states. It's hard to compare from place to place. I think looking at % of income needed to meet basic needs is probably a better indicator than income. As for living off assistance you need to consider what options exist where they are. If welfare is the best gig in town you cannot blame people for choosing it. Buissness and industry have a part to play in it all. Maybe they should be providing better working environments? Maybe we should provide more options for those who are disabled instead of casting them to the curb?
All of this is happening while the US economy is still preeminent. What will happen when the US loses its global hegemony to peer competitors like China and Russia? What happens after the Gulf coast countries ditch their peg to the dollar? This is going to be every street in America. Even the upper middle class will be coming up short on basic services, food, and power.
I don't think Russia is going to catch up to us. But I do think think Asian countries will. China or Indonesia will probably catch up to us within a decade or two
The failure of government to invest more of the proceeds of the wealth created during the 50’s and 60’s in education would have cushioned the impact of the decline in manufacturing. The problem is the cultural obsession with individualism. Individualism hinders forward planning which is seen by too many as ‘socialism’. If this quality of American culture could be overcome, America would be able to be the great country everyone wants.
Nick, you are a great chronicler of/commentator upon the condition of the United States. In a sane world, you'd be a well-paid mainstream figure, but of course the world has gone mad.
@@dominick8656 People like you usually believe in a small state. (I'm a strong social conservative myself, as it happens, and not some SJW or Biden lover.) Please be consistent, or at least explain how you will control family size without tyranny.
College isn't neccessary but Trade Schools are something I would recommend for any looking to work right after graduating High school
There is a shortage of Electricians and other skilled jobs.
Agree
Yep, college is done. Trade schools or tech.
I agree buddy. An electrician repairing appliances can make 1,000/- a day.
A trade is better .
My son was accepted to a trade union and is now working full time and going to school 3x a week, two nights and Saturday. You need to pass a test and pay a minimal union dues, plus a few hundred dollars for textbooks and tools. He worked in retail and banked for those fees and we matched it. Much cheaper than all those college charges!
I am disabled and live waaaaayyyyy waaaaayyyyy waaaaayyyyy below the poverty line. I fully agree that the best way to end poverty is to have good jobs with good wages for those who can work. And have jobs that honestly disabled people could do with help and make sure they have the help they need. I honestly wish that I was where there are jobs I could at least do part time, though I would like to have a job where I could make a decent living and where my disabilities (and the days I would have to have off) would be understood. Unfortunately this is impossible here
Where do you live?
I’m not sure where you live but my friend in Boston says similar things.
Special Education mandates for disabled individuals as you should have given you assistance in finding at least a part time job that suits you.
This is unfortunate. People are more content in life if they are doing something useful, whether it is a job or volunteer work. As a privleged white college educated individual in our society, I will continue to advocate for the lowest paid workers of our nation. RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE and give people an incentive to go back to work.
@@bridgetdrummond1721 going hungry is a good incentive to go back to work.... moving to where there are more
opportunities is another strategy.... we have lots of job openings here in New Hampshire....
@@williammorse8330 you need to start with having enough money to save and think about those things your talking about.Your taking like someone with many resources, everyone isn't in that position.
WE NEED TERM LIMITS FOR ALL OFFICIALS!!!!!! that’s it!!
Also bar them from being hired as experts or having contracts at any level of the government.
You're speaking facts.
I agree 100 percent! For all, House of Representatives, Senate, and all state, counties, cities, towns, villages, hamlets.
Politicans should be changed after and for the same reason
Term limits won't do crap. The puppet master interests who control your current Congress members, governors and state legislatures have a replacement list 10 names deep for every damned one of them.
You fix generational poverty by having good equal education to all members of its society. Having education paid out of property taxes is ridiculous.
Education isn't enough. If people don't have a moral background, don't believe in hard work, and don't have integrity, they won't make it. Asians in America have been mistreated since they got here and even more so after the war, yet they kept their heads down and their shoulders squared, and because of that determination, they see overwhelming success in all fields. I won't say thats all there is to it, but it definitely matters more than what the government does in our current situation. The culture needs to change or nothing will.
@@alastor8091 yeah I agree with what you said. Asians, not too long ago were in the hood and now they became successful. I don't think it's fair to point at Asians as a model minority bc they have their own set of problems aswell.
@@alastor8091 here’s the differences. A lot of Asians that came here were better off and/or much more educated than the ones that didn’t. Mexicans only had to cross a river and black people were forced against their own will, were essentially the slave class, and have been oppressed historically pretty harshly. Asian Americans have a lot more advantages due the resources they have coming into this nation. There’s a reason you see a lot of Asians in STEM fields in America, and it’s because those who were previously educated can afford to cross an entire ocean to come and work here
@@assistmans there's always people like you making excuses on why people can't and then when they do you shit on their accomplishments like they didn't have to work hard even despite the so called "advantages", leaving out all the struggles they had to overcome. Not interested.
@@assistmans Says a lot for the Irish, huh.
They too had to cross an entire ocean sometimes against their will, were uneducated illiterate potato farmers and criminals, and were part of the slave/lower class to be oppressed historically pretty harshly.
Maybe it helps considerably to integrate into a cohesive and homogenous society, and if it doesn't help it should be segregated.
I remember living on the street back in the early 80s That was a hard life lesson .I made sure that would not happen again.Watching this now puts everything in perspective 35 years later.
I'm glad you are off the streets. 😇
Hey. Congratulations, that’s an awesome story.
As long as corruption continues to run deep and unchecked from both parties and corporate has no consequences, the poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer. (Both exponentially of course)
Yet America's poor seem to have plenty of money to spend on booze, shoes, tattoos, and illegal drugs. Go figure,
@@stevehady915 yes I agree although only a small portion fit that. Having new iPhones and latest sneakers over food and shelter always a few bad apples in bunch
@@stevehady915 ALWAYS is an incorrect assessment. But money management, investing and financial literacy is an area where the poor aren't very knowledgeable.
You are so CORRECT and that will never change..This is also how a CAPITALIST ECONOMY WORKS
@@stevehady915 don't know where you live,but rest assure it not like that EVERYWHERE.
My dad grew up in a single-parent home and escaped generational poverty by joining the USAF. He came out 10 years later with a college degree. Sadly not enough poor people have that kind of work ethic. The fact that he did make my childhood infinitely better than his. Victimhood and entitlement mentally keep people down more than external factors.
I don't know the percentage, but it plays a part that is for sure. Bad things lead to other things, and that is where it comes down to the individual and what they are made of, and how they respond. The system does not make it easy or even possible for some to get out of poverty, depending on where you live. I am thankful that I can only speculate.
I agree. You hit the nail on the head with this statement. I can tell someone raised you right with morals and values. America needs more folks like you. God Bless You my fellow American!!
I am raising two kids in the Philippines. I told my son to take advantage of that US passport and enlist in the USAF after high school.
You can’t compare US welfare recipients receiving $9000 a year with the rest of the world even though it puts them in the top 20% of global incomes. These $9k folks aren’t living in a country where you can live on $10 a day…they live in the US where its about $170 a day on average.
indeed folks are always using misleading comparisons & very misleading "percentages" seems they never actually use "price & earnings ratios"
@@johnjerman3421 it’s a reading comprehension issue, and fundamentally a symptom of our Educational system. All a person has to understand is what $9,000.00 a year translates to in their own life. How far does nine thousand dollars get you spread over a year? That’s the question they should ask themselves, but they don’t because they’re confused and emotionally driven. It’s frustrating.
@@Ryantravisaol yes parents should live off of 9000 a year and just budget better, it’s a cultural problem people just need to learn how to pick themselves up by their bootstrap~ 👴🏻
Is it all relative? Income is income?✌️
@@jesualdocortez6426bootstraps? I earned my way put of homelessness with no help in 2 years. Guess I got bigger bootstraps....stop making excuses for people who choose to suck. Pathetic. I would never eat off another man's work. I do my own work. I have pride.
Back in the 40s/50s/60s, a man or woman could work at a gas station and still do well in life. They could buy a house and car. Now, can't do that. Why? Fed govt has spent your prosperity away. They pissed it away.
No corporations are greedy and keep raising the cost of everything on a monthly basis making it hard to make ends meet
@@midbc1midbc199 Not just corporations...you need to look at all aspects. There are many, many reasons including the technology that everyone loves so much.
@@midbc1midbc199 PS...Corporations are indeed greedy, of course.
And ultimately the The People are to blame. Most people don't vote and therefore don't matter. 95% of those who do, tend to vote for one of the mainstream crooks instead of one of the honest underdogs. I don't feel sorry for society, because this is what we are willing to tolerate and this is what we voted for.
That's not why.
Things [economy] changed.
Some people didn't.
Back in the '50's, people had black and white TV's.
Best you have a color TV, probably a spiffy 4K HiDef one.
🤷🤷🤷
Blaming laziness for a reason for an entire area being poor is insane lol
Glad someone said it
Is he wrong tho
@@evan9759 Yes??? Anyone insinuating an entire community is 'lazy by nature' is almost certainly trying to imply some unsavory beliefs.
@@evan9759 Lazy doesn’t even make sense as a financial excuse🤦♂️
yup cringing flawed conservative logic.
$150k is poverty . wow I have been in poverty all my life. This triggered depression
@Opal Allen What are they sorry for ? Which men? In 1965 25% of Black infants were born to single moms , 3.1% of White infants were born to single moms . By 1990 it was 64% Black and 18% While . Guess they don't make marriage like they used to .
150k is rolling in dough.
I don't know anyone making $75 an hour.
You could have eight kids and still live really well on that kind of money.
We give way too much money to other countries without helping our own….very sad
Spend that money on k-12 education!!
Oh, the irony in that statement! Only if America had a mouth...
Out of one side of the mouth: "We give away too much to other countries, and don't help our own!"
The other side of the mouth: "We give away too much money to welfare recipients who won't help themselves!"
The mouth of America is what's "sad."
Romeo26 The US also exploits other nations. You all assist in keeping Haiti in poverty and US companies exploit "3rd world" countries.
Some people in poverty have gone back to school and they are so far gone. They don't understand anything.
@@josweetlove1537 Does take money to not crap in the drinking water., Something the Hatians have yet to figure out
@@josweetlove1537 how do we exploit third world countries? Do you understand these people would have no jobs and no food without us buying their stuff. Tawain and India both used to be third world countries who have brought theirselves out of poverty by having low skill industries like clothing making. Do you think America was rich as soon as the settlers hit?
“We should help these people instead of send money to Yemen” then proceed to sarcastically complain about welfare
You know something is wrong when the US is considered one of the greatest countries in the world both economically and politically but yet most of the states are suffering from poverty.
Poverty is a choice for some people, therefore even the greatest nations will still have people who make the choice to do nothing with their lives.
Well part of the problem is how we define poverty. Poverty in the USA is pretty awesome compared to most anywhere else on earth. Also poverty will always exist. If all things are spread equally today tomorrow some will fall back, some will stay the same, some will climb. Low, middle, upper classes. All the economic experiments to change this normal human condition such as communism have failed because it refused to acknowledge the problem is people. In the end a system that looked beautiful on paper became cruel in the attempt to force human nature. In the end it may have improved some peoples economic situation but it brought the majority down to achieve equity. It rewarded those who didn't want to work hard by paying them the same as a productive worker. And it punished those who worked too hard and tried to do better for themselves and family. Too much of what we focus on are issues that deserve understanding but must be understood. Can we improve the jobs, and economic opportunities with innovation, education, and motivation? Yes. But no matter how good we make it there will always be poor, and rich plus people in between.
We have people who would rather go into debt with hundreds of thousands in medical expenses with the private sector (because you know big government bad) than vote for a single payer system. The US is NOT one of the greatest. Its only the greatest for the top 10%.
There is a cost for everything. In order for someone to win, someone has to lose.
Yet they have money to go to war and invest technology..
This will be the norm for most of the population in not to long. We won't call it sad any longer, it will just be normal. Wake up people.
Once the Gen-Xers start dying off in large number, which will be 25-35 years from now, America will no longer have a desire or a need to exist. It will crumble, and be conquered by China.
The hardest thing...or the easiest thing to get out of poverty is.... complete high school...don't get pregnant or get some one pregnant if not married, and have a work ethic. Most of the successful people I know, did not go to college. They created successful businesses and are employers. We need to end victimhood and promote pathways to success. Just sayin......
Very good take
Kinda good take. I never finished school(self-taught)
But I got out of poverty with a factory job that pays pretty well for my state
Anyone doing college should either do apprenticeship on the basics of what they want to learn, go to community college to do the basics, or join the military (yeah I know some people look at it with doubt but I guarantee there is still good people there). Otherwise if you can't learn of this in any of these don't do it, save money doing odd jobs, build a schoolie and see the country.
@@sillytrash8502 Glad you have the work ethic! We need more like you.
That works if a person has average intelligence or above and is reasonably healthy, physically and mentally.
Yes people can be retrained, of course, and more focus is needed on improving k to 12 education so people come out of high school with real skills. Vocational high schools can be increased for people who wish to skip university and go right into a trade like plumbing, farming, carpentry, auto repair or even small businesses etc. But people also have to be willing to work and study. If a kid's family life is terrible, it's hard for a kid to concentrate on anything, so some assistance or hard thinking needs to be put into how to improve family life.
Sadly there are a lot of very intelligent and talented children that come from broken homes. The cycle of poverty is real, and it has real effects on the mental health of everyone in the family.
Real skills like how money works. How to invest it. How to invest into houses to make money. They don't teach anything about money in school notice that. The most important thing in life they dont teach at all
@@NursePN09 your put on amphetamines for being energetic amd dumbing them down and addicting them to addictive drugs to make life easier on teachers who won't deal with children being children
@@prestonhanson501 Money is not THE most important thing - God is. But I agree, finance management and responsibility is important and should be taught. We teach our child about this at home, can't depend on someone else to.
@@NinjaBooKitty People working in trades are still needed, and do understand accounting and finance - people who live in poverty and have no desire to work and better their situation are the ones who need to be taught financial responsibility...such as not spending their "stimmy" checks on more vehicles and shoes and drugs.
We need to bring jobs back to America 🇺🇸.
We should be making our own dog food, shoes, medical supplies, toys, and clothes.
Stop taxing the hell out of people paychecks and given it to foreign countries.
Hold government accountable for their jobs.
I say this about England 🇬🇧
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Corporations run the Government here in🇺🇸. All they care about are profits. So they out source everything. To other countries to make. So they can pay the workers less.
Yes sir.
These types of jobs are mostly poorly paid or automated....you just wont earn enough....the world has moved on. Need to teach IT/online business in high school or a self employed trade.
Interesting how some of the poorest places in some states are just slightly lower in income than the nicest places in the same state, like Montana for example. I'd rather live in a place like that, than a place with extreme poor and extreme rich.
The poverty rate is “plummeting” because the threshold has barely moved. Inflation is making it seem like all these folks are out of poverty, when they’ve been living the same way
If poverty followed inflation, then the fed would need to have to be held accountable. Can't be having that though!
Fun fact: a friend of mine, who recently retired from the fire dept, grew up in presque isle. I have been up that way a couple times. Outside of the college, there is, well, like 5 farms. Thats it. So, a low median income isnt surprising, as most people who live there are farmers, or college kids...
An old girlfriend of mine was from Presque Isle. She said there was absolutely nothing up there except farms and a very small downtown area where nothing ever happened. That's why she moved down to Massachusetts.
@@josebro352 There is a Tim Hortons up there...man, I need to take a trip back up that way now :)
I live in a small town in GA where the Average income is around 28k a year. My family definitely lives on the wealthier sidd but I didn't realize it was so low compared to the nation.
I grew up in a housing project that at one point had the lowest poverty rate in PA. Lived there until I was old enough to help move our family out. I'm now in my 50's and the people that lived there then are currently still there. Projects were originally built to get people on their feet, stop the handouts and they will leave. Our rent was $54 and they constantly gave you low quality food and clothing for free. Everyone adapted to it and had no reason to work. This seems to be a Democratic controlled situation. These places never change.
The "lowest poverty rate in PA"? Why would you move?
It's not handouts from the government. People who are dirt poor need some money to go and start work. The welfare money won't give you a good life. No one can fully rely on welfare, but it's necessary.
It's because of the Law of Unintended Consequences. There are some of us who escape the chain, but the chain cannot be broken. It is the culture and some lucky ones has some genes that allow them to escape.
@@jakepalgon I think you may be a bit misinformed there.. In NEPA, where I live, plenty of folks live well off welfare. They learn how to game the system and exploit it. If used properly, it should enable folks to piece things together long enough to find gainful employment.
There is only job is vote for Democrats that agree to steal money from productive people for them. I think we should require sterilization in order to get ANYTHING from welfare. Children included. We CAN end poverty in just one generation if we want too.
America needs to stop being the worlds welfare dept. thee amount of money we spend on foreign aid while our country crumbles is maddening!!
Exactly, all the money given to the 3rd worlder kids could've been given to the kids in poverty or even orphan kids in our own country.
3.3 BILLION goes to Israel, a rich country with an insanely powerful military. I don't mind my taxes going to some starving children, but sending money to a colonizer state that's commiting ethnic cleansing? That's f'ed up
plus caring for the imagrunts
Honestly, like that scandal in which people from the west were unintentionally participating in human trafficking, adopting African children that it turns out were actually being kidnapped from their parents who thought they were going abroad to study. The Americans that were doing that could’ve adopted an American child. There so soooo many, that need help and loving homes.
Hire people with bad resumes and job gaps then. Give them a chance
😂👉🏼 I love how nick calls 📞 real people in that town
And they completely understand the assignment.
the first big step. Americans need to do start holding their politicians accountable on the own quit relying on the government to hold themselves accountable because it won't happen. And stop turning a blind eye to the corruption on the federal and state level.
can we fix this problem, people? our hosts asks....
not having children until you're married to a committed partner would help....
Or have a real job and education NOT living off welfare and Section 8
Says someone who probably screwed out of wedlock. Practice what you preach. Married couples can fall on hardship as well.
Yep, get rid of welfare. It backfired..
From the earliest dawn of civilization, the poor have been told to not have children! As I said in an earlier post, the new "implant" birth control is looking good. I never had kids, don't regret it (am 65).
@@homelesshannah50 The majority of these cities DON'T HAVE JOBS. One of the reasons things have ended up like that. Did you even watch the damn video?
I am a live Detroit, Detroit Area resident. You mentioned Hamtramck is the poorest city.
What about Benton Harbor, Highland Park, or Pontiac Michigan
There are over thousands of poor struggling American Cities. Nick can't get to every last one.
And flint
I myself live with two gunshot wounds with one bullet still in me, and though I am a veteran of two branches of the military (USNavy-USArmy) my injuries have been deemed “non service connected”. As of this writing I am 11 days from being homeless. 11 days. During a pandemic.
This is all about gentrification. Get rid of those in poverty to make room for those with wealth. For myself, facing homeless, in a state where it gets -20f for 5-6 months at a time. There are NO houses available, no rentals (literally) and the one rental that recently opened up had over 100 applicants, over 50 showings in less then 24 hours & was gone! How can anyone living on a fixed income of 1200.00 or less a month afford to compete with this? I cannot. Also the $70,000 in medical debt I have. I was shot during a domestic so it’s not service connected.
I hear business owners talking about how nobody wants to work yet! They won’t even pay a livable wage! A head of lettuce...$1.99, a gallon of milk...$3.99 (more then gas) etc so even if one can find a safe place to call home, good luck eating. Car repairs...right. I want out of here, I want to work...to be more, to help others, to feel that sense of accomplishment I did before my injuries caught up with me.
Bad things happen to good people, not everyone has a family, not everyone has a safety net, and not everyone makes bad decisions...life just happens. When did we stop giving a damn for our fellow Americans and neighbors? When did this country turn into a financial institution? This is not just a problem in urban environments, it’s a problem in rural communities as well. Poverty knows no color, it doesn’t care your veteran status, or any other status...it is a slow death.
I owned 6 homes in my lifetime...I didn’t shoot myself, I had a very good paying job as an HVAC/R commercial technician, but...things happen. The bullet (one of two I was hit by) actually moved in my back, next to my spine. I was at that point & still am unable to work in any of the jobs available here. (Vermont) The only trades available are blue collar trades that require heavy lifting, standing, moving all day. It reminds me of the words of a very kind, loving and wise man. “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” That’s what I need, training. I am WORTH it! And so are many, many others. We all are. It’s even harder with a work gap and older age. Elon Musk made between 19-23 billion dollars...yesterday! One day! Billion! Jeff Bezos gets child credits?
To the creator of this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much. For taking the time to make this video, taking the time to AGAIN address this nightmare. And the storm hasn’t even arrived yet! Thank you for this. For your humanity, and caring to bring attention to this issue.
God Bless you ALL. Ian in Vermont
Ian, thanks for sharing this. How is your housing situation right now?
@@lisamcgilltries Hello Lisa, I am writing in response to your question regarding housing. Well, those 11 days came and went & we are now homeless. We live out of a wood room converted into a sleeping space. Just big enough to put a bed frame in, and a ceramic heater. We were unable to find housing.
I appreciate your asking. Thank you & be well…
What a freaking crazy burn , I'm wishing you the best
@@djack915 Thank you d jack, truly. Be well. Ian
@@BluesStraightFromTheHarp thank you and godspeed to YOUR good fortune !!!!!🚶♂️
The high property tax statistic for Oregon is a bit misleading, since Oregon has no sales tax. I would be interested in what the property tax and income tax rates are in Montana and Delaware. These states also do not have sales tax.
Another point you made is quite profound. The comparison between the poverty level in the US and other countries is drastic. Many of America's poor people would be wealthy when compared to people in much of the rest of the world. This does not mean that we should abandon efforts to eliminate poverty in the US. It should be a high priority. But we should also be reminded of how well off we are here compared to the rest of the world.
We being 10% of the population
I’m sure your very comfortable, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us are.
To tell someone who’s living in a tent on the street how fortunate they are it’s pretty insulting
Agreed.
@@rdh1429 Tell us exactly what decisions were made that put you there... don't leave anything out...
@@rdh1429 Compared to people fin poverty in Mexico, yeah people living on a tent in the US are better off, most of them live like that because they can't afford houseing, but they still can afford a cell phone with data and food, homeless people in Mexico can't even afford 2 dollar tacos.
9:25 😲 This is where our tax dollars go to...
Make Afghanistan Great Again
Make Israel Great Again
Make Jordan Great Again
Make Egypt Great Again
Make Iraq Great Again
We work. We pay taxes. The government gives it away to everyone else 🤢🤮
Makes me want to quit my job and be welfare reliant.
Kate Our taxes go to apartheid Israel, instead of helping our people.
@YT FlavaThe USA gives Apartheid Israel 3.5 trillion dollars, when it has 600,000 homeless and doesn't have M4A. All aid to apartheid Israel must end.
Go ahead and enjoy your careless welfare life
1) Guaranteed access to competitive level education.
2) Basic healthcare.
3) Mandatory collective bargaining in publicly traded companies.
Boom, solved. In the US at least.
4) Make American cities less reliant on the car, so people are not forced into one, and can use the money in car and gas on their own prosperity
5) tighten regulations on residency so that the people who will make their surroundings better can't flee those who choose not to
wait we just abolished human rights for collective gentrification
Interesting to note that some poor areas are all littered while other poor areas are so clean and neat.
Originally from Cumberland, can confirm that the city is an extremely sad and rundown place, but it isn't just because of the industry leaving. The state has completely neglected the city for decades, also having policies that drove the city from a great place to retire to a drug and crime ridden pit in just 30 years.
Why does the tone of this feel so bigoted??
Live in NH and its great. But as a kid went up to Berlin on a hockey team and the second someone open up a window to the bus... holy cow those paper mills stunk! Not the place in NH to go. Reminds me of the wastewater plant in Manchester I worked at.
Love my NH!!!
Ketchikan, Alaska is one of the coolest places I've ever been. Town is beautiful
I wintered there on a nursing contract: the place sucks
@@jamieboydkob5034 I stopped on a cruise in the summer a few years back for two days to be fair. Enjoyed the salmon, the town and saw some whales. Even have a nice dispensary the stoney moose. Lol I can see spending a winter anywhere in Alaska is hell
You showed your bias when you made the "lazy" comments about Cleveland.
This comment is redundant as his bias shows in a lot of other ways
"Homes here are only about 95k" wow perspective really matters. I'd feel like I'd made it in life if I had my own $95k house.
houses in Cali and Washington cost like a million dollars average. A cardboard box probably cost 95k over there
@@coltonwilliams1565 I know, still so weird. My sister in law came from LA to visit and thought my $65k house cost me over a million and couldn't understand how I could afford that
@@sammehlberg6664 it’s good to start out in a 65k house anyways. You can get it paid off faster and pay less interest. House hacking to rent out an extra room if you can. Then all your other paid off houses start making it easy to pay the next house off automatically. The hard part is contributing the first 300-400k yourself lol but after that you’ll have enough passive income to live forever
@@coltonwilliams1565 oh, it's not actually mine. You can't buy houses in st louis without already being well off. This is a rentin house BA BY
Stop shipping jobs to other countries
Stop paying people to have kids instead encourage fathers to stay
Stop crippling small businesses
Speaking from experience for Arkansas and Mississippi, the poorest part of Arkansas are the counties lining the MS River south of Memphis with Lee & Chicot Co. being the poorest. Compared to Bald Knob.....Marianna and Helena-West Helena are in rough shape. Generally the farther west away from the MS River Delta you go, the less destitute it is. The same goes for the Mississippi side going east. I'd argue that Tunica, Coahoma, Washington, Bolivar & Issaquena Co. are the poorest counties in the state. Louisiana...East Carroll Parish where Lake Providence is located.
20:01 Someone has a mercedes-benz parked in their driveway in this poor neighborhood. More people need to be educated about how to save and invest their money instead of buy things that add no monetary value.
Implying they bought it?
What’s sad is a man can work his whole lifetime blood sweat and tears and never make it to a million dollars on his deathbed and a Celebrity can make 1 million for 1 appearance in a matter of minutes. It’s almost unbelievable.
We're living in the worst timeline. I don't care what anybody says. 200, 500, 10,000, 20,000 years ago. Pick whatever you want. They were all better, I guarantee it.
One attributes to poverty is knowing that you have been born into poverty and start child -rearing.This isn't one of the wisest things to do.Finding away out of poverty first is the best thing to do before child -rearing.
Ouch! As a Canadian, I never knew there were entirely abandoned neighbourhoods in the USA like the ones shown in this video! Scary! In Canada, ghost towns tend to be small, originally based exclusively on mining and or lumber and very remote...
I wonder if it's corelated to the increase in migration from rural counties to cities. 85% of Americans now live in cities compared to 64% in 1950. A lot of these counties are losing population while cities are gaining
The usa is a dump
Canadian ay, well good for u 👍
what were your metrics for this list? did you include villages or perhaps townships in your measurements?
Awesome video, this is eye opener! Thank you Administration!
These areas all have the same general backstory. Once, the people in these areas produced goods and/or services that were sold to other people in other areas.
Wealth cannot be produced if the goods and services purchased exceed what is created.
The country as a whole is consuming more than it produces, and as a consequence, more areas are becoming poorer. Domestic spending by the government won’t change that.
NO FREE LUNCH
It's always interesting how the poorest counties and the poorest States always seem to vote Republican. You think after decades of Republicans going "trust us if we give wall street more money it will trickle down to you" that people in these impoverished areas would realize the only thing trickling down is piss. The only way we're going to solve our economic issues is to invest in the bottom-up not top-down.
Even doing something small like a UBI of $700 a month then for everyone who makes over $90,000 a year just tax them an extra $8400 at the end of the year. That would at least start flowing more money into poor communities that they can use to spend and stimulate local economies while also not being too much that it discourages working.
Making "too much" to qualify for assistance is the worst position to be stuck in
It seems to me we are still doing pretty well compared to the world. Poverty is not a unique thing to America. You pointed out Poverty has been trending down and plummeting. Yes we can do better and we should continue to lead the world in eliminating poverty. I would just also point that it was only 50 years ago this country ended segregation and then started de-investing in the cores of the inner cities. I'm optimistic if we continue the urban renewal we are seeing across multiple American cities we will continue the trend of reducing generational poverty.
I feel so bad for chuckling at the name "Farmville."
Being in sales for many years I have been in Farmville many times and just being honest it never seemed that poor or depressed to me. There is a college located there and I suspect there are a lot of retired folks there which can hurt your average income level. Oh, and I don't think farming is that big of a thing there!! I would have expected one of the towns in the SW Va. coal fields to have been #1 on this list. I've been there also and believe me they look far far worse than Farmville.
Yeah but what about Bald Knob?
Bonners ferry didn't get you?
I stumbled upon your vids and love them! I've been binge watching them. Have you done a video on Pine Ridge, SD? It's THE poorest reservation in the country. Keep up the good work.
Poverty mean, that govt ministers, govt officers, engineers,and top chairpersons do not apply plans in favour of poors. Corruption, . Corruption mean facilities+convenience+no accountability of top chairpersons, . Second joint is very important, third religion, fourth un employment, fifth ignore talent by powerful top persons , ignore honesty, talent, education, etc maney talented persons ignoring and walking on the road , because they have not approach and money. Where is democracy? Very long discussion there , remember always for continuous discussion, Thank you very much 🌹 god bless you 🌹
Reservation want different _ different handicaps means lazy, buttering person, talent less etc want reservation. Talented people want support for sometime,
To fix poverty you have to stop greed by the elite
I think the welfare system needs to be updated and I don’t think you should be allowed to have welfare while you’re able-bodied and can go to work. It would be cheaper for the government to help these people move or get educated or trained for a trade that they can do But 75 years after a manufacturing plant leaves a city and people stay there and stay in poverty is ridiculous for all the money. The government puts in the welfare. They need to put it in to helping these people feel good about themselves and go back to work and if they’re drug attic’s, then they don’t need any money.
Wow! Had no idea you’d mention Cooper, TX. I actually live nearby. It’s definitely an extremely poor are and has been for decades. Thankfully they’re seeing some revitalization with a new small grocery store finally opening up. And a lot of people are relocating to the area from DFW to work from home out of the city. Most of those people though move to the countryside, inside the city limits there are still several derelict and abandoned houses/buildings. It’s not by any means dangerous though, and would be a great place for someone to relocate to if they’re looking for a quiet small town to settle down in. Several jobs within a short driving distance.
Another sad fact is that if I could have had help to finish college, things would have been far different for me. And before a drunk driver kicked my fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis into high gear and my living in heavy 2nd hand smoke gave me c.o.p.d. (emphysema), I used to do some really hard work (farm work, lifting heavy cases of products, etc , etc , etc
If you are alive you are working brotha.
fibro is such a cruel condition, supplement arthritis & its misery. bless u for your struggle & hope u stay strong. 🙏💯
@@bobcopeland9692 Too bad he can't get a bailout like Goldman.
@@Max14163 my grandma used to say 2 wrongs don’t make a right.
@@gggamesplays460 Trouble is, all the wrongs are going to the rich & corporations. Tom Brady used his PPP money to buy a cigarette boat!
It starts with education. Without that you are nowhere.
Learn a trade if University is not your thing.
Increase the minimum wages Federally and in each state, to a living wage.
Establish a Universal Health Care system not tied to your job, so people can change jobs and still have health plan.
I could keep going but you get the point !
Socialism is the first step to Communism.
If I think $300 a month going to lift people out of poverty they are truly living in a bubble
Exactly 💯...I'm wondering how did they get those numbers lol. It helps but won't change much
This video makes good points about spending millions on other countries, while Americans need help
like Israel..a wealthy country
One pattern I'm seeing is that you get a raw deal if you live in a border town.
You don’t actually. Native Americans who live around the border can’t get much help for being poor a bunch of them so they have to make do. Somethings aren’t legal with supporting families.
johnstown! i am so grateful that my mommy ran away to nyc from there , met my dad and i am a new yorker (now retired in fla of course), its seemed such a nasty, hopeless place when i visited as a child years ago. so sad
I was born and raised there. I left at 18 and have lived in Providence since 81. I don’t think I could have stayed there at all. I suppose retire es could manage pretty good financially though..
Idk where you did your research, but there are far, faaaar smaller and poorer towns in Illinois. Hell, there's a town an hour south of Chicago where the residents mostly have dirt floors and no plumbing
More nuance is to be had here rather than just writing off the reason for poverty as "being lazy", which in itself is 'lazy' thinking. As you mentioned before, most of these towns suffered deindustrialization, leaving thousands of people out of work. How are they supposed to find work if there are none? Even if people have to rely on food stamps and are unemployed, it doesn't mean a generalization should be made claiming that they're all lazy.
Due to such large wealth disparities when designing the neighborhoods ie. separating minorities from whites which leads to differences in infrastructure quality, minorities are largely impacted. If the closest grocery store with healthy foods was further in the white neighborhood than the Mcdonalds around the block, which option would you choose? Especially if you're living in poverty and gas expenses are super high, the answer would be the McDs. Eating fast food excessively is shown to have more negative health effects like obesity and depression hence why so many people under the poverty line deal with it.
Aside from food insecurity, police presence has always played a large role in these communities. During the war on drugs, policing has risen in poorer neighborhoods where minorities were mostly targeted and arrested. With fatherless families and the destitution of any structures to help the kids, this further perpetuates the cycle of broken families and influx of minority prison mates. There are numerous factors and reasons for this. It is illogical to judge those in poverty through a black and white lens before understanding why and how they have gotten there in the first place.
The answer is actually teach I'm schools. The public school system maintains the ignorance of the low class. On top of that teaching personal finance. That's coming from experience. I came from extreme poverty and would've got out faster if someone taught me how to manage money.
They aren’t poor because their on drugs, their on drugs because their poor.
I'm just here to say that the Fisher Price rotary phone sent me 😂
Vote out lifetime politicians. The proof of their failure is all around us, if we vote them out change will happen.
Another good one Nick, as a Nation we better wake up .
I don't know if it is sugar rush from an ice cream I got, or the 300/month giveaway to poor families, but sorry for the long winded comment I am about to post.
I read today on some comment in other video that in WW2 people lived to their own means, repairing things themselves, and were able to raise a big, yet successful family. The country since the post-War grew on an economy of waste. Many households replace appliances every 5 or so years, this is a waste of money that otherwise should be used for the kids' college fund. Back on our grandparents' time they were able to have at least 50 repairmen readily available in small towns to keep damaged appliances running for an additional decade or so, or the household did it himself. The government should focus on bring that mentality to the new generation. Family planning should be encouraged and expanded as preparation for community college to kids, and provide training and emphasis on repairing anything within a house. I could go even further and let them choose between apprenticeship, community college, or military service to have a solid source of income before deciding to do college.
I would seriously look into the prison reform to discourage parents being thrown in jail for withholding child support if there is no history of violence. Instead, make an agreement with the court and the employer to withhold a percentage the salary as payment owed to the child account until the child is 18. Not too much to affect the parent to pay his bills, but not too little to discourage money being wasted on stuff outside his own child. As a token of good faith, I would even encourage in no fault divorce 50/50 custody if the father can't make ends meet with the child support.
9:36 love the mini-rant about federal aid.
Nick, have you traveled abroad? I showed this to my Misses (that’s her on the left) who is a Filipina immigrant (the legal variety, now US Citizen) and she got a chuckle out of this. I mean yea this is bad and we can do better for sure but compared to a very large portion of the world much of what you are showing would not be considered poverty. So we must be doing something right. That’s not to say we can’t do a lot better.
I also had to chuckle at your comment. I'm constantly having this same argument with Europeans and leftist Americans. Yes, we do indeed have poverty and generational poverty in America, but it is NOTHING compared to so many other parts of the world.
I had a serious (as in, no sarcasm) conversation with a good friend who complained about how she hates living in inescapable poverty. She is a single mother who gets no child support. She works very hard. She owns a 3,000 SQ ft home in an affluent suburb. She has a new German car, and she bought two used cars for her teenagers. She complained that after flying home for holidays and summers, she "hardly could afford an annual family vacation."
Of course she is an exception. Obviously most Americans would not consider her poor. She is genuinely stressed about the cost of health insurance, but she doesn't understand that she could easily afford it if she were willing to lower her standard of living.
My sil stayed in one of the richest hotels in India. She showed us videos and pictures of her trip. Her hotel sat directly across from a "slum." There was a mother with naked children running around a paper shanty. The woman was cooking outside. She would lift the babies and children to poop onto a shovel, and would then use that as fuel for the fire to cook dinner. No American is so poor that we need to cook our food with poop.
PS - I'm very much a leftist but I am so incredibly grateful for what I have. I was raised in poverty, but I refer to it as "American poverty," because I realize how many people would be grateful for our style of poverty.
I visited the Philippines and you're right it isn't lol compared to Filipino lifestyle this would be a dream com true ...my girlfriend is Filipino too by the way she says the same thing you did...we live in Alabama
@@woodynorris8224 I know American poverty very well. I also know global poverty, and there is simply no comparison.
@@woodynorris8224 I was born in an abandoned train car with no electricity or running water. I am severely disabled, 95% bedridden. I am not blind to the problems in America. I am just realistic to the problems in the rest of the world. 50% of China has no access to clean water. No access. They don't just have no running water in their home, they have no way to ever access clean water. That is quite a different problem. I have been severely underweight and malnourished. I also have many friends who are morbidly obese due to poor nutrition - none of us have ever needed to eat maggot-infested rodents. I have never had to dig up a grave and eat flesh. I will not have to wait 5+ years for a COVID vaccine. My children won't die of Ebola or malaria. The truth of the matter is that the average American welfare recipient is in the top 20% globally. Crazy but true. I am not unsympathetic to American poverty, and I do not deny that we have a tremendous wealth gap. But that only highlights just what how tremendous global poverty is.
You make an excellent point that many westerners are oblivious to.🙂
Nick = Trump. Karen = Hilary.
Hey cheesehead,, you are so far off the mark!!
Who is Nick? How did karen become Hillary?
Nick is definitely a Karen
What is funny, they believe people will REALLY spend it on childcare 🤦♀️
To stop this problem you have to change cultural norms, instead of blaming others for problems try to do something to change your situation.
You need to tell a certain "race" that statement......as they love to always blame it on the "white man".
Goodnes... we can't do that/... someone else is ALWAYS to blame... Few on here will ever own up to the fact they made decisions that put them where they are unhappily at...
Instead of blaming your problems on your fellow citizen. I would say blame your politicians. You can rightfully blame politicians because they really can make or break where you live
People aren't born poor by their own choice
@@dancalmpeaceful3903 you are not your race. you are committing the same sin you are complaining against. Your race is not your sports team. Races are not a hivemind don't forget.
I live in the Southwestern portion of VA in a little town close to the border of KY and WV called Grundy. I hope that eventually, I can get into a good position to move out of this area full of poverty and judgement. The place I’m considering moving to is somewhere close or near Lancaster or Harrisburg, PA.
Anyone from there or anyone who have a good amount of knowledge of the area, are those good places to move to? My dream job is close to those cities.
NO! Central PA is becoming way too overpopulated by city dwellers from surrounding states. Go back home.
@@iwillnotcomply5475 Nope, I wanna get out of my hometown.
Anywhere in Northern VA has work . People that can't afford to live close to the city will commute from places like Fredericksburg. You can't throw a stick without hitting a hiring sign for any job or trade out here . Now that we have a decent governor things should get better . Once the potato is gone hopefully getting gas back down commuting will be easier
The places you mentioned are kinda mid honestly. Lots of strip malls etc
You should be thinking about heading southwest from where you're at towards Knoxville, TN or straight up south from there to Charlotte, NC. Charlotte especially is growing exponentially with lots of jobs.
I live in Paducah KY....this cannot be the poorest place in Kentucky !!....what about Eastern Kentucky ? Appalachia is known for being dirt poor. I don't think your research is accurate......
Agree 100%. Little towns in Harlan County, Bell County, or Pike County must be poorer than Paducah. I’m confused.
Ion like that comment about how much tomato pickers make. When there’s shortages, people freak tf out. That’s essential work. Cut the crap.
We earn 60k€ a year and feel pretty rich here in Finland (no healthcare bills).
Would love to live there!!!🙂
I was waiting to hear what the poorest place in my home state is. When he said Ephraim, I was like “oh, Ephraim is a nice town”.
Hey there Nick ole friend! Awesome video as always. Thank you for the laughs! Btw...Prineville, Oregon is with a long 'i', as in fine. I used to own property in that awful place. Also, Riverton (Wyoming) is pretty bad too. Love ya' Bud! YOU ROCK! 👍🤗✌️
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I've been to Selma and it's kind of apparent why MLK didn't have the bus boycott there. Ain't nothing there to boycott.
6:46 I used to attend a great AA meeting in Waianae, Oahu when I was in the military. The Waianae Monday night meeting was instrumental in getting me sober. So there’s that…
There are those that believe if we start everyone out with the same starting point, then things would be different. That's not the case.
I remember once hearing a statistic where 70% of retired NFL players file for bankruptcy within 5 years of their retirement (don't know what the current percentage is).
Some people can be given every opportunity and fail. Others can be faced with every obstacle and will still succeed.
Many athletes rise out of poverty, suddenly make big money that they don't know how to handle, and are preyed upon by "friends", family, and women whose goal is to become their baby momma and collect child support.
Agricultural work is no joke. Long back breaking shifts in the ca heat. They deserve to get paid more.
You omitted politics as a factor in East Cleveland's poverty. In 2016, Cleveland rejected a proposed annexation (i.e., bailout) of East Cleveland because East Cleveland's elected officials presented a ridiculous list of conditions that would have preserved their jobs and most of their power even though Cleveland would be paying the bills. One of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Cleveland is booming University Circle, which abuts East Cleveland, but no developer has yet been willing to cross the line into East Cleveland.
The highest of all East Cleveland's cost of living is low enough for people to live just fine if they would only stay out of the liquor stores and stop buying weed everyday not everybody's going to be wealthy if you have your health and a roof over your head you're good so many people are on food stamps they have help paying their rent they have boyfriends or husbands living with them that'll work in so they have that extra sneaky income and they're always complaining about what other people have and they want more it's not enough that cheating the system people are just lazy and they want to get high all the time
In the US, one of the issues, is that we don't have mixed income neighborhoods anymore. Affordable housing used to be mixed into middle class neighborhoods. This kept poor neighborhoods getting out of control and, more importantly, it integrated the working class into the middle class. A lot more poor kids grew up in middle class surroundings. Same schools, playgrounds, friends. Slum mentality is hard to break. However, today, with single family home zoning, poor kids are relegated to only their own neighborhoods where crime and poverty is all they know. It's why crime skyrocketed after 1960. Heavy concentrations of trauma help create generational poverty.
YES white people are starting to self segregate. They are making their own neighborhoods blocking off lower middle class(minorities) from coming in. This is happening in Illinois.
To call Wilmington poor only since 1996 is nuts
We don't need your bias
While I was in college, I only made a few thousand dollars per year from part-time jobs. I thought $10k+/yr was lots of money. “Poverty” is relative and a state of mind.
Depending on the quality of life you're looking for
Bro it's not a state of mind, this was foolish.
One thing to consider is that people who work in a particular city and get paid a higher than average wage, will not actually live in that particular city, but in a "white-flight" community.
Yeah who would want to live in a liberal city nowadays. High violence defunding the police and way higher prices. Why would someone want to live in a big city?
Good god, really? Its not 1950 for Christ’s sake. People move away from crime and bad schools. It’s called ‘sanity flight’ So spare me your racialized tripe. Not many ‘all white neighborhoods anymore except of coarse to progressives who follow a cult group think fairy tale.
@@larkatmic not many? How long have you actually lived in this country?
@@alexharper7645 I agree with the whole defunding with the police bullshit. But way cheaper prices. I'm not sure if I'm missing something but isn't that the complete opposite in the City. Usually cities are more expensive. Can you elaborate on that.
@@tomokototo I meant higher. Lol thanks for pointing that out
Why don’t people move to the southern states? The weather is good, houses are cheap.
They are. As the video mentions, Tennessee is growing.
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I live in NC now but I was born and raised in Farmville VA while I didn’t expect it to be the poorest place in VA I can believe it ..Growing up the biggest job you could get around there was working for the College or The Jailhouse. It’s a place where not alot of people gets the chance to leave and do better for themselves. I got a ton of family still there but I barely visit because it’s depressing going back to that place.
I've street viewed Farmville before, along with traveling on the US 460 bypass around Farmville when I did a road trip. Also found one RUclipsr, that has done some dash cam driving videos of Farmville in the past, including by Longwood University's campus.
I'll be honest, that I thought he'd name say like Martinsville or Petersburg as the worst VA city/town. Dunno why, but I had that weird feeling....
You can't just look at dollars when discussing poverty. There is a big difference in cost of living between America and other countries as well as huge differences in cost of living across states. It's hard to compare from place to place. I think looking at % of income needed to meet basic needs is probably a better indicator than income. As for living off assistance you need to consider what options exist where they are. If welfare is the best gig in town you cannot blame people for choosing it. Buissness and industry have a part to play in it all. Maybe they should be providing better working environments? Maybe we should provide more options for those who are disabled instead of casting them to the curb?
Well said...
In Georgia the southern part of the state is much more impoverished then the Appalachian or metro Atlanta areas
Dalton $$$
Yeah, bc it's no huge cities like (actual cities) and everyone is the same and mostly wants nothing out of life.
All of this is happening while the US economy is still preeminent. What will happen when the US loses its global hegemony to peer competitors like China and Russia? What happens after the Gulf coast countries ditch their peg to the dollar?
This is going to be every street in America. Even the upper middle class will be coming up short on basic services, food, and power.
I don't think Russia is going to catch up to us. But I do think think Asian countries will. China or Indonesia will probably catch up to us within a decade or two
The failure of government to invest more of the proceeds of the wealth created during the 50’s and 60’s in education would have cushioned the impact of the decline in manufacturing.
The problem is the cultural obsession with individualism. Individualism hinders forward planning which is seen by too many as ‘socialism’.
If this quality of American culture could be overcome, America would be able to be the great country everyone wants.
9:24 this is such a bad take man. there was a famine and civil war going on in Yemen. It is such a brutal situation that is tearing apart the country.
Ok? The US should make sure its own citizens aren’t hungry before they go help a country across the globe.
Nick, you are a great chronicler of/commentator upon the condition of the United States. In a sane world, you'd be a well-paid mainstream figure, but of course the world has gone mad.
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Nick is awesome and always on point
I love how Nick tells it how it is without any bias
Stop the lowest from having 8 children.
Define the “lowest” ?
And how exactly do we “stop” them from having 8 children?
You could only do that, via state action, by becoming an openly Fascist society.
@@neilsaunders9309 Oh that is horrible. I'm sorry, your way is clearly better. Let the retarded inherit the earth...way better plan.
@@roncur by cutting out incentives to have numerous children out of wedlock. People gaming the system at the expense of children are lowly.
@@dominick8656 People like you usually believe in a small state. (I'm a strong social conservative myself, as it happens, and not some SJW or Biden lover.)
Please be consistent, or at least explain how you will control family size without tyranny.