Corruption Breeds Disease and Poverty
California Homeless And Sanitation Problems
Hundreds of cases of hepatitis A has occurred in southern California. Los Angeles has over 50,000 people living on its streets. The lack of toilets has been an ongoing problems with a 23% increase in 2017. Staggering Number Of Homeless In LA Shows How Tough It Is To Get By
A group of nonprofits called the LA Central Providers Collaborative have issued a warning about crowded living conditions on Skid Row. There has been an increase in Hepatitis A as well as other diseases, you can see this list here.
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The volunteer organization was shocked how the city, one of the most prosperous cities in America hasn’t met minimal standards and living conditions for it’s low income and homeless population. The report has stated that Los Angeles doesn’t even meet standards for a refugee camp. Overnight most public toilets are shut down leaving nine public toilets open for over 1700 people without a place to live, the report I am reading calls this group of people the “Unsheltered Homeless People.”
The United Nations refugee camp standards state there must be one toilet for every twenty people. September of 2017 Los Angeles County experienced a large outbreak of Hepatitis A throughout it’s population of homeless, drug users, gay, and bisexual men. This disease and many others are caught through touching contaminated surfaces or eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water. The homeless have turned to shitting on the streets. You can see a pop map for San Francisco here. ”
Los Angeles and other cities have tried to spend the homeless problem away through higher and higher taxes. No one knows where the money has gone too. Spending has reached over $40,000 dollars per homeless person. Over $1.2 billion bond to build housing for the homeless has been held. Many people are complaining nothing will happen after years of promises and nothing has happened except tax money has disappeared. Many have stated instead of spending money and time on immigrant programs the state should focus on providing affordable housing and education for their working poor and homeless. Many of the homeless people are families that have jobs but can’t afford to buy or rent a home
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich stated, “You have all these government programs going to illegal immigrants, “We don’t need new taxes, it’s already at a breaking point. Many high profile individuals have complained lawmakers don’t care about the homeless, they get rich off of funds from illegal immigrant and homeless programs. There is no incentive to fix overwhelmed cities and county problems.
This last year the city spent over $3 million dollars to fund of the office of Immigrant Affairs, which helps illegals legal issues. More money for lawyers and government workers but the homeless are still homeless. Over the past two years LA County spent $1.3 billion on Illegal welfare payments and the homeless population is growing along with the threat of infectious diseases.
Over in the town of San Diego streets are power washed with bleach every 2 days along with a new facility for people to wash staffed by outreached workers and mobil restrooms and hand washing stations for large tent cities
Governor Jerry Brown last October declared a state of Emergency, over 649 people people have contracted hepatitis A, 417 were hospitalized and there were 21 deaths. San Diego is hosing it’s sidewalks down with bleach to try and stop the spread of diseases from people shitting and peeing everywhere and all food services workers and first responders must be vaccinated.
If you have read my series on the history of vaccines you will see how poor living conditions, lack of clean water and nutritious food breeds disease. As I researched I started seeing a pattern of poverty stemming from corrupt governments, institutions, and corporations.
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Sad to see this happen in America. As we are seeing a dwindling middle class, I think we see the extremes more. ..more 1% rich and more poor. They may not always get the help because the poor do not have the money to bring help. Reminds me of a third world refugee type country. Thank for sharing @reddust.
The middle class protected the poor from extreme poverty, they run small business and spend money in local economies, with the decline of the middle class we can see the decline in living standards for everyone except the people who profit from poverty and corrupt governments. America is suffering from a cancer and so is the rest of the world...If we can't cure it the rest of the world is doomed. There will be no place to find freedom.
You are very right. I am saddened by this type of news coming from the world's bastion of hope — America. Oh America! My country and the rest of the world look up to you to away lead the way while we follow... Threat to America is a threat to the world.
I remember my first time ever being in LA. It was my first trip away from Ohio where I grew up. It was my first time ever seeing homelessness. I can remember being 14 years old and only knowing that California meant palm trees and piers by the ocean. It's sad that our media channels so often hide the reality of these cities.
I visited LA, San Diego, San Fransisco back in the late 70s visiting my relatives. I grew up in a little town of Oregon, we had hardly any homeless until the 80s and didn't want Californians moving to Oregon. Our governor at the time, I can't remember his name at the moment said, "Please come and visit Oregon but don't move here if you are from California. I didn't understand why back in 2007 when I started researching why America the land of plenty was having problems until I started reading about the homeless problems and Californias regulatory laws regarding land use, taxation, welfare, and over regulation coupled with horrible corruption within the government. Now I understand...It's sad to see this beautiful state ruined by corruption.
I appreciate how you address the complexity of homelessness. I'm new to the west coast states (I live in WA) and the differences between them are so distinct and interesting. Happy to have come across someone with some background research on the topic :) thank you for you work!
I thought America was the land of the Glory and riches n freedom , why don't all this guys have homes?
America has always struggled with greed and corruption just like any nation. However every hierarchy becomes corrupt over time. It's time to clean house.....
Hello @reddust
This is really a pathetic situation....
I think instead of this, why not direct such emergency fund to take people of streets first. Such a misplaced priority..
@eurogee
Any kind of fund will be looted by those who distribute it. I could write a book on how large charities and social programs are looted by corrupt administrators.
Oh I get now. I thought problem of corruption only exist in Nigeria; never knew its a global issue
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Yes my friend this is a global problem and if we can come to gather, 6 or 7 billion people can clean out this rats nest....there are only a few 1000 people who own most of the land and hard assets in this world.
Our are very right
California, the land of bleeding heart (neo)liberals has long been ignoring its homeless.
Yes, bathrooms for homeless (open to the public) need to be concrete and stainless steel structures. And, they are few and far between Further, they are not consistent in their times of operation.
You would think that such a rich state would be able to afford bathrooms near where homeless congregate. But no, they would rather shoo them away. Or take away all of their shopping carts.
And the aid... imagine living 25 days a month in an apartment. Then spending 5-6 days on the street. Repeat. This is a common occurrence. Just, very sad.
It is true, every pocket of extreme poverty and slums are run by democrats .... I am not a liberal or conservative, I am a mix so I haven't taken sides. However one has to be blind not to see this pattern. Democrats make money from poverty and Republicans make money from proxy wars...howver Obama made money from both and he got the Nobel Peace prize!
Maybe its a Noble peace (of mind to the elites) prize?
I would have to say that I am a liberal... by the old definition. But, you would have to go back to before Reagan to find anyone who spoke of that viewpoint. I am all about changing to better overall, self aligning, anti-fragile systems.
I like Jefferson's views and he was a liberal in his time....the definitions keep changing so I decided not to wear a label ....It's all bullshit anyways...
It's a difficult situation for these people. I hope for better days for them all, and us too.
I don't see anything changing until we clean up corrupt government officials unelected bureaucrats.
This minde set of throwing money at the government to solve all our problems is the 1st thing people need to reconsider. Then get off their self righteous asses and bust a sweat doing something to improve the things they sit and complain about.
Right now our system is so corrupt even when we try and vote people in who will help organize and clean out corruption our voting system is rigged. Plus those who are getting welfare and help vote to keep the corrupt system going. People will have to come together and start helping each other and stop depending on authority.
Really it is a pathetic situaltion of southern California. we should help to all like them .
We can't help them, they have to help themselves. Every time money is given to help the poor it ends up in the pockets of those who control and manage poverty.
may Allah help them.
I pray the people come together and their faith gives them strength to find a way out of the mess they let manifest in their state @mafi001.
a city that has not been lucky to be honest I'm very new when reading your post @reddust hopefully better future.
It's not luck, it is corruption :-(
hopefully the problem quickly finish Amin s