of pays me only make him a little personal. so that's another way of cutting costs. this is the queen's share. this is my share thrown comfort. i love it. so it's just something that actually when i bought it, it was the biggest main and it was $1300.00. so i made payments on the only thing in the house, it's really expensive for me now. so this is my chair and her financial difficulties have gotten worse since she started to accommodate her niece jennifer and unemployed single mother who has 3 children to take care of. lia lindsay and jayden. fortunately, jennifer receives food stamps every month on the 1st day. according to how many kids you have and your income, they put,

you know so much on there and i get every month on the 1st i get like $64640.00 just to buy food. yes. for food. yeah. $560.00 euros a month to feed 5 people a tight budget before going shopping. the 2 women check the balance on their card. 6238. so renea and jennifer can spend their food coupons in any supermarket like this discount store where they regularly go, ah, the ones that the check out the food stamp card works. just like any other credit cards. and in this shop, in the appalachian they are by no means the only ones who use it, how many people would probably have a home here. it's a,

it's a, it's a lot. yeah. yeah. thank you. donald trump is planning to cut down on the amount of people who receive foodstamps. he risks making an already vulnerable society, even poor. ah, but i've run actually here they voted 80 percent in favor of him and their support for him continues to earn a little extra money. so any a does some household tasks for her neighbors, for a few dollars. she also cuts james's hair, who works in the mine. he is a loyal follower of donald trump. ah, i am a trunk lamb. new sport. what? because he's done everything. he said, you know, trump is willing to help other countries, but his country comes worse. i have no long time. donald trump is

a billionaire. donald trump keeps his family everywhere. he goes, his children, his wife are everywhere with him. you a lot about a person, family, family, and that's why i work for my family. it's been life so many years, maybe 30 years that there's not been jobs. now there is our unemployment rate is way down really, really do right now is the higher theory at 0, right? every person usa can have a job and that what they told us, if there is a job for every person with the numbers. so if people want work, they can find me. their unwavering support is somewhat difficult to understand because since his election, the daily life of individuals in the appalachian has not improved poverty is ever present and has led to some strange occurrences. in this small town,

in the middle of the night, dozens of cars enter a show, ground the whole row, we have run the fuel sold out. okay. i suggest that you be back here about 3 or 4 boxes. well, it kinda ships. yeah. cuz it makes you thank you everybody lined up like you going to a concert and get there to keep you keep your daughter stuff. actually these people are arriving by the hundreds quite simply to see a doctor. because every year here for a weekend, all you're going to get in this line is medical only a nonprofit organization arranges free consultations. oh, there is a huge name. a lot of their families in this area are working class families. there's struggling just to choose between paying for medicine that can save their life or you know groceries for the week. so it's,

it's a shame to have to, to do it this way. but you got to take care. you people in these are our people and this is why we take care of our people through it. even though the health care system improved with barack obama 28000000 americans still do not have any health insurance. medical services for surrender also does not want to miss the event. she spent 2 hours on the bus to come and camp here. but during the night, a heavy thunderstorm broke out. good morning. we've had an adventure. we had a flood, literally a flood. it came really dark over and next thing you know, we've got a gully washer down to here. it's nuts and everything in there is soaked blankets, everything, and no sleep last night, sir. any a has arrived with all her family. her niece jennifer and her 3 children,

they all need to see the dentist. but medical fees in the united states are the most expensive in the world beyond the budget for a large section of the population. so staying up all night does not bother them. but i mean, you struggle to have medical yeah. it's not as well. but you have to do it. absolutely. alternative is not a good thing. has to the family arrived the night before because here the rule is 1st come 1st served at 6 o'clock in the morning the doors open. they announced the running order $145.00. 2 127 sound asleep when the guard was 28. so next time we'll call in groups of 20 again. all right. once inside these patients discover a full scale field hospital, the scene that resembles more that of a humanitarian disaster. and yet,

it's really just modern day america. here people are treated in turn by a horde of volunteers, nurses, family doctors, but also specialists who are able to care for more complicated illnesses. the most remarkable part takes place in this sports hall, transformed into a gigantic dentist office all day long, 60 dentist, d scale, drill, fill and remove teeth by the dozen. a daunting site for some arriving upon the scene, sarabia is overcome with emotion. the beautiful, all the people volunteering so many people get and help that needed for

my sister passed away had all her teeth taken out and she didn't have any teeth replies and she was younger than i am now. and she was my older sister. so i think about, or she went through health issues because of her teeth. and they are important in turns the family are going to be examined. jayden, the youngest feels a little uneasy. i want you to press even if it's when you come home from school, gotta get few times and you can get 3. that's really good. okay. in a situation like this, prevention is the main goal of these dentists all has gone well for jaden. he's eligible for a simple routine checkup, but for sarabia, the medical care that lies ahead is trickier. she is already missing 5 more hours

and is worried that they'll remove a $61.00 that is extremely damaged. after 3 hours of waiting, it's her turn to go up. great, ma'am. are you ready? ready or not? oh my god, it is a young students about to complete his university degree is going to take care of her before treating sarabia. he's already had time to familiarize himself with the job. he spent his morning extracting teeth doing strikes today. i'm going to try to i was right about 15 to myself. yeah. so yeah, yeah, pretty good. yeah. he will spend 15 minutes removing sir any as to his 16th of the day. or do you feel like i have a big now, but here, there is no time to take

a breather. sarabia is escorted to the gym locker rooms for the next stage. gotta, i gotta miss. and thanks for everything. a dental prosthesis studio which like the rest, is led by volunteers and funded by donations. let's write that note label will actually live in this room. they take the dental impressions and in the room next door. a new set of teeth is created in less than 2 hours, sir. any is new. smile is ready. the white line. here we go. i feel awkward. okay. yeah. the my god and the

i want to big now hear me know that i can feel that when i want to live the if the family had paid for all this treatment, they would have had to spend over $3000.00 in the united states. there are still some american citizens that are personally taking action to give aid to the poor.

at the other end of the country, a man has embarked upon a mission against poverty which has plagued the sidewalks of his city a legendary city that is seldom associated with poverty. in this, this is los angeles, los angeles, and hollywood. 38 year old punk elvis is curious with what los angeles has become in recent years. not a 3rd world country of the richest countries in the world. it's almost like a movie problem. they don't. it's hard to fathom that like every single day, this is how people live. the join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guess in the

world, the politics sport, business. i'm show business. i'll see you then me the, we're segregated all along my social class. most people don't want to convert by 1st. if you're born in to a 4 family, you're born into minority family. if you're born into a family that only has a single parent that really constrains your life, chances people die on average. 15 years old, born into generational poverty. it's a, it's a fight every day to meet your needs and the needs of your family. mm. driven by shape

in me, i think we dare to ask me who i make? no, you know, borders and the blind to nationalities as we go to the back seen the whole world leads to take action and be ready. people judge crisis and we can do better, we should be better. everyone is contributing each in their own way. but we also

know that this crisis will not go on forever. the challenge is paid for the response has been massive. so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we need together in los angeles is the symbol of the california dream, the heart of hollywood cinema and the temple of luxury. and yet today, los angeles is the homeless capital of america. in the last few years, the number of homeless people has increased from 33255000 beneath the business towers. the situation has become tragic. when i was a kid and lived here,

it was nothing like it is now. i left for almost 2 decades, and i came back a few years ago and it just, it just blows my mind. it's just going to increase because every month, the cost of everything keeps going up. there's no regulation. so, you know, apartment owners and landlords can raise the money, you know, the rent whenever they like, but nobody's paychecks are getting bigger in outraged by the situation of these homeless people. elvis gave up his job as a sales assistant. he lives on the salary of his partner layer, who works at the university. in this way, eldest can devote all his time to helping the homeless on a little further from downtown. the woman has moved in beneath this bridge, elvis, and leah regularly pay her a visit. ah, if i knew tammy has been living here for 5 years in

a small tent that she shares with another woman inside, they are at the mercy of the dangers of the street. they've already been assaulted several times. i just got everywhere they did. they just tore a ride open and now now she doesn't even have a door. when she sleeps out here at night, there's also no light. right? very dark. and you know, the woman, every dance carrie, even if a guy the very because anybody walk up in the door, walk right in and do whatever they want to help these people elvis wants to do more than just bring them bottles of water. his major project is hiding in the courtyard of his church. he came up with the idea to build small wooden houses for them. they're not big, barely 4 square meters. but inside elvis and layer have thought of every last thing to improve the daily lives of these homeless people. oh,

oh oh oh oh, we do. yes. so what did you mean? so if someone tries to open the window, the alarm will go off. this right here allows people to sleep. when people sleep, they can think they can do better. they feel better, they want better. the house is also equipped with a fire alarm, a light and a phone charger, all of which is powered by a solar panel. i get your eldest thinks of everything to the last detail in order to give some dignity back to the homeless. he even assigns them an address. they're obviously not going to be read recognized by the post office or you know, or something like that. but it's, it's really just psychological in all my, my apartment has an address, i'm sure your place has an address that,

that's the ultimate goal. most of the people, anyone that's homeless is treated like garbage. you know, once, once you have that title, you're, you're screwed. because people look at you like a monster or, you know, like someone bad or you chose to be there, or you're crazy or, you know, and it's most of the time, it's not the case. and so the, the little, i mean it's, it's so easy to dehumanize people, but the little tiny things, it's so easy to bring that back to a person. each cabin costs 1000 euros financed entirely by donations collected on the internet. but his generous initiative is illegal. the mayor of los angeles has banned him from installing his cabins on the sidewalks of the city. elvis doesn't care. ah, and this morning he's going to deliver one of them to a homeless couple who very much need hey,

i'm this i am chris. this nice to meet you today are brownie. i'm brownie crystal is 32 years old and it's 3 months pregnant. she lives on the curve of this sidewalk with her partner. andre, what's up? i tell you, i mean, i got it. all right, man, i was hoping you are going to be gone. i'm the mother. that's the mother to be for 4 years now. the couple have been sleeping in this tiny wheeled cart that is swarming with bugs. yeah, man of like, bad bug. eat me, leave me alone. i mean, i could say everything only a little bit more hopefully not being able to how good, how do elvis does not feel like hanging around to the trick is to get this, get this done and off before the cop show up. but all the same, the same house weighs 400 kilograms and the wheels remains stuck on the street.

yeah. yep, all we gotta do is a neighbor. and another homeless person from the neighborhood come to lend him a helping hand. the home. starting to bring him back out, man. and as soon as the home is set up, other homeless people are begging him for a small how the back i have, i have a couple more, almost ready to go. so thank you. i thank you so much appreciate it. i'm going to give, i have no more live in energy, but his project does not quite make everyone happy. once you go back in your house and enjoy the air conditioning, a neighbor has come to express her discontent. she's against what she. she doesn't want in front of her house, he's calling the police. and so we need to hurry alarm,

and we'll pray that they are allowed to keep their house. this is how it goes. in los angeles. thank you. both of you. congratulations. a few days after filming the police threatened elvis that they would destroy his cabin. if he didn't remove it, he decided to move it with the couple on to privately owned land. in the end, the disgruntled neighbour won her case with some people are trying to fight the snubbing of the homeless people in fascinating ways. yes, very in we are heading to texas to puritan waco. ah, this city has around 50 church is for it's 120000 residents here. once a month,

a religious community organizes a strange program. people come from all over the united states to take part in it. now, i do know what happened. you know, a little bit what, what do you know? we're going to be paying for 24 hours. these high school students are going to live, eat and sleep like the homeless, much like 20 or so other participants are holes from middle class backgrounds. each person has paid 60 euros to take part in this project. well, this is janet darrell came up with the idea 25 years ago. the wife of a minister, she's already accepted 30000 people to take part in this astonishing role play challenge. the goal is to create kind of passionate care for humanity and poverty.

everybody can get the american dream. when you are trapped in poverty, in the cycles of poverty, you have to get you out. according to janet, in order to truly experience a life of a homeless person, you have to start by looking like them. in this 2nd hand close door, the participants are encouraged to dress like them. i don't know. i don't know what homeless people where where are these people who yes. dr. genes and these little food. but i think that don't my so happy about that. for the moment it's not to demanding, but it is going to get more complicated with the 2nd stage,

sleeping out in the open. not in the streets but safely in this fence yard. however 53 year old mother marta is slightly concerned like in the morning when i'm scared scared she thought long and hard before signing up to the program. it was her husband who convinced her to take the plunge. it doesn't look like a real situation. right. right, yes, yes, it doesn't smell like to it doesn't smell like you're in rapp running everywhere. yeah, no, definitely luxury homeless. yeah. yeah. a fact that is a comfort nevertheless, and it won't be a very long night. ready at 6 o'clock in the morning, janet durham gives everyone a wakeup call and they don't look particularly well rested on martha. it's not

real situation they're, they're safer than being on the street, but this is not as safe as being in the home with their family. so it just give them a little bit more reality of what living an environment does on your body. so by tonight takes about 24 hours to really start getting the idea that this, this could be really rough. for the next stage of the program, the participants are let loose in the city center. their task is to find something to eat on their own and without any money. i smell the food. yeah. so could i ask, this guy cannot big

in waco like in many other cities in the united states begging is a punishable offense. it's also forbidden to rummage through the garbage cans, but there's no fruit in there. they are owned by the city and reclaiming anything at all is considered stealing in order to survive. the homeless in waco are therefore forced to break the law. or 2 participants are not going to find anything to eat. and after 2 hours of walking through the streets and 40 degree sheet, marta feels fake. the she must resort to calling her husband to the rescue. ah, i feel like i feel like i'm too weak. well, like i'm like, i'm too old. in fact, i can't do it. you learn something about what it would like, what it would be like to be homeless at your age. be hard or americans truly ready to face up to poverty. perhaps not their leader. donald trump has

recently announced that the rate of poverty is falling from magically despite this 40000000 of his fellow citizens are still suffering in its clutches. ah, me, an entire village in alaska has had to move. if another country threaten to wipe out an american. we do everything in our part a project in today. escaping climate change poses the same threat right now. alaska has seen some of the fastest coastal erosion in the world. we lost about 3535 feet of ground in just about 3 months while we were measuring it is. and that means the river is 35. was year before i think we're part of america. there's for me or america.

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