daylatedollarshort
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Wasteful spending and a consumer culture may be part of the problem, but there are many factors. In our area housing is crazy high these days. Our kids and most of their friends are fine. Many have either moved away, still live at home or they have degrees in fields where the pay is high enough to stay in the area and live on their own. But some of the kids who didn't go to college and don't have financial support from their parents are having a hard time. It is hard to move away when you have no money and all you have is your friends, and moving away takes away the friend part.
Some either have been or come close to homelessness or they've been taken in by friends' families. If there are all sorts of welfare programs that provide a nice life without working as some here have suggested from time to time, these young adults don't know about them and neither do the large homeless populations in our area and LA. Los Angeles is considering a tax on the wealthy to help the homeless. It is hard to save money when you can't even afford rent and groceries.
Some either have been or come close to homelessness or they've been taken in by friends' families. If there are all sorts of welfare programs that provide a nice life without working as some here have suggested from time to time, these young adults don't know about them and neither do the large homeless populations in our area and LA. Los Angeles is considering a tax on the wealthy to help the homeless. It is hard to save money when you can't even afford rent and groceries.
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