TRYING TO ESCAPE LOS ANGELES LOTS OF SHADY PEOPLE IT'S A BIG CESSPOOL
Summary
TLDRThe video script details a drive through Los Angeles, highlighting the city's economic downturn with numerous retail vacancies and businesses closing. The narrator expresses concern over the city's ability to fund services like police and fire departments amidst the crisis. They also discuss the homeless issue,指出 the irony of $25 billion allocated for it with no visible improvement. The script paints a picture of a city in decay with rising crime, deteriorating infrastructure, and a vanishing tax base. The narrators advise being self-reliant for security in such an environment and question the city's future, concluding that the situation has worsened significantly.
Takeaways
- 🏙️ The speaker is in Los Angeles, noting a high number of vacancies and homeless individuals.
- 🚗 They are on their way to Hollywood Boulevard to distribute donations like dog food and hygiene products.
- 🏢 There's a discussion about the implications of many 'for lease' signs on businesses and the city's economy.
- 💸 Concerns are raised about how the city will fund public services with the decline in business tax revenue.
- 🤔 The speaker questions the effectiveness of the $25 billion allocated to address the homeless crisis in LA County.
- 🛍️ There's an observation of a significant number of retail vacancies along Santa Monica Boulevard.
- 💸 The script highlights the impact of inflation and the disappearance of sales tax revenue on city finances.
- 🌆 The speaker reflects on the decline of the city's appearance and services, like streetlights and road maintenance.
- 🚨 There's mention of increased crime and the need for personal security when visiting or living in LA.
- 👪 The speaker advises against visiting certain areas of LA with family due to safety concerns.
- 🚦 The script concludes with comments on the severe traffic conditions in Los Angeles.
Q & A
What is the main concern expressed in the script about Los Angeles County?
-The main concern expressed is the high number of vacancies and the homeless crisis, along with the impact on city services and the economy due to the decline in businesses.
How does the script describe the current situation of retail real estate in Los Angeles?
-The script describes a large number of retail spaces being vacant with 'for lease' signs, indicating a struggling retail sector.
What financial challenges are mentioned in relation to the city services in Los Angeles?
-The script mentions that with the decline in businesses, there are concerns about how city services like police, fire departments, and city employees will be funded, as tax revenue from businesses is decreasing.
What is the script's perspective on the $25 billion allocated to address the homeless crisis in Los Angeles County?
-The script suggests that the money allocated to address the homeless crisis has somehow disappeared without resolving the issue, and the crisis continues to worsen.
How does the script characterize the current state of tourism in Los Angeles?
-The script portrays Los Angeles as having deteriorated significantly, with a decline in cleanliness and safety, making it an undesirable tourist destination.
What safety advice is given for individuals visiting or living in Los Angeles?
-The script advises individuals to be their own security, be aware of their surroundings, and not rely on others for safety, highlighting the importance of personal preparedness.
What observations are made about the traffic and infrastructure in Los Angeles?
-The script notes the severe traffic congestion and poor infrastructure, including potholes and graffiti, contributing to the city's decline.
How does the script comment on the economic situation in Los Angeles?
-The script suggests that Los Angeles is in a recession, with many businesses closing and vacancies increasing, indicating a struggling economy.
What is the script's view on the impact of inflation on the city?
-The script implies that inflation is exacerbating the city's financial struggles, making it harder for the city to afford services and for people to maintain their spending habits.
What is the script's opinion on the future of small businesses in Los Angeles?
-The script expresses concern that small and family-owned businesses are disappearing, being replaced by large corporations, which is altering the character of the city.
Outlines
🏙️ Economic Decay and Homelessness in Los Angeles
The speaker discusses the current state of Los Angeles, highlighting the high number of vacancies and homeless people. They express concern over the city's ability to fund public services like police and fire departments due to the decline in business and sales tax revenue. The conversation also touches on the $25 billion allocated to address the homeless crisis in LA County, which seems to have disappeared without resolving the issue. The speaker laments the city's transformation from a glamorous destination to a place with deteriorating infrastructure, rampant homelessness, and a general sense of decay.
🚔 Personal Security and Societal Decay
In this segment, the speaker emphasizes the importance of personal security in the face of increasing crime and societal decay in Los Angeles. They discuss the need for individuals to be self-reliant and prepared for emergencies, especially given the city's poor infrastructure and high crime rates. The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by businesses due to inflation, homelessness, and crime, leading to a bleak economic outlook. The speaker suggests that the current state of affairs is indicative of a recession, if not the beginning of a major depression.
🚦 Traffic Woes and the Struggle of Daily Commute
The speaker describes the extreme traffic conditions in Los Angeles, which have worsened post-2020. They discuss the impact of increased traffic on daily life, including long commutes and the stress it places on residents. The conversation also includes observations of reckless driving behaviors and the general chaos on the roads. The speaker suggests that the traffic situation contributes to the overall decline in quality of life in the city, making it difficult for people to maintain their mental health and well-being.
🚗 The Impact of Traffic on Mental Health and Lifestyle
In this final paragraph, the speaker continues to discuss the severe traffic issues in Los Angeles, suggesting that the daily commute can be a significant source of stress and contribute to mental health problems. They speculate on how the long drives to and from work, sometimes taking several hours, affect the residents' quality of life. The speaker also comments on the design of a new Lexus, indicating a preference for traditional styles over the increasingly similar designs of modern cars.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Vacancies
💡Homeless Crisis
💡Deficits
💡Inflation
💡Tourism
💡Mental Illness
💡Crime
💡Recession
💡Infrastructure
💡Security
💡Economic Devastation
Highlights
Observation of numerous vacancies in Los Angeles County, indicating a potential economic downturn.
Concerns about the city's ability to fund public services like police and fire departments due to business closures.
Discussion on the disappearance of $25 billion allocated for the homeless crisis in LA County.
Commentary on the increase in retail and restaurant shutdowns and their impact on the local economy.
Mention of a significant number of vacancies observed while driving down Santa Monica Boulevard.
Concerns about the city's ability to maintain services without sales tax revenue due to business closures.
Reflection on the decline of Los Angeles from a glamorous city to one with visible decay and homelessness.
Description of the city's infrastructure deterioration, including potholes and graffiti.
Personal account of feeling unsafe and the need for self-security while in LA.
Advice on being vigilant and prepared for potential emergencies, such as an earthquake, in the city.
Discussion on the impact of homelessness and mental illness on the city's appearance and safety.
Commentary on the prevalence of crime and the need for personal security measures while in public.
Observation of the contrast between new buildings and those falling apart in the city.
Concerns about the loss of small businesses and the homogenization of cities with big corporate chains.
Description of the city as a 'cesspool' with widespread economic devastation and social issues.
Experience of extreme traffic congestion in Los Angeles and its impact on daily life.
Reflection on the challenges faced by residents commuting long hours daily due to traffic.
Transcripts
in Los Angeles right now and I I wish we
had literally days to spend up here to
just shoot the amount of vacancies here
in Los Angeles County and homeless um
we're on our way to Hollywood Boulevard
Sunset and we're going to uh dump off
bunch of the dog food the hygiene
products clothes water take care of that
on the way home but uh there's another
lease right there uh we're passing
multiple multiple buildings for lease
Sid what what do you think about all the
the retail uh real estate for lease that
we're saying I mean it's incredible it's
never ending oh um you know you hit it
right there that uh all these businesses
is how are they paying for uh you know
the police force the the uh fire
departments the city employees the trash
guys all these people going to get paid
how are they going to hire people when
you see more shutdowns you know right so
I mean this is why we're seeing these
huge deficits and let's not forget that
Lai County got $25
billion uh to take care of their
homeless crisis and the money somehow
has disappeared and the homeless crisis
continues to to explode while we see
more retailers and restaurants shutting
down here in LA county and C is correct
how are they going to continue to pay
the firemen pay the police pay the
county workers the city workers when the
tax base is just disappearing with all
these businesses uh that that are just
Vanishing right before our very eyes I
mean literally we've been driving 15
minutes down Santa Monica Boulevard and
I've seen probably 70
vacancies um
Enrique yeah so again driving down this
area and also walking around all where
all the retail shops are at there's a
lot of vacancies again and that sales
tax is no longer there so how are they
going to continue to pay all these
services without all the sales tax
revenue I'm pretty sure that they
already have a certain budget every year
where they have to have enough money
come in from different businesses to be
able to maintain everything and now with
inflation so expensive everything is
going up so it's going to make it harder
for the cities to be able to afford
everything what do you think about I'll
ask you guys this tourism now Los Tinsel
Town was a glamorous City at one time uh
I mean in the late 80s the the music
that came out of of La was incredible
the
movies uh and really over the last maybe
10 years it is just literally turned
into a complete sewer and I will tell
you the condition of the city from what
I've seen so far today continues to
Decay it doesn't look like it's
improving it looks like it's getting
dirtier uh they they've they've stolen
so much copper out of the street lights
uh there's so many potholes the the the
roads are falling apart the homeless are
everywhere uh weeds are growing
everywhere graffiti all over the city
ladies and gentlemen and a lot of the
buildings you see a lot of new buildings
that have uh been built or updated but
you see a lot of buildings that are
literally falling apart see it's been
about a year and a half since we've been
out here is it getting better or is it
getting worse oh it's getting much worse
and um a lot of these big cities they
have a humongous large deficits that uh
they they get in these holes where
they're paying out money paying out
money but nothing's coming in so they
get in these large deficits therefore
they have to raise taxes on everybody
and it's a never ending circle where you
know as the economy gets worse and you
know the closures happen you know
where's the money the money is going to
dry up and U you know people will end up
losing jobs eventually so they're losing
jobs now but um as far as tourism would
you like if you were living in another
state would you want to come out here
and bring your family to like Hollywood
Boulevard would you want to come visit
Santa Monica is this where you would
like take your family for a vacation no
I would not because of of the way the
appearances you know you see all these
potholes U the traffic's bad how about
the people we've seen today I mean the
people look broken they look like
there's a lot of mental illness out here
um you know they they uh they don't look
happy they look sad they look like you
know they got hit by a truck yeah I I I
will I I will say there's a lot of
dangerous people walking around on the
streets of LA uh when you read what's
happening if you actually read the news
and and see what type of crimes are
being uh uh that are taking place here
in La now uh there is just some really
really insane people out here and there
are some really violent people out here
you got to keep your head on the swi you
have to even if you're at the beach
you're at Monica you're Venice there are
I mean there are there has been some
really uh violent things taking place
you got to keep your head on swivel um
you know we were talking earlier you
know I've watched some of the people
that come down here sometimes and do
videos and they say well they bring
security I I say this to all my people
don't rely on somebody else to be your
security you need to be your own
security it's great I I bring Sid uh as
part of my security but I'm also my own
security too I I carry my my own tools
Sid carries his own tools where licens
to do that but if something happened to
me Sid's got my back something happened
to Sid I got his back so you know if if
these people that you know say they're
walking the walk but yet they have to
hire security what happens if something
happens happens to your security what
happens then you cannot take care of
yourself you got to be walking the walk
people got to stop being posers uh
people got to start walking the walk
everybody should be working on um their
their skills and training training
tactics and don't don't take this stuff
lightly ladies and gentlemen we were
just talking if we were driving home
right now and let's just say the grid
went down or there was a major
earthquake in LA county you're not
getting out of here you are not getting
out of here look at this I mean we are
just Jam we couldn't even get on the 10
because the 10 we were alerted not to
get on the 10 it's so bad coming out
Santa Monica Boulevard and it is just
Bumper to Bumper to Bumper could you
imagine if there was ever an event that
took place a grid down uh a major
earthquake how in the world you escape
Los Angeles this guy right here he'd be
a total victim he'd be he wouldn't stand
a chance but uh we would hope that since
we have food in the car water in the car
we have the tools in the car that at
least we have a chance there's no
guarantee but uh you know make sure that
you have the essential uh things in your
car maybe some extra water a little bit
of food and most of all you have
Security in your car don't rely on
somebody else to be your security be
your own security and hang around you
know with people uh who are like-minded
who also believe in their security
because together we're we're a stronger
Force than just being one person so um
Enrique is this A place you'd bring your
family ocation oh no not at all you know
we we're walking around the shops
there's a lot of shady people even we're
at the beach and uh we were doing uh
some uh uh surveying to see where where
we're going to film and you're taking
out this camera equipment it's very
dangerous you could see that there's a
lot of tension and then there's people
that they get close to you and as soon
as you start staring them down then they
know that you are aware of them and they
step away but if you are not aware of
what your surroundings if you're stuck
on your phone or you're stuck on some
headphones with a uh noise cancellation
you could be a real victim so I do not
recommend for people out here to be uh
unaware when they're walking around
that's a great Point Sid even telling us
when we were filming with Jack Morgan on
the beach some of the people are walking
around behind us and that's why you know
it's nice to have you know people like
Sid and reque Enrique um really tuned up
his boxing which is good and uh he'll be
working out at the range the next couple
weeks which is also very very good so
he's well-rounded but um yeah there's
some very uh interesting people out here
but lot lots of 5150s yeah lots of 5150s
uh you made a great Point not being on
your phone Sid I saw a lot lot of women
walking around I see this all the time
young women walking around with their
heads down on the phone and these are
always the victims of the knockout game
these are always victims of of some kind
of crime purse being snatched they come
out on the news we see them on the news
all the time I mean bad bad thing to be
doing right exactly for anybody and then
you know that gets caught on on
videotape somehow some way and U you
know next thing you know they're in the
hospital they got a large Bill and you
know you have a suspect on the loose now
so be be attentive uh to your
surroundings Keep Your Head on a swivel
you just don't know who's out there what
uh what demonic type people are out
there what what 5150 people are out
there you know you just don't know um
you got to be your own security at all
times your own police so you know
anybody that is telling you that you
know there's no recession the econom is
fine we've been in a recession for quite
a while and as I've said many many times
we are in the beginning stages of a
major depression if we are not in a
recession uh I will ask this to
everybody in the car if we're not in a
recession right now I would hate to see
what a recession looks like because I've
never seen so many stores that have clo
shop and they're not coming back I I
there was nobody carrying packages in
Santa Monica there was nobody in the
stores and the vacancy rate is 40% and
this is some of the primest real estate
in southern
California um if we're not in recession
what what are we what are we in Enrique
yeah so it looks like we're in some sort
of form of a recession the government
hasn't declared it but if does that mean
because the government hasn't declared
it that we're not in it well that's the
thing that just because the government
doesn't declared it doesn't mean that we
are not in the recession you can look
around look at all your family members
look at the businesses I deal with a lot
of people on a daily basis and I can see
what a recession looks like like the
definition of a recession people are not
spending that much money everybody I
talk to they're scaling back their
operations people that said that they
would go out to eat all the time they're
scaling that back everybody's doing that
across the board even people with money
yeah you got a guy out here at mental
illness he's dancing he's talking to
himself uh this is exactly what Sid and
AR are talking about so you know uh
standing right in front of a Starbucks
you want to go into that Starbucks with
your family today I mean first of all I
don't advise you go to a period exactly
he can pull an KNE on you and you know
attack you you don't know what kind of
mental state he's in and next thing you
know you got the police down here and U
there's an officer involved shooting you
know you just don't know yeah so you how
do how do the businesses you know this
another thing too the the inflation the
economy is horrible then on top of it
you have all these homeless people
walking around mental illness you you
got a lot of criminals walking around
they're hanging out in front of your
businesses how in the world do you
survive when you have all this against
yeah make money when all this is going
against you Sid oh I mean the odds are
you know slim to none because you know
the the the current uh State of Affairs
here where you just see the absolute
devastation this is just the criminality
what's what's happening in all this area
I mean who is robbing all the money
who's taking all this money you know now
where's the money gone exactly it ain't
going in the city it's the criminals are
putting in their pockets man yeah yeah
the criminals at the top of the building
the Ivory Towers uh the politicians uh
it's certainly not going into the
infrastructure of La it's not going to
the people it's not going to the small
business owners and you know Jack Morgan
made a point um that you know all the
big corporate big boys are going to be
here but all the small businesses the
family businesses they're going to be
gone they're they're gone they're
they're Vanishing every day and it's
really really sad it's almost like you
know like every city you go to begins to
look the same Costco Walmart Burger King
McDonald's and a Starbucks all these
cities now look the same it's all big
corporate restaurants and and and uh
stores smells like you're in Everywhere
You Go I mean look at this just trash
everywhere um I know the camera you know
we can't pick it all up in the camera
but um we're going to be cutting through
Hollywood and we'll take a look at
what's going on there but I mean it's
just it's weird it's just
unbelievable the dev the economic
Devastation that is taking place uh in
LA and just how dirty this beautiful
city once was there's somebody passed
out over the stoplight over there oh
yeah um I mean there's just people
passed out like zombies all over the
city you have to like literally walk
over some of these people on the
sidewalk to get by it's you don't know
if some of these people are even alive
yeah who even knows if this guy is even
alive this guy could looks like he
collapsed with heat stroke
so it's um yeah to be continued this is
a freaking Cesspool man it's just
Devastation after Devastation here
so we just left Hollywood um we've been
on the
freeway about 35 minutes and we're
probably averaging about 10 miles per
hour sit have you ever seeing the
traffic this bad uh many times it's just
getting worse um you know it's just
the everyday life out here in Los
Angeles California you know it does seem
to just get worse and worse every time
you come out it's like it's always bad
but it's just getting
worse um I don't know how I don't know
how people do this every day these
people that go to work now they're on
their way home how do they do this every
day it would I would be it would just be
out of my mind Enrique any comments
please speak up uh about the traffic so
the traffic over here in Los Angeles it
used to be really bad when you would
come into the City and but if you had to
leave the city usually the traffic
wasn't that bad but now it seems like
it's just everywhere uh especially after
uh 2020 uh traffic has just picked up
overall I think there's just a lot more
people on the roads and so that's
causing uh Monday through Friday even
Monday through Sunday doesn't matter
what time of day even at night you'll
run into a bunch of traffic here look at
look just look at this
traffic so we have
um that is a death wish right there it's
amazing these guys blowing through the
lanes like this on their motorcycles
it's unbelievable
um man they're taking their life in
their own hands but
um here's another one
big big harly cutting cutting through
traffic like that wow these guys have a
death wish but uh yeah it's unbelievable
we have um
literally cut through as many side
streets through La as we could we tried
to give away as much food and supplies
as we could on the way um but Sid's got
to get to work and we got to get back
and I mean we've literally been on the
road for hours just trying to get home
and this is just an ordinary day in
La uh and every day millions of people
on the roads here it's just uh in
absolutely
Insanity uh this would put you in a
mental institution if you had to do this
every day I don't know how people do
this uh comment down below how long
would you be able to put up with this
type of traffic uh do you have to ever
deal with type this type of traffic this
is some of the worst traffic in the
United States of America um but think
about how many people are just like so
short fused right now they're ances are
in
shambles and they're driving home from
work tonight and it might be a 2 or
three hour drive to get to their home a
lot of these people live like out in
Victorville they live in very far areas
it literally will take them three hours
to get home and then they'll have to be
up at 4:30 in the morning get ready and
hit the road again and come right back
out here it's
unbelievable new
Lexus what do you think about that
Lexus pretty cool I don't like body
style you don't no starting to look like
a
Tesla what wrong with the
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