You're disconnected from the reality of how people live. That's not Bay Area rent. You can't find a one bedroom apt for 2,500 in the Bay Area that's bigger than 450sq/ft, which is basically a studio. Try 3,500-4K.

If you're old and scraping by at the poverty line, guess what? You don't get to live in San Francisco. Shocker. You also don't get to drive around a lambo, you don't get to go on cruises around the world, and you don't get to . That's what happens when you get to that age and are either ill-prepared for retirement or struck out after 65+ years of opportunities.

Luckily for these people, they don't die on the street. They can simply move and live somewhere within their means. Sometimes that means moving in with family, or renting a studio in the midwest somewhere.