Who gives money to beggars?

When you are walking down the street, and a homeless person asks you for some change, what do you do? I like to give my change every now and then, shit like .25 to $1, nothing real big. Just pretty much all the loose stuff I have in my pocket. I geuss it makes me feel good giving it to the "homeless", instead of buying that overprice Mt. Dew at work. I know sometimes im helping them get their next high, or buy their next bottle, but maybe I'm helping one eat for that night. I'm not going to judge what they are going to do with the money, hopefully they'll do something good with it, and that's why I keep on giving.

Occassionally, I'll do it. What I do though is, to give me piece of mind so that I know that they use the money to eat and not get high is, I'll go buy something for them to eat. That way, I know he got some form of nourishment.

I'll drop them a coin or two. Whatever I have in my pocket. But mostly I stick to suburbia so I don't have to face them...

If I say yes are you guys going to start begging? :)

We don't have too many beggars over here. Mainly just buskers. If they are playing something really good are really talented, I'll usually throw something into their guitar case if I've got any spare change. :)

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Originally posted by DVSNCYNIKL
Occassionally, I'll do it. What I do though is, to give me piece of mind so that I know that they use the money to eat and not get high is, I'll go buy something for them to eat. That way, I know he got some form of nourishment.

Thats what I try to do in most cases.

Originally posted by saturntangerine
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Good idea DOC.

Most i see here i dont give them nothing.....in my view if they are smoking away at a $10 packet of cigs and look pissed they can get there own money.

Sometimes yes, sometimes no, my parents try to discourage it when I'm with them. Why can't they just apply for some sort of labour? Or anything? Maybe I'm asking the wrong questions.

I don't really live in a "walking" sorta city. Can't be bothered to stop, roll down windows, etc in traffic. My family came to the US about a dozen years ago with no material possesions, and no we're not "rich" but we've made a good life for ourselves. Hard to justify giving away more of my own money to people who aren't using their time very productively, when I know so well they could be.

I probably would give away change, like quarters, and the odd dollar or 2, but we dont really have beggars around our city. And the few areas that we might have beggars, i usuially avoid, cause I got no reason to go there neways.

I do occasionally give them some pocket change, although I usually prefer to buy them something to eat. In the past, I've carried around some extra food, ready to give to someone. Here in town, we have a lot of homeless teens. Most are too prideful to ask for any change, but they will ask for a warm place to stay. We don't have any shelters locally though. It makes me very grateful to have a warm place to lay my head at night.

Originally posted by primera man
Good idea DOC.

Most i see here i dont give them nothing.....in my view if they are smoking away at a $10 packet of cigs and look pissed they can get there own money.

Amen PM

We have an effective enough and easily enough exploited welfare system, that theres no way im giving money to beggers.
If thier homeless its because they choose to be, not because they dont have a choice in the matter.
Of course in the US I might look things a little differently.

Originally posted by Moppie
We have an effective enough and easily enough exploited welfare system, that theres no way im giving money to beggers.
If thier homeless its because they choose to be, not because they dont have a choice in the matter.
Of course in the US I might look things a little differently.

Im sure Helen Clark has all our well being in mind :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Originally posted by primera man


Im sure Helen Clark has all our well being in mind :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

hey! you leave Mummy Clark alone!!! :finger:

Shes doing a good job making sure the lazy and incomptent dont have to work if they don't want to.
:smoka:

Originally posted by Moppie


hey! you leave Mummy Clark alone!!! :finger:

Shes doing a good job making sure the lazy and incomptent dont have to work if they don't want to.
:smoka:

Nice to see she is having a little hoilday at the moment.:rolleyes:

You know the bad thing about giving money. Most of the homeless in Asian country are control by gangs. All the money they collect do not go towards their savings but rather mob's hand. Good thing that isn't the case here in North America.

i used to work in the heart of the getto in detroit michigan and i never gave money out for the same reson PM said there ether going to do one of 3 things with it

1. buy alchohal
2. guy a tobaco product
3. go down the street to the local crack house


but i have given money to "disabled" people because they cannot help them selfs.

I ask if they have change for a hundred. :D :devil:

even though most of them are crack heads and it's their fault their homeless, i don't like change so i'll throw it their way

I usually don't see any though, only when i go to like Toronto.... cause i'm also usually in suburbs, like somebody else said

One of my friends told me that a homeless guy actually gave him money once.

when i was in Ottawa, this girl was askin for money and she looked all homeless with ripped clothes so i gave her a dollar..... later that night, i freakin saw her in an HMV music store buying a couple CDs

I couldn't believe it, she was wearing like normal clean clothes buying more than one CD

unbelievable

yup. poser people. no i don't give money to those people. i believe EVERYONE can work to earn money. everyone can learn.


also, give to one of them, you have to give to all of them

When i was in Germany it was freakin crazy.... I saw a lady drive up in a Mercedes and dropped a little like 6 year old girl off on the street to beg for money!! :eek: no joke!