Current Events > Why do people not care what a beggar does with donated money?

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If they buy things such as cigarettes or drugs, it can easily imply that they are a fake beggar who is out to take advantage of your kindness even if thats not the beggars intention. Which is why people will bitch about what beggars buy with donated money.

Why do you care about what literal beggars do with spare change more than the one percent do with 99% of the money in America? That's actually madness.

BalloonBattle05 posted...

it can easily imply that they are a fake beggar

elaborate.

Mibahlzitch posted...

Why do you care about what literal beggars do with spare change more than the one percent do with 99% of the money in America? That's actually madness.

If the beggars are actually homeless then I dont really care much what they do but.

Sackgurl posted...

elaborate.

why would you buy any frivolous things if you are a real beggar who is down on their luck instead of actual necessity things such as buying food to eat or places to live?

Oh no, the panhandler fleeced me out of a dollar, how will I ever afford that mcdouble now

Do people even carry cash with them these days? I thought everyone just carries their card/s with them. Must make it difficult for buskers as well.

you're not supposed to give them anything to begin with, so the whole premise is flawed

why would you buy any frivolous things

same reason anyone else does, it's not complicated

Fluttershy posted...

why would you buy any frivolous things

same reason anyone else does, it's not complicated

these other people likely have a house to live while the beggar likely doesnt

BalloonBattle05 posted...

If the beggars are actually homeless then I dont really care much what they do but.

why would you buy any frivolous things if you are a real beggar who is down on their luck instead of actual necessity things such as buying food to eat or places to live?

Addiction is one hell of a bitch.

these other people likely have a house to live while the beggar likely doesnt

doesn't refute what i said

I give money I can spare. If they are homeless their life is hell anyway, if its cold and raining and they want to use my money to get drunk and sleep through the night somewhere I'm entirely fine with that.

BalloonBattle05 posted...

these other people likely have a house to live while the beggar likely doesnt

They're not going to buy a house with the money they get from panhandling.

Cut out the middleman, and just directly give booze and smokes to bums.

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This

But also I apparently already had tc tagged as a troll, good to see them living up to it

Questionmarktarius posted...

Cut out the middleman, and just directly give booze and smokes to bums.

I have given quite a few hobos cigarettes. Not no just one or two, I'll give em like 5-10

I have counterfeit money just to give beggars.

Because I understand addiction and don't live in a fantasy world where I feel like Im making a difference by not giving them money >_>. That doesn't cure their addiction, it just makes them more likely to get to an even worse place. They're gonna need way more than someone not giving them a dollar or 2 to climb out of the pit of addiction. Im just making it so they can go a little further without more pain. What if your 2 dollars made it so they didn't go through so much withdrawal that they became willing to hurt someone to get to the fix?

You can't guess at these things, but once it gets to that point, they're more likely to hurt someone from not having the fix rather than being on the fix.

I just thought of all this on the spot. So, feel free to throw in your 2 cents.

The news stories around here are never the beggars hurting people as well. It's always the people like one or 2 steps up from that. So, Id technically be not giving them money just out of fear mongering on what they might do.

Incentivizing people to destroy themselves isn't a particularly good thought. Buying them a non-perishable food item or other necessity is all I'd do, even though good chance they'd still try to trade it for drug money if they're that fucked up.

We're in one of the richest countries in the world and the minimum wage is lower now than it was thirty-five years ago
There are homeless people everywhere...
This homeless guy asked me for money the other day
I was about to give it to him and then I thought he's just going to use it on drugs or alcohol
And then I thought: "That's what I'm going to use it on!"
"Why am I judging this poor bastard?"

People love to judge homeless guys
Like if you give him the money he's just going to waste it. He's going to waste the money
Well, he lives in a box, what do you want him to do? Save it up and buy a wall unit?
Take a little run to the store for a throw rug and a CD rack?
He's homeless!

I walked behind this guy the other day. A homeless guy asked him for money
He looks right at the homeless guy and goes: "Why don't you go get a job, you bum?"
People always say that to homeless guys, "Get a job", like it is always that easy
This homeless guy was wearing his underwear outside his pants
I'm guessing his resume ain't all up to date
I'm predicting some problems during the interview process
I'm pretty sure even McDonald's has a "Underwear Go Inside The Pants" policy
Not that they enforce it really strictly, but technically, I'm sure it is on the books

Kaiganeer posted...

you're not supposed to give them anything to begin with, so the whole premise is flawed

wut

DoesntMatter posted...

And then I thought: "That's what I'm going to use it on!"
"Why am I judging this poor bastard?"

XD. Church.

DoesntMatter posted...

And then I thought: "That's what I'm going to use it on!"
"Why am I judging this poor bastard?"

all of the this

It's none of my business. If I want to give them whatever spare pocket change I have then that's that. It's in their hands.

You dont have to give pan handlers a dime. But once someone does, the money is theirs and they can use it how they best see fit.

If you want to buy them a meal or a coat or a hotel room or something, most would be grateful for that, too.

"I don't understand why people begging for loose change on the sidewalk aren't spending that money on a home! How much could a jome cost? 10 dollars?"

Lil_Bit83 posted...

It's none of my business. If I want to give them whatever spare pocket change I have then that's that. It's in their hands.

Its none of your business that they are intentionally defrauding you and not using the money for what they claim it is for?

Norman_Smiley posted...

You dont have to give pan handlers a dime. But once someone does, the money is theirs and they can use it how they best see fit.

If you want to buy them a meal or a coat or a hotel room or something, most would be grateful for that, too.

so youre ok with them defrauding you and using the money for things they didnt claim they use it for?

Why should I?

I don't care what people on benefits use the money for, so why should a homeless person be any different? Besides, I typically just give them food directly these days.

I think you made this topic simply because you like using the word "beggar".

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you shouldnt bitch about what they are using the money for but people will bitch if you claim it is for but you dont use it for food, because it tells them you are defrauding them on purpose

Anteaterking posted...

They're not going to buy a house with the money they get from panhandling.

They most likely wont but they still could if they save up

Funkydog posted...

Why should I?

I don't care what people on benefits use the money for, so why should a homeless person be any different? Besides, I typically just give them food directly these days.

you shouldnt give a fuck as to what an actual homeless person does with donated money but you should give a fuck if a beggar is faking

"Progressives" are okay with poor people to be losers

BalloonBattle05 posted...

They most likely wont but they still could if they save up

Lmao shut the fuck up.

Pretty sure you've made this same whiny ass topic before.

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I'd probably give them the side eye if they panhandled 400 bucks and used it to go skydiving lol. That's unfortunately a problem the only cheap things they can do for fun is pretty much get fucked up.

BalloonBattle05 posted...

They most likely wont but they still could if they save up

lmao no, they could not. Are you fucking serious

Super_Slash posted...

lmao no, they could not. Are you fucking serious

how much could it really cost?

Joelypoely posted...

I thought everyone just carries their card/s with them

depends on personal preference. prefer having cash on me when making purchases.

BalloonBattle05 posted...

If they buy things such as cigarettes or drugs, it can easily imply that they are a fake beggar who is out to take advantage of your kindness even if thats not the beggars intention. Which is why people will bitch about what beggars buy with donated money.

Honestly good on them. I'm considering spending $60 on Pokmon Violet, I clearly don't care about my own spending habits either.

kingdrake2 posted...

depends on personal preference. prefer having cash on me when making purchases.

We order out at work everyday. Someone collects our orders and we put cash or card in a envelope and the go buy the food for us. I don't trust giving someone else my card. Cards have been lost like this. I lose 20 bucks it's whatever I lose my cars it's a whole pain in the ass.

Sometimes a supervisor cooks for the shift too and can't really pay them with card

So yeah I typically have 20-40 bucks on me at any given time

Murphiroth posted...

Lmao shut the fuck up.

Pretty sure you've made this same whiny ass topic before.

Because people dont realize that people whine and bitch because the beggar they gave money to ended up being a fake, not necessarily because the beggar is buying frivolous things

BalloonBattle05 posted...

why would you buy any frivolous things if you are a real beggar who is down on their luck instead of actual necessity things such as buying food to eat or places to live?

ITP: Addiction is not a thing

Some people like to treat themselves to a smoke or drink after a bad day

Because people dont realize that people whine and bitch

just you my dude.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80242499

because i don't want to support what's possibly the very reason that a homeless person got homeless supporting addictions especially drug addictions isn't a good thing

Fluttershy posted...

Because people dont realize that people whine and bitch

just you my dude.

I dont bitch about what actual homeless people do with their money but Im saying they would easily be stereotyped as a fake beggar if they go out smoking or doing drugs

again, only easily stereotyped by you. shitty thought processes -- no projecting!