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If you saw an aged hispanic man out in the street, looking raggedy and exhausted, holding a sign that reads:

"WIFE DIED. LOST MY MONEY. LOST MY HOUSE"


Would you honestly give him a couple of bucks or would you walk away?
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I'd give him a couple bucks. It'd be the first time I'd had ever seen someone hold up a sign with that kind of literature on it.

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Nope. Not a chance. I guess I am jaded, though.

There was an article in the Seattle Times @ 1993 in which the writer got a panhandler to tell her story and tell him how much she really made. She was just being lazy and she cleared 80K last year (1992). Right there I decided that I would never give them a dime - ever.
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Reminds me of the time I saw a hobo with a sign in one hand and an iPhone in the other...
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Quote by Mo the Surfer:


Nope. Not a chance. I guess I am jaded, though.

There was an article in the Seattle Times @ 1993 in which the writer got a panhandler to tell her story and tell him how much she really made. She was just being lazy and she cleared 80K last year (1992). Right there I decided that I would never give them a dime - ever.



Yeah because every homeless person makes 80k a year in this no money world of 2011.
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yea if i had enough money yea why not
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Quote by Mo the Surfer:


Nope. Not a chance. I guess I am jaded, though.

There was an article in the Seattle Times @ 1993 in which the writer got a panhandler to tell her story and tell him how much she really made. She was just being lazy and she cleared 80K last year (1992). Right there I decided that I would never give them a dime - ever.



Yeah because every homeless person makes 80k a year in this no money world of 2011.

That's not what I was implying. What I was saying is that MY viewpoint is jaded by the article I mentioned.

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No. I'd offer to go buy him a hot meal. If he accepted my offer I'd bring him back food. If he said no, I'd assume he would buy booze or drugs and not give him the money.
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No. I'd offer to go buy him a hot meal. If he accepted my offer I'd bring him back food. If he said no, I'd assume he would buy booze or drugs and not give him the money.

That's exactly what I would do and then give him a couple dollars if he kept around and got to know him a little.

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Ya I usually offer those people food..... But so far no one takes up the offer and just want cash which I assume is for booze or drugs just like breesyst10 said
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Quote by ShadowMachine X:


I'd give him a couple bucks. It'd be the first time I'd had ever seen someone hold up a sign with that kind of literature on it.



It was actually real, i saw him a couple of days ago. It got me wondering. I thought how sometimes one can turn a blind eye on the homeless.

Not to mention how controversial this topic can be.

But i did give him a couple of bucks though. This look like the type of guy you would get out of your car and hand him the money. Well in my opinion.
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Quote by Mo the Surfer:


Nope. Not a chance. I guess I am jaded, though.

There was an article in the Seattle Times @ 1993 in which the writer got a panhandler to tell her story and tell him how much she really made. She was just being lazy and she cleared 80K last year (1992). Right there I decided that I would never give them a dime - ever.


I remember reading a similar article. You'd be surprised what some of these people can make in a day. The article I seen covered multiple people, who actually had nice cars and houses, but dressed the part and went out daily as their "job" See below for a more real insight:



Quote by breesyst10:


No. I'd offer to go buy him a hot meal. If he accepted my offer I'd bring him back food. If he said no, I'd assume he would buy booze or drugs and not give him the money.


I do this as well, but usually I just go buy a kid's meal and bring it to the person without asking. If they refuse, then they must not need the money that bad.


We have a guy at my exit, off the Interstate near where I live that is out there from Fall to Spring every year. The first year I gave him $5, as there wasn't a food joint nearby. The next year I thought he looked somewhat familiar, so one day when he wasn't looking I took a photo of him with my phone, and forgot I had it. The next year, same exact guy, in the same exact place. People must have caught on, because this year he was out there for a week and disappeared. This was his 4th year trying it. I had heard from others here that they found out he stayed year round at the hotel off the exit, so he was making at least $40 a day, as that is their nightly rate.
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