What do you think about giving to beggars and the poor? Are you of the opinion that the act increases homelessness?
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What do you think about giving to beggars and the poor? Are you of the opinion that the act increases homelessness?
I do give to the homeless sometimes but I don’t care what they spend it on— it’s just a gift with no strings attached. If they’re going to buy drugs with it then that’s my gift to them, I guess. I’m sure I’ve given money to non-homeless people who have gone on to buy drugs, do I get to complain about them too? I can’t fix their whole life, nor do I really have the desire to, but I have enough money that I can make someone happy for a couple minutes. Life is not that great that I feel inclined to dictate what can make someone else happy and what can’t. They can choose themselves.
I prefer to buy them food or toiletries if I have the time and money. I don’t generally give them cash. I’m all for helping people but I don’t want to spend my money on someone else’s drug habit. I give to charities and homeless folks, but I never give money to beggars. I have no idea where the money is going to end up.