Do you give to people on the street who ask for money?

Around Christmans time I gave a man a $20. He was happy and that made me happy. I have also given to others in the past a few dollars here and there. Made me feel good inside to help. I haven't run across anyone lately but would give them a few if they asked.
 

No never. One fellow asked for change for coffee, DH and I were going into the Dairy Queen so when we finished our lunch I got a coffee to go along with sugar and cream and took it to him. Apparently he actually wanted the coffee, he seemed so grateful. Then there is a woman who goes around asking for money for food,again I was near Dairy Queen, so I took her in told her to choose what she wanted, I paid for it, she got the food and I left. But no I am not giving beggars money!
 

Do you give to people on the street who ask for money?​


Yes
We search them out
We hand out Christian tracts, or the book of John
Tucked inside are two one dollar bills
It won't do much for buying drugs or cheap wine
But it'd buy a fast food sandwich and a small drink

aaaand, they have something to read in their spare time

Most here are on corners with signs

Some are sleeping it off in downtown alcoves....in winter
That's a miserable way to wake up
Hope, when they wake, what they find from us eases that misery a bit

For me, it's not so much a feel good, but a feeling I should do more
 
I don't like giving money at intersections, I worry the light will change and I'll be holding up traffic. When I was young and lived in an apartment building there was a bench across from a bus stop that had an old (seemed old to me when I was young) alcoholic man that slept on the bench and would ask for money. I'd give to him even tho he'd no doubt spend it mostly on alcohol. He kind of felt like family since he was there all the time.
I'd much prefer to just pay taxes and have agencies that provide the money to people in need, because I can't tell who is genuinely in need and who is panhandling as a career.
But I love that other people are so much better than me. I had a coworker a few years ago who would make a big bag of sandwiches and go downtown and hand them out.
And I like to watch the YouTube videos of people interviewing homeless people and giving them stuff, will try to paste a sweet video link.
 
HoneyNut said:
I don't like giving money at intersections, I worry the light will change and I'll be holding up traffic. When I was young and lived in an apartment building there was a bench across from a bus stop that had an old (seemed old to me when I was young) alcoholic man that slept on the bench and would ask for money. I'd give to him even tho he'd no doubt spend it mostly on alcohol. He kind of felt like family since he was there all the time.
I'd much prefer to just pay taxes and have agencies that provide the money to people in need, because I can't tell who is genuinely in need and who is panhandling as a career.
But I love that other people are so much better than me. I had a coworker a few years ago who would make a big bag of sandwiches and go downtown and hand them out.
And I like to watch the YouTube videos of people interviewing homeless people and giving them stuff, will try to paste a sweet video link.
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yes I've seen many of those videos too....they buy them shoes and jackets, and bedding..as well as that days' lunch...

We don't have homeless people on the same level as the USA.. we don't have people living in tents on the pavement ( side-walk) etc.. we don't have beggars hustling for money at traffic lights and crossroads.. .I'd be very annoyed if we had those beggars who wash your car windows at intersections and demand money as we've seen many times abroad...
 
this is deadbush montana, not many want to end up begging here and most who do are traveling so I give gas money and make sure they buy gas,,food, we have a food bank and now with this covid crap jobs are far and few between even the occasional ranch work
 
No, as others have said, in many cases they are going to use it for Drugs or Alcohol. Like many others have seen firsthand with there own eyes - we too have seen young and fit Welfare recipients buying food with Food Stamps and putting it fancy cars - they were/are abusing the system and the intent of the Welfare.

We do give to some very carefully vetted Charities, and have/do help out certain selected Folks that we know have a genuine need.

We also established a Endowment in our deceased Son's name at the University he graduated from. The Endowment helps a Student with costs for schooling each year.

I would fully support government establishing Public Works Programs similar to what was done during the Depression with the Civilian Conservation Corps., (CCC) Camps. We have relatives on both sides who worked the CCC Camps before WW2.

When ms gamboolgal and I was barely married with a young baby, I got Layed Off from Oilpatch and it was about 3 or 4 months before I got back to Oilpatch. During that time both sets of Parents helped us out or it would have been tuff. I did get a month or two of Unemployment but as I recall back then it was not much money at all, certainly not enough for us to get by on.
 
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Never do. In fact, I always say "sorry, I'm on Social Security, cannot pay my own bills, and am probably in worse shape than you." Each smiles politely and walk away. Often they apologize realizing that there are others like me who are more miserable than they are.
 
Beggars often stand by the exit lane near my local Wal-Mart. If I’m in the lane and come to stop where they are standing, I’ll give them up to five dollars. Some are legitimate, others are frauds; some have dogs with them, perhaps as props. They seldom stay positioned for more than 15 minutes as cops will rouse them out...
 
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Beggars often stand by the exit lane near my local Wal-Mart. If I’m in the lane and come to stop where they are standing, I’ll give them up to five dollars. Some are legitimate, others are frauds; some have dogs with them, perhaps as props. They seldom stay positioned for more than 15 minutes as cops will rouse them out...
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Some women fake pregnancy & borrow other people's kids & have them sit with them.
People are so gullible, it often works. At the end of their shift, they'll all get into their Mercedes SUV & drive off.
 
Ladybj said:
No.. that's not judging them. I don't judge them as to why they need it - honest or not, I give when I can.
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It has nothing to do with why they need it. It has to do with whether they need it, or whether they're lying & scamming to get it.
Any way you slice it, when you give to them, you are judging them as really needing it.
 
fancicoffee13 said:
Yes, me. One time I didn't have any money to give him, but I did have food in a bag. So, I motioned for him, and reached back and gave him the food. He smiled and continued holding his sign. It was a cooked chicken and garlic bread ready to bake.
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Very nice... 🌹
 

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