Should you give money to people begging on the streets? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I really want an answer to this from people who are not reddit-brained libs. I have seen some good points elsewhere about this contributing to a cycle of abuse and control, causing parents to withdraw their kids from school to beg instead, etc., but if someone is desperate enough to humiliate themselves by begging on the street, shouldn't we give to them? Or should I feel bad that I did give to them?

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[-] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I always try to give money to people because I was homeless for the better part of a year and most people treat you like dirt.

"Oh, they're going to just spend it on drugs." "Yeah that's what I was going to do with it, who am I to judge?"

[-] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago

Don't give money to your landlord or corporations they are just going to spend it on rentier capitalism

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