Do you give money to the people with signs on the street?

Question

That ask for food,money,work,etc. Why or why not.

Answer 1

No I don't. If they think they should to be able to stand there and have people give them money, they can think again, as far as I'm concerned. Nobody ever handed me money for doing nothing and I've never asked them to.

Answer 2

No. Most cities, especially the larger ones, have plenty of places that distribute food or feed during the day. Giving cash is not wise in my opinion. Besides that a lot of it is a scam.
I knew a guy in Cleveland Ohio that made enough panhandling to get an apartment and support a $50.00 a day heroin habit.
We shouldn't have to contribute to others bad habits, what ever they are.

Answer 3

NEVER. food? -- ive never come across a person with a food sign, in this case, i probably wouldnt give any food. someone else might do the job. for money-- NO. i dont give money to people who would rather BEG than to try to work for it, and besides, 70% of all the people asking for money ARENT poor, and ARENT even homeless. for work-- NO. too dangerous for me.

Answer 4

No. Those ppl make more money than you do by doing that.
A tv news crew at my town watched one regular fellow with a sign without him knowing it. When he left for the day, he walked to a nice car and drove away. The news crew followed him to his home....a very nice house. After he went in, the news crew went up to the house and knocked on his door hoping to interview him. When he answered the door and saw what was going on, he slamed the door.

Answer 5

lol sometimes they have to be at the lowest of the low although i was going to give a girl on a corner holding a bible in a long dress some money and she came up and the light turned green she had drug teeth.rotten worn down ok...then i said oh on the way back and i saw her getting violent with another car and thought hmmmm

Answer 6

no, because i was a waitress at a restaurant right next to a highway that had a lot of hobos, they would come in my restaurant order water and ***** that they stood on the side of the road for 4 hours and only made 60 something dollars!! i was lucky to make that in 8, after they would leave they would go in the woods and smoke crack and drink and lived in tents, they even had social security checks!

Answer 7

yes, most times I do. And the reason why is because I have been really blessed with a lot in life...as such, I should share what i have with others. what that person does with the money is up to them.

Answer 8

NO I DONT WHERE I WORK ITS NEAR THE INTERSTATE AND WE GET ALOT OF PEOPLE BEGGING FOR STUFF AND ALMOST EVERY TIME THEY GET MONEY THEY GO IN THE STORE NEXT TO MY RESTAURANT AND BUY BEER OR CIGS. SO NO I DONT I FEEL THEY CAN GO WORK (MOST OF THEM ARE ABLE JUST NOT WILLING)LIKE MOST PEOPLE DO THERE ARE PLENTY OF TEMP. EMPLOYMENT PLACES THEY COULD GO WORK AT IF THEY REALLY WANTED TO THEY NEED TO TRY TO HELP THEMSELVES OUT OF THE GUTTER AND DRINKING INSTEAD OF WORKING IS NOT THE WAY TO GO. I DO UNDERSTAND SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN AND THEY MAY NEED HELP BUT THEY NEED TO BE TRYING TO RECEIVE HELP YOU ASKED FOR OUR OPINION SO DONT BE OFFENDED IF YOU ARE BY WHAY I HAVE TO SAY REMEMBER YOU ASKED

Answer 9

Only when they have signs of life. And communication and looking like they are really really sad. I makes me sad sometimes how lonely it must be for them, even if they put themselves there.
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Answer 10

You must be in the states, in canada you don't see many people offering to work for food, they just expect you to give them cash.and they don't want to work