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Originally Posted by Siyu Suen  I'm so liberal my blood is pink, but kind of agree with him (not the plz die part). Most beggars aren't even poor, they're just useless and show up at the same spot every day to ask for handouts. There were some quite revealing exposes on PBS at one point, and they followed one panhandler back to his SUV and his suburban home. I also find it hard to believe that the ones who do need real help can't find SOMETHING to do, even if they find a tissue box and a string and a stick and start trying to make music. I've only ever given money to one or two beggars, both of them I actually believed their stories, and neither of them I saw after about a month. Otherwise, my money is always going to the musicians. They give something back. |
Ok, in my opinion using the word "useless" to describe people who are having troubles is disgraceful.
Many of those "useless" people are simply mentally ill with no family/friends to look after them, so they end up out on the streets unable to take care of themselves.
Yes, there are
some lazy people in the word. However, most homeless people don't fall into that category and it's foolish to describe them as such.