Do you give money to beggars?

[Sawyer]

[Optional]

Yes. But I've only see one I can think of in the last few years. A bit of a scammer who acts deaf/dumb around the local area. But I still give him whatever coins I have.

[rkelly110]

For them to live life on their own terms and it's good for your karma, is why I give.

[katstale]

I give advice. for the kids in countries who swarm you I tell them to learn to beg in "English" and get back to school. Fort adults I encourage them to get a fishing pole.

[chilidog]

I give if they're honest with me. If they tell me they're going to buy some crack or booze with it, yah sure, I'll help em out. Erybody needs to experience that sweet release of dopamine.

[OTL]

No, because they'll probably spend it on drugs or booze. I don't have a problem buying them a meal though.

[chilidog]

No, because they'll probably spend it on drugs or booze. I don't have a problem buying them a meal though.

Who are you to judge them? What's wrong with them spending it on whatever they want? What if you were vegetarian? "I dunno man, are you gonna buy meat with this money? I'm not gonna give it to you if you're gonna buy meat."

Their life is obviously pretty shitty if they have to beg for money. Maybe getting drunk or high is the highlight of their day. Maybe you've saved somebody from getting mugged because some self-righteous prick wouldn't give away some money (that you would probably end up buying some booze or drugs with anyway).

[Urbanwildlife]

The way the economy is in the United States today with plenty of jobs available, no I will not give money to those that are fit to work, but are to fuking lazy to. On the other hand, those that are truly in need yes. If a begger is holding a sign that says "God Bless" on it absolutely not, as all of these types are phonies and fall into the lazy category.

[gauchojake]

I give bottles of water. Most of these bums are not properly hydrated.

[GUMMO77]

I give because I'm not a dick.

[scumbag]

The way the economy is in the United States today with plenty of jobs available, no I will not give money to those that are fit to work, but are to fuking lazy to. On the other hand, those that are truly in need yes. If a begger is holding a sign that says "God Bless" on it absolutely not, as all of these types of phonies and fall into the lazy category.

Hahahhahahajahahahah, plenty of jobs available. What a moron... The overwhelming % of these people are ravaged with mental illness.

urban, I'd love to give you a fcking smack. You level 1 simpleton.

[Urbanwildlife]

Hahahhahahajahahahah, plenty of jobs available. What a moron... The overwhelming % of these people are ravaged with mental illness.

urban, I'd love to give you a fcking smack. You level 1 simpleton.

You obviously are uneducated or clueless, as the majority of these people are just down right lazy. Mental illness my asss, they are smart enough to make there signs and stand at the end of exit ramps, or on intersections begging for money, or wandering around parking lots begging people who are parking there cars, until security runs there assses out.

[scumbag]

idiot, you confuse an intellectual disability with mental illness. your disdain for these HUMAN BEINGS is quite alarming.

i maintain. i'd like to beat some fcking sense into you.

official KRACK challenge, next time you come to vegas, ill give you 3/1, we can fight like men, because i fcking hate people like you.

[scumbag]

you dumb fcking cun.t

[aston]

sometimes I do (about 20% of the time)

[Urbanwildlife]

idiot, you confuse an intellectual disability with mental illness. your disdain for these HUMAN BEINGS is quite alarming.

i maintain. i'd like to beat some fcking sense into you.

official KRACK challenge, next time you come to vegas, ill give you 3/1, we can fight like men, because i fcking hate people like you.

And it is quite evident you even hate yourself. You actually remind me of Killer_Demo, as you both are obviously mentally challenged and have emotional problems. Best of luck to you, as I hope you realize you need psychological help, and you get it before it is to late, and before you end up getting hurt, being incarcerated for a lengthy period, or dead, as your attitude and mental illness is taking you down this path.

[Playon]

Certainly, I give money to bugglers, buskers and street charity collectors I was doing that also during times when I barely had money for myself But what makes you happy...

[Big Bear]

yes bc i believe it will bring me good luck on my bets.

and often times it has brought me good luck... FOREAL.

[Snowball]

i'm a softie. if i like them i have given them not only money and other
less benign things, but rides and company !
revolutionary concept.

[Urbanwildlife]

yes bc i believe it will bring me good luck on my bets.

and often times it has brought me good luck... FOREAL.

You go my friend!

[aston]

yes bc i believe it will bring me good luck on my bets.

And often times it has brought me good luck... Foreal.

true that:d

[lakerboy]

yes i give them air

[bettilimbroke999]

Long answer: When I was 15/16 I applied for jobs at fast food, grocery stores, etc...I literally went in...asked if they were hiring...they nearly always are and was hired on the spot. I got and quit these jobs like it was fukin a joke...I might work a day a week a month (I think my longest was like 3 months)...I swear if I ever put together a few bucks Id get lazy and whenever my next scheduled day to work rolled around and I didnt feel like it Id just call em up and quit (penetrate a 2 weeks notice sometimes I wouldnt even quit Id just assume they knew when I stopped showing up Id quit)...and the next week or month when I was broke again Id walk in to some other joint and apply and get a new job.

Now these were min wage level jobs with no benefits other than 1/2 off food (course if you ate the food without ringin up the 1/2 wtf are they gonna do fire you roflmao no one gave a penetrate...my own manager at Wendys used to give free food to the strippers at the local strip joint anytime theyd come by and if any manager ever fired me who the penetrate gives a shit I was gonna walkoff in a week or a month anyway...despite being lazy and unreliable and not giving a penetrate whatsoever I was never fired EVER...Im telling you unless u whipped ur dick out and jerked off on the fukin cash register you couldnt get fired...if I had ever thought of it at the time I wouldve literally TRIED to get fired...just to see what it actually takes to get fired from one of those jobs (in all honesty I think Id have ended up with my nut allover the register before a manager ever noticed something amiss and fired me). One time I got employee of the fuckin month (R u fukin kidding me? How? What? Why?) simply bc I was a cashier blessed with the amazing gift of knowing how to make change...seriously I was lazy/late/didnt give a penetrate/didnt follow any sort of rules but I could fuckin make change "in my head" they called it (like I was fuckin Rainman)...okay you get 36 cents back so a quarter a dime and a penny....holy penetrate how did u do that...seriously these motherfukers COULD NOT penetrating MAKE CHANGE...theyd stare at the fukin change in the drawer and try to workout 36 cents like it was a goddamn math puzzle!)

But dont feel bad if ur retarded and cant figure out how to make change...I was a busboy...bagboy...whatever the fuckin crap they offered it all paid the same so what the penetrate difference did it make...I was a terrible employee and I mean TERRIBLE EMPLOYEE...yet was never reprimanded or written up or fired or looked at sideways about anything I ever did wrong EVER

I find it literally impossible to believe that any person with enough intelligence to manufacture some bullshit begging story cannot get and hold down one of these jobs

Short answer is...hell no

[smitch124]

It really depends on the mood I'm in and if I have a reasonably small amount available to give them.

[Cordoba25]

Not money. Don't want it going to any vices they might have.

But I do give food/ botttled water when I have some w/ me in the car and I see a dude on the offramp.

[Blutarski]

Here in LA the majority of homeless expect it. That's why I don't give it to them. Self-entitled wise-asses. Once in a blue moon yes. For example two months ago I saw a woman outside the 99C store, too proud to ask but obviously in need. I handed her $2 and went on my way. Only to the people that have pride.

[paw]

I will offer to buy them something to eat Only. Nothing more Nothing less.

99% Spend their monies on dope and booze. penetrate that, they can get their shit together like everyone else.

[chipper]

Yea, I'm a sucker that way I guess... if someone is in front of a fast food place I'm going in to, I'll buy them food before giving them money.

[El Nino]

Fukk no. Don't feed the bears. So many scammers out there. Tons of fakers out here scamming the soft-hearted snow birds. Saw one guy for a week straight stand next to his $15K SUV with a "Need gas money" sign. He managed to get to and from his corner just fine each day, especially when the police finally kicked him off it and surprise, car started just fine. It's bad enough we give these parasites EBT cards. Welfare is the bane of this fukkin' country. Do nothing, get money. Have unprotected sex and stay unemployed, get more money. What a joke.

[Sawyer]

Most beggars are in a very good financial condition, they're making good money with begging. I don't give money to beggars usually. Very rare, only if I had an important bet pending, I give few in order to get some positive energy, lol.

[Big Bear]

yes i give them air

[lesterdymond]

[JAKEPEAVY21]

all those that said yes are carseller enablers

[bettilimbroke999]

All those who said yes well ya know my car just ran out of gas on my way to work and I've got a couple 2 years old and my wife is sick and uhhh ya know [insert bullshit tragic beggar story] so paypal me some money...thx suckers its goin to a good cause ya know this is what Christ would want u to do and shit

[Urbanwildlife]

http://www.mypersonalfinancejourney.com/2013/10/income-beggars-street-performers.html

How Much Money Do Beggars / Panhandlers Make?

First, let’s take a look at what I could find about a consensus for how much beggars can make:

• A 2013 South African study found that beggars could make the equivalent of $18 per day begging in South Africa.
• A 2008 report stated that some Oregon beggars outside a Wal Mart make $100k per year / $300 per day.
• A beggar in Oklahoma City, OK makes $60k per year, or $30 per hour average.
• An actual homeless person who runs a Blogspot blog stated that he makes between $15-$30 per hour, but it is usually closer to $15 per hour on average. In addition, he mentions that it is very un-steady income, meaning that sometimes, he can beg all day and only make $60.
• Another article reported that they talked to several local beggars who said they would make the equivalent of $13 per hour.

As we might expect, there is obviously a lot of variability in to how much one can make begging. If you were highly manipulative, intelligent, and simply posing as a beggar, you could likely figure out a way to optimize your facade and make a ton of money. However, this would come at a cost of your dignity and morality.
Overall, I would say that a reasonable estimate for how much can be made in begging / panhandling is $15 per hour, which is about $30,000 per year and more than graduate students in my engineering department make.