I don't give panhandlers anything. I've dealt with too many of them who become belligerent and psuedothreatening when i tell them that they can't have a cigarette because i don't smoke. I'm not rich and am not really in a position to be handing out money to random people.
I don't blame someone automatically for being homeless because homelessness is inevitable in a society as materialistic as america. But i also think that panhandling isn't the most proactive way to get your shit together and generally don't feel like encouraging it.
|