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Grasshopper Green · 04-23-2007, 05:34 PM

Hubby and I just got back from our yearly trip to Las Vegas. We saw a lot of panhandlers. I rarely give money to panhandlers; I usually don't have cash/change anyway, but for some reason I have a hard time giving my money to someone that I assume is just going to use it to get drunk or high instead of actually eating or using it on a ticket since they are stranded (classic reason for panhandling here), or because they were evicted or whatever. One of the few times I remember giving a panhandler money was when a guy had a sign that said "Need money for beer"...I thought at least he was being honest. What are your thoughts on the matter?

04-23-2007, 05:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Do you give panhandlers money? Hubby and I just got back from our yearly trip to Las Vegas. We saw a lot of panhandlers. I rarely give money to panhandlers; I usually don't have cash/change anyway, but for some reason I have a hard time giving my money to someone that I assume is just going to use it to get drunk or high instead of actually eating or using it on a ticket since they are stranded (classic reason for panhandling here), or because they were evicted or whatever. One of the few times I remember giving a panhandler money was when a guy had a sign that said "Need money for beer"...I thought at least he was being honest. What are your thoughts on the matter? __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa Last edited by Grasshopper Green; 04-23-2007 at 05:39 PM..