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One year around Christmas, I gave a panhandler $20. A day later, I saw him in a bar, drunk as a skunk . A few weeks later, I needed some help putting in a lot of gravel at my house (10,000 sf yard - 25 tons of decomposed granite) I offered half a dozen 'homeless' guys begging on the street medians $10/hr to come help me carry and rake it. They all laughed at me - told me they could make twice that by staying where they were and not breaking a sweat.
That was 10 years ago, and ever since then, I haven't given a cent to anyone with a cardboard sign - regardless of what's written on it.
The only exception - I did go back to drop off 20 cans of dog food once to a guy who had a puppy tied up next to him. I offered to take the puppy off his hands, but he said it was a "good prop."
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If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors:
"If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too."
It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.
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