I just told a beggar to get a job

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I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: aidanjm
Originally posted by: Amused
The shirt to wear when going to a place known to have lots of panhandlers:

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=322

NEVER give panhandlers money.

Donate generously to shelters and outreaches that give ORGANIZED and SUPERVISED assistance to people, but NEVER give money directly to panhandlers.

At best, you're prolonging their poverty and encouraging the harassment of others. At worst, you're supporting an addiction.

and never, Never, NEVER shake a baby!!

Damn straight. They are much better stirred.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?

 

Taggart

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?

ZING!

I guess he works his ass off, then is able to pay his taxes out of it :laugh:
 

m2kewl

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Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.

werd up. i paid my taxes so some welfare freeloaders can drive new cars. i'd tell 'em straight up to get a friggin job too!

i say it too much in nyc. ;)
 

glenn beck

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Best thing to do is take them aside and find out about them, maybe you can help them out without money...Some people are just lost and need some guidance in
their life.
 

Anonemous

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Originally posted by: Amused
The shirt to wear when going to a place known to have lots of panhandlers:

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=322

NEVER give panhandlers money.

Donate generously to shelters and outreaches that give ORGANIZED and SUPERVISED assistance to people, but NEVER give money directly to panhandlers.

At best, you're prolonging their poverty and encouraging the harassment of others. At worst, you're supporting an addiction.

Hehe I have a shirt that says "I don't carry CA$H". :D
 

Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?
Nope, that's why I work yours.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?
Nope, that's why I work yours.
and that's why i sent you a belt.
it's dual purpose.

 

Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?
Nope, that's why I work yours.
and that's why i sent you a belt.
it's dual purpose.
You cry a lot when I work you with the belt. I love it when girls cry.
 

moshquerade

No Lifer
Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?
Nope, that's why I work yours.
and that's why i sent you a belt.
it's dual purpose.
You cry a lot when I work you with the belt. I love it when girls cry.
yeh, and then i laugh because your pants fall down :laugh:

 

Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?
Nope, that's why I work yours.
and that's why i sent you a belt.
it's dual purpose.
You cry a lot when I work you with the belt. I love it when girls cry.
yeh, and then i laugh because your pants fall down :laugh:
If you're getting worked with the belt, my pants will have already been long gone.
 

cmp1223

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IT seems that none of you realize that a majorty, probably over 60%, of homeless are schizophrenic or suffer from other mental illnesses. On top of that, obviously most have drug or alcohol addictions.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SampSon
I don't give beggars money. I already pay out of my ass for taxes that support programs these lazy halfwits could easily get help from.
I work my ass off for my money everyday.
so you have no ass?
Nope, that's why I work yours.
and that's why i sent you a belt.
it's dual purpose.

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You cry a lot when I work you with the belt. I love it when girls cry.
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yeh, and then i laugh because your pants fall down :laugh:

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If you're getting worked with the belt, my pants will have already been long gone.
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touché

 

Booster

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Maybe it's coz he's an illegal alien and therefore can't get a job since he doesn't have any proper documents.

On a side note, I live in a country where there are also lots of beggars. I never give them money but don't tell to get a job either since there are too few jobs available! And almost noone hires people past 40. Yep, we don't have any welfare system, pretty much nothing. If you lose a job and got no other means to survive, you're screwed - nobody will give you a single dollar. All that will be left to you is to die in dirty streets from hunger and cold. No wonder I never really liked it here.
 

brxndxn

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Don't feed the animals; don't give money to the bums.

If you teach a man to fish, yadda yadda...
 

OulOat

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Originally posted by: cmp1223
IT seems that none of you realize that a majorty, probably over 60%, of homeless are schizophrenic or suffer from other mental illnesses. On top of that, obviously most have drug or alcohol addictions.

Hey, did you know 93.6% of the homeless are lazy?
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: aidanjm
Usually, I give street beggars/ hustlers some coins if they ask for spare change. This dude came up and asked if I had spare change so he could get drunk. I thought he was joking, and said no. He acted all offended, as if he was entitled to my money and I was breaking some law by not giving him any. This slightly enraged me, seeing as I have to be at my not terribly enjoyable job all damn week... if he wants more money, why the fvck doesn't HE get a job? That is what I said. He said "how can I get a job if I'm living on the street". I looked away. This is Australia, everyone can obtain unemployment benefits, and sit on them for decades. I am a bleeding heart liberal, I support socialist welfare programs, blah, blah, but this guy was too much.

Man, he sounds like a waitor that gave you bad service and is now demanding a tip!

;) :p
 

jagec

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Originally posted by: Booster
Maybe it's coz he's an illegal alien and therefore can't get a job since he doesn't have any proper documents.

From what I've seen, very few beggars are illegal. The illegals usually DO have jobs...picking apples or working construction or something.
 

chrisms

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I tell them no. I don't see how anyone can live in the city and give money to beggars, if I did that I would be giving out at least $3-5 a day because they are everywhere.

I especially dislike the ones sitting outside stores, who seemingly 'know' you have change and use this to try to guilt trip you into giving it to them.
 

KarenMarie

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When I lived in Nasville, VeggieFrog and I would occasionally go to this one K-Mart. And every time we went, there was one guy standing outside beggiing for money. Everytime we went. So, one day I got kinda pissed, and one day I went in and he was asking for money... He was standing in fron of the K-Mart in the exact spot where they had a NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS banner in the window. So, I got a job application to K-Mart and when left and he asked me for money, I handed him the job application.
 

anxi80

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Originally posted by: agnitrate
Get a goddamn job, Al.
You reek of sh!t, do you know that?
I don't know Al, we just don't have anything in common.
i just watched that movie a couple nights back. i watched it with a girl who hates when bad things happen to animals. you can only guess how she reacted after seeing that whole scene. ;)
 

Tiamat

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some of them folks here in boston are professional pan handlers. They bring in quite a few bucks.

Then, you wonder, why doesnt Boston have a recyling plan for cans,bottles etc?
You look outside and see the homeless with stolen shopping carts doing it for free! Some shopping carts you know are worth at least 40$ in cans/bottles.