Is $6 enough to give to a homeless man?

[StormRider]

A man approached me and asked for money while I was pumping gas. I gave him $6 but now am wondering if I should have given him a little bit more. I was thinking that $6 would be enough for a nice meal at McDonalds or something....

 

[venk]

It's enough to buy some five o'clock vodka!

 

[KeyserSoze]

Originally posted by: StormRider
A man approached me and asked for money while I was pumping gas. I gave him $6 but now am wondering if I should have given him a little bit more. I was thinking that $6 would be enough for a nice meal at McDonalds or something....

What kind of question is that? I'm sure they appreciate whatever you give them?





KeyserSoze

 

[Crusty]

I tell them to get a job and leave me teh fvck alone.

 

[T2T III]

$6.00 = 3 bottles of cheap wine. Yeah, that's enough to give to a homeless person.

 

[amol]

$6?! That's more than I've had in my wallet for the past week!

 

[hevnsnt]

Should have given him nothing.

 

[Injury]

If homeless people want a handout, they need to go to a shelter. I will NEVER give money to someone on the street. I would, however, donate to a shelter.

While it's rude to stereotype, there are many people that are on the streets because of their squandering and piss-poor management of money. Giving them some won't help that.

 

[tweakmm]

This is like a reverse troll or something.

 

[cressida]

5 dollars can get you crack!

 

[iliopsoas]

you're very kind and generous. don't let these cynics dissuade you.

 

[Yossarian]

$6 too much imo.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
$6.00 = 3 bottles of cheap wine. Yeah, that's enough to give to a homeless person.

:thumbsup:

 

[FleshLight]

$5 can also get you 1 pill of ecastasy

 

[slick230]

You giving him $6 keeps him from bringing his piss and sh!t smelling self near me, so :thumbsup:.

 

[NascarFool]

$6 was more than enough. Last year about a week before Christmas I gave a homeless man all the change in my work van. I had cleaned all the change out of the cup holders and put it in a ziplock baggie. There must have been close to $15 in change. It made me feel good because it was so close to Christmas.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
This is like an reverse troll or something.

The forum type or are you saying the homeless guy was somehow similar to one of those things that live under bridges?

 

[hevnsnt]

Bums probably clean up during christmas time.

 

[shopbruin]

the other day we were pumping gas and a bum came up to my bf asking him for money. he was pretty persistent and wouldn't go away so he gave him a dollar.

the bum asked for more.

no more.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: tweakmm
This is like an reverse troll or something.

The forum type or are you saying the homeless guy was somehow similar to one of those things that live under bridges?

Quite possibly both actually.

 

[mwtgg]

Umm... Yeah, I don't like people begging for handouts. If they're not grateful for $6, they can go to hell.

 

[dragonballgtz]

$6 was more than enough. Last year about a week before Christmas I gave a homeless man all the change in my work van. I had cleaned all the change out of the cup holders and put it in a ziplock baggie. There must have been close to $15 in change. It made me feel good because it was so close to Christmas.

Do one good thing a year ans feel good about yourself.:roll:

A man approached me and asked for money while I was pumping gas. I gave him $6 but now am wondering if I should have given him a little bit more. I was thinking that $6 would be enough for a nice meal at McDonalds or something....

:thumbsup: We need more people like u in the world.

 

[tomt4535]

if you give a homeless person something, dont make it money. buy them some food or something that they need. i hate to be stereotypical(sp?), but some homeless people will use it to buy alcohol like some people have said here. they will still appreciate it, and you arent contributing to their problems :thumbsup:

 

Originally posted by: MCrusty
I tell them to get a job and leave me teh fvck alone.

I say that to most but some are actually just really down on luck and dont drink all the time (or shoot up for that matter). There are a couple of guys that i give money to when i see them. The rest i tell to get a job.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: tomt4535
if you give a homeless person something, dont make it money. buy them some food or something that they need. i hate to be stereotypical(sp?), but some homeless people will use it to buy alcohol like some people have said here. they will still appreciate it, and you arent contributing to their problems :thumbsup:

I thought this way for a bit, but then I realized that I wasn't going to use the money for anything more than drugs or alcohol either.