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Should one give money directly to homeless people? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] JayJLeas 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There are homeless people everywhere...
This homeless guy asked me for money the other day
I was about to give it to him and then I thought he's just going to use it on drugs or alcohol
And then I thought: "That's what I'm going to use it on!"
"Why am I judging this poor bastard?"
People love to judge homeless guys
Like if you give him the money he's just going to waste it. He's going to waste the money
Well, he lives in a box, what do you want him to do? Save it up and buy a wall unit?
Take a little run to the store for a throw rug and a CD rack?
He's homeless!
I walked behind this guy the other day. A homeless guy asked him for money
He looks right at the homeless guy and goes: "Why don't you go get a job, you bum?"
People always say that to homeless guys, "Get a job", like it is always that easy
This homeless guy was wearing his underwear outside his pants
I'm guessing his resume ain't all up to date
I'm predicting some problems during the interview process
I'm pretty sure even McDonald's has a "Underwear Go Inside The Pants" policy
Not that they enforce it really strictly, but technically, I'm sure it is on the books

Underwear Goes Inside the Pants, Lazyboy (TV)

I don't really see an issue with giving homeless people money, I'm more inclined to give to buskers honestly, but I don't have the means to give to anyone.
My whole life, people have told me it's better to give them food than money, but I'm not sure I agree with that perspective personally. Maybe if they want food you can offer to get it for them if they might be embarrassed to get it themselves or something? Maybe ask them if they'd prefer money or something else right now? Idk, I haven't had many chances to help people in that kind of situation.