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Should you give money to people begging on the streets? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 year ago by idkmybffjoeysteel@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I really want an answer to this from people who are not reddit-brained libs. I have seen some good points elsewhere about this contributing to a cycle of abuse and control, causing parents to withdraw their kids from school to beg instead, etc., but if someone is desperate enough to humiliate themselves by begging on the street, shouldn't we give to them? Or should I feel bad that I did give to them?

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[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

if you've got money to give, yea. maybe they literally do just go buy drugs with it. maybe (most likely) they don't. maybe they already have drugs and they buy food or a cot. $5 or $50 isn't going to solve their problems or turn them into a model citizen. but neither will ensuring that they starve or freeze.