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View Poll Results: How often do you give to beggars? | |||
Always |
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2 | 3.03% |
Sometimes, when I'm feeling generous |
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20 | 30.30% |
I'll buy something if they're peddling, but won't give money away for nothing |
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2 | 3.03% |
I might buy them a meal, but I won't give them money |
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9 | 13.64% |
Too many scammers, so I keep the windows up and my eyes averted |
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29 | 43.94% |
I only give money to Gaz |
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4 | 6.06% |
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Do you give money to beggars?
How often do you give money to beggars, street peddlers, etc? You see them all the time on the street corners with their signs, some of them peddling pixie sticks and Famous Amos cookies, slim jims, or newspapers. Some of them walk up to you at gas stations to ask for money. How often do you donate?
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Depends if they have a good gig or not. I saw this one bum one time, and he had a sign that said "I need money for booze". I gave him a few bucks for his honesty. He sounded like a good guy
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There aren't too many beggars where I live. When I was in Chicago though, I bought a $2 "please help - this is how I eat" card from a deaf woman and a postcard for $3 to help someone's hungry children.
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Yes. I collect unemployment so I feel the need to give a little back.
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Never. How you can be sure what they will use the money for and if they are truly in need??
I saw a local news reporter go undercover a few years ago as a beggar. He made $500 bucks in one day. People are so guillable.
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I've been sending skip $50 bucks a month in fives for the past few months. I like to wipe my ass with them first and then baggie them up and send them. I don't think he notices.
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I've thought about becoming one of those offramp/cardboard sign beggars.
Though, I'd bring my daughter with me, and we'd clean up all the garbage on the ramp, put it in a (two, three or four?) GLAD bags, and add a sign "your clean offramp, courtesy of Charlie and Sarah -- Thank you and God Bless" $$$$ ![]() |
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