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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
I'd like to see some studies or research on this issue. I see a lot of strong assumptions being made and frankly I think people are quite biased in thinking that most homeless people are just lazy drunks or drug addicts looking for handouts.
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Well, as you can already tell from other people's experiences posted here, many homeless are just looking for one thing...money. Why not food? Why not water? Why ONLY money? Cause they are doing something with that money. Some know that they can get $200-$1000 a day in begging and they will go into the alley, retreive their Mercedes and drive home. Some need the money to afford their alcohol or drugs. Almost all use it in an inappropriate manner. Fact is, you give them what they want, and you are making the situation worse. There are plenty of homeless shelters across this country. Why is it they are too proud to get a warm cup of soup, or nice sandwich, but they aren't too proud to beg on the corner and not work for food or money.
Since when did we become a country of "If you don't want to help yourself, we'll keep helping you over and over again until you realize that you don't need to do anything to deserve help?"