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I seem to recall reading somewhere that some homeless people would commit crimes so that they would be arrested and get free food and shelter.
Honestly, as a non-homeless person the prison situation is getting more appealing in certain ways.
Food, shelter, less expectations... Life is a fucking grind these days and it didn't really used to be this way.
Always has been. You're just getting older and getting more responsibilities
Lol... I'm not "getting more responsibilities".
I'm almost 50 and have lived on my own and worked full time since I was 16.
For sure, that way they dont fucking have to work.... Damn people who want evetything "for free",
Not in my area. They make so much money standing on busy corners that they prefer to be homeless. I watched one for 15 minutes get 8 donations. It was all cash, so a minimum $8 for 15 min, $32/hour, tax free. They are making more money outside Walmart than working inside Walmart.
Edit: It seams like a lot of people are mad that homeless people in my area are not committing crime so they can have a better life in jail.
I don't know what to tell you. I never said they don't need help or that they have a great life or that they earn enough to get by. I said they make more money than the people who work in the Walmart that they stand in front of. There are woods behind, and they all camp out back there. I have been back there, it is quite a set-up.
Thank you for this. Just the simple fact of how low and humiliating it is to beg for money is enough to me... I always try to help the homeless when I can.
One thing that I have learned helps them is taking the time to have a conversation with someone that's homeless. Treat them like everyone else... after getting put down day after day and treated like scum, having someone treat you like just another normal person can be extremely uplifting. Also helps one to see past the whole "They are just getting one over on the system" rhetoric.
My heart goes out to anyone who is experiencing homelessness... I wish we lived in a world where that wasn't a thing. Hopefully one day it won't be.
Good for them!
Moral of the story: fuck Walmart!
Yeah those greasy fat-cats standing on the same corner from sunrise to sunset, in the same clothes, unwashed, sleeping on a piece of cardboard, THEY are the real gangsters!
Makes me wonder, if they're making that much money, why don't you do the same?
But they aren't making that at a consistent rate. Highly doubt it's actually that in terms of average wage.
What's the point of this comment? Are your homeless people not poor enough for you?
The point is that they are not committing crime.
That says more about wal-mart than it does about panhandlers.