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Originally posted by quantumdragon
I didn't go through the thread, but I can contribute.
Just around a half hour ago or so i watched, on fox news believe it or not.
John Stossel's Special called "Freeloaders" explained the condition behind The OP's event.
stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com...
Does Hard Earned Credit men anything anymore???edit on 9-4-2011 by quantumdragon because: grammer
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
Wow. Is there a chance this whole thread was started by someone working for FOX, as a way to attract attention towards their special?
Originally posted by fairytale
reply to post by onehuman
idk how my story relates but there's a homeless man outside our grocery store asking for money, really nice guy, so instea,d i let him go thru my groceries & take what food he wanted, he did so very gently & kept asking "are you sure?' he politely took maybe $3 worth of stuff.
Originally posted by Robin Marks
Wow.
You people are so wonderful. Wow. I'm not a Christian. But I know Jesus would be so proud of you.
It takes real courage to dehumanize dysfunctional people. It's so wonderful that you can scapegoat and find the real cause of our civilization's moral decay. We should send the poor and mentally ill to camps. We'll give them showers. Clean up. Make them work. No welfare for the lazy and desperate.
Save the welfare for the corporations. Who needs to be used and manipulated by street people? Not you!! We should only admire our business owners and our success stories. Who needs to reward failure? We need to support good citizens and good people, remember corportations have the same rights as persons, (but you can't send a company to jail- shut up) because they create jobs. Unlike those lazy bums that don't want jobs. General Electric is a benevolant power that needs your tax dollars and charity.
GE paid no taxes last year.
They actually got tax credits.
Your scapegoating of the lower classes is Facism at it's finest.
You would have made good SS officers.
Carry on.
Did I forget to say that we should only admire our celebities, the rich, the famous, our sports heros?
Charlie Sheen is your new messiah.
edit on 9-4-2011 by Robin Marks because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by LS650
I once gave a couple of bucks to a homeless-looking guy begging in front of a church.
That afternoon, I saw this same fellow walking out of the local Walmart as I was walking in. He had a couple of bags so I watched this man walk away, all happy with myself that I had helped him buy some food for his hungry belly...
and then I watched him climb into a nice-looking SUV and drive away. That was the last time I ever gave money to a street beggar.
If you want to help the poor, give to a worthy charity.
Originally posted by Golithion
reply to post by onehuman
Panhandling has become a business for a lot of people, I remember going to California when I was very young. We where going though Oregon near the Sea Lion caves, and a man had a sign that said "out of gas". MY dad told me when I said hey let's help him out, just to watch. And the man pulled out a huge stash of cash, probably at least a thousand dollars maybe more. That was my first lesson in not trusting everybody you come across. You tried to do the right thing just ran into a bad seed. Some people use the naivette of others and the kindness of others to abuse that good nature. That being said, there are a lot of people that would have accepted that money, as a possible start to a new life. But, I do applaud you for trying to do the right thing and it's a shame you ran into one of those bad seeds.