You must be in a European country, I take it? They make a point keep people from becoming economically idle (not that its perfect). IMO, people can't exactly get back on their feet without obvious food/shelter stuff. I think these people need to feel hope and purpose. Fact is, richer people fall into the same problems, but they have resources (monetary/social) to slack off if life gets too be too much. They also have easier connections into self-sustaining opportunities. Most truly homeless people don't have such advantages. Thinking about this? Homelessness shouldn't even exist in a first world country, nowadays.
Now, vagabonds? That's a different story. I'm okay with that. No one has to follow the same life paths. Maybe the guy was a vagabond? I don't know. Maybe he was intending to score drugs? Fine, whatever, not that I think addiction is a good option. Like, as long as my little gift gave someone a happy reprieve, kewl. :-)
Yeah, people can still brag about their random acts of kindness. Anonymity makes no difference.
I'm in the UK, so yeah, Europe. Our welfare system is a pretty secure safety net, in general. It's rare to slip through and end up destitute without a little (or a lot) of self-destructive behaviour.
Homelessness isn't something you can ever get rid of entirely - there will always be people who fall out of 'the system', or choose to leave it.
I'm the opposite of you, in so much as I think charities often provide a brilliant function in society. The best ones let you know exactly where your money is going.
Aha, the UK! No wonder you are the opposite of me. I'm not you, but I think the UK is open to this idea of public welfare. A major number of people agree that it takes community effort to take care of people because the life quality + economic benefits go up. There are monetary costs. They get shared through taxation. That is a huge dirty word in the US even if that action evidently can create a very stable, healthier community. We still don't have universal healthcare. In the UK? I figure it is a lot easier to get help. Here? It is truly sink or swim.
I confess to not knowing the intricacies of the system in the US - but I thought some kind of provisions were available for the poor; food stamps, welfare payments, social housing etc.?
And isn't Obamacare - or whatever it's actually called - supposed to support those that can't afford health insurance?
I gave money + food to a homeless guy. Is that normal?
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Good points. Brag? I'm anonymous. Just curious.
You must be in a European country, I take it? They make a point keep people from becoming economically idle (not that its perfect). IMO, people can't exactly get back on their feet without obvious food/shelter stuff. I think these people need to feel hope and purpose. Fact is, richer people fall into the same problems, but they have resources (monetary/social) to slack off if life gets too be too much. They also have easier connections into self-sustaining opportunities. Most truly homeless people don't have such advantages. Thinking about this? Homelessness shouldn't even exist in a first world country, nowadays.
Now, vagabonds? That's a different story. I'm okay with that. No one has to follow the same life paths. Maybe the guy was a vagabond? I don't know. Maybe he was intending to score drugs? Fine, whatever, not that I think addiction is a good option. Like, as long as my little gift gave someone a happy reprieve, kewl. :-)
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Yeah, people can still brag about their random acts of kindness. Anonymity makes no difference.
I'm in the UK, so yeah, Europe. Our welfare system is a pretty secure safety net, in general. It's rare to slip through and end up destitute without a little (or a lot) of self-destructive behaviour.
Homelessness isn't something you can ever get rid of entirely - there will always be people who fall out of 'the system', or choose to leave it.
I'm the opposite of you, in so much as I think charities often provide a brilliant function in society. The best ones let you know exactly where your money is going.
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Aha, the UK! No wonder you are the opposite of me. I'm not you, but I think the UK is open to this idea of public welfare. A major number of people agree that it takes community effort to take care of people because the life quality + economic benefits go up. There are monetary costs. They get shared through taxation. That is a huge dirty word in the US even if that action evidently can create a very stable, healthier community. We still don't have universal healthcare. In the UK? I figure it is a lot easier to get help. Here? It is truly sink or swim.
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"Here? It is truly sink or swim."
I confess to not knowing the intricacies of the system in the US - but I thought some kind of provisions were available for the poor; food stamps, welfare payments, social housing etc.?
And isn't Obamacare - or whatever it's actually called - supposed to support those that can't afford health insurance?
Excuse my ignorance if I'm totally wrong :/