Freepers on giving to the homeless

Yet another commenter find!

Marvel as Freepers try to rationalize their uncharitable impulses:

albionin prefers paranoia about all he sees to charity:

I don’t let panhandlers approach me. I know of a guy from a nearby town who was in Pueblo, CO walking down the sidewalk when a man approached asking for spare change. While he was distracted the beggar’s partner came up behind and hit him in the back of the head with a 2x4 and they robbed him. He is now paralyzed from the neck down. Never let strangers approach you.

Years ago I was almost robbed in the lobby of the hospital in Richmond, Virginia by two guys who wanted to know the time.

SaraJohnson gives, but only to white people, cause she's super racist:

Since the welfare system is geared towards minorities and permanently poor people, I focus on white working class who are outside the welfare system but struggling to survive.

White Americans don’t like asking for state assistance when they need a boost. There are no help from whitey tribalist organizations and activists (which is a good thing, OWS).

Whites are expected to be super human and help everyone else. They will struggle and just need a life preserver to get their footing or get a break. Call it racist. That is what I do from experience.

IronJack eschews empathy in favor of formal liability:

Not everyone who is needy is so because of irresponsibility, but he is darned sure not there because of anything I did. Therefore, I have no moral, legal, or social liability for his well-being.

dfwgator knows the homeless are all losers anyway:

When I see a panhandler, I see somebody who managed to piss off every relative or friend that ever cared about them. Why wouldn’t they go to them for help? Because they were too prideful, and wound up burning all of their bridges.

wardaddy judges the charity of megarich liberals:

jackasses like Bill Gates and Buffett instead of funding abortions and leftist crap should establish large scale homes in places like that...basically huge orphanages under the auspices of Samaritans Purse or someone like that

Vigilanteman has a totally true sounding story:

When we lived in Japan, one of their reporters went to New York and marveled at how there could be so many "Help Wanted" signs around Manhattan and so many panhandlers.

The intrepid reporter approached the panhandlers and asked them this very question. The results ranged from downright disgusting to humorous. One 30 something black guy was particularly funny. He looked at the reporter like he was daft and said "You know what you get for putting in an eight hour day at one of these places and working your a** off? Maybe 60 or 70 dollars a day by the time they take all the taxes out. Do you want somebody to own you body and soul for 60 or 70 dollars a day? Hell, I can make that kind of money in two or three hours of panhandling!"

Yes, Panhandlers make at least 20 bucks an hour, I read it on the internet!

Yaelle also has a dubious anecdote:

I have recently seen some of these people being “dropped off” at their exit in a nice car. Nicer than mine at the time. This angered me. I am wondering if there is a big pimp style organization that uses these people and collects The money.

Strange, I've never seen that, though I hear about it all the time! Hmmmm.

allmendream knows the American Dream mans all homeless deserve it:

As long as America is still America - people like you will NEVER be homeless longterm.
This is where people around the world come for opportunity.

But some would rather stand around begging for change for their next alcohol (or other drug) fix.

Responsibility2nd knows charity only encourages them:

A few years back, the do-goodniks in San Antonio decided to build a hundred million dollar homeless shleter.

That’s right. You read it correctly. $100,000,000.00

The homeless people don’t appreciate it. But it did accomplish one predictable goal:

It INCREASED the number of bums begging on the streets in San Antonio.

I can't figure out if this is a simple NIMBY argument, or it he thinks homeless shelters somehow spontaneously generate homeless people

kaehurowing blames Obama:

NEVER give money to an Obamazombie, it only encourages them.