Freeloaders: Panhandling

[@DB-bk9tr]

Props to the guy that actually showed up to work for the money.

[@bmuraaz6024]

Yeah man, he actually seems to want to get out of poverty. Just needs to get a job now.

[@joeyGalileoHotto]

Because that guy was truly poor and needed to make money; not just wanting a handout to get booze at the liquor store.

[@coolcat5798]

The 1 man who went to work I give him respect at least he trying

Surely he was really needing a job.

[@joshnic6639]

Bullshit! He’s probably the dumbest one. Why would you waste 1 hour of energy for $20, when you can do an hour of begging for $50? First off, there is no such thing as an honest buck! I’ve had over 10 different jobs in my life, I’m 40 years old and I just recently earned my degree for physical therapy. I work way easier but make way more in my life now than I ever have, so I can honestly say the whole capitalistic system is bullshit!! I honestly wish we would all be paid depending on importance, so therefore teachers, doctors, scientists, septic workers and people like that should make the most money, not entertainers and politicians and definitely not CEOs!

[@slavenrasic2204]

@@joshnic6639 politicians and ceos are important tho haha

[@zaidnava3728]

Osh Ick ok boomer

[@LordOfNihil]

​@@joshnic6639 who i feel sorry for are the poor laborers who make everything work day in day out, get shit on and bullied by sociopathic bosses, get paid peanuts, are required to push their body to the breaking point and don't get any healthcare for when it all goes to shit. its no wonder people panhandle like this, the alternative sucks more.

[@billmase2458]

The guy that actually showed up for the job, they should have hooked him up with a hundo. He was an actual homeless person.

[@antonjackson71]

What if they were disabled, then they were not homeless for not showing up? If your homeless it is good to be cautious of scammers looking for free labor. I know how much people like to Target the homeless. Get them to work for a day or two then don't pay them. What are they going to do? Not like the homeless have the money to sue them.

[@edthegoomba]

@@antonjackson71 Ok, but then don't hold a sign saying "will work for food" if you're too sceptical to ever turn up...

[@antonjackson71]

@@edthegoombahis sign doesn't say will work for food, does it. Your perception on someone you never meet is simply your psychological projection. You are a toxic personality. Seek therapy, the people who deal with you on a daily basis will thank you.

[@enriquecabrera2137]

@@antonjackson71 Whatever you say you enabler.

[@antonjackson71]

@@enriquecabrera2137 better than your disabling psychological state.

[@Inquisitor6321]

"Happiness comes from a productive life, not freeloading." SO TRUE! 💯‼ Thanks John!

[@tvdinner325]

Not if you are devoid of self respect.

[@Inquisitor6321]

@@tvdinner325 what's that supposed to mean?

[@tvdinner325]

You're joking...right? @@Inquisitor6321

[@Unholy_Holywarrior]

how to tell if they are truly needy, give them food instead of money, you would be surprised how many will get mad and throw it back at you.

[@ROTAXD]

Unholy_Holywarrior yep...had that happen more than once with the scumbags around here. Now they don't get a damn thing.

[@steveeab2364]

I just had some woman and her loser son ask me for gas money at the gas station so they could "get home". I told them to open the fuel door and id put a gallon in. After consulting with her son for a moment she refused asd gave me some bs story about that having bit her in the ass before. Lol, wtf? Just a lame cover story cause they wanted cash.

[@Unholy_Holywarrior]

im sorry to hear that, i had a similar story, i was driving cross country and passing through new mexico, i saw one of them holding a sign that he was hungry, as i exited highway. after getting gas, i bought him 2 egg mcmuffins as well as 2 for me. i approached him, was polite, and he literally threw the bag of food back through my truck window after i bought him a 7 dollar breakfast. now if i see people like that at someones window, the second the light turns green, i hold down the horn. fuggem

[@steveeab2364]

Ya, i'm not surprised. My policy is no cash. I will help someone out through products and services but no cash.

[@danfrisco]

I lived in San Francisco a while back. The city is filled with people trying to scam cash from tourists and anyone that will listen. One guy came up to me two nights in a row with the same bs story. After I called him out on it he said "oh" and walked away. There are other ways to give just don't hand out cash.

[@jasmineduran6731]

That’s sad when the young lady begging has a house and the woman who gave her a couple of bucks, who has an actual job, lives in a trailer. 😔🤦🏾‍♀️

[@RobertDAvanzo-rk3ew]

The answer is not to give to beggars and advocate their arrest.

[@YahNation]

Yeah instead you should give to our charity that pays for Karen's yacht established by the very organization that tells you to ignore the problem.

[@angelgjr1999]

We need a higher minimum wage. The homeless make more money than many working Americans.

[@YahNation]

@@angelgjr1999 I think beggars need to be finned if they are not holding a guitar or making some kind of music or providing a service

[@angelgjr1999]

The Real YahNation Agreed. And they should pay income tax too.

[@oldreliable303]

I saw a man holding a sign that said "will work beer money" he helped me cut grass for a day, then we got drunk. He still works for me.

[@5crassrocker]

Lol. Now that's a good story

[@barendleroux6618]

You are a legend!

[@shoechew]

cheers

[@nathanhiggins1438]

I think people who will actually work if offered are probably more honest in general

[@twomble5002]

We had a dude around here who used to hold a sign saying “why lie? I just want a drink.”

[@beebob1279]

Uncle Sam is the highest paid panhandler in the country and we still don't get our money's worth from the guy.

[@fypos]

There is no "Uncle Sam". Just the politicians that people "vote" in. All the tax money goes to them and their people. Uninformed, unintelligent voters are the cancer of a democratic society.

[@beebob1279]

@@fypos No kidding. It's a comment made towards the government. You have to see that don't you?

[@thehonkening1]

@@beebob1279 Wait you mean Uncle Sam isn't a real guy chillin in the white house???

[@beebob1279]

@@thehonkening1 That's Uncle Joe right now. :)

[@thehonkening1]

@@beebob1279 you forgot the "creepy"

[@codymoncrief8478]

Feels for the literal 1 guy who needed the money and worked

[@raymondg8672]

I loved when Stossel said that he would have made more panhandling.

[@ridiculousrascal2919]

the thing is, he could have made just as much not working.

[@tyronelannister9922]

You never see a mexican panhandler who isnt at least trying to sell flowers or candies.

[@liquidoxygen819]

@@tyronelannister9922 You have a great username. That'll be the "diversified" reboot in 10 years unless things change lol

[@tyronelannister9922]

@@liquidoxygen819 Ah yes the reboot where midget terry crews nails his sister from behind while yelling *LONG DICK STYLE YEAH*

[@eightmountain9800]

You know its sad that nowadays you can't tell who really needs the help.

[@flatmooner4691]

Just be homeless for a while like I was. -Then you can tell

[@jeanp.5929]

@@mamaroza22 gotta love the internet PhDs

[@anthonylawlor9130]

Look at there clothes and hygiene, you can tell if they are scam artists. I gave a coat to a undressed man in the cold of winter. Next day he was out on same corner without coat. Probably traded for booze or drugs.

[@abegoldman8749]

Exactly I know what it feels like to be perfectly clean cut and have nice clothes, but to also be very hungry and have no money for food, but have no one believe you because you don't look homeless, it's like people are saying poor people shouldn't be allowed to be clean, shouldn't be allowed to prioritize being clean, it really sucks that they think that, it really sucks that they're so ignorant!

[@honestfishingdillow5088]

I will tell you guys something I’ve been homeless for five years I don’t panhandle I work five days a week to full-time job The only reason I’m still homeless is because I am having a hard time saving anything at the end of the month for only because I keep spending money instead of trying to save it stupid I know but I don’t do drugs I don’t drink I don’t smoke the point I’m trying to make is it’s hard on the street and you know when you’re doing the best you can even if you don’t think you are it’s stressful I think it cost more on the street than it would if you had an apartment because you constantly have to go out to eat but it Don’t panhandle I work now I have held a sign a couple times but only for a little while when I really really really needed it but you guys are right but I’ll tell you this this is how you know somebody’s toying with you look at their shoes their shoes will tell their story if their shoes are brand new don’t give him a dime but if their shoes are worn and they have holes in them and their socks look like they haven’t changed them then you can trust them mostly

[@TheRoark85]

"Why should i work everyday?" Ok why should i give you money when i had to work 5 days then?

[@williamorr9203]

Excellent,all of them are addict's

[@toquietea9187]

And they probably wonder why their in the simulation their in.

[@williamorr9203]

@@toquietea9187 why tell me?

[@williamorr9203]

@Mr. Poopybutthole well hip hip horray

[@MrScubajsb]

That's right.

[@JayDuron-in1hj]

“Why does a human have to work everyday if he don’t want to.” Fine by me, just don’t go begging others for their money that they earned from their work. Peace ✌🏻

[@BIGGS1]

If someone wants to give me money for standing on a corner I’ll gladly take the money

[@JayDuron-in1hj]

@@marlalusternotwishthis If people have the ability to work and choose not to but still get handouts, then that's just incentivizing laziness.

[@JayDuron-in1hj]

@@marlalusternotwishthis Choosing to work is just that: a choice. People have a right to say what they want, that our 1st amendment right to freedom of speech. What I don't like seeing is someone refusing to work and make money for himself, but chooses to take the easy route and beg for money.

[@JayDuron-in1hj]

@@marlalusternotwishthis There is no forced labor, If people don't want to work fine by me, just don't always depend on others to cater you and not to anything in return.

[@JayDuron-in1hj]

@@marlalusternotwishthis Yeah working for money, that's how it works. Nothing comes free.

[@gregrogers4376]

“Anything will help” - “want a job?” “No, ....uhh...I have a bad back”.

[@gregrogers4376]

He’s already in the trash. If he won’t go to any effort to get himself out then fuck him. Stay there. That upsets you? Who cares? Calling me a nazi doesn’t mean shit.

[@vladizle]

Dude said I got lumbago lmfaooo

[@gregrogers4376]

@@vladizle Lumbago? ..... Uh, I think he mispronounced it. In his case it's bum - lago.

[@RobertDAvanzo-rk3ew]

@@gregrogers4376good comments! As you see this topic can attract the bums themselves as well as those who play the violin for them. Of course, they would never take the filthy bums home! You get money by working. If you don't want to, fine, but don't think you are entitled to get anything from hard working people. I've had these scumbags ask me for " gas money" while I waited for a bus! I always either ignore them totally or respond with hostility.

[@mr.s9783]

"Why should I have to work every day if I don't want to?" And that, sir, is why you have nothing.

[@Punisher6791]

I was homeless for a year stuck in a aweful homeless shelter but i never pan handled once. Got a job at staples and did that for almost 6 months then got a job as a truck driver. Ended up going to salt lake city for training and eventually got my own truck driving solo living in the truck for 5 months. Eventually got tired of it and left and came back to spokane wa. Now i live and work here. Update: as of 10/09/20. I now have a sweet 96 mustang with aftermarket exhaust and 20 in rims. V6 manual transmission. You can come from absolutly nothing to having what you want if you just work for it!

[@eternalcoke9007]

good for you man glad to hear you worked that out hope it continues to go well

[@rise_and_reborn4048]

What a journey!

[@jerrytran4740]

Good luck

[@Provokedmink289]

Good to here that!👍

[@rippedharbor320]

Hope things are going well

[@lewisfrost7607]

I guess this is the ultimate form of self-employment

[@kennethgrutter9406]

This hit home with me. I was hit with the gas station scam, from a lady literally crying in the parking lot of a grocery store. Said she was out of gas, her kid was in the car, and she needed $5 to go home. I gave her the 5. Never been approached by anyone like this. As I'm leaving, I see her do the same thing to an unsuspecting guy across from me. I was furious. I told him not to give her anything, she was a crook, she did the same thing to me. I told her I was calling the cops. Bitch got in a pick up truck with some guy, and hauled ass. Made me mad as hell. That convinced me to never give money to another panhandler. BTW, I had open heart surgery when I was 10 years old. Wasn't supposed to live to 3 years old. I f----n worked for 38 years a hard, stressful physical job, and never asked anyone for anything. Also had to learn to walk three times, after breaking a femur, and numerous operations. I overcame, and I worked HARD. Ask me for free money?? You are asking the wrong person. Also gave to charity for those 38 years, so my conscience is clear.

[@oceanwaves83]

I once had a guy approach me as I walked into a subway (sandwiches) saying he is starving and needed food. I ate only half of my footlong sub so I could give him half and 2 cookies. He said "God bless you sir" and I got back in my car. I watched him. He took the bag to another person loitering about 50ft away and handed it to him. In exchange, the other man handed him a small tied up baggy containing white powder. That did it for me.

[@mikemcdougal4142]

I had a guy tell me his car was broken down nearby and it needed a new brake master cylinder. What the hell was I supposed to do about that? Tow him with my Fiesta? Give him $500 to hire a mechanic? It seemed evident he wasn't going to fix it himself, and I sure wasn't going to work on his car.

[@oceanwaves83]

@@mikemcdougal4142 they are looking for "gas money" to simply pocket, usually.

[@josephk4807]

God will bless you. Hate to be her.

[@shem269]

To me I don't care what they do with the money, my intentions are good either way.

[@servicedog2325]

"Why does a human have to work every day if he don't want to?" Pretty much sums up the state of our country.

[@mannyamato3421]

Yep, and this seemingly endless unemployment benifiets with calls for 2k a person isn't helping at all. How can business be complaining about labor shortage when another 500k just filed?

[@zandorvorkov986]

@Phil J Fry Nonsense. Where do they get the money to buy the things that they love? They're bums.

[@MindlessTube]

Yah like why does the government just print money and give us 2,000 a month like yang was talking about....

[@VanquishedAgain]

My friend quit his job and said, I don't understand why people want to work in cubicles every day... I said, nobody wants to, we do it to pay for the things we want and need. He's lucky that his parents are enablers and pay for him to live in a 1600 dollar a month apartment...

[@cynthiaayers7696]

@@MindlessTube the government doesn't just give you $2000 a month where did you get that from.?

[@scotthull2141]

Sign says: "DON'T FEED THE BEARS" for a reason

[@NoUroll]

I like feeding the bears

[@tim3tRav3l3RR60]

@@NoUroll the bear likes to eat you.

[@seditt5146]

If you feed the bears they do not rip up your trash. Same applies to these junkies and your copper pipes ma dude like it or not.

[@seditt5146]

@Jesus Christ LMFAO, everything you said was wrong. I have spent plenty time living in the woods and my cousin who is game warden was right there by my side feeding them on a stump daily while our trash remained fine afterwards. We had problems with them in our trash, we started feeding them, no more problems with our trash.... hmmmmm... You ever been anywhere near the woods by any chance? Just curious.

[@seditt5146]

@Jesus Christ Or how about a guy in that same area who went by the name Cookie who had a whole shitload of bears which he hand fed in some instances on a daily basis and while I do not condone doing such things his trash was still fine despite the average of around 5 or more bears regularly coming to his house at any given time.

[@CARNELIANTURQUOISE]

I'm in my 70's and I have worked since I was 16. I've got back and knee problems but I go to work every day and pay my way. I refuse to give my hard earned pay to these con artists😡

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

I had a guy holding a sign "will work for food" . I was on my way to a job to tear out some boilers and radiators. I said jump in. He said no. Just give me money.

[@linapandya1257]

I gave play money to a homeless person and like a fool he accepted it! What an idiot!

[@cuteshoesandbags8094]

Why'd you have holding a sign?

[@evetsnitram8866]

They need money for beer and cigarettes.

[@adambussert6298]

I hate that shit, dope addicts be bumming for money while I’m making scrap runs to pay the bills.

[@dash4800]

@Briana Molina allmost all are like that. The few who are mentally ill or disabled are generally know by local shelters who look out for them.

[@KayWar]

It seriously breaks my heart that I can't help the people who actually need the money because I don't know if they're lying or not. It's fucked up the people who fake it don't care.

[@jorjiang1]

instead of give them money right away, offer them a job, like clean your yard for 3 hours or something, if they really want to work, then you can give them the money

[@MobileDecay]

@@jorjiang1 What if you don't own a business?

[@jorjiang1]

@@MobileDecay it's just a way to test if they are free loaders or actually need money, free loaders never want to work

[@justjoshin2006]

Do like they suggested, give to shelters and charities who distribute assistance to the people who really need it. They have experience deciding who really needs the help.

[@barbaravance6774]

@@justjoshin2006 .EXACTLY!!!

[@Moby604]

This people are making it bad for the real needy.

[@thinhtranba5352]

There are not the real needy. People need to work to earn their money.

[@IncredibleIceCastle]

thịnh trần bá some people are disabled or severely mentally ill and truly do need help from others to survive. Then there are those lazy people who just want easy cash. You can’t categorize everyone as the second.

[@thinhtranba5352]

@@IncredibleIceCastle 1. People who ills should be in hospital where doctor and nurse can take care of them. 2. Nobody and I mean NOBODY should be Panhandling for any reason unless you are lazy. 3. Streets are very dirty and full of thugs anyway.

[@d.r.5477]

@@thinhtranba5352 What about people who honestly cannot find a job?

[@denisemayosky1955]

@Chris Harris What about people who work yet can't afford housing? They need help!

[@johnvrabec9747]

In Chicago, one of the local radio personalities talked about a "homeless" person that he gave money to when he walked by her every day going to the radio station. One day, he had to do some banking at the local branch and she was there in line in front of him, depositing thousands of dollars. He said he never gave a dollar to panhandler ever again.

[@andrewvogel5344]

I used to be strung out on a lot of drugs and I personally panhandled and made 300 in about 5 hours one day and I remember feeling so excited because I was dope sick but I have been clean for 4 years now and have not done it since I have been clean and quite often I feel a great amount of shame that I did that and took money from people who genuinely thought I was homeless and it kept me in a never ending cycle of getting high and not bettering myself because it was so easy to do. If you give anything give food or job but NEVER NEVER NEVER give cash.

[@flowerdoyle3749]

Congrat's on your escape.....as to shame...maybe Mother Teresa and Gandhi lived regret less lives but most of us are in that boat with you. Best Wishes!

[@brandonm6117]

I was homeless for 4 years, never once did I beg for money. I even had people offer me money when I was in the bus, and I would not accept it. It was not their fault I was in that situation, I didn't feel right taking any money

[@taffykins2745]

How did you make it 4 years on the street with no money?

[@semperintrepidus16]

@@taffykins2745 fyi "homeless" does not necessarily mean on the streets. For both good and bad reasons, the numbers are almost always manipulated. At least until the shut downs (alegedly bc of a flu - more manipulation btw) it was common to find temp work opportunities, which can be total win-wins btw. The biggest cost to live in the western US at least is radically over-inflated rents (3-5x the actual worth of the space). For some, temp work and living outside without confiscatory rent is the only way to save a little and have a wee bit of freedom (the thing that made America great). Only an ever harder to obtain opportunity to earn big bucks provides a way to break out of a slave-like existence. The numbers of folks barely surviving month by month (with not much of a life) barely paying the rent, etc. is way too high and growing to an impending disaster. The phoneys out there only make matters worse. I call it STOLEN COMPASSION, not unlike Stolen Valor. I'm also an honorable Veteran and I hate such phoneys, either kind, but I do remind myself that God knows what to do with them after this short life. They will not get God's compassion then.

[@taffykins2745]

@@semperintrepidus16 Yes, I suppose you are right. I took it to mean panhandlers without a place to live except under-a-bush homeless. Temp work or day labor is a good idea. Win-win! Stolen compassion. Good term for that. Theives, liars, and cheats. I agree with you about the rediculas expense to live these days. Where you called is slavery, i called it prostitution. I said "I'm not prostituting myself anymore" and moved. It doesn't make sense to work that hard and never get ahead. No life except work. Barely get by. Forget it! Life is much better now. 😊 Thanks for responding!

[@semperintrepidus16]

@@taffykins2745 btw if u r not already a hiker, your comment echoes some of the mentality out on trail. I spent most of 2019 on or near the PCT where almost none of that stuff matters. Long hiking is something worth checking out if you haven't already. Free-ee-ee-dommm! 😊

[@williehughes1690]

U were better at being homeless than most homeless if that makes sense.

[@jawaone2474]

I was homeless for 3 years and didn’t get jack shxt from anyone. And these people that aren’t homeless and don’t know the struggle, makes me sick!

[@Praetoria113-zm3no]

You know, I was homeless a few times and never expected to get anything that I wasn't prepared to work for. Don't assume those who have never been homeless don't understand.

[@monalisanail5431]

@@Praetoria113-zm3no people that have not walked a mile in other people's moccasins do not have a clue

[@richardbowers3647]

This appears to be NY.

[@yamandyaz9629]

@@Praetoria113-zm3no He didn't that's why he said 'aren't homeless' and 'don't know the struggle'. He is talking about the panhandlers.

[@moepow8160]

Same here, lived in a car when in Hawaii. I worked , but couldn't make enough to rent. I expected nothing from no one! I never asked for a dime. After a short time I wised up got a better job and worked hard for two years and was able to rent a house.

[@joeboyd1964]

I remember that a good friend of mine used to find people like this all the time when we walked around our town. when they ask for money claiming to be "Hungry starving homeless folks". He would offer to take them town to a local store or restaurant and buy them some food and drink, they would usually say no awkwardly and walk away. The real starving homeless folks however where more than willing to get some food. These people pretending to be homeless are horrible, not only because they are scamming people out of their cash. But because they are also; in a way, stealing from the real homeless people.

[@Wolfsheim23]

Also your taking their earning time away from them. While off eating with you, they could be earning another $20 panhandling.

[@orami27shygone48]

facts

[@ALRIGHTYTHEN.]

Stealing from real homeless people. That’s a good one. Kinda like them not raising our taxes as much as they had planned and calling it a tax cut.

[@arasb3258]

"Happiness comes from productive work." So true!

[@Jemgirly]

Only once I saw a sign that I'd never seen before. The guy's sign said "Too ugly to sell myself, and Too stupid to get a job, please help" 🤣

[@carryon2406]

Omg was that guy in Tulsa ok? I seen a guy the other day with same sign!

[@trentdawg2832]

I seen one guy that said on his sign .....I need a beer!! I loved his honesty and gave him $5 to go towards his 2)40oz of nasty ice

[@lifeischeesy]

@@derrickmcadoo3804 lots of sings fly the same wording and phrasing. Many homeless aren’t very good at reading at writing so you’ll see a lot of the same writing.

[@michelfingado202]

@@derrickmcadoo3804 I noticed the handwriting as well...

[@johnbauman4005]

@@derrickmcadoo3804 Did you even watch the video? The person at :06 is STOSSEL as clearly seen later in the video. He tried panhandling with a fake beard. Sheesh.

[@justinditzler4168]

As having been homeless before, I can tell you first hand - most actual homeless people are either too proud (me, I'm stubborn af) or waaay too embarrassed to actually beg, pan handle, hold up a sign etc. We like to stick to the shadows and stay out of sight. Less dirty looks and judgement that way...

[@nickb1156]

how did you escape homelessness?

[@charlesg7926]

@@nickb1156 I was former homeless. My parents kicked me out randomly, with 0 support, at age 18. So I got a job doing labor work, and then I bought a cheap car and a $20 gym membership. And I used the gym to shower and dress decently before I applied for jobs. Then I got a job at McDonalds, then at Macy’s, then doing door to door sales, then to a car dealership. Now I own a remodeling company that grossed over $1.3 million last year. When I was homeless it was hard. I slept outside at first, in winter and sometimes I thought I would die from the cold. Then when I was able to save up for a car I quickly realized how beneficial work and skills were to my own existence. Former homeless people are honestly the hardest workers, I believe. At least people who were kicked out by their parents. It was a jolt to my system and a big wake-up call Of course, I do have a 147 IQ. So it makes sense that I would succeed despite being homeless. I can see how less intelligent people might be less successful under such circumstances, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that fundamentally, hard work is better than panhandling

[@MasonR3]

Question for you then, how do you really help the homeless then?

[@charlesg7926]

@@MasonR3 The way to escape homelessness is to give them a simple choice: work, or starve. People that choose to work, will earn valuable skills, and gain a higher income overtime. Those who refuse to work will die out, and it’s for the best as their genetics are weak and flawed.

[@charlesg7926]

@@MasonR3 To elaborate- The way to give them that choice is to remove any sort of long term social safety net. No welfare longer than 2 months, no food stamps longer than 3 months, and no rules forcing landlords to give rent for free (which is crazy). Instead, food stamp places should have “now hiring” ads placed in them with an address and phone number, for homeless people to call or walk in for a job. And if homeless people refuse to try, then they deserve starvation. That is the cold 100% truth my dude

[@youflatscreentube]

There is, apparently, a beggar’s union clause that requires all signage to be written on brown cardboard in black Sharpie.

[@user-jc2ez6ig5z]

No that’s just usually what’s easiest to get out of a dumpster

[@normanmallar6634]

Not true, i made my signs on white cardboard, shows up much better from further away

[@normanmallar6634]

Yes, i am an ex-panhandler, but i did it for survival, not pleasure, and i will do it again if my family needs food and shelter.

[@nickwilson3499]

Norman Mallar why didn’t you work?

[@normanmallar6634]

@@nickwilson3499 been disabled since 2009.

[@5winder]

I was homeless a few months... stranded in San Francisco. I made my way up to Portland, and never begged for anything. The goodLord provided all that I needed, miraculously.

[@sharonc8138]

Just like they say at Yellowstone, “Don’t feed the bears”.

[@normanmallar6634]

People are not bears, they are just like you and i. What if you became homeless and the only way you could survive was to panhandle, too many people out there, do have have a clue about what is going on, they just assume, not everyone can work, some people are slow. So keeping a job would be too hard for them, other do have physical difficulties. Don't be a part of the problem and judge

[@normanmallar6634]

I said it once, and i will say it again, we are not bears, and most people are only one paycheck from being in that situation

[@RobertDAvanzo-rk3ew]

@@normanmallar6634 No, and I have never begged . You do because you want to. I guess your parents said " enough" and kicked you out. You wrote that you panhandle and live in a tent but, I guess you have internet service . You are part of the problem and I can judge anyone who asks for my hard earned money.

[@normanmallar6634]

@@RobertDAvanzo-rk3ew Well i am happy for you for never having to beg, i guess life has been very good to you. You had all of the opportunities and breaks. Well, sir, a big portion of our society is only one paycheck away from being homeless, while people like you are more interested in saving the planet, hell! It shows that people can't even take care of eachother yet. And i have worked very hard in my life time. I was the grunt, the thankless worker who busted my back for peanuts, while guys, probably like you, sat in an air conditioned office behind a computor playing solitaire making bank off of my sweat. Most of us didn't choose our path in life. It was our fate. And cheap people who would waste money on stupid things rather than help someone is part of the problem, people like you and your blind ignorance.

[@normanmallar6634]

@@RobertDAvanzo-rk3ew And by the way, i got a job.

[@jasonvoorhees895]

I can't speak for every big city, but I can tell you NOBODY in Los Angeles has to beg for "food" money. Between churches and food kitchens a person can easily get 5 square, prepared meals per day, and that's not mentioning all the damn free groceries you can take home. Also consider that almost all of them get $180/mo in food stamps and many also get $220/mo in cash on their EBT card. And yea, panhandlers really are making the kind of money described here. I know because I've eaten at those food kitchens and gone to those food banks and got to know a lot of people who lived on the street, or pretended to. They never to seem to have a shortage of weed, alcohol, or cigarettes, or FREE TIME. The truth is, LA is very "homeless friendly" and the climate is such that a person can live outdoors all year long. Give them money all you want, but most of them are able-bodied, lazy and living that way by choice. P.S. If you see the lady begging with her baby on the Blue Line train, she must be a nanny or babysitter, because she's gone through at least 4 different babies since I started seeing here there, but I've never seen her pregnant. No BS

[@fencefirst2722]

Nope.. Men got cut off foodstamps and medicaid

[@blinkth3dog]

Same in Detroit

[@Duzzer_One]

Lmao the last bit about that lady with the kid 😂

[@mugen11120]

Jason Voorhees I’m kinda glad you told me this lol cause I just moved here and I’ve probably gave away about 45 $ to them I feel bad when I say no lol

[@philwertz6887]

Give to charity ? Why do you think the people that work in charities drive brand new cars ?

[@telubrico]

Panhandling or begging is the world's second oldest profession.

[@victormalyar9200]

I thought gambling was the second oldest profession.

[@thingfish000]

It doesn't qualify as a profession.

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

Whats the oldest? Edit: nvm

[@AeroZeppelin-rb4pt]

@@Y.d.o.b.o.n slanging dolphin meet on the corner

[@buntafujiwara508]

Now it evolved to online panhandling (streamer)

[@bilezmom11]

Best statement -happiness comes from productivity not panhandling. Thank you, John!

[@freespirittransport5139]

All I can say is that if you can stand on a hot or cold sidewalk for 6 or 8 hours a day, you can work a regular productive job! I give them nothing!

[@freespirittransport5139]

Ok. Then give up and beg for the rest of your life. That should be very rewarding to you, and especially impressive to society.

[@Videowatcher979]

I just give em herpies.

[@jeremywheeler8417]

No doubt. I'm disabled and can't stand for very long... And I work 3 jobs.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@Videowatcher979 lol

[@tootsie3612]

Free Spirit Transport Exactly

[@djstrongarmgmail]

Those rotten apples showing themselves...and making it difficult for people who are REALLY in need.

[@deejm3788]

You can't trust who is and who isn't truly in need, so basically no one gets anything from me.

[@maddyo546]

DJ, i know you dont need to but i would suggest at least trying to give food or a blanket. most people who actually need help will take it!

[@normanmallar6634]

How do you decide who is really in need?

[@normanmallar6634]

@@maddyo546 I know i would, and i have in the past

[@jennahenry4426]

Donate to your LOCAL food bank. That way it gets where it needs to go.

[@VoyersVideo]

I always wondered where “homeless” people got sharpie markers.

[@stefan6347]

_Those aren't markers_

[@katiakohl4653]

Action Eric 😂

[@NoUroll]

So there not homeless now cause they have a sharpie? hhmmm

[@VoyersVideo]

Justin Derringer you tell me, have you ever thrown out a good sharpie?

[@luciuspaullus1948]

Sharpies aren’t exactly expensive

[@joelgalvan8358]

A guy in Texas, put up sign, read why lie I need beer. Was doing 200, per day and 4 or 5 cases of beer people love honesty. I knew him.

[@awakegirly6442]

They have taken over walmart parking lots.. I've watched them get into their expensive cars.....

[@lisab.8827]

I quit shopping at walmart because where I live they will run after you, or be at your car door before you even get out of the car. Yikes scary

[@nunyabizness199]

Yes, I saw a "disabled" fellow on crutches, cross the street, then trot to his car. I happened to see the same fellow in line at the bank a couple days later turning in his $350 worth of $1's and $5's for larger bills.. I haven't given anyone money like that since...

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@Barbara Mulvaney ... Who are you calling liars?

[@guitarsANDcars39]

@@lisab.8827 Do you have a gun?

[@lisab.8827]

@@guitarsANDcars39 yes

[@Rahab111222]

"Get your self esteem back." That's a good quote. Panhandling is degrading and immoral.

[@arturravenbite1693]

Your attitude is whats immoral. If you've never been homeless and broke shut the fuck up about people that actually need to panhandle

[@charlesg7926]

@@arturravenbite1693 I have been homeless. I never once begged. I applied to jobs and I went to homeless shelters for food. My first job was McDonalds. Second, Macy’s. Third job, door to door sales setting up free estimates. Fourth, a car dealership. And now I own a business that earned $1.2 million gross income last year. There were times when homeless that I slept outside. I was homeless at age 18 bcuz my parents had kicked me out with no notice at all and then cut me off. It was totally out of the blue. But I didn’t beg. I will never beg. You’re the immoral one Mike, and I say this as a former homeless person.

[@charlesg7926]

@@arturravenbite1693 You don’t want homeless people to improve, you want them to stay weak so that you can continue to feel superior to them. My company sells high end remodeling work. I sometimes, during casual convo, have let clients know (who I can trust, and who have already signed a contract) know that I was homeless at age 18 and worked my way up from nothing. You’d be surprised how many people react with disgust or act turned off. They don’t WANT to buy from a “former homeless” person bcuz they don’t see me as EQUAL or see me as HUMAN if I was homeless. They’d happily give me spare change but they feel gross paying me $12,000 or $15,000 to remodel their bathroom.

[@arturravenbite1693]

@@charlesg7926 bruh I was homeless almost all year last year.

[@kathyharris1627]

When I was 18 a woman asked me for money to feed her family. I actually had food on me that I offered her. She told me that she didn't want it. I guess she wasn't that hungry. I have never given money to a begger, if you want to help poor people there are organizations and volunteer opportunities that actually help.

[@christopherwellman2364]

I bought food for someone and he rejected it. My girlfriend gave him a verbal lashing and made him take it. Lucky bastard got a free meal on my dime.

[@smileyhomeimprovementsjohn6165]

The city wide helping organizations are the problems. The organizations know who is homeless and who isn't, they need to stop handing food or shelters to people that can work, but don't want to work. They need to evaluate those people and make them known , so they don't crowd our streets. so, these organizations need to pick these people and wrap them up into a building, where they are forced to work in different fields of industries. Like everyone else is forced to work , live and pay taxes. This is pretty much how most Americans work, we are forced to work, or we will be starved. And won't have a roof over our head. What we do everyday, isn't really a volunteer life style. In a way, it's forced on us.

[@randomnesspersonified]

I actually have a slightly better ending to my story. We passed a guy with a sign "Hungry and homeless, please help", just sitting there quietly on the street, not bothering anybody at all. We went to a nearby shop and bought him some food, took it over to him. He said thank you so much, and smiled at us. We walked back that way about 5 minutes later and he had gone. We spent the afternoon in town that day and we didn't see him anywhere, and we literally covered the whole town's shopping streets during that time. It does help you feel that perhaps not everyone is a con artist at least.

[@electricman69]

Charities are the worst I drove a semi for good will for $5.oo hrs the president of the company made $500000.00 a yr.and had mentally handicapped people working at the plants for minimum wage the law was only 10% had to go to the people who needed it the rest went to administrative costs now it's been changed to 5% and in the case of Hanoi jane that witch stole every penny of the 800000.00 she conned that's evil but she always has been I could be bias but then I have good reason to be I am a Vietnam vet.

[@mastertek383]

When I was in high school I worked at a restaurant like all the other kids. The restaurant owner came in one afternoon and told us he saw a homeless man begging so he stopped and told him he would give him wages and a meal from the menu if he would come wash dishes in his restaurant that night. The beggar told him "get out of here man can't you see I'm trying to make some money"

[@Pactastic042]

Tbh fuck restuarants

[@robbiegarza8029]

@@Pactastic042 I'm guessing you were the beggar that night.

[@Pactastic042]

@@robbiegarza8029 I'm guessing your not idubbz and just another gay soy

[@WealthyDragonMindset]

PactasticP85 Your definitely a troll

[@linapandya1257]

That's why I offer nothing at all to these leeches! I have never been told by a so-called homeless person that they're trying to make money.

[@kenchaffin3GK]

Saw many panhandlers on the streets in Vegas a few years ago. One guy was sitting down on the sidewalk holding a sign that said “I’m just looking at butts”. He racked up that day!

[@VidkunQL]

That's not a panhandler, that's a street comic earning his pay.

[@constancemiller3753]

Flip side should read: 😎"I'll be here all day. Tip your waitress, goodnight." 👏

[@playdiscgolf1546]

If you are honest, people will donate for the honesty

[@halotubb1110]

Will you work 5 days a week? "WHY SHOULD I?" 😂😂😂

[@haydehabdolahian7691]

I worked 120 hours every 2 weeks for 20 years , and my husband did the same ! so we could have house and paid for in 20 years , worked in the hospital and nursing home . We were 40 years when we came to America and had two teenagers. Our kids went to University, With hard working we own our house so now that we are retired we can live on our SS money and didn’t need help from anybody . If we , with limited language can do it ? Don’t you think American can do it better ? Just have to want to work😏

[@trumpisaconfirmedcuck5840]

@@haydehabdolahian7691 I work full time and save half my income so I can retire EARLY. I absolutely fucking hate working though. I like panhandlers because they've decided "fuck the man" instead. So screw this "want to work" nonsense. No one wants to work. They're paid to work.

[@debblez]

it’s sad because he’s right

[@NightOwlOfMiami]

Well thats the thing. Not everyone wants to bust their ass for this slave system. Why should they if they don't want to. People are in this world to live life, not waste it away on working everyday forever. If the government wasn't so greedy, people wouldn't have to do that. So you like working? Great. Not everybody does. But that make you a better person? A stronger person? No. This economy is bullshit and you know it. Its designed to make people suffer

[@Belenus3080]

If everyone had that attitude then we would all starve. This is defective and unacceptable behavior.

[@apparit10n]

"They have the most deep seated sense of entitlement I have ever come across." Pretty sure a new record has been set repeatedly since this aired.

[@adrianmedina5188]

True story, homless guy was standing outside my car window. I had an extra sandwiche which i was not thinking about eating. I gave it to the guy he steps back and says, " i dont want that i want money."

[@nicktimonen6550]

you guys bullshitting

[@mikepurdue7472]

Now if you had of handed him crystal meth... Wonder if he'd take that.

[@bff1316]

Too often at the freeway off ramps. The county puts up no pan handling, no loitering signs, next day they are gone.

[@denisemayosky1955]

That's too bad! Those are the types that you *would* want to answer with "Then go get a job!" And I say that as someone who IS homeless. Unless they tell you why they need it, like "Do you have anything you can spare so I can get a motel room for the night, to get out of the cold?" I would ask why they need the money and don't want food.

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@denisemayosky1955 I see where you're coming from, but the problem with that is that they're not above lying. They'll always give you the "I'm starving" routine or "It's cold out here" song-and-dance. That's why I don't, under *any* circumstances, give them money. That only makes the problem worse. You're just enabling them. If someone said to me "I just want money," I'd answer that "beggars can't be choosers," and tell him he's not needy. Go hit someone up who really IS a sucker for your bullshit story.

[@PunkSlapper123]

"Overwhelmingly drugs and alcohol", gee there's a shock.

[@itashious]

I used to give the ‘homeless’ money untill I asked questions and found out that 9/10 of these people wouldn’t take food and wanted money instead. I still offer hot meals when someone says they’re hungry but refuse to give out money to strangers

[@petematthews7303]

I keep a couple of coconuts in my vehicle to give to anyone with a sign saying "will work for food." Damn right they'll work to get those coconuts open!!

[@archaicnymph2977]

Really lol?

[@ballpointbic58]

claɪre an asshole for giving out food?

[@Nick-kq8pg]

@claɪre What food do you give out?

[@Nick-kq8pg]

@claɪre but would you rather have a coconut or no coconut?

[@lostandlonely2112]

amazing idea

[@Ray.5446.]

I stopped having sympathy for some homeless people when I became homeless myself. I have never asked for money. I work two jobs. I keep myself fed. I am constantly getting asked for money by people. I am in their same situation and I'm younger. They still ask me to go to the atm for them. I bought a couple of people food just to see them throw it away. I gave those people my last dollars to feed them, because I knew I'd get money again. To watch them throw the food away really hurt me. I sat and cried for awhile, because I work so hard daily to be able to support myself.

[@TheLeftRbabieskillers]

I feel your pain

[@bonanonymouscrickett5231]

@Venus McDonald's? Food? I had part of a burger Kings burger tonight and it was gross.

[@bonanonymouscrickett5231]

@Venus yes. Beg outside taco bell. McD's is getting gross. I am homeless. I have food stamps and get decent food at a store. I also have cancer. I'm a disabled senior homeless with cancer and single. I'm about to start flying a sign. No I will ask for taco bell not crap food. IDC. FAST FOOD IS KILLING PPL!!!

[@andrewvincent7299]

I'm sorry you had to go through such an awful experience. But it's those experiences that teach us the most about ourselves and about life. They show us what we can be made of and make us stronger and wiser. You sound like you learned from that experience and this may not mean much but I'm proud of you.

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

@@bonanonymouscrickett5231 Food is food, period!! If you don't have shit at all then you should be grateful for anything which you should be all the time. When shit hits the fan and you can't find any food and you're literally starving then I guarantee you that you won't be complaining about some dang burger king, which is really good by the way.

[@MaskHysteria]

I worked for a recycling company and interacted with numerous homeless customers who used recycling as a source of income. Others complained about them going through the trash so I'd ask the whiners if they preferred if the recycling ended up in landfill or the refund ending up in a conglomerate waste management company CEOs pocket as a quarterly bonus. One guy spent hours a day in the early hours of morning, after closing time, sorting out the bottles and cans from the bars in the restaurant district then walking them a few miles to the local recycling center when it opened. He had made arrangements with some of the bars who benefitted from him handling what would otherwise be a hassle for them to meet regulations. That is honest work and that dude deserved respect. Unsurprisingly the panhandlers were never at the recycling centers but could always be spotted at the freeway off ramps nearby.

[@michaelroberts7770]

I work in NYC try shuffling hip deep through open garbage bags, the homeless leave all over the streets as they search for cans and bottles... Then we ticket the store owner, the property owner, the hard working citizen for the trash left behind... It's a nasty joke played on the tax payer...

[@deadmanwalking2572]

In my country small scale scrap steel sellers have to give I.d as there is lots of copper and the like stolen then sold. They even stole the copper rain gutters of a beautiful old church. Not once, not twice but three time within six weeks. The church finally installed plastic gutters and they are still there to this day. Bums.

[@OnePlusOneEqualTwo.000]

the overall productivity value created through me picking up metal cans and other metals is taxed 90+%,,,but to agree with you Canners are among the most productive in society

[@tannermaxwell7321]

“Happiness comes from productive work.” The lesson to be had here.

[@松田もしくろす]

I don’t give because whenever I see “homeless” people taking a break from panhandling, they are smoking and downing beer. If they are hungry, why waste money on cigarettes or alcohol? In addition, most homeless camps are riddled with trash. If I was homeless, with no work, at the very least I would clean up my area.

[@biggusdickusiv5883]

I've been homeless myself, and I could never pan handle, I went out and found a job. I had to work 14-16 hours a day at a fish cannery, but I got room and board with food. People have lost sight of hard work because we have a a subculture rising to become the norm that is all about making a quick buck

[@lloydchristmas4547]

True on all fronts.

[@chieftp]

no, you wouldn't. homeless people don't won't to do ANY work including picking up trash. and besides, it's NOT "their" area. after they junk up a property, they'll just move down the street and let someone else clean up their garbage.

[@justinmorgan8196]

Dana Gallegos what about caffeine.... caffeine’s addictive too

[@wolfcub1835]

You do realize addiction is very much real right?

[@stenor]

The fakers usually go home to their nice warm homes when it gets dark, so the genuine ones are in doorways hungry and cold these are the people I try to help..

[@masterofpuppets5072]

It's hard to know who's actually homeless so I don't give money to anybody

[@Esmeralda-gt6uf]

Yes! It is those who pretend to be homeless who make it very difficult for us who sincerely care to help the legitimately homeless. I have encountered many hypocrite "homeless" who benefit most generously from the unsuspecting. In my city, there is a woman who borrows a paraplegic's wheelchair for $20 a day and after positioning herself in city center with an empty KFC container in hand, often brings home as much as $300 a day. Tax-free. And more than I earn a day from my work. Other pseudo-homeless I have encountered were in need of winter clothes and footwear and personal care items only to soon sell everything - new items of very good quality, I want to add - that I had purchased for them. Until such times as there is a method to identify who is legitimately homeless, it is the pseudo-homeless who continue to make it very difficult for us who sincerely care to be of help and comfort to those in need.

[@Esmeralda-gt6uf]

@@masterofpuppets5072 Yes. I agree.

[@masterofpuppets5072]

@@Esmeralda-gt6uf I don't give money if they are truly homeless they will take the food I will buy them dinner

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

@@masterofpuppets5072 Yes, this is a very good test.

[@cpufreak101]

There's one thing I will say. I've learned over time to always offer food or food gift cards instead of straight Cash. Once seen a veteran on the side of the road with a help sign, talked to him and he was upfront about still having a home, and was just in a bad financial situation due to a stolen card and was unable to afford food. Offered to buy him a pizza, and when his face lit up at that offer, you can tell he needed it. Now I do hate People that really don't need help taking advantage, since it makes it harder on those actually struggling.

[@MsZsc]

Haha weeb

[@carolpahl6850]

My city used to have a lot of panhandlers. Now it is outlawed. They would ask for money, I would tell them to get a job. I would even give them a list of places that were hiring. This one lady said I was just being mean.

[@ApartmentKing66]

And I would've answered, "No, you're just being lazy."

[@timgreen2426]

What everybody is failing to realize is that you cannot get a job without an address and a phone number

[@marcospedroza7184]

Most homeless people don't have the required documents

[@SomethingSomethingg]

The problem is many homeless people do have jobs. Maybe not them but for example my mother had a full time job even while we were living in a TENT but the pay was so pathetic we couldn't even afford to live in our trailer, the bank foreclosed it.

[@normanmallar6634]

Panhandling is a protected speech under the first amendment of the constitution, most towns and cities that make it illegal, are breaking the law themselves, laws banning panhandling are in themselves, Illegal. No one can take the right of free speech on a public way if is done non aggressively. Without the U.S. constitution, no one would have the right to do anything.

[@cynthiaerickson3646]

Met an elderly homeless lady in seattle.she did not ask for anything.i shared my lunch with her and she told me no family,too old to work,can not survive on ss.had no socks.i gave her mine,asked her what i could do.she said can u buy me a sandwich for later?i did and gave her $10 which she insisted i did not need to do.she was not a druggie,or mentally ill nor alcoholic,she slipped thru the cracks.she was a survivor.we got to take care of our elderly better

[@ArdeshirBanerjee]

God bless.

[@nogoglobal]

Very nice of you cynthia..some times elderly ppl like her go for days talking to noone.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@@nogoglobal ... Noone is the lead singer of Herman's Hermits.

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@JW...-oj5iw I wonder if the lady Cynthia met was Mrs. Brown.

[@wendyflatt39]

Sad reality...if she were an illegal she would be treated like a queen. We have GOT to take care of our own people first BEFORE illegals.

[@TheBugkillah]

The same reason there are signs that say, “Don’t feed the bears”. They get used to it and eventually can’t take care of themselves.

[@notconvinced2204]

It’s not that they’re used to it, it’s that it pays better than hard work. In the richest country in the world , this shouldn’t be the case.

[@14moon85]

Yeah you got that right and that's where they're all headed to causing a normal taxpayer all kinds of money the leeches of society.......

[@Will-tm5bj]

Fuck off

[@MLGB0Yz]

The Lord takes care of me. Don’t you know whoever tries to save his own life shall lose it and whoever gives his life for the Lord shall have it. If you take care of yourself in the way you say, you’re saying to put your will above Gods, you’ll never go to heaven with such a mindset

[@MLGB0Yz]

Ivy Mossgarden unfortunately you don’t know He gave us free will to choose Him and get eternal life or party now and pay the price later. I literally do nothing but serve the Lord and He provides!

[@n.t.b.network6558]

When I was a kid the news followed one of these guys off of 95 in south Florida And when he got to where he was going he changed it to an Armani suite And then stepped into his Bentley and left

[@Mr.Robert1]

that's an outright lie

[@MrInnovativeEnergy]

"Ninja's killed my family......Need money for Karate lessons........"

[@triacrydquist4692]

This made me laugh so much I spilt my moèt on my homeless and cold sign 😅

[@Jim26D]

That's quite a story mark!

[@Ben_Loves_Fishing]

Omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kellyclark7517]

BOOM🔥

[@tamathakibler9416]

I saw that one in Detroit

[@travismiller3367]

You wanna get people outta poverty??? Stop making poverty comfortable!!!

[@Changbastard]

Films- Best statement about poverty ever said by anyone.

[@MrAceman82]

Famous quote for the great man Benjamin Franklin, and one of his memoirs....

[@JohnSmith-uu3rm]

Im poor.....it ain't comfortable at all.

[@wearecitizenstoo668]

@@JohnSmith-uu3rm no it isn't ! People are to scared to stand up to the people screwing them over ! instead they gripe & abuse the people have done nothing to them, who are least likely to fight back after being so beaten down & DON'T have politicans & cops paid off to terrorize anyone who disagrees with them. General population are angry & to much of wussies to take a stand against the true enemy. Attacking the weakest of the weak...mark of a loser.

[@zackbfortiscuejr4575]

Don't give them what they're asking for and that would be real money instead offer them what they need suggest that they go to their nearest Goodwill and be helped to stay off the streets.

[@brianstevens3963]

I was homeless for about a week lived in my car and washed dishes for a diner he paid me 25 dollars a nite cash !!! got tired of that shit and I walked in to a USAF recruiting office !!! a week later I was in boot camp and I wasn't homeless anymore !!! stayed 20 years got educated and learned a good profession now I have a great paying job and a military pension !!! al it takes is half a brain and a bit of motivation and you can accomplish what you want to !!! no need to be homeless

[@naurettehill1108]

there are a lot of veterans that are homeless.

[@brianstevens3963]

@@naurettehill1108I Iive in st augustine FL and for some reason there are alot of homeless here !!! and most of them don't even try to better themselves !!! they don't want jobs and there is a job for just about anyone around here !! yes there are legitimate cases of homelessness I suppose !!! but we have to face the facts there are alot of bums in this world no one forced them to get drug addicted or alcohol abusers and not everyone in the military is a great person in fact I remember alot of bad drinkers wife abusers and anything you can think of !!! usually life is what you make of it and that includes veterans

[@beebob1279]

@@brianstevens3963 Hobos is what we used to call them

[@beetlejamie8065]

Thank you for sharing your story! And thank you so much for your dutiful service, Brian. You are an awesome person & you give me hope for others who are down on their luck. ❤️💕

[@brianstevens3963]

@@DJ-769 well with my attitude I wasn't going to accept the term homeless !! I called it down on my luck and was looking for a way out and I took advantage of joining the Airforce because they didn't require much to get in I really didn't want much to do with the military but I had to do something because you don't want to be labeled as homeless around here because the police will catch on and haul you to the county line and dump you and say don't come back and they meant it I don't think they do that anymore because we have a homeless population in the downtown area where all the restaurants and bars are !! and they get pretty aggressive with their begging until they bother the wrong person and get pepper sprayed !!! and what bothers me is there is a job for everyone around here it might not be the best job but it will do till you get your shit together and move onto the next better opportunity ! I went from living in a beat up piece of shit Datsun pic up washing dirty dishes and cleaning shrimp and oysters to retired USAF with pay and benefits and a cool job clearing about 63 grand a year and no one helped me I didn't know anyone and there was no luck at all !! luck is winning the lotto or marrying into money or being born into privilege !! my privilege is getting into my vehicle and taking my 55 year old ass to work everyday from 3 to 11 and the only good thing to happen to me was paying off my house and land and vehicles a couple years back so life was not easy for me either I had to work for everything with no help from anyone !! point is don't concentrate on you problems ! find the solutions it might not be your dreams but it's better than living in a Datsun

[@janetbusener6634]

I just need a job and because of my reputation, I can't get one! Never judge!

[@bearcubdaycare]

When I lived in Calgary, there were many beggars. They varied. One, seemingly sober and asking for money for food, I offered food, as a bit of a test. He batted away the food with an aggressive smirk and held his hand out for money. Another, visibly drunk, asked for money to get to a job offer a specific place a few miles south. Twice he asked me, identical story, six months apart, both times drunk. A third asked for food, gratefully accepted the pizza slices that I bought for him, and told me his tale as we ate. He was out of alcohol rehab, came to Calgary hoping for work. Said his stomach was too small from not eating a lot to eat two slices, took the other for later. Seemed quite nice and genuine; we talked for fifteen minutes. My problem with many charities is that they seem to be an industry. Give twenty five bucks, get endless mailings asking for more, clearly costing most of that twenty five dollars. Some local ones seem better and more genuine.

[@maggiep9007]

One time a guy told me he needed a buck to take the bus to his 7/11 job across town on time, he was running late, it was his first day, he's gonna get fired, he can't believe this, etc. I gave him 2 bucks, then he says he can't go to work because he needs 5 bucks for a day pass to get home again. I give him 5 bucks. _"God bless you, I can't believe this. You're good people. Etc "_ About 1 year later, in that same area as last time, he tries the same damn story on me again, except now he's got a janitorial job at a hospital. I say "you know you've given me this story before, right?" The balls on this dude. He straight up tried to pretend it was just his bad luck, but if I could just give him 20 dollars, he could get to work all week. He had the balls to ask not for 5, but for 20! I worked the night shift, and was coming off of work, so I got nothing to do, so I say OK, you know what. I'll DRIVE YOU. I'm not gonna put you on a bus, I will drive you MYSELF. Long story short he refused to be driven across town to his fake job, unless I gave him 20 dollars(not happening). He at first said he needed the cash to get to work which is all he cared about, then REFUSED to be driven there because he'd have no way home, then when I offered him a ride and 5 bucks to get back, he tried to insist on 20, but tried to weasel into getting the money first. Bullshit. I told him he was full of it, and he rolled his eyes. I drove off, and he went on prowling for suckers. Some of these people are legitimately insane or need help. Some are just parasites. One guy in that same area was always there pushing a cart of cans. He didn't speak good English and was always drunk and telling jokes to himself, but he never asked anyone for anything. He just went through the trash collecting recycling and never left a mess. I gave him a burger once and he looked happy as a child.

[@OGBanditGaming]

This man is a living legend. Such inspiring journalism.

[@jesuschrististhetruth2762]

When she said that giving them money is enabling them i was thinking about how the government gives to people that don't need it.

[@2411509igwt]

Help should be family first, then community if needed (non-profits, etc). The State doesn't have the perspective to step in, it can only give money.

[@kissynuggett3727]

Yep. That's why these live off the government programs need to be defunded. Humans are the only ones who keep and support dead weight in the pack. Were our own downfall. A false sense of compassion over realism. If you have a problem in your area donate locally either money or time to a charity that speaks to you.

[@Mike__G]

No kidding! But tell a lefty that.

[@simplywonderful449]

BINGO!

[@Pizza793]

Government is the biggest enabler of them all

[@GaryR55]

There is a young man here in Seattle who was given a FREE apartment in Belltown. He's a drug addict who came to Seattle to live this way, as many hundreds of others have during the last three years. A security camera just happened to record him bashing a young woman in the back of the head with a baseball bat. She survived the assault, but will obviously have significant health problems for the rest of her life. She was merely walking home from her job at Amazon, minding her own business, oblivious to her attacker. And the attacker? He was never arrested, never punished for his crime and the Seattle City Council's openly socialist representatives, nor our woke governor, will ever do a thing about it. This has become typical in Seattle.

[@125conman]

When you see someone smoking while holding a sign saying they're hungry.... yeah im not giving you my pocket change to feed your smoking habbit

[@normanmallar6634]

I had a personal rule, no smoking while flying a sign

[@nickwilson3499]

Norman Mallar the more of your comments I read the less empathy I have for you and others like you

[@normanmallar6634]

There is a difference between me, and people you claim are like me, I do not look for empathy, because i do help myself when and where i can.

[@kellygreen5556]

@@normanmallar6634 you are a fraud and addict who has written that you worked hard all your life AND your years of welfare/ SSI were cut off

[@normanmallar6634]

@@kellygreen5556 There will always be cynical people who don't even have a clue because they have never had to sing the blues. Society is a fraud.

[@jeffw1267]

Big surprise. This happens all the time, every day. I don't trust beggars so I don't give any of them money.

[@morgancook4288]

jeffw1267 I only give to beggers who play an instrument or paintings. Atleast their working for it.

[@lostintime8651]

I do things with my money that makes ME happy. Like a roof overhead, food, etc. Giving money to Beggers does not make me happy.

[@fredim7561]

Morgan Cook kinda I guess.

[@eniggaracer]

jeffw1267 same

[@vempriex]

jeffw1267 Same.

[@JElias-po6zu]

What an eye opener. The girl that actually lives in a house. Left me speechless!

[@autumnroxielynn2423]

i know right! cuz we know her situation, we know for a fact its her house and not someone elses thats making her sleep on the laundry room floor and locks her out on the drop of a dime. Right? because with human situations and relationships its always black and white and crystal clear as to what everyones situation is theres never nuance when talking about humans! its perfectly well and good and righteous to sit atop our golden pedastals on the internet and look down upon those of which we only assume based on a 5 sec video clip.

[@janetbusener6634]

I use money to pay bills and stay in my home. I am a disabled senior and worked for many years. I never used drugs, don't smoke and don't drink. Please give to legitimate beggars only.

[@rafterrafter5320]

Those parking meters are nothing more than electronic panhandlers!😂😂😂

[@whocares397]

well the politicians are to busy to go on the streets to panhandle in person

[@aprilvanveghel3790]

Right, and I would ask what percentage of the money collected actually goes to the people and what percentage goes to “other” We are finding out a lot of these big organizations that were set up to help people are just as corrupt/greedy as some corporations. How do we know the money we give goes where they say it will go?

[@MELESAKUEHN]

@@whocares397 politicians are too busy robbing us all blind!

[@weepxgod8369]

It dosent matter the government us people hell most business is panhandling just in professional way hahahHAaa

[@42luke93]

I was surprised John Stossel was the homeless guy!

[@MsZsc]

Recognized immediately

[@42luke93]

MrZsc Unrecognizeable Immediately At least for me XD

[@squidface4381]

Yeah that was a real shocker.

[@42luke93]

Squid Face Indeed!

[@ApartmentKing66]

I wasn't; I recognized him right off.

[@modernrebel2575]

Mr. Stossel America and the world needs your voice! Keep up the great job!

[@surewhynot6040]

I gave a seemingly homeless fella standing outside a convenient store $10. He was mumbling, quite incoherent and looked horrible. He was rambling on and on something about his scrotum itching but he was pointing to his head. Low and behold, now, a year later, I see him as a senator, his name is John Fetterman.

[@MH-ie8dy]

Those "homeless" kids are supporting their Starbucks habit.

[@emmaspaz6435]

Lol

[@biggusdickusiv5883]

"Starbucks"

[@ilikeknives1000]

it's true i was on mill ave in phx az right next to asu they have what they call mill rats homeless kids who do nothing but drugs and drink i once offered a guy a sub sandwich from quiznos and he straight up said i'm a vegetarian ....

[@samsunglg6671]

James Hayes There's the marketing segmentation for Starbucks hehe

[@cassandrafrancais5358]

Um, it’s not that kind of neighborhood.

[@cybertroll2047]

Maybe Bernie Sanders will pay them out of his own pocket!

[@ROTAXD]

jewbacca 007 lol, not likely...old bernie would tax them at 90% on their panhandling "earnings".

[@cybertroll2047]

ROTAXD lol

[@TherealHotrock2]

jewbacca 007 Since Bernie loves socialism and equality so much he should give these people 1 of his 3 houses. It's only fair right!

[@ROTAXD]

phdfxwg Fischercat he wouldn't eat it until after he'd made sure all the silver or gold teeth were out of the corpse & in his pocket along with any jewelery the corpse happened to be wearing.

[@nothulkhogan7666]

jewbacca 007 lol

[@baydriver7]

Thanks for posting the truth. Squirrels and birds change when you feed them, and not for the better. I’ve worked hard all my life and I’m so thankful for everything I have today, at 77 years old. 🙏🏻

[@kimmer6]

I sometimes give money to people who are clearly living out of a shopping cart and don't approach me asking for money. I go over to them and tell them ''This is from Margie. You don't know her but she has seen you a few times.'' Margie was my mom who passed away at age 92 a few years ago. $100 in 20's sometimes. And I ask their name as well. I favor those who appear to be around my age...70.

[@ssj2camaro21]

This is the reason why I completely stopped giving money to all homeless. With the exception of missing limbs because you cant fake that and damn that sucks

[@ohyekrokites6539]

Oh, you can

[@MrKobus-rz4qy]

Don't give them money, just give them food, so the fakers can't buy stuff like a new iPhone with food while actual homeless people are glad they have food

[@zedmelor8842]

But if you see those who do live in tents by the roadside, they are indeed homeless and some charity from you will be great. This is humanity.

[@ssj2camaro21]

@@ohyekrokites6539 there are some that I kinda know they are but what I mean is. If I see the stub or if 100% know they are then I dont mind. Life is tough enough like that as it is. I couldn't do that

[@ssj2camaro21]

@@zedmelor8842 but they chose that life though. Homelessness is supposed to be something that people shouldn't try to be. But unfortunately people are trying to be homeless now. Thats the real world. I dont do charity for them. But its not charity. Its a handout.

[@fordlandau]

This cash is Tax free. The IRS should get onto these scammers.

[@TheBoxingNinja]

Small donations don't get taxed.

[@freddyflintstoned913]

A flat tax would cover that and all non tax payers. Pimp, whores and drug dealers.

[@734gman-vs5uf]

People begging the biggest theives on the planet to steal extra....

[@yeshuayeeyee7430]

I mean the people who donate the money pay income taxes on that cash so yes it’s taxed

[@deVon30241]

You're pretty dumb, huh.

[@amy.gali13]

He said "monotonous" and used it correctly in context, pretty good vocab for a homeless guy. Flipping burgers is a monotonous job but standing on the same street corner w the same sign every day isnt? Nice try, scam artist.

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

😂i agree, panhandling is beyond monotonous. He's just one damn lazy fuck. -__-

[@TheGael4ce]

Here's the main issue. Why change? Why would you go from making a decent amount of money while just simply standing/sitting on a street corner to flipping burgers and being held accountable by a boss or a company for less money? These people aren't dumb they are exploitative.

[@TheGael4ce]

The issue is they aren't doing anything and when given the opportunity to work hard and accomplish something they choose not to. The only positive these people create is they make people who give them money feel good because they think they are truly helping someone in need.

[@Junior-f4q]

Chris Rubinetti that is the truth. They only make people feel good about giving doing for those that are less fortunate. Meanwhile many of the guys a lazy.

[@billybobjoe198]

Andy Griffith show had an episode about them. Andy could extend every helping hand, but the man had an excuse for each and every one of his offers. This is an age old problem.

[@lauramater628]

I'm 2800 hundred miles from home I was delayed in pay. Homeless man stole my truck from holiday inn lost load of tools and job at 60. I'm right now in one hell of a mess insurace dragging ass and probably won't be worth the hassle. I made sign and was among the homeless today I need help. What's ironic I was talking to myself because it is a scary situation I'm in and was talking to myself and looked up and seen a homeless girl that I have seen often talking to herself and it hit home. I could not force myself to do this after several attempts. You can bet that whenever I can get the money to get back home I'm done trying to better myself. It only takes a certain chain of events to lead you to wealth or in my case being broke, busted, and discussed. May your paths be blessed.

[@housewifehoneybee2784]

If you don't mind me asking, it's been a few months, did you ever make it home? I hope your insurance came through for you.

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

I remember going to Las Vegas a few years back. There was a guy on Fremont, in a wheelchair, with a sign that said desperately need to get to Denver. We went back about 4 months later, he was still there.

[@gtw4546]

I wonder if any of these beggers and false homeless people realize that they ARE STEALING FROM THE TRULY NEEDY!

[@inlonging]

Do you think they care?

[@gtw4546]

@Bax 60 The money they get when they beg is money that isn't going to those who are genuinely in need, so they may as well be stealing it.

[@gtw4546]

@Bax 60 So a burglar doesn't steal? An embezzler doesn't steal? And you lost the bet. BTW - It sounds like you're one of those professional beggars who are stealing from the truly needy.

[@gtw4546]

@Bax 60 Test them first with a food donation. Those that accept gratefully are much more likely to be truly needy. "Hey, I'm going to Subway (or whatever). Can I buy you a meal?" Sit down with them and get to know their story. It seems to me that you just give to feel good about yourself since you don't care if they use the money in self-destructive ways. God knows if you really care about their souls or are just play-acting at evangelism to appease your conscience. You can fool yourself, but you'll never fool Him.

[@gtw4546]

@Bax 60 So busy you have time to read messages and go back-and-forth with me on this. Got it. BTW - Stealing is what cons do.

[@hjc9114]

There's a man in my local town who begs. He's in a wheelchair because he's lost both legs. His sign says he lost them in the army. The truth is he lost them from excessive drug injections that turned his legs rotten.

[@isaacgoku1591]

@DefinitelyNotDan I would call it the banksters army or army of the UN now. People cant accept the reality.

[@gardengate1339]

If he was actually injured in the army, he would be receiving disability and other benefits.

[@Warrior_Pilgrim]

There are a lot of stolen valor guys on the streets. My favorite are the ones who did serve but only stateside, and then insist they have ptsd from the military.

[@riks081]

You don't happen to live in Victoria Park in western australia do you? 😂 We have a guy who rolls around telling people he is a vietnam vet, yet he is too young to have served in vietnam and the truth is he had to have his legs amputated from injecting drugs.

[@hjc9114]

@@riks081 Haha I live in England, the other side of the world. These scammers are everywhere!

[@szqsk8]

Donate to local charities instead of giving to panhandlers. There are organized rings of panhandlers who aren't homeless at all.

[@AbB-nv2wk]

szqsk8. Thats what I do

[@magnummax78]

szqsk8, I'd rather give to organized panhandlers than organized pimps! I was homeless for over 15 years! I NEVER panhandled, because it didn't make enough money to really do anything with EXCEPT buy drugs or a few drinks, THAT'S IT! You can't afford a decent apartment in a crappy part of town on panhandling even WITHOUT those vises! Also, even if that same panhandler just got up and worked ANY job, he STILL couldn't afford that same apartment!! However, the ONLY difference is that someone that panhandler would work FOR lives in a GRAND house off of his/her taking MOST of the money the panhandler would earn!! Until a person, of working age, can get ANY JOB and support themselves, this is a disingenuous problem! It has a cause! The panhandler is merely the SYMPTOM!!

[@MK-ex4pb]

magnummax78 why should any job be enough to live on? Some jobs are for young people as a first job. Then you move on to better jobs when you need to support yourself

[@cloverlief]

szqsk8 I have been there. Just recently got out. I didn't panhandle so I can't speak for them. I was an employed homeless (which is the worst kind). Things I found, except for a few places, most only seem to encourage you to stay homeless and on the system. 90% of them turned me away because I was not on TANF, or Food Stamps, but due to a near eviction a year before I moved out and the negative credit that went with it I could not rent a place. 1 small group did reach out after watching us push to get by at great expense, while keeping the kids grades and performance. They set us up for a few months and pointed us to ways to clean things up. My experience was soured

[@MK-ex4pb]

corey babcock then you aren't homeless

[@folee_edge]

And here we are, six years after this was posted, with the homeless industrial complex and the compassionate suckers who feed it

[@paullangland6877]

This reminds me of the episode of King of the Hill where Bobby becomes a panhandler because the cool people are doing it and Hank Hill has to tell Bobby that it's dishonest.

[@jesusistheonlygodamen3406]

"Why should I work every day?" Because humans should earn their way.

[@williamkelly5689]

Do you eat every day do you have a roof everyday that's the answer

[@Snobert99]

If everyone had that attitude, society would cease to function.

[@raiderrodavis6357]

@@Snobert99 liberals have that attitude

[@Devsord637]

@@raiderrodavis6357 Ahh another conservative who binges fox news. Liberals say the disadvantaged should get help. Those who can't work for reasons out of their control. People who can't afford healthcare. Something u conservatives need to understand is that not everyone is born into a rich family. A lot of people are born into poor families and cant afford basic necessities. Of course u conservatives like to push your liberals want free stuff propaganda. Funny how you're ok when businesses take free handouts. I do agree though that some of the beggars in this video are lazy but this isnt what liberals support. They support giving disadvantaged people help and a chance in life

[@whatistruth1155]

@@Devsord637 Wrong Answer.

[@gabrielbennett5162]

Funniest panhandler sign I ever saw was being wielded by a couple of neon hairdo punks. It literally read: "WILL NOT LIE, WE NEED MONEY FOR BEER AND STRIPPERS!" And people were actually pulling over to give them money. At least they were honest, I'll give them that!

[@bobsingh5521]

Gabriel Bennett Bro that was me, and Im not homeless - just like carrying the sign!

[@marshallandrew1192]

How about the sign I saw in Denver? One armed man had a piece of cardboard with “NEED A HAND” scrawled on it.

[@WilliamJohnson-tf1ut]

They would get my money before the others will.

[@Ismschism]

Scum fucks. Better than home bums.

[@lanceseaman88]

@S Tra the point is they're not manipulating anyone. They flat out said what's up and now it's up to people walking by if they want to give some money. No one has the right to tell them what they can do with their money just like no one has the right to say someone can't honestly ask for money. The only issue is i'd they're in a no pan handling zone or a state that tickets for it.

[@rondolinar]

I complain about this and people call me Mean, Uncompassionate, Elitist, Ungrateful for my own good fortune. I can't understand why any municipality puts up with it. It really reflects on our society's morals and values. Sad and sorry shape we are in.

[@sabereaseera1384]

I hate these people because then I'm suspicious of actual homeless people and don't want to donate

[@reednut2091]

It's more helpful not to give money to any real homeless people. Having been homeless myself, I can tell you that all panhandlers homeless or fake homeless, are all liars, lazyasses and drunks/addicts. They are in the business of milking people's sympathies, experts at yanking your heartstrings to get you to open your wallet, because that's what they do for a living, 7 days a week.

[@acl1218]

Well then don't give to them. Nobody's making you give your money to anybody...

[@reednut2091]

@Christopher Lien What's the problem Chris.

[@claudioserafino9910]

@@aldofhister6859 We got a badass over here.

[@s.u.2412]

And you can't tell which is which.

[@matteogenoese-zerbi3063]

The moral of the story isn't don't give to the poor, it's research the charity you give to.

[@ROTAXD]

Nintendoman the only thing that should be "given" to the poor a job...if they don't want the job...they deserve nothing.

[@helenubina6968]

Nintendoman SO TRUE!

[@jade1077]

wow this isnt real its been proven as false

[@jasonderosa1137]

Give to charities and food banks. If you wish, give food to beggars. There's a lot you can do to help the poor without giving them money. Mother Theresa did a LOT to help the poor, but never handed out cash.

[@krecikowi]

Give jobs to the poor :)

[@stevenmerrick7497]

They're scammers just like the casinos. Spend your hard earned money on yourself.

[@dash4800]

casinos dont lie about what they are, they actually provide a mutually agreed upon service

[@stevenmerrick7497]

@@dash4800 you must have sucker written on your forehead you casino "RAT".

[@cartooncottage2024]

Damn right!

[@bratzboyz]

Yes, that's what I always say...I am my own charity, the charity of "ME"! So I beg myself for money, and then myself gives me money LOL!!!!

[@bratzboyz]

@@stevenmerrick7497 Actually he's right, casinos let you know you are just paying for "good" luck, not for anything else in particular. Casinos are just places where you go to buy nothing.

[@typocoproject]

I come into Port authority every morning in nyc and have been able to identify panhandlers myself over the years. Many, many people do it. Our government promotes the mentality that people are owed something for nothing.

[@KingTesticus]

I was parked at a local walmart, it's adjacent to a wendy's I had picked up some lunch at, there I am nibbling french fries minding my own business, and some pathetic looking soul asks me to help her by giving her a few bucks for gasoline. She said her car was nearby and out of gas. I said, no problem, I have a full 5 gallon jerry can in the back of my pickup. Hop in, I'll give you the fuel. She was like, no, never mind. I responded, you're not really in trouble at you? You're just panhandling for cash like a bum! She walked away, but I watched, and she asked some other motorist in their car. So I snapped a pic of her, went into the walmart and informed them about her trolling people in their parking lot. I eat lunch there from time to time, haven't seen her since.

[@inlonging]

So common. At our gas stations there’s always someone claiming they need gas money. I was a teenaged girl getting approached by men asking for “spare change” (back then we carried cash and had spare change haha!) So I ask, where’s your car? I’ll do you one better and fill her up” and they walk off. Liars.

[@Tom-ic7hw]

same me too

[@deadmanwalking2572]

Same thing happened to me. Bums.

[@Catlily5]

This guy once asked me for money to buy gas to get his pregnant wife to the doctor. I told him, "I gotta go catch the bus." and gave him a quarter. He saw me sitting at the bus stop across the street and ran over and gave me my quarter back because I, "needed it more than him." I said he could keep it but he insisted on giving it back. This was many years ago. I don't know what the moral is, but it is an interesting story...

[@flatmooner4691]

@@inlonging Happened to a few times but I was at a bus stop and I offered to go their with them because I knew the local gas station and he had a jerrycan. He didn't think I knew the area but i did then he just backed off.

[@brothersofthehill3062]

There was this one guy holding up a sign saying “need money for weed”. At least he was honest lol