People Asking For Money

[Borg69]

I was brought up believing that it's a huge social faux pas to ask strangers for food/money. If you're an invited guest, it's ok to accept food in a dinner type situation, but to solicit out of pity or coercion is heinous. One should have pride and self respect. Dignity. Never let others know you're 'suffering'.

Asking/begging/soliciting/pan handling isn't an option. If you're without, then you do without, or you get a job and earn a living.

I hate to admit I'm rather cold and callous towards the explosion of people in my area whom appear physically and mentally able to work, yet seem to choose to be parasitic instead. I've had to do without luxuries and live pay check to pay check in jobs I hated to survive. I'm bitter enough to feel they shouldn't get a free pass. And there's some self preservation instinct... if I gave handouts to everyone who asked, I would need handouts too.

There are charities and government services to help those whom legitimately need assistance, and I feel those are being abused greatly as well and could use some major reform.