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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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      @Dashrender said:

      It's a form of currency no matter how you slice it. Someone will abuse it.. but I do like it better than cash, as you have a higher percentage of chance it will be used for good purposes.

      In which case, if the concern is that high, just don't give money to the homeless. Consider just giving food directly. No reason not to just hand out food.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        @scottalanmiller said:

        In which case, if the concern is that high, just don't give money to the homeless. Consider just giving food directly. No reason not to just hand out food.

        Oh come on, @Dashrender can be more tin foil hat than that. Food is a form of currency. They will trade it for booze or drugs..

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          Or hand them drugs directly and really confuse them!

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          • RojoLocoR
            RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said:

            Or hand them drugs directly and really confuse them!

            Hand them enough drugs, and you have handed them a job!

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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              @RojoLoco said:

              @scottalanmiller said:

              Or hand them drugs directly and really confuse them!

              Hand them enough drugs, and you have handed them a job!

              Then they can barter drugs for food, shelter, etc.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @JaredBusch
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                @JaredBusch said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                In which case, if the concern is that high, just don't give money to the homeless. Consider just giving food directly. No reason not to just hand out food.

                Oh come on, @Dashrender can be more tin foil hat than that. Food is a form of currency. They will trade it for booze or drugs..

                Exactly! - LOL

                I really do like the card idea better than cash.

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403
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                  Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

                  Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

                  So there's that....

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                  • RojoLocoR
                    RojoLoco @DustinB3403
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                    @DustinB3403 said:

                    Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

                    Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

                    So there's that....

                    That type of behavior deserves a swift punch to the throat. No reason to restrain yourself from a violence when accosted by a useless crackhead.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
                      last edited by

                      @DustinB3403 said:

                      Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

                      Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

                      So there's that....

                      I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

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                      • Reid CooperR
                        Reid Cooper
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                        Interesting idea, but it is going to need to be in a lot more places for it to actually work. Even the homeless are not stationary.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @DustinB3403 said:

                          Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

                          Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

                          So there's that....

                          I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

                          Should I start a thread asking for a server? 😉
                          lol

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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                            @Dashrender said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @DustinB3403 said:

                            Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

                            Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

                            So there's that....

                            I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

                            Should I start a thread asking for a server? 😉
                            lol

                            ..... for pot?

                            What good is pot going to do on a server?

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @DustinB3403
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                              @DustinB3403 said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @DustinB3403 said:

                              Now if only my local retailers (grocers) would carry these would I not feel bad about having to decline giving a homeless person money.

                              Once before though (and not directly to me) a homeless man asked a women for cash, she handed him food and he went on a rampage saying"B**** I asked for money not food! etc"

                              So there's that....

                              I once had a guy on the street ask for money for pot. So I gave him $20. Figured if he was being honest he deserved it.

                              Should I start a thread asking for a server? 😉
                              lol

                              ..... for pot?

                              What good is pot going to do on a server?

                              😉

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