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Originally Posted by tangerine911S

I saw a homelss man and his dog yesterday for the second or third time, standing at the end of the offramp to the mall so that many people would see him. The man was holding a sign that read "Down on my luck, anything helps." I do not know the man's situation but I have to beleive that he would be capable of holding a minimum wage job flipping burgers or something. I don't understand people who are satisfied getting very little doing nothing when they could be paid to do something. I have no respect for these people and I will not give them money.

I saw a guy with a sign yesterday that said he was a vet and needed help. He was quite young and at least 50 pounds overweight...so I doubt that he had missed many meals...and I doubted he was a veteran as he wouldnt have been able to gain that much weight that fast. He was wearing an old military field jacket that was obviously an attempt to look authentic, but it was the Vietnam era type that the military has not worn for almost 20 years (probably before he was born).

I guess the "down on my luck" line is what annoys me. Relying on luck instead of hard work is what make one need to panhandle.