"I would rather beg than steal"...????

[FormerUser]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

I almost asked the guy, "you'd rather beg than steal ??, but wouldn't you rather WORK than beg??"....

Any thoughts???

Work requires working.Begging is much easier and more money can be made begging.

A half a century of rediculous government programs and thousands of "charitable" organizations have produced a "begging class" and a society full of people wanting to lend a "helping hand" to the less fortunate.

A good analogy would be the attitude about crime."Give them what they want and they won't hurt you."The results have been rampant crime and lots of dead people.

"GIVE them what they want and they'll be better for it."The results are rampant homelessness and beggars on the streets.

[Gotofish]

Bomba brings up a good point....how bad would it suck to be homeless up here in the winter? I would think that the south would be like shangrai-la for the homeless with it's nim-witted people and temperate climate.

On a serious note though, I drive through S Prov a lot and it's a friggen epidemic. No matter what the time, people are always chillin' on their stoops. They get nothing from me except for a McDonald's cheeseburger sometimes if I'm in need of some good karma for fishing.