04-07-2002, 02:22 PM
Quote:I get harassed by homeless people everyday, and I don't mind it a bit because I know its what they have to do to make ends meet. Just be glad you are not in their shoes rather than complaining about people much less fortunate then you.
Ever see the 20/20 or 60 minutes episode where something happened to this old homeless lady that pushed a shopping cart full of all of her belongings? She either went into the hospital or something. Anyway, they took all of her belongings from said shopping cart and sorted it out in the holding area, looking for her identity, next of kin and such. In that homeless, begiing for a buck, women's shopping cart, they found somewhere in the neighborhood of 27 or 47 thousand dollars.
The show went on to feature several homeless people who beg for change at red lights to forcing their window cleaning services on passenger cars. They were estimating that in a single season, these people were raking in like 20 grand.
Before you people continue to hand out spare change, out of guilt, I'd suggest you look up on these news shows websites for a 3 dollar transcript or a 20 dollar VHS copy of this show. It will definitely change your outlook, on a whole.
I do, however, understand that there are a certain percentage of homeless people that really do have it bad as well.