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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
While understanding your point (without necessarily agreeing), what about giving said homeless person the card for a shelter to which you donate, in lieu of spare change?
BR(just wondering - I haven't done this but have been very tempted and am not sure if the gesture is patronizing or not)C
By the by - I've also tried handing over food (bagels, usually) in lieu of change, which has about a 50/50 success rate - a surprising number of people refuse food. I had a much higher success rate when offering smokes back in the day.
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Buy them a dog. It has been established (for real -- no joke) that people give more to the homeless when they have a small dog with them -- even more than when they are with their children. Then, give them the card to a doggie catering company, so they can camp right outside and collect big, big Georgetown money.
TM
