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by ahpeeyem
5778 days ago
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I think it's a scandal and a disgrace - SOMEBODY call 60 minutes! But no, seriously, why do people have such a big problem with this? The person begging and earning 50k is hardly getting money for nothing - I've done both telemarketing and shopping mall face to face direct sales and that's not easy or enjoyable. I think directly asking for money would be worse. If someone spends 20 to 40 hours a week and manages to make a decent living, I don't see how that is bad, and I'm sure I can think of jobs and maybe entire industries that have a worse net effect economically or socially but are considered OK. There are definitely more dishonest yet not as maligned ways to make a living than donning some old clothing and pretending to be poor. |
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1. They feel duped. They gave some money to a person because they thought that person was down on his/her luck, then find out that they were played. People don't like being defrauded.
2. They are intellectually outraged because the beggar has made a career out of taking money in exchange for nothing of value, although some might argue that the warm fuzzies provided by the act of giving count as something of value.
3. They are angry that these beggars are destroying good will toward other beggars who are begging because they really do need help.
Of the ones I discussed, I image #1 is the biggest factor.