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andrew |
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
In The Know (as always) wrote:
andrew wrote:
Why don't people just give to the charities than rather hand over cash to beggars, most of them I know raise a few quid then head to the nearest Offy.
I agree (which is also why I don't approve of food banks).
I remember an Oxfam campaign some years ago, which said
Give a man a fish, and you feed him today
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life.
A bit simplistic maybe - but just handing some cash to someone WILL NOT solve the problem - it will still be here tomorrow.
Absolutely true, but "if" somebody is in desperate need they are in desperate need. It doesn't matter where they are from.
Charities (especially food banks) largely exist to benefit themselves not the clients, and have stupid rules that prevent people from receiving the help they need. I often think we would be better off without them altogether!
Sadly people shouldn't be sanctioned on benefits, people shouldn't have to use food banks, and it's stupid that there is now a lot of red tape to stop people using food banks. |
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honey!oh sugar sugar. |
In The Know (as always) wrote:
andrew wrote:
Why don't people just give to the charities than rather hand over cash to beggars, most of them I know raise a few quid then head to the nearest Offy.
I agree (which is also why I don't approve of food banks).
I remember an Oxfam campaign some years ago, which said
Give a man a fish, and you feed him today
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life.
A bit simplistic maybe - but just handing some cash to someone WILL NOT solve the problem - it will still be here tomorrow.
Absolutely true, but "if" somebody is in desperate need they are in desperate need. It doesn't matter where they are from.
Charities (especially food banks) largely exist to benefit themselves not the clients, and have stupid rules that prevent people from receiving the help they need. I often think we would be better off without them altogether! |
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honey!oh sugar sugar. |
andrew wrote:
Why don't people just give to the charities than rather hand over cash to beggars, most of them I know raise a few quid then head to the nearest Offy.
What Roma Begging charity is this?  |
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In The Know (as always) |
andrew wrote:
Why don't people just give to the charities than rather hand over cash to beggars, most of them I know raise a few quid then head to the nearest Offy.
I agree (which is also why I don't approve of food banks).
I remember an Oxfam campaign some years ago, which said
Give a man a fish, and you feed him today
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life.
A bit simplistic maybe - but just handing some cash to someone WILL NOT solve the problem - it will still be here tomorrow. |
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andrew |
Why don't people just give to the charities than rather hand over cash to beggars, most of them I know raise a few quid then head to the nearest Offy. |
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