feet1st wrote:
> Then you have the problem of how do you know the person is homeless?

There's one "disabled vet" who hangs out around a shopping mall near us. He 
alternates limps. One day he'll have a bum left leg, the next day a bum 
right leg. :-)

On the other hand, when the young couple with the baby point to their car 
full to the brim with stuff, I'm pretty sure they're not hanging around the 
shopping center because it's profitable.

> Why don't you trust your government to KNOW which people are truely needy and
> allocate appropriate money to provide enough food for them?

You, uh, haven't been reading the news about the US economy lately, have you?

> "I'm not qualified to decide which homeless person really needs my help,

You may not be. I think I am.

> so I pay my taxes and count on the experts, which all work for the
> government I guess, to do it." 

No. I usually give to charities that I have found use a majority of the 
money to help people.

> So, I suggest you save your $25 and instead give
> them a case of soup, and two gallons of water.

No, I give $25 to Father Joe and let him feed 10 or 15 people a complete dinner.

> These things can't really be used for any purpose other then your intended purpose.

"I didn't give that homeless guy any money, because he'd just spend it on 
drugs and alcohol. Then I thought, wait a minute, that's what *I* was going 
to spend it on."

How am I supposed to judge what the best use of a homeless person's money 
is, if I supposedly can't even figure out if they're homeless?

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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