Do u help beggers by giving some buck if they were not handicapped?

NO. Because there are other ways to help them. Why don't we bring them to social service institutes where their needs will be attended? Well, I am thinking that way because here in our country, a lot of beggars were actually "employed" by some big-time syndicates in exchange of very poor living conditions: lack of adequate food, clothing, shelter and sometimes they have to endure physical assaults from their masters. In short, if I will give a cent for such beggars, I am not helping them, I am giving their employers my money to be used for their own, selfish needs.

Yes,I will.And I will give sume bucks to the people who beg me.If a people isn't very poor or strugle to have a living,they will not beg you.Everyone has dignity,even the begger.So if a begger beg me,I always give him some money.

hello Prem22, no,i don't give beggars some buck if they are not handicapped. more so, if they are so young and strong. they can make a living by themselves if they want to. i think we are not really helping them if we do give them some amount. we are spoiling them to be that way which should not be the case. even some handicap is working to live, why can't they?

I think maybe I will giving some bucks if beggers is an old. but if there is just a man I won't give any cents!

i give to beggars handicapped or not handicapped nah a buck but a food....if that day i dnt have enough food to share with them, then sorry as long i'll nah give a buck..:)

I think the words of christ should be remembered in this context-"give what you have to those who don't have" At the same time, it's our responsibility to make sure that the one to whom we give does not have it.

I usually give some money to the handicapped people as well as old men and woman, who are not able to do some work. I always feel pity on these old people, who have been deserted by their loved ones, and they live all alone with the little money which we give.

no because i dont have enough money to live on either. my hubby lost his job a month ago and we are finding it hard to make ends meet. my hubby heard a guy on the radio that became a professional begger...seriously, he quit his day job because he found out he could make more by begging and the cleared about $1,000 a week!

I have given cash, clothes, food, to just about anyone that has need it handicapped or not. If i see that they trueley need it i help when i can. Especially now when able bodied people can not find jobs.

In my country, and state, beggars aren't everywhere. Certainly, you cannot give to every beggar you see, and there are those who beg for a living, and are not sincere. However, for those I see here, I try not to judge their actions. It is possible that, while they are physically able to work, they may be mentally challenged and are not capable of it. There may also be those who were working, and got laid off from their job - the US economy is very low right now, because of jobs going overseas to other countries, such as India. Therefore, there may be legitimate reasons to why they are begging. Surely in these cases, it should NOT be about competition....it should be about compassion for others. But, when I see this, I don't offer them money, what I offer them is food, or a cup of coffee. If they are hungry, I go and get them food, if they want to keep warm, I get a warm cup of soup or coffee.

I pity those who are disabled, have no family and roaming the streets. I hope the authority concern would do something to help or sponsor and give special care to these people. I would never give my hard earn money to those beggars who are physically fit, but lazy to work. Some of them are impostors and they have more money than me and could be richer just by doing their begging job!

Hi Prem22, everytime such discussion comes up, I do add what I know about this. Of course, I am averse to giving monies to people who have everything intact. But there is a hitch. Many of these people have run away from their homes, either in childhood, or in adulthood, to escape some physical and mental torture they were experiencing. When they reach the city, they are cornered by existing seniors, who force them to beg, and take away part of their alms. In return, of course, they are entitled to some place to sleep in night, and introduced to other facilities if we can call them that. If these full bodied people do not fetch adequately, their so called protector will brainwash them to get themselves amputated so that they will be pitied, and have some monies. Its a big racket! A few qualified doctors are also hands in glove with it! And though I am not a bleeding heart, as I have worked my way up rather hard, I feel I can count my blessings because of these unfortunate souls, whose future is so uncertain. I give them some alms when I am in right frame of mind. I know some of them may also be the owners of other maimed ones. May be it is my way of telling myself, since I cant really stop the system, I can at least ensure that the person has enough to be satisfied at the end of the day, and therefore, will not beat up the younger ones, and the helpless ones.

I do have to point out that there are plenty of disabilities you can't see, so you may very well be turning down disabled people without realizing it. You can't see a heart condition, you can't see a learning disability, and you can't see mental illness. All of these things prevent people from working, and in my country, the United States, while there are some government programs, the waiting lists are a mile long. There are also plenty of rural areas that really don't have any services, and the urban areas that do have services are overflowing with people and they can't accommodate everyone. Because we don't have universal health care here, help is very scarce and very expensive. Even in countries that do have universal health care, mental illness can be very tricky--it hides, it disguises itself as something it's not, and it prevents you from accepting help or seeking it on your own. This is not as cut and dry as you're making it out to be.