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People always say "don't give the homeless money because they'll just spend it on drink/drugs" (www.bigissue.com)

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Yet a study that involved giving homeless people money without strings attached showed that most spent it on things to improve their future, like buying a used car, paying off debt, pursuing education, starting a business and getting a home. There were no adverse outcomes for any of the participants.

But still our society will judge the homeless and make out they're all feckless addicts who can't be trusted with help.

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[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 hours ago

Yeah while I've always known systemic support to homeless people is objectively a good thing and most people take advantage of opportunities granted to them, I've also known that individual support to homeless people, like throwing a beggar a few dollars on the street, will likely lead to them buying drink/drugs/whatever habit gets them through.

And you know, so what? I'm giving them money to help them. Why the hell should I care if they're using it to get high? Literally living on the streets. It's the smallest comfort for them. Not like my contribution was ever going to get them a house.