Reply #59: i hit the wrong button [View All]

[amazona]

A lot of them are fake. I know that because I'm friends with some of them. You'd fall on your butt if you realized what some of the "professional" beggars make, and they pay no taxes. But I don't give because with my income in the high four figures I earn less than even the real ones. I get tired of people hitting me up for money. I am genuinely poor, and I would never dream of begging nor of dressing or presenting myself in any way that would cause people to give me a hand-out. I would only talk freely about financial issues on anonymous forums like this one, where there can be no chance of it being perceived as hinting or begging for funds. I've been desperate, and I didn't beg, so I just don't understand that mentality. I can understand an armed robber than I can understand a beggar. I just don't get it, I suppose.