Reply to post: Re: Wood behind the trees

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Kiwi

Re: Wood behind the trees

(And you have no right to insist that said beggar use your donation only for things that you approve of).

Ask someone who is homeless due to legitimate reasons (eg recent earthquake has cost them their home and business) how they feel about people who would use said money for drugs, and the effect those people who use that money for drugs have on the likelihood of other people donating to help homeless or similar causes.

Those who waste the very limited donations not only waste resources that could be better used, they also cause more problems because people who would donate to someone who is truly in need unfortunately start to think all homeless are alike.

It's absolutely reasonable to expect that your donation be respected.

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