Reverse Panhandling
A Michigan couple stood roadside with signs that read, "NO, I Am Not Homeless, I Am Not Hungry. Can I Give YOU A Dollar" handing out 100 $1 bills to passing motorists. They also buy bus passes and hand them out while riding the bus. They just like to do good deeds for strangers.
Comments
Isn't there a law against this? Don't good deeds have to be done by federally regulated organizations? Someone better @#$@#$@ing look into this, QUICK!
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/01/13 at 12:59 AM
While I approve of the sentiment, wouldn't it be a better idea to give to people who can't even afford a car?
Posted by Richard Bos on 10/01/13 at 06:11 AM
Before even reading the comments I bet my wife 50 kronor that there would be at least one comment that mentioned how evel government regulated Charity is. I won!
Posted by F.U.D. on 10/01/13 at 07:38 AM
A few years ago, while on vacation, I saw this presented as a hidden camera skit on French television. The main character was a disheveled man approaching people at a shopping mall, asking them if they had any money, and offering a fistful of Euros when they answered "Non." I found the twist at the end very funny.
Posted by KDP on 10/01/13 at 10:28 AM
If you give another person money, that's charity,
When the government gives a person money, that's welfare.
If you take money by force from another person, that's stealing.
When the government takes money by force from a person, that's taxation.
When the government gives a person money, that's welfare.
If you take money by force from another person, that's stealing.
When the government takes money by force from a person, that's taxation.
Posted by tadchem on 10/01/13 at 04:35 PM
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Category: Charity