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Why shouldn't you give money to homeless people?

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I did wonder if he had taken offense at being offered half-eaten food, but mostly I took this as evidence that my dad was right, and the homeless man was just asking for money to spend on drugs. As I gold older, gained more independence and started walking around alone, I would occasionally take the initiative and offer a homeless man food unprovoked. Instead there is some complex explanation spanning local politics, mental health, economics and ethics that provides a rough conceptual framework, within which I can explain my lack of immediate obligations.

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