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   rayannina said, 3 months ago

   Yeah – it still takes work …

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   madKanga said, 3 months ago

   I am told it can be quite lucrative - if you can find the right location.

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   Richard said, 3 months ago

   If it looks too good to be true………….it is.

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   John Sanford said, 3 months ago

   At least he can pick his own days off?

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   dtut said, 3 months ago

   Key rules of being your own boss:

   (1) The boss works harder than anybody else. (Whether it looks like it or not.)

   (2) The boss has too many bosses: the customers. (There’s a reason they say, ‘The customer is always right.’)

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   Lurah said, 3 months ago

   Ahhhh, the joys of self-employment huh???

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   Carmy said, 3 months ago

   Good luck with that, Boss.

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   GuntotingLiberal said, 3 months ago

   Actually, if you can fake some sort of disorder, you can make more than “honest workers.” We had a story in the news about a woman known as the Shaky Lady who commuted to Toronto to beg. She lived in a really nice house and had considerable disposable income, got to sit outside all day and be her own boss.

   The moral of the story is, donate to homeless shelters and food banks instead. Or maybe, the moral of the story is that those of us working for the man in a bunch of cubes under fluorescent lighting are retarded.

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   Bdaysuit said, 3 months ago

   He should not quit his regular job until he had the kit and read the manual. He might rethink his thinking. lol

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    Trebor39 said, 3 months ago

    Jumping the gun is an American way. How else could we get more of the homeless on the streets?

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    Wildmustang1262 said, 3 months ago

    Tha man who quits and becomes to be a self boss is full of idiots!

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    nighthawks said, 3 months ago

    stupid is what stupid does

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    Burgundy2 said, 3 months ago

    @GuntotingLiberal Yeah, that story came to mind for me too. I was sure glad when that reporter busted her scam wide open.

    I used to be a sucker for bums when I went downtown - would always give them a buck or two. Now I take a more Scrooge-ish attitude: “are there no prisons? are there no workhouses?”

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    Richard said, 3 months ago

    Freedom has a heavy price.

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    pearlandpeach said, 3 months ago

    i’ll give to the guy that says ” i just need a beer.”

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    miniwidge said, 3 months ago

    Wiley, I’m curious… now that comics are online and you get semi-instant feedback from your target audience, does it help you in the long run? Does it give you new ideas on storylines, characters (not creation of, but new perspectives on how they act)?

    I’ve been wondering that for a while (I’ve been reading your strip for years).

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 3 months ago

    I have never done any panhandling, not even when I was homeless for 6 weeks. And after I got my own pension income and a place to live, I did give help to quite a few homeless men.

    There are only two charities who help the homeless here in Tulsa that I would even give financial help to and that is the Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry’s Day Center for the Homeless and Catholic Charities.

    There used to be a man and a wife who both had cell phones and instead of working at regular jobs, they went to busy intersections near the Interstate to panhandle. They were not homeless and they both even had good cars to drive.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 3 months ago

    When I lived out in North Hollywood, in 1991 at the corner of Vineland Ave. and Burbank Blvd., a homeless man asked me for some money to buy something to eat. He was standing in front of a little store which sold food.

    I told him that I was headed to the restaurant next door to the store and if he wanted to join me, I would buy him a meal. I told him that I liked having one to talk to when I ate.

    He didn’t turn down my offer and he was definitely hungry, too. I went back home the same way that I came and he didn’t stay on that corner either. All he wanted was something to eat.

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    cjr53 said, 3 months ago

    I decided to stop giving when the recipient complains it was only a buck and a quarter in quarters. Coins were not good enough, it had to be paper money. Last time I received the complaint, I told the guy he could just hand it right back. He kept the money.

    Now I offer nothing on the streets, but still put canned goods in the food bank box at church from time to time.

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    yyyguy said, 3 months ago

    there are people who take advantage of the truly needy and there always have been, or so it seems. i remember the “shaky lady” quite well, and would rather give to registered charities, but i still get the occasional pangs of guilt for ignoring panhandlers.

    A.

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    4deerinmyyard said, 3 months ago

    Somebody always has to game the system, it seems.

    Not being telepaths, we’ve no means of knowing who is in legitimate need of aid and who is scamming us. The only safe way to help is through legitimate organizations.

    Always check ‘em out here first:
    http://www.charitynavigator.org/
    and only give to the four-stars. That rewards the four-stars for using your money efficiently, effectively, and transparently; and motivates other organizations to get their act together.

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    4deerinmyyard said, 3 months ago

    Hey, Joe Allen! I used to be semi-homeless in the general vicinity of Hollywood and Vine, early 70s. Small universe.

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    alife said, 3 months ago

    I delete the ”SPAM” I get. KNOW IT’s CRAP

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    BC13 said, 3 months ago

    I, too, give only to registered charities, whether it be cash and or non-perishables.

    A

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    Lewreader said, 3 months ago

    If someone is needy there is day labor available for those unwilling to go to the same job, at the same time every day.

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    Ushindi said, 3 months ago

    Hey, right on the internet you can click and they’ll tell you how Google will pay you $7000 per month. See, we can all be wealthy now (I haven’t actually done it yet - I’m still waiting to hear from my friend in Nigeria).

    pearlandpeach: I just need a beer. Thanks in advance.

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    caddy.1957 said, 3 months ago

    I remember two older guys who walked around town here for years….one was always daper and clean….the other was a total bum and he looked like it
    When these two went “home” for the night it turned out they went to their cars to live….both Cadillacs as I recall…turns out they were brothers from a very rich ranching family….the clean one by the way…..had the most foul mouth of the two…the bum barely said a word.

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    Nozzi said, 3 months ago

    I almost always try to give a little. I figure some change wouldn’t hurt & even if the so called homeless are not being honest, the blessings & the kind words they send your way, makes it more than worthwhile.
    I remember many yrs ago I was walking downtown one night, it was at a time when I was at a very low point of life myself. These bunch of homeless asked me for some change, I dug in my pocket & gave what I had, when I start to walk away they called me back & had me sit with them. they opened a cooler with all kinds of drinks & told me to help myself. 1 of them opened a backpack with all kinds of nick-nacks & said I could have anything I want. I got to be friends with them after that.

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    Gweedo Murray said, 3 months ago

    It takes all kinds. I’m rarely inclined to give to ”signers”. If I see someone that strikes me as being “outdoors” and not actively seeking a handout, at least at the moment, that works better for me. I was outside here in Boulder for about 9 mos. I find that I feel better that someone gave me something because they wanted to and not because I was in their face.

    A food and clothing bank run by the Catholic Church was one such source. The ladies who run it are pleasant company during the visit. When you’re outside, in the same places, after awhile people get to know you and become comfortable with you. Occasional day jobs come your way. It doesn’t fix your overall problem but you at least can feel that your present situation doesn’t have to be terminal.

    I panhandled one time, for the quintessential experience of being a “down and outer”, in order to help a friend to get a bottle of wine. Alcohol was never a big deal for me but this old boy was adamant about getting a drink. When I put my hand out, I learned a new meaning of “down and out”. Couldn’t do that again because there wasn’t anything that I needed so bad that I had to put myself through that.

    Some people have no compunction however, so I too am wary with the purse strings. If you’re in a town with a shelter, as I was, that helps plenty especially during winter. On two separate occasions someone walked up and gave me money. The first time was, for sure, a five spot. Despite the spot you’re in at the moment you get a feeling that the world isn’t just one big crappy, unflushed toilet that you’re stuck in the middle of. Well that’s my 2 bits worth.

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    Guilden_NL said, 3 months ago

    Just another one joining “Obama’s Army” But gee, he prevented 100,000,000 job losses this month with his non-stop spending, financed on taxpayers’ backs and huge borrowing from the Chinese.

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    steverino said, 3 months ago

    Cell phones for the homeless is a legit expense, not a luxury. You can’t get a job if they have no way to contact you.

    A classic photo I saw was of two panhandlers sitting outside a Tim Horton’s doughnut shop– directly beneath a huge “Help Wanted” sign in the window. You don’t know the whole story, of course (they were likely unemployable) but it’s an amusing sight nonetheless.

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    Mitstan said, 3 months ago

    When I see a homeless person on the street with a dog or other type of animal, I give them food for the animal, or a coffee to the person, never money… :D

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    Potrzebie said, 3 months ago

    I used to give MRE’s during my guard days. I had to drive through downtown to get back home.