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yellowcanine

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29. I love the people who say this is not "making an honest living."

Thu May 28, 2015, 09:49 AM

May 2015

As in this comment on the story.....

JUSTIN HOWARD HENDERSON
It’s really bad when a homeless person is making more money than the average normal person that gets up everyday and makes a honest living

How do we know it is not an "honest living?" He doesn't pay taxes on it? Okay, maybe his sign says something which isn't true. Or maybe it doesn't. Or maybe he has no sign at all. Just asks for money. We don't know whether or not he pays taxes on it. But just asking for money is not dishonest. Stealing money is.

Actually I would rather give money to some homeless guy who makes $800 a week (and we don't know that either) than help pay the salaries of most of our elected leaders who are dishonest and are stealing money and legally trading campaign cash for votes. Chris Christie made over $1800 ($95,000 per year) a week just on his unaccountable expense "allowance" from New Jersey which he did not report as income.

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Police make example of �homeless� man begging with $800 in pockets [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2015 OP

Grifters gotta grift Recursion May 2015 #1

Yeah, shitty things like claim this is evidence of grifting n/t kcr May 2015 #18

It IS grifting. phil89 May 2015 #34

A 19th century Rabbi once said: Joe the Revelator May 2015 #2

i give with my heart. if they're hucksters DesertFlower May 2015 #3

$800? Cleita May 2015 #4

I could buy a lot with that. former9thward May 2015 #5

So could I. But it wouldn't pay my upkeep, rent, utilities, food and maintenance of my car. Cleita May 2015 #11

$800 per week is $3200 per month jmowreader May 2015 #6

landlords want evidence of a continual cash flow...a job Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #8

How do you know it's a week? He may have been saving for awhile. Cleita May 2015 #10

Somewhere in the article... jmowreader May 2015 #37

That's what the police claimed. No where did the homeless man claim that. Cleita May 2015 #38

Obviously you have never begged for food and money. I have. Javaman May 2015 #21

Assuming he made that much 4 weeks in a row. yellowcanine May 2015 #30

I am sure they will find sufficient charges and fines to Downwinder May 2015 #7

No doubt. Can't let those homeless people take advantage of the advantaged. eom Cleita May 2015 #9

Maybe he was saving up for a car or a shabby little RV or something? LeftyMom May 2015 #12

I would think that is what he was doing. Cleita May 2015 #14

And then there is this poor pauper. Cleita May 2015 #13

Heh. That is a big glass house Jamie Dimon is tossing rocks from..... yellowcanine May 2015 #32

They "can't arrest" him so they go through his pockets and put pictures online to deal with his GreatGazoo May 2015 #15

I'm pretty sure romanic May 2015 #16

yes but is the legal punishment to have the contents of your pockets photographed and put online? GreatGazoo May 2015 #17

update.. cops have taken the post down Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #27

The quote markes around "homeless" imply it's not true... JHB May 2015 #19

public replies to the post which has been taken down Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #28

Get a job?! No need, the dude is already running his own business, and it's paying pretty well. MindPilot May 2015 #20

What MindPilot said. BlueJazz May 2015 #23

he was saving for rent? how do police know he made 800 in "less than a week"? did police steal cash Sunlei May 2015 #22

Police steal $800 from homeless man MelungeonWoman May 2015 #24

+1 gollygee May 2015 #26

That's how I read it as well. bullwinkle428 May 2015 #31

He probably doesn't have a bank account gollygee May 2015 #25

That is what I am gettting as well. Xyzse May 2015 #35

I love the people who say this is not "making an honest living." yellowcanine May 2015 #29

$800 is his life savings Taitertots May 2015 #33

On the bright side... Lancero May 2015 #36