Yes, in any thing that I know Ican help them, Every simple things that made them happy. And they do appreciate it, Sometimes I want to help them more in terms in material things but that I can't do more. Because I'm also a simple person living in a city. Sometimes when i saw them begging specially the person I know that he can still look for other work instead of being just a beggar. i can't understand some of them... they must believe in their selves

No, because I'm not a socialist.

Originally posted by zchmrkenhoff

No, because I'm not a socialist.

Being a caring, compassionate, individual and making the personal choice to help others has nothing to do with Socialism. Socialism is based on the belief that people are naturally inclined to do bad and not help one another so they need someone else, a " ruling class", to make the decision to help others for them. I disagree. I believe people are naturally inclined to care for one another and can make that decsision on their own.

There is a HUGE difference  between deciding for yourself that you wish to help others and trying to force everyone to. It is free will. It is your choice not to help others, as long as you are free, you can make that decision. Though you choosing to do so or not to do so should not be based on whether or not you believe in " Socialism" but rather whether or not you feel it is how you want to spend the very short time we are given on this earth.  Life is too short to have regrets.

Passed a guy many years ago in NYC who was homeless and had the most adorable kitten... his sign said that he was trying to get money together to get the kitten its shots.

I was about to give him money when I realized... this guy probably got kittens off of the streets, sat them out on display for a few weeks until they were starving, then tossed them away to die for another kitten. All so he could get more money.

Unless their sign says "need food for food," I won't give them anything. If all they want is food though, I'll stop somewhere, buy some food and give it to them. Or donate time/money to homeless shelters.

Sadly, as with most things involving humans, the ones who stand out and beg for attention are normally the worst types of people you'll run across.

Originally posted by Orthaos

Every year, once for my birthday, once during Thanksgiving (or a day or two before, depending on what I'm doing) and once during Christmas (or a week before, if I'm planning a vacation)...I give a pillowcases full of 5 dollar bills to homeless people I see on the street. Sometimes depending on how much money I and my family earn, I give out cases of 10 dollar bills.

 

Money is tight right now for us, but I still gave smaller sacks of money away just yesterday.

Its a family tradition for us, ever since my father gave money to a homeless family (they had three kids) a few years back, we've started doing Help the Homeless as we call it. Its not only money either, my father gave the dad of the family a job as a construction worker...and a couple years later, the family came back and thanked us for all the help. Not many construction jobs these days, but the family is still doing well and keeps in contact with us occasionally.

 

Do you ever help homeless people? Its said one person can't make a difference, but each of us in my family have made a large difference in many lives.

Why not just put the money in a pillow case and burn it.  If you want to make a change for the better donate it to a good charity that will actually do something positive for the world instead of giving it to some waste that will most likely spend it on booze and/or drugs.