95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's Best Country » panhandlers http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Fri, 24 May 2013 21:37:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Why You Shouldn't Give Money To Panhandlers http://kezj.com/why-you-shouldnt-give-money-to-panhandlers/ http://kezj.com/why-you-shouldnt-give-money-to-panhandlers/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:11:09 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=5300 Here's a new excuse the next time a homeless guy asks you for change.  Don't go through that ridiculous act where you pat your pockets and say, "Uh, sorry, I don't have any."  Just say, "A study told me not to."

According to a report in "The Atlantic", the Department of Housing and Urban Development says that if you REALLY want to help the homeless, you should give money to charitable organizations that help them, NOT to the people themselves.

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