Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for March 29, 2024

Homless?

trickledown economics.

I don’t think this is what they meant by supply side economics.

Why would people give an obviously healthy teenage panhandler “a lot” of money?

kind of why I said it was a not so good message yesterday, there is a point, not sure that’s the way they want to go about it.

I have seen similar things in my life.

The really unfortunate thing is that on the street, young people have a nick name, “Prey.” They tend not to last very long before they are swept up and pimped out, both boys and girls. THAT is why you rarely see young people on the street.

So tell me again how the “Bums on the street have it made. . .”

Walking home from the library one winter’s day I saw a homeless man take his coat off and wrap it around a younger man who was freezing. After emptying all of my pockets I walked over and handed him my coat. Then I walked across the street to buy another one. When the clerk was ringing me up the owner came out and said that’s not right and re-rung my purchase at 50% off. He just said he had seen what I did and walked away. I’ve made it a point to shop in that little dept. store for most things I need ever since. What goes around comes around or so they say.

Ah. An indication that he’s not as destitute as he appears…

Homeless and hungry? There are shelters and foodbanks.

When I was homeless / barely housed in 2016-2018, and pan handling, when I had “great days” (i.e. over $40, that would buy me a couple meals for the next 36 hours), I’d share.

Had one lady drop $160 in twenties one day. So I bought a guy a whole pizza, bought a couple some Taco Bell (their choice), bought a couple friends lunch. I didn’t keep it all for myself. Karma, baby. Karma.

A wicked cycle created this situation, one example; the seemingly healthy youth is aged out of foster care where he was given less than basic care and little to no skills, constantly run down or gaslighted by his elders, peers and teachers, likely abused in many ways, gives up on life. Somebody has to step up!

Paying it forward.

Great story arc ♥

Darned liberal is redistributing wealth

Homeless people are generous.

Missing the point. People taking care of people. Ill take that trickle down economics anytime. If youve never been there, it’s hard to imagine. If you have, then you know.

Instead of giving money to the panhandlers, I give $5.00 to the man next to him selling bags of oranges. At least the orange seller is an entrepreneur.