Don't donate canned goods to food banks (2017)

Re:Don't donate canned goods to food banks (2017) by news_to_me on Monday July 15, 2019 @01:23PM (#20443037)

This is definitely true in many cases, but I'd wager that it's the exception, not the rule. (It also probably depends on location.)

It makes sense to me to refuse to help individuals who seem to be abusing goodwill, but I think this is a poor excuse to refuse helping anyone who asks. I always give the benefit of the doubt to those in need.

If you don't want to give, that's your prerogative, but I don't think this is a good justification for that decision.

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Re:Don't donate canned goods to food banks (2017) by RHSeeger on Monday July 15, 2019 @01:45PM (#20443279)

I disagree. If I can

- give $10 to the person on the corner who has a 20% chance to waste it on alcohol or drugs, or

- give it to a charity that I know does good work

then the second option seems better to me; and that 20% is part of the (reasonable) justification why.

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