LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month

Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by londons_explore on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:19PM (#27299000)

When you give $50-100, please employ them to do a task.

Ie. "Here's $50. Go and buy me some ice cream. You can have another $50 when you bring it to me".

It discourages begging and encourages an entrepreneur mentality.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by thebigman433 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:51PM (#27299198)

This is the most stereotype hn comment I can imagine.

Why does your goal have to include putting them in some weird spot where youre holding power over them to teach some "entrepreneur mentality". Most of the temporarily homeless population is embarrassed to ask for money, just treat them like an adult if youre going to offer help.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by Griffinsauce on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:05AM (#27299890)

This is completely asinine. You're working on the assumption that these people have the opportunity and bandwidth for entrepreneurship. Guess what homelessness takes away from you?

Take a quick peek at Maslow's hierarchy of needs please and map both their situation and what you're asking of them.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by piva00 on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:23AM (#27301653)

People aren't dogs, you don't train anyone to have "entrepreneur mentality" by giving them asinine tasks. It is condescending as hell and, worse: it is degrading.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by spoonjim on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:03AM (#27299272)

Sorry, I’m not a complete shitheel.

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