Tag Archive: Panhandling

Mar 15

What Motivates People to Give to a Beggar (the Sequel)

A recurring theme in my blog has been “what motivates people to give?” starring mostly me as when I give to a beggar.  This time I think I have another possible motivation, read on about my latest motivation. So I’m walking down the street, at the intersection I meet up with a guy who says …

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Feb 10

The Decision to Give

You see a panhandler on the street begging for cash, what provokes you to give or not? I keep telling myself I’ll never give to a panhandler again, but yet sometimes something about my inner chemistry provokes me to fork over a few dollars yet again despite myself.  I’ve tried to analyze for my sake, …

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