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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A couple of decades ago I gave a dollar to a guy begging in front of a grocery store. When I was leaving I overheard him telling the security guard that he's taking his family on vacation next week so he won't be around. Then I watched him walk all the way to the very furthest spot in the parking lot, get into a brand new van, and drive away. I was pretty pissed off because I was poor myself and a dollar meant a lot to me. This dude was taking from poor people by acting poorer, when he actually had enough money to own a brand new van and take his family on vacation.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This can't possibly be true... The math doesn't add up,

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

being able to fund a rich lifestyle by begging.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Welp, it's a true story. Whether the beggar was telling the truth when I overheard him or not is debatable, but I watched him get into a brand new van with my own eyes.