Not sure if hypermarkets do the same thing in other countries, but I’ve seen it in the states and it pisses me off

  • AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world
    307·
    1 year ago

    If you have any to spare, give your money directly to the victims of capitalism: homeless people.

    Most charities under capitalism are an excuse to overpay MBA board members with your donation dollars and then brag about being on that board in capitalist circles. Most corporate drives are a way for those corporations to lower their own tax bill on your dime. Most things that need charity under capitalism are glaring reminders of what parts of society capitalist greed leaves out in the cold to starve.

    If the homeless spend it on liquor, good for them, a slight reprieve and numbing of the pain our society inflicts on them 24/7 for the crime of being sub-optimal capital batteries. What, did you think $20 was enough for them to pull themselves back from the abyss the capitalists sent them to to die of exposure and police oligarch defense force brutality?

    And if you won’t do that because you won’t get a receipt from the homeless human beings to write your donation off on your own taxes, starving the commons of revenue, then fuck you, that isn’t charity. Charity is giving with no expectation of return, save a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

    There’s a name for giving money and expecting something tangible back in return like a tax break: a transaction.

      • TheBlackKnight@lemmy.world
        81·
        1 year ago

        Good reply Seitanic, thank you for the constructive rather than antagonistic input, it is noticed and appreciated

    • kungen@feddit.nu
      4·
      1 year ago

      If the homeless spend it on liquor, good for them, a slight reprieve and numbing of the pain our society inflicts on them 24/7 for the crime of being sub-optimal capital batteries.

      I fully agree with you, expect for this part. Not because I want to control what they do with the money, but because I don’t want to give means to substances that will most likely extend how long they are in that situation.

      I know the US has very little social services, but substance use is often comorbid with homelessness. In that way, how can I give money – in good conscious – to someone I’d be worried could be making their situation worse? Or should I just accept that everyone has free will and that they themselves know what’s best for their futures?