Organized Panhandling

I'll start this post with a question. What's the difference between these two guys?


Organized Panhandler 


Disorganized Panhandler 

If you answered, NOTHING, we think alike. Both parties are panhandlers. Although the homeless panhandler does not bother me nearly as much as the "organized" panhandler.

That's the topic of today's post, organized panhandlers. It seems I can't go to a supermarket, a mall, or any shopping center without having some douche nozzle or organization try to sell me something or ask me for a donation. This is not limited to the holiday season, these people are out in force ALL YEAR LONG!

You have the regulars like the Salvation Army, Save the Children, The Veterans, etc. Then there are the Girl Scouts. Like they don't sell enough cookies at everyone's office when their parents bring in the list every year and we all go home with 20 boxes each, they feel the need to sell more outside the supermarket each year. It pisses me off. If I wanted cookies, I was JUST IN THE STORE, I would have bought them there! All of these organizations put you on the spot and make you feel like a mean fucko if you don't buy their crap or make a donation. The Veterans are good at this, especially in times of war. We are all supposed to feel bad and empty our wallets? My dad is a Veteran and he has never received a dime from any veterans organization. Where the hell is all this money going? Who's getting it?

Then there are the deaf/mute folks who approach you with a printed card asking you to buy a little novelty item for like $10. They hand you a note and are in your face, like you can say no. It's an unfair sales tactic. What are they buying with this money?

Then there are my favorite "panhandlers" of all. The kids with the boxes of M&M's or Snickers that are selling this crap outside the supermarket. They claim it is for uniforms for the football team, kids on crack, instruments for the marching band, etc. I think it's all bullshit. This little fucko went to Costco, bought a box of M&M's and is making a 400% profit. Like I want a $5 Snickers bar or a $5 pack of M$M's.

I think half these organization names are made up. What's next? The Hispanic Alcoholic Lesbian Foundation? Or maybe The Fingerless Wood Shop Teacher's Organization? Perhaps The Smelly Cab Driver's Deodorant Fund?

I am generous, I just hate to be hassled everywhere I go. In the age of the internet and a million other ways to raise money, why hassle us when we are food shopping or minding our own business? The only difference between a homeless dude on the street and the Girl Scouts is a folding table and a nicer sign.

In times of crisis like 9/11, Katrina, The Tsunami, everyone should reach out and do what they can. Donating to a charity like cancer research, AIDS, etc. is a great thing as well, but when is enough....enough? Where are our tax dollars going? We only get about 70% of our paychecks after all the crap is taken out, then we have to pay sales tax and a million other taxes. Then if we stopped and donated to all these big and small charities, we'd all be bringing home about $10 a week. Enough is enough. Instead of starting wars and pissing our tax dollars away, the government should send money to all of these "causes" and leave us all alone.

Have a great Tuesday!!!!!