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Originally Posted by Investing In Chicago
Why all the tricks and excuses and what not....Shouldn't a simple "No" be enough or even better yet, just ignore them?
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I feel like a "no, sorry" is a polite, short response. "No" by itself is kind of dismissive. I know people say "I don't owe them anything" other than a succinct answer. But these are often, not always, desperate people who most of us could afford to give a lil change. Since I never give change (i doubt it goes to anything helpful most of the time) I feel like why not show a little compassion - how can that hurt? This all assumes the panhandler wasn't an ass to begin with, of course. And being dismissive just invites negative responses, and then who knows where that carries them. So many are mentally ill &/or drug addicts.