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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 765944" data-attributes="member: 18958">I don't give to the homeless, even though my son is homeless. I believe that there are societal resources in my state (CA) that people can access if they conform just a little bit to social conventions. And I believe it is good to conform a little bit (at least) to societal conventions. I believe donations from individual to individual keep people in a less than position, I guess I mean dependent, or begging.&nbsp; I am more apt to think along the lines of Deni, donating to an organization. But I don't do that. What I do is to work in my profession with a substantially reduced fee. I take Medicaid and Medicare although most of my colleagues do not. And for most of my career I either worked for indigent or imprisoned people. I am not writing this defensively. I feel morally in the clear. I think all of us here have given so much to our children, in every conceivable way, honestly I don't have it in me anymore to give, apart from what I give in my work, and to my family. I took this post somewhat far a field. Sorry.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 765944, member: 18958"] I don't give to the homeless, even though my son is homeless. I believe that there are societal resources in my state (CA) that people can access if they conform just a little bit to social conventions. And I believe it is good to conform a little bit (at least) to societal conventions. I believe donations from individual to individual keep people in a less than position, I guess I mean dependent, or begging. I am more apt to think along the lines of Deni, donating to an organization. But I don't do that. What I do is to work in my profession with a substantially reduced fee. I take Medicaid and Medicare although most of my colleagues do not. And for most of my career I either worked for indigent or imprisoned people. I am not writing this defensively. I feel morally in the clear. I think all of us here have given so much to our children, in every conceivable way, honestly I don't have it in me anymore to give, apart from what I give in my work, and to my family. I took this post somewhat far a field. Sorry. [/QUOTE]

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