Can I just point out that the middleman taking a commission adds no value to this transaction. I can give a neighbor a can of beans directly and anonymously through my neighborhood little free pantry.
When I used GoFundMe a few weeks ago, paying them was optional. It’s possible they were lying but they made it seem like I could pay them as little as I wanted and if I chose 0, all my money would go to the person/org I’m trying to support. I think they defaulted it to 5% but allowed me to choose 0. I honestly think supporting gofundme isn’t a bad idea (they build and maintain software and infrastructure to make donations easy) but in that case I wanted the recipient to get it all.
How are we the best country again?
How are we the best country again?
It’s a lie that Americans have been telling themselves for a few centuries.
I don’t think we were ever literally the best country, those tend to be the nordics. I believe (and I guess I should do some research) that “the greatest country on earth” was a marketing slogan. Like the local coffee shop that says they have the best coffee in the country or something. It was a very successful marketing campaign considering it’s still being believed and discussed.
Ya but tell that to a MAGA. they’ll lose their fucking mind.
They tell them Trump has never won an election against a man.
Also, that he’s the first president to be openly cucked. We all know his wife is getting it from someone else.
There really is no best, but maybe at some point we were among the best. Sure as shit not now though.
You get a little under $300/month as a single person that qualifies for food welfare.
It’s even more if you have a family.
Most of the people complaining about money are greedy morons.
Lol what? Are you seriously saying disenfranchised people are greedy?
Yes
Rent parties are back! Just without the jazz, and food, and booze, and community… But at least it’s monetized for a tech CEO! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_party
You should post that to the Wikipedia community.
by design
crazy that even begging for money has been monetized
Ah, but they aren’t begging, they’re his “customers.”
he lets them beg on his property
imagine how would it look like as a physical location
people renting a spot to beg among others and other people casually browsing for someone to donate to
nuts
This basically exists, a good number of areas, basically dying strip malls, will convert to a bunch of stalls to record tikoks from, they have props and clothes and such that are either shared or rented, something like that.
Don’t give the capitalists any more bad ideas.
That’s it decided then! RTO for all beggars.
Well, people have to go to work and can’t stand on the street to beg for enough money to pay for food…. Despite having a job.
Also can’t stand in line for the food bank at 10:00am on a Tuesday for expired milk, potato chips, and nutrient-dense vegetables like… cilantro.
work from home beg from work
Who are they getting money from? Other people who can’t afford groceries? We’re just all buying each other groceries that one of us can afford?
Likely situations where a person will be okay this month so they send another $20 or so and maybe a few months down the line, they are the one that needs a bit of help.
It’s like the proverb, “it takes a village”, only commoditized.
Sounds like socialism to me.
Maybe we need a bigger version, funded by those who won’t miss the money.
It’s literally the methodology of…insurance.
But how would they swim if they paid for all our avocado toast?
Mostly the economy is under terrible management since January 20th. It was doing really well before then, now it’s only doing really well for the select few that are part of the oligarchy class thats on good terms with the mobster in charge.
Wy do you feel the economy was doing well when pretty much every metric shows that everyone not making six figures has seen their quality of life drop for the last 4 year?
