I was sleeping on a bridge in Dublin. These people would walk up to me and insist I take four Euros from them, ciggerettes, come sleep inside. All this dispite the fact I was living quite comfortably on the bridge. I used to live in trees but foot bridges are so spectacular over the Liffey.
Point is, the charity people offered was suprising. 4 Euros (about $6) and all the ciggerettes I could smoke -- when I was short on cash it impacted me tremendously that I did not have to go without, although I can survive for extended periods of time without funds. Money is actually rather easy to find.
Food stamps are a small price to pay someone who is not very fortunate. I don't make $50,000 a year. I'd still be willing to part with $36 for good charity.
