Originally Posted by Steve Rupe

Only those that are mental defects or have severe physical defects or suffer with addictions of one kind or another. The working and non working poor of America have better standards of living than 90 plus percent of the world.

Just as an anecdote I for one always donate to beggars that claim to be Vets. I got semi acquainted with one as I frequently saw him at the same spot day after day and often gave him money. I was in a bar one day and he came walking into the bar. I offered to buy him a drink but he instead offered to buy me one. We ended up having several drinks together and he let me in on a little secret. He was a veteran alright, but was retired from the military and got a healthy retirement check each month and he was not homeless as the sign said that he held up in his hands when he was out begging. He actually had a small but nice apartment in a relatively nice part of town. Not everything is always the way they appear to be.