anyway jeff bezos could eradicate homelessness. he could literally give each homeless person 100k and it would only take less than .5% of his entire wealth. what the actual god giving fuck
Why do you think they deserve it
Well shelter is a basic need, and would at the very least allow them a place where they can get back on their feet. Food water and shelter are necessary for a healthy body and psychology. Thereās also the fact that theyāre people too, and a little help goes a long way in making a decent community. Thereās plenty of reasons
Yeah they need stuff, but why does every homeless person deserve 0.5% of someoneās income
You have five hundred apples, and just one day to eat them all.Ā
You pass by a small crowd of hungry children, and decide youād rather 455 apples go rotten than give them to some snotty brat who isnāt your problem.
It doesnāt matter how hard youāve worked for your 500 apples, or that you arenāt the parent of any of those kids. in the moment you decide to walk away, it doesnāt matter why theyāre hungry, or who owes who what.
You had the opportunity to help people, you had the ability to help people, you had the resources to help people. You had everything you needed to make a small, tiny little difference in someoneās life, and you decided not to.
What are you going to buy in your lifetime thatās worth more to you than your own humanity?
What are you going to buy in your lifetime thatās worth more to you than your own humanity
Reblogging for the very, very important lesson
