• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    My brother said the same thing. “He can go get a job at McDonalds.”

    Ok, do you think McDs wants to hire someone who hasn’t bathed recently? How will he eat after work if he hasn’t been panhandling during the day? What happens between now and his first paycheck? What if he doesn’t have a bank account when that arrives?

    It’s as if getting a job doesn’t immediately cure your problems. My brother sorta seemed to be persuaded in that he didn’t push the idea any further.

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      2 months ago

      There are super shady jobs that pay in cash daily. Hang around a Home Depot parking lot before opening and get a gig with a contractor looking for manual labor.

      Oh, it’s going to fucking suck, and you’ll feel like you’re going to die on day 1. But work is there for the willing.

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        2 months ago

        Not to mention they are not overseen by OSHA, so if you get hurt on the job, and you’re still homeless, you might die!

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        2 months ago

        So the homeless should be exploited for illegally low wages (a form of slavery) just like we treat certain immigrants?

        If your advice to people to help them get out of homelessness is to allow themselves to enter a slave market, you are part of the problem.

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          2 months ago

          I’m saying, if you’re legit willing to work, the work is there and if you’re homeless, no work should be “beneath you”.

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            2 months ago

            If somebody is “legit” willing to work, why are you suggesting slavery is their best option?

            That’s fucked up and you have a lot of predatory and exploitative beliefs you should unlearn.

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        2 months ago

        What contractor wants to smell a homeless guy? How are they going to work? How does the contractor know he’s not a psychopath murderer? Do you even listen to yourself?