Damn the Bush economy which leaves people struggling to live paycheck to paycheck. Struggling so hard that an affluent White girl can make a living putting on an old jacket and begging those struggling workers for money by a freeway overpass.

And by “make a living” I mean clean up to the tune of $50 bucks an hour because the average donation to her is about $2.50. In my day a panhandler with a particularly poignant hard luck story was lucky to get a couple of quarters from somebody. With a recession looming and Bushco/Capitalism/The Jews driving America into the poor house, these people must be generous indeed to part with the hard earned money they virtually have to pry from the greedy grasping fingers of their evil corporate overlords.

It’s like they don’t know they’re poor:

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Watch it again for it to sink in. The average American driving around can afford to just throw money at some kid with a sob story. Big money.

In the 90s if some young lady wanted to not work for whatever reason but needed cash it was off to the strip club with her, and frankly the ones who were, shall we say more Rubin-esque, weren’t pulling down $50 bucks an hour.

Tell me again how Americans can”t afford health insurance, can’t pay their mortgages and can barely put food on the table. Americans, even in the face of the declining dollar and rising prices, can basically piss their money away on any sad sack who makes a living depending on the kindness of strangers.

The worst part about the story, however, is that this girl’s perfidy will make people leery to give to folks that really need it. Although it is rarely a good idea to give money to street people, as many are drug addicted and it might be your cash that buys them the fix that kills them, there are many people who need help and Americans should always be willing to help their fellows by volunteering, supporting charity and donating to soup kitchens.

h/t Neatorama