Things That Piss Me Off 3

Alright, this is something that has been pissing me off for quite a while now:
THE HOMELESS.

What? How can I, someone with a place to live and a job, be pissed off at the "less fortunate?" Simple: They are WORTHLESS and LAZY. Look, I'm all for people who can make something of themselves, it's part of what makes this the single greatest Nation on Earth, but when you are faced, DAILY, with people who have no interest in doing for themselves, people who WANT to be homeless, it starts to grate on your nerves. As many who know me know I live in Portland, Oregon. By all accounts this is a great city, best place I've ever been. Problem is there are far to many bums and beggers here to make it perfect.
There was an article recently in a local free mag that had interviews with some of these maggots and of the three people they talked to ALL THREE were bums by CHOICE. They made the decision to have nothing in their lives yet this same article attempted to make us feel sorry for these 'people' by calling them "street kids" even though most of them are in the 20's and older. We are made to feel like they have no choice by to break into our cars and steal our possessions to make some money on the street in, as one bum named Nancy called it, a "legitimate business" basically saying its alright for her to steal things from people who EARNED it and sell it for her drugs and food.
In my world that is called a CRIME and she should be put in jail for it, not made into some sorry ass hero.

I'm sick of being told to feel sorry for these people who are, more often than not, just plain LAZY. I hate the fact that I have to walk past these smelly freaks on my day off and have to listen to their tripe about "have any spare change" when I want to simply enjoy my day off from my JOB, something these losers havent the slightest idea about. You know something, EVERY time these freaks beg me for money I tell them I haven't any.
I lie to them and I don't know why. Why should I? They ask if I have spare change I can tell them I have some change, yes, but they arent getting it because I EARNED it and I'm spending it on ME. I've noticed when you do say things like this to these 'people' they actually have the nerve to get offended.
Mike smokes. Sometimes we are walking down the street and one of these lazy freaks begs for a smoke. One time he told one of them he was smoking his last one, which wasnt true, and the freak remark 'yeah, that's what everyone says'
Still walking I said aloud "maybe if you'd get a job you could buy your own smokes and stop begging people for theirs"

I get tired of the various stories: I'm real hungry can you spare some change for some food? or Have any money so I can buy my wife a child some food? or my personal fave: I need to get back to Vancouver (WA) and need some bus fare.
First off, if you really need food for yourself: GET A DAMN JOB. This is one of the most liberal cities in the nation and there are programs for all these people to get food, jobs, homes, whatever but they are just to damned lazy to want to do for themselves.
Second: if you cannot take care of your "kid" then that child needs to be taken away from you because you are a pathetic example of a parent and need to be smacked for treating you child like that.
Third: It's not my problem if you havent the brains to plan ahead.

Then there are the kids who dress like freaks, purposly making themselves unemployable, then beg for crap on the street, and on top of that, many have PETS! Dumbass, if you can't take care of yourself, what in the hell are you doing with a pet?!

Anyone in the Portland area that is reading this, or anyone in a city with a homeless problem like this needs to read this well:
You do NOT owe these people ANYTHING. If they beg for money tell them to get a job. It's not wrong to be offended by their stench or nasty appearance. And, above all else, DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THEM.
Fact of the matter is most of these 'people' live like this by choice, and the way I see it if that is their choice then it's my choice NOT to feel sorry for them and make sure they know it.'

It's my fondest hope that the city of Portland enacts a law or two banning these 'people' from the downtown area. They are ugly to look at, offensive to smell and just plain annoying and worthless.

Look, I've lived out here for over a year and Mike and I have had to scrape and skim to make it, we've had to get help from the local food stamp folks as well as my family but never with the intention of relying only on that. When out food help ran out we were able to buy our own food, it wasnt easy but we did it. We've busted our asses to simply keep our heads above water and have reached a point where we are close to being comfortable. We have proven that with a little hard work it can be done. These 'people' are simple lazy and stupid and I have no sympathy for them. I look at them and I just want to spit in their faces for making a mockery of hard working people in this country.

And if everyone looked at them honestly, they would agree.