tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9884611.post1096950876607813505..comments2007-10-21T20:40:21.595-07:00nrednoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9884611.post-70201346881867803252007-10-21T20:40:00.000-07:002007-10-21T20:40:00.000-07:00It is always good to tip the very elderly beggars as chances are they really are destitute and not part of a racket. Also, whenever you shop at a really posh mall, be sure to get your shoes shined by the humble shoeshine man sitting outside the building waiting for customers. Or do buy something small from the small corner shop in your neighborhood. Consumers should patronize these humble entrepreneurs who are trying so hard to keep themselves and their families away from a life of begging and destitution. <BR/><BR/>And finally if you are charitably inclined, please do fund education programs. While I generally dislike charity-driven education (education and health care are too important to be left to the whims of charity, however well-meaning), any money spent in this area is better than other philanthropic schemes like micro-finance, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com