I’ve actually skipped work just to help a homeless guy get his beard trimmed. Bought him pizza too. Kinda hard to get anywhere in life when you look like shit.

Be kind to the homeless, they just need a helping hand here and there.

What would you do?

  • @toynbee@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    File taxes? I admit I’m fairly ignorant of the plights of any unhoused person … And any complex tax situation, TBH … but it seems like most of them would be under the income threshold that would require filing of taxes.

    edit: s/and/any/

    • @alnitak@lemmy.world
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      Homeless does not necessarily mean jobless. You still have to file taxes if you want a tax return. It’s a lot cheaper to live out of a car and have a PO box than it is to get an apartment.

      • @toynbee@lemmy.world
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        Fair enough, I hadn’t considered homelessness by choice.

        I know homeless people can and sometimes do have jobs, but assumed their income would be insufficient to require interacting with the IRS. Thank you for expanding my perception.

    • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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      You remember a few years back when stimulus cheques were being sent out? They were only being sent to those who filed taxes.