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Zenst
What a lovely idea, just goes to show that homelessness is not all down to drink and drugs as people believe. I know as had some wonderful conversations with homless people myself and very easy thru no fault of your own to get into such a situation.
yoster
Last time I checked, drug dealers only accept cash or valuable goods. Drug dealer would definitely get a good life though.
val_c
Agree that it's a really nice idea. It's amazing to see how each person reacted. It's so sad to see that not everyone is on the streets cos of drink and drugs.
dmckeon 

    300.00  initial total
     50.00  card unreturned, unused 
     66.26  returned unspent
     55.28  food
     74.61  food, phone minutes ($15) and cigarettes
     53.85  LCBO: Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Finding out what that unexplained acronym meant made a big difference to my understanding of the story.
darkxanthos
This is a great way to test the assumptions many people make about the homeless. I can imagine this being the start of an awesome non-profit. Donate to the homeless with transparency with what they do with your money. The service could also report on the population as a whole and segment by interesting factors to look for ways to maximize the impact of the money given.
phamilton
Since money is fungible, I see it fairly easy to game the system. (Spend actual cash on drugs, buy necessities to trade for cash or drugs, etc )
[dead] diffsir
This was just on the front page of Reddit. Oh and I already read this article years ago.

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