Do you give money to beggars or homeless people? Why or why not?

Before, I gave money to beggars or homeless people, but now I stop doing this.

>>> Before I give money to beggars or homeless people, but now I no longer do it.

 During my trip in Europe, I met a lot of those people.

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 I sometimes gave charity to them, but I felt skeptical as well.

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 One day, one of my friends told me that the money isn\'t helpful to them, because it can only help them just for a while.

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 He said, they can also spend the money on drugs and alcohol, so it is much helpful to give them foods.

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 After this experience, I stop doing this temporary aid.

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 Although I don\'t donate them groceries, but I sometimes buy magazines of them.

>>> Although I don\'t donate groceries to them, I sometimes buy magazines from them.

 The name of the magazine is \'Big Issue\'

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 It is a well-known project to helping homeless people and with it they can work as a part of our society.

>>> It is a well- known project for helping homeless people and with it they can work as a part of our society.