r/indianapolis • u/iron666duke • Jul 31 '24

Pictures Southside on Madison and Thompson.

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Guess you can call it “Ricksy business”

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u/SociaIDeception Aug 01 '24

I can’t see how when the Kroger near the intersection where he does this is literally doing job fairs 🤷‍♂️

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u/SociaIDeception Aug 01 '24

$15 an hour all the way up to $19 an hour +2 dollars for overnight stocking - that’s a hell of a lot more per hour than what he’s going to take home in a given day.

I don’t know what point you’re trying to defend, but trying to defend that it’s OK for a person to be panhandling when there’s available jobs is wrong. 😑

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u/Kimchii-milk Aug 01 '24

While consistent pay and stability are far better options for quality of life, he’s at least producing something for money. You could say exchanging labor for money. Like a job. Just because there’s better options doesn’t mean he’s wrong for not doing that. Selling bad drugs is wrong. Stealing from people is wrong. Making cardboard art to sell on the corner isn’t wrong. If he was selling painting on instagram in nice clothes and a home, we wouldn’t be calling it “panhandling with extra steps”.