Billionaire Has Some Cheery Thoughts On The Homeless
Just in time for the festive season, billionaire businessman Gerry Harvey (of Harvey Norman fame) has spoken out against those pesky poor people who don’t have the decency to live in proper houses. They go by the name The Homeless but if you’re inspired enough by Gerry’s words, you may like to start referring to them “Gutter Fleas”.
Retailing billionaire Gerry Harvey has lamented that Australian charity is being wasted on “no-hopers”. Asked in a new book about his community role, Mr Harvey said giving to people who “are not putting anything back into the community” is like “helping a whole heap of no-hopers to survive for no good reason”.
HAHAHA that’s right, Gerry! What are they giving back to the community? Nothing! Because they can’t afford it! Lazy buggers. Let’s stop helping them survive and then maybe, finally, we can end poverty. By killing it! GENIUS.
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Despite his obvious distain for people who fail to thrive in the “me first and now” 3rd millennium consumer economy, Gerry won’t be refusing to sell flat screen teles and Game Stations to the many beneficiaries of Santa-Rudd’s Christmas bonus I’ll bet…you know, the poor…pensioners, both aged and disabled…even them-there “Gutter Fleas” if they find their heart’s desire in one of Gerry’s many shit-pits.
Your (temporarily) long term “no interest/no payments” trap is often the reason for people being enticed and overcommitted purely as they to love their families and want them to have just a few nice things. Your method creates the basis for people who often have not had the opportunity to learn about finance. Consequently that forces them into impossible situations,life long debt and being branded shamefully by people like Mr. Harvey as no-hopers. Those same “no-hopers” contribute to Mr. Harvey’s wealth.
Mr. Harvey have you no shame?????
Mr.Harvey on what planet do you reside? Many of these
people are homeless, jobless, and disadvantaged through no fault of their own. e.g. no places for those with mental illness who have been thrown into “maintstream” due to lack of facilities.
Parents of these citizens are often too old to care for them, or
in other cases some leave disfunctional “families” to avoid further abuse. Mr. Harvey perhaps you may ponder the idea that the quality of our society should be judged on compassion, humanity and support. THAT is what we could be proud of, not the bottom dollar feeders who have no right to judge others of whom they no nothing, and obviously in your case, don’t care. It is demonstrated everyday that people who do care and do something about it are rewarded much more than the recipient. I am not angry at your attitude, but very disappointed that you have the cheek to label these people under one banner and sad that you have no understanding as to how these people ARE actually contributing, by giving society in general the opportunity to help those less fortunate. Of course we would all prefer that these people were in better circumstances, but I can’t see want and greed changing for the sake of need for a long time.
Harvey What goes around comes around. I urge people NOT to buy from this demented old redneck, He forgets who put his billions in his pocket. I was one of the ‘np hopers’ who lost everything and struggled to exist while ppl like him and his mates exploited me.
I agree with the billionaire. As a child my family were the recipients of charity on a number of occasions as (after my mother left her abusive husband) she found it too difficult to provide for her four kids on her own. If it hadn’t been for that charity way back when, she wouldn’t now be the top tax bracket earner that she is, and I wouldn’t be at law school. We could have just died a nice quiet death all those years ago, but instead due to charity we’ve been forced to work our goddamn guts out all these years. Away with the charity I say! Let us die in peace when we’re useless! wooooot!
I’ll say! where are all our cheap prostitutes, dodgy drug dealers, and hired thugs going to come from if we don’t have enough poverty striken desperados around?! someone needs to do the dirty work don’t they? and no one’s going to do it if they’ve got the option of rocking on down to the local charity for a free dinner.
It’s been said that a society can be judged by how it treats it’s weakest members. Becoming reliant on charity can happen to anyone: accidental injury, mental illness, or even just finding yourself alone in old age. Charity doesn’t just support the no-hopers, it helps the people who can no longer fully support themselves. For anyone who agrees with Gerry, I hope you never find yourself down-and-out: Accepting charity would be a bitter pill to swallow for someone who always thought it was a waste of money.
I would hope that none of you ever have a car accident or and injury that makes you incapable of looking after yourselves. Not only would you be reliant on others for help but most probably for money as well. We don’t know what our future holds and we don’t know how others will treat us under the circumstances we will find ourselves if something horrible happens. Do not take life and what it gives us for granted and as far as Harvey Norman is concerned, he is lucky in this life, but maybe not in the next. I do not wish you any harm, but your comments are from one who has no sympathy or heart. Good luck to you but I will never venture into a Harvey Norman store again.