/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>12542918

Isn't PG&E getting sued into bankruptcy and possibly some people facing jail time due to the fires?

>>11403607
Ain't no discord shitskin, faggot, just happy my bags are getting lighter

>>8701218

somebody who I considered a fairly good friend came to me out of the blue one day and told me his sister has breast cancer, and that I "need to help him" pay for her operation
I was taken aback, I mean, what do you say to that? somebody comes to you and tells you their family member is going to die (probably) unless you help them pay for a medical procedure?
he thought it was perfectly acceptable to come to me and ask for several thousand dollars, for his sister (who I have never met), and became visibly upset when I doubted the legitimacy of his story and his motives, as well as the circumstances of his request
I tried to be diplomatic, but the animal rage and hate he had in his eyes told me everything I needed to know -- his friendship turned to hate in the blink of an eye, because I was wealthier than him and was not willing to give him thousands of dollars for an "emergency medical procedure"
its depressing
the amount of money is trivial to me, and I might have considered helping his family if he hadn't assumed that I would as a matter of fact, but the way he approached me and basically informed me that I owed him money to pay for his sister, was utterly inappropriate
its not the first time its happened either, poor people just assume that because they are on friendly terms with a rich person, they can ask for extravagant favors or that they have some sort of safety net in place if they are irresponsible
pic related, since my "friend" is a creatura