# Neighborhood Halloween carnival... not sure how I feel **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 7, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborhood-halloween-carnival-not-sure-how-i-feel/700661 "2014-10-07T15:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborhood-halloween-carnival-not-sure-how-i-feel/700661/61 "2014-10-24T16:06:23Z")
[This advice column](http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2014/10/dear_prudence_on_halloween_poor_kids_come_to_trick_or_treat_in_my_neighborhood.html?wpsrc=fol_fb) reminded me of this thread. > [@](#): > > But it just bugs me, because we already pay more than enough taxes toward actual social services. No, you pay more than enough taxes toward ensuring that the ‘billionaires a few streets away’ have a steady income, while social services are being cut. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborhood-halloween-carnival-not-sure-how-i-feel/700661/62 "2014-10-24T16:13:43Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Kids going out of their neighborhood to get better treats is just a fact of life. > > Teenagers not wearing costumes, though - while a fact of life, it’s also a fact of life that it doesn’t entitle them to candy. I think you need to figure out a compromise where whoever shows up _in costume_ can get candy. I second this. The social contract for Halloween is: show up in a costume; get candy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborhood-halloween-carnival-not-sure-how-i-feel/700661.md?page=3)