That makes them sound like cute orphaned puppies instead of shiftless, addicted, derelicts. That means that throwing change at the problem will not solve it. By giving a bum money, you are encouraging and rewarding maladaptive behavior. You are showing them that it is acceptable and profitable to sit there like a turd and beg for money. Panhandling is like being on welfare.
Panhandlers are like entrepreneurs.
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