On a side note I travel a lot for business. Getting a lot of people approaching me hitting me up for money. The other night at the burger place older white guy in ball cap and neck tattoo begged me since he was needing $16 more dollars or motel would not take him and family. Mentioned he was a veteran. Sucker chump me I gave him some $.
Quite frankly though I’m so sick of deadbeat beggars. It’s time I think to channel my inner Ebeneezer Scrooge and ignore them.
Here in Louisville, there are panhandlers on MANY major intersections... I see them every day. A local news station did an investigative story on them.
Many make a comfortable living with their ‘begging’. They take buses from downtown, out to the richer suburbs, panhandle for a few hours, then bus back home. They report they can collect several hundred dollars in a few hours.
Sometimes, multiple beggars will work the same corner. They take turns, so they can all have breaks.
It’s ridiculous. I used to feel bad when I saw them. Now, I just get mad. They litter the corners where they squat. I think they should be arrested.