This was something that came up in another thread, but it was off-topic. So putting it here
I think that's too much of a generalization. There are certainly beggars that act as you describe, but I think the vast majority of the TRULY homeless (vs those just pretending to be) are not in that situation by choice. Also, I don't think that the vast majority of those are on the streets begging. Other than a few drifters, I think beggars are too lazy to get govt assistance, scammers, unwilling to go to shelters, or just plain ignorant of what their options actually are. I have sympathy for the last group.
dainjre
dainjre said:There was this documentary on people who pan handle or beg for change. One of the people interviewed made serveral hundred dollars a day from spare change not to mention the disability he was getting every month. Homeless people are homeless because they want to be, not because they are poor.
I think that's too much of a generalization. There are certainly beggars that act as you describe, but I think the vast majority of the TRULY homeless (vs those just pretending to be) are not in that situation by choice. Also, I don't think that the vast majority of those are on the streets begging. Other than a few drifters, I think beggars are too lazy to get govt assistance, scammers, unwilling to go to shelters, or just plain ignorant of what their options actually are. I have sympathy for the last group.
dainjre