Problem with panhandlers are you don’t know if that person is homeless or not. You don’t know if they’re honest or using the money for drugs alcohol or using it for food and shelter
@@kidclassic1534 How about you can give from your precious little holy-than-thou heart all you want. Empty your bank account even since you're so generous and better than everyone. But stop telling other people what to fucking do
It is easy to say housing is the answer but for more then half of the homeless in America they are not eligible for the housing because of their legal history and jobs are hard to get if you have a felony so all that is left is panhandling
I have felony convictions from years ago. I served over 11 years in prison. Now I work everyday and I've held some decent jobs. I also own my own house. Life is all what you make of it.
A lot of people hire ex felons to do dirty work like manufacturing for near minimum wage, and you do get felony expunged after 8 years. It's the opportunity cost of making more money panhandling compared to that is the problem
I once knew a Gentleman in Adelaide, (South Australia) who every morning (Monday to Friday) went into the city and begged for two dollars for Coffee. After three hundred people had each donated him two dollars, he took his six hundred dollars and went home. On every Friday afternoon he would take his three thousand dollars in two dollar coins into his bank and deposit his money into his bank account. Thus he made in one week of casual ‘employment’ more money than I made in a fortnight as a full time employee of the Australian Commonwealth Government.
I know a guy who exploits peoples kindness in this same manner. He panhandles at intersections/round a bouts near Indian casinos. He has bought electric bicycle, electric car, and a new Indian motorcycle. Good people have empathy and are emotionally gullible to this.
I remember visting my sister in PA with my family and my best friend, my parents went up to their hotel room while my best friend and I, who were both about 18yrs old at the time, spent time in the restaurant area, and a extremely well dressed gentleman saw us and came in telling us that he was on a date and he literally ran out of gas money and how embarrassed he was. Ignorantly, I gave this man $10 and my best friend gave him $20. The next day, my friend and I told my parents and sister what happened, and they said we both got scammed. Looking back, I realize it now
I mean it could be true what evidence would go to show it’s a scam. Just because you have a suit on doesn’t mean he’s rich and didn’t forget his wallet. Idk why someone would even find it lucrative to wear a suit and try to defraud people for 30 bucks. It’s plausible.
Occasionally I see a panhandler right outside the Walmart I shop at. Just saw one today. And my husband and I had one come up to our car at a Wendy’s drive through of all places. I mean, these places are always hiring and a lot of them are offering a daily pay option. We never give these people money anymore. If it’s more lucrative to panhandle than work a job then somethings wrong.
I see them all the time standing in front of Walmart in Chillicothe Ohio. I had one trying to bum money off of me at Krispy Kreme donut shop in Chillicothe. He said he needed money to get something to eat and I just gave him a donut. I'll give a food item but I won't give any money.
@@earlmartin1030 Exactly !! I ONLY offer a meal for them, 3/4 always refuse to eat and just ask for the money. I'll feed ANYONE ANY time but never give money any longer.
If a person is feeding themselves and hungry and they get money. They should be getting food that last not McDonald's. Then they won't be complaining about they hungry. I've stopped asking. I got $100 in one day and on the next day got another $100. I look young and cute so it's easier
I never give to panhandlers. To quote a song get a job with more pay and your ok! Home Depot is always hiring and you don't need any skills to work there! Most panhandlers are lazy or drug addicts! @@harold.one.feather
Iam a trucker ,today I seen the Hatiens have learned how to panhandle in the Phoenix, Ariz area. Have not been here a month and begging. They are not going to work. The govr gave Thema place to live So the government creates another problem
I see panhandlers at Walmart all the time but I never give them money for obvious reasons. One thing that pissed me off is seeing this guy sitting up on a rock holding his sign and eating out of a pizza box. Next day he wasn't there but that box sure was. That's not the kind of person who deserves free money.
The last city I lived in had a law banning pan handling because of public safety concerns. I do feel bad though. not a lot is being done for homeless people in this country.
@@rocpet3theres plenty being done for homeless people. I feel like the seniors(65 years old and up), veterans, physically disabled and families (mom dad and child or baby) should be prioritized for housing.
Yeah in Oklahoma City Oklahoma you're supposed to have a permit in other words go down to the city and pay them about $25 only the cops say they've got too many other things to take care of instead of checking to see if you have a permit
If you build a skill, you'll get hired. I'd prefer to offer some free work for a day and show how hard I work for a chance of getting a job than standing around doing nothing.
Some people that stand on a corner have a great skill that your ignorant of,some know very well how to ask and thier not doing nothing as you imply,thier fund raising and its work but you don't understand that,and some recieve more money then others because they work hard at it. Try standing on a corner for 8,10,12 hours a day walking back and forth with the sun beating down on u,the snow freezing you,the wind blowing you around and the freeze rain soaking you to the bone,also the dust mites biting and the exhaust fumes sticking in you it's hard work,and it's a skill very few have and for those that know how to ask correctly recieve enough to pay thier bills,help others financially and start a buisnes,that's right some of us save those dollars and change in order to employ themselves with thier own well paying buisness. Some of us never had a mom or dad and grew up on the streets but we don't murder steal or burglarized we politely ask people and thank GOD thiers people who give.
Furthermore we're not someone else's slave we're free,we live free , we're our own boss,we can stop when we choose,take a brake anytime we choose ,take off days and just read a book or do our chores,but one the good things is it's better then minimum wage and tax free,we don't make the capitalist slave owners rich by working hard for peanuts and crumbs while they cash in on our,sweat n labor just like your doing.
@@anthonymazar3178 it’s your free will to beg for others money and its our free will not to give it to you. Do you have any self respect for yourself? In the city where I live a lot of the homeless break into peoples businesses, cars, and garages and steal whatever they want and what they didn’t work for or pay for. What an awful thing to do. A lot of people who panhandle who pose as being homeless actually aren’t homeless at all, they just lie to others about being homeless. No one likes being lied to. I’m all for helping people who really need it but I, like so many others, hate being taken advantage of by people who stand on busy streets begging and make more money then a lot of people who work at actual jobs.
@@psychedelicpython We should not judge them since we are not yet in their situations. I agree that a lot of homeless people are lazy but not all homeless and beggars are lazy, most want a job but it takes time to get one for them. It's ok to be homeless if you really need to and you don't have a choice but it's bad when making it as a profession. Yes it's your choice not to give but we are not entitled to judge others.
I ran from a court case back in the mid 2000’s. I became a drifter, I had over 300$ in a week and made it from phoenix az to Hartford Connecticut. I then made it to Texas then to Louisiana. I had 2200$ by now in change and cash. I just walked around Louisiana getting drunk and partying. Slept on the side of the highway. Put plastic down, then cardboard, a jail like blanket, then my blanket and pillow. I then was asked to if I wanted a job for a week painting barns. Sure! They got me a cheap motel room and bought me cigarettes and beer, food and a small fee for the day. I did that for a month. I then left and went into the oilfield, no questions asked, they didn’t care about what you did on your time. Just be ready to work. I did that for 3 years. Made 210$ a day and was fed, clothed and housed. Obama became president and homeland security took over the ports. I was soon arrested by the us marshals and brought back to AZ. I ended up doing 4 months in tent city. Man! I had a freaking blast on the run.
I knew a guy who was a professional bum. This guy straight up said he wasn't going to work. The reason was his ex wife was going to get him for child support payments.
Reason to get a job personally I started selling artwork and doing jewelry making mostly because begging and panhandling made me feel s***** it literally turned my stomach so I became an artist back when I was homeless now I'm a gardener/farmer
On SSI and disabled, I live on $800 a month. I have an apartment but am forced to panhandle to make things work. The money goes to bills. I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs.
Housing costs money! Pandhandling isnt the solution but its a start. I pandhandle to get me by. No drugs, no alcohol! Im psying the American greed of rent here in Kingman Arizona $755.00 rent. Food, bus transportation, and more isnt cheap. Im getting by one month at a time, so if the economy goes up.. the struggle is real.
In Tampa the homeless coalition does 0 to help the homeless but those in charge of the homeless coalition drive new exotic cars have beach front homes and have toys that cost more than the average home. RACQUET!
Or not homeless, there's countless possibilities of why someone may have a home and still be hungry, broke after paying bills, parents don't give them any money and can't get anyone to hire them no matter how hard they try.
See my problem with panhandlers is you don't know if you can trust them. In both areas I've worked I see panhandlers begging for money, most of which are returnees. I want to believe they aren't actually homeless, but doing it because its easier to beg for money on the street then it is to get a job. As a delivery driver in my area that also lives in the area, I see one particular person always on the street asking for money and seen them walk back and forth. I can't say for certain they are homeless, I believe they live nearby and are just trying to avoid getting an actual job, but again like they say, you don't know. I agree that we should help people on the streets, but this isn't the right way. The best way is to give to supplies and donations to shelters that need them period. If you see a homeless person not begging and is carrying everything with them, by all means don't hesitate to give them something. It's more so that we live in a day and age where "trust" is a big problem and you don't know how honest the person is with a sign truly is.
@@r3altalangodfrey39 shelters are HELL. sadly i am about to be holding a sign later today in hopes of avoiding the streets or a shelter again. After several years of making close to 50k a year i have lost almost everything due to needing back surgery and not being able to work. Just made my sign 30 minutes ago. Wish me luck 🤦♂️
The other year Oakland California spent over $72 million on talking about homelessness, paying subcontractors to write about homelessness and in the end, no homeless people received any benefits and the state stepped with trustee state prisoners and "cleaned" up the homeless camps. Meanwhile the real estate speculation was brutally ended when the virus closed down Oakland and the even the Oakland Raiders moved out...the skyscrapers are mostly empty, grocery stores and big box merchants left, the military bases were closed, schools are closing, teachers are on strike every year, the police have only 10 police officer to patrol over a million people.., now in comparison across the bay in San Francisco, the city smells like urine, feces and irony, cars windows being smashed, businesses robbed, shoplifters running in massive groups Back to Oakland, I like saying based on what I witness, this is the city where technology and drama come to die, Borders is gone, Bed, Bath & Beyond is gone. At night, there is nowhere for any tourist to eat nor to shop for groceries The city of dreams is now the city of blight and economic collapse, persecution for the homeless is not conducive to economic growth, that is how blight starts when the economy gets tight, and working capital land are gone.....
80 dollars for 2 hours worth of work. No wonder the lady that panhandles outside of the pet store I go to will never bother to apply to the Pet food place or the Trader Joe’s next door.
If this is honest journalism over $80 in 2 hours is better than what I have mostly gotten...I'll be lucky to see a few dollars in the time you stood out there,,, people form tons of unjustified prejudice when they see me
What I would do if I were them is? I would open a bank account transfer. That money to Robin hood invest half their money in the S&P 500. And they won't be homeless long
Well, i just found my new job. Wow! $80.00 for 2 hours standing on the street. Since i don't have a drug habit nor do i drink or smoke i should be setting pretty by the end of the week. Lets see 80 x's 5 is 400 a week. So $1,200.00 a month. Yeah why work weekends if you don't have to. Ha ha I'm kidding but WOW! Where can I go and do this. I will wear a hat and shades and a mask if it gets me $80.00 a day for 2 short hours. Can i say I'm self employed and take off hat shoes and markers and signs and clothing as a uniform business expense? Just wondering.. That's my only overhead.. Clothing shoes hat marker and sign. What about water bottles or canteens? Might have to look into this. Lucrative business like on John Wick.
Panhandling is the only way to be able to stay in a motel if you are homeless. It's impossible to sleep in shelters since the drug addicts talk all night. Plus, most shelters have bed bugs and lice infestations, and it's really easy to catch diseases like Mersa and TB in those places. People with pets can't go to shelters, and families get split up if they go to a family shelter, since only women and little ones are allowed in those shelters. Husband's, grandparents and children over 18 aren't allowed in. Half of all panhandlers don't want to sleep outside because it can be dangerous. They beg so they can buy a room for the night.
I used to keep a stack of $1 bills in my glove compartment and each time I passed a panhandler I'd give him/her a dollar. Here in the Pacific Northwest, I was handing out a LOT of $1's. I used to just think of it as a road toll and it didn't bother me a single bit....... Until, I got chased down in my car from a panhandler because I didn't give him ENOUGH money! Chased me through stop-n-go traffic for blocks until I could get away. Never again. That was the last time I've given to a panhandler.
Never give panhandlers money - they should be going to agencies that help people it’s safer - there are people out there who are not in need - we should be helping the agencies that help people. Panhandling should be illegal- some time the money just goes to get themselves more drugs
The problem with donating to non-profit organizations is the high salaries of the officers holding top management positions within those organizations. Most of the money go to pay the high salaries/administrative expenses and only a small portion are actually being used to help the needy in the community. Churches are classical examples as most of the money received from their donors are being used to pay the pastors’ salaries. A large percentage is also being used to pay the salaries of other church employees and to maintain church buildings.
Go to any charity and ask them for a hundred dollars to do whatever u choose 2 do with it. U know what none that I know of gives the poor cash,they want it all for themselves. In fact every charity spends more money on themselves, on payroll,they pay themselves well at the same time thier poor client's remain in poverty ,deep poverty do to every charity .
When you give to a charity that cash goes payroll,bills,expenses,maintenance, gas,transportation and what cash is given to the poor and homeless. Don't give to a charity give your money to a poor person that really needs it,and then you've done something u know is right.
There's a whole crew of these guys at the intersection where they stay at nearby motels/ hotels they're not hurting for money or food. They go out in rotations
The next time I see a panhandler in my area who is getting money, I will recommend that they move to Hollywood and start an acting career, since they are obviously convincing enough as an actor, and just see how they respond.
If they don't look like they use drugs. I give them money when I was homeless. I was living in my car if someone gave me food. It would not put gas in my car to run the air conditioning for the night. And what money was left over was invested so I could start a business.
A lot of these people have mental health issues and addictions and forcing them to have payees for their ssi checks certainly doesn't help reduce the panhandling problem, now they're really mad they can't buy what they want and getting more aggressive, our government never does anything right!
Panhandling pays $40/hr? Let me know where this is because I was unaware of that. Either way I wouldn't resort to that because I have a few things I admire...Self respect, pride and a willingness to give back to society. I EARN my money sir.
I always give every time i can, which is most times. You are more than welcome to whatever i can pull out and give. Why? Because no one has ever lost anything by giving. It’s a blessing to give.
Every day I see the same people in the same places begging for money. I don't give to them because I have seen people leave the corner and go get into a better car than I drive. There are too many scammers getting in on panhandling. Unfortunately you can't tell who is a scammer and who actually needs help.
This is me this week..why because I apply for a job .. and got a no go.. I didn't get hired and now this is the only solution to pay my rent.. this is new me.. im so interested in this position but no go.. for the job .. apply for a service in..
There is a reason for skepticism about those who ask. There are programs that make an effort to help and that should be the first option folks consider when they are considering helping those who are asking.
Those programs are frauds. Its activists and politicians trying to grow their budgets. Doubt that? Name one city that has fewer bums after spending millions of dollars. In Denver, the city Homeless coordinator is paid over $300K/year. Do you think he wants to end/reduce homelessness? His retirement pension will be $300/year. no way he endangers that pension. BTW, Denver "homelessness" is up 25% in 2022.
40 bucks is 40 bucks. The tax part is irrelevant. You cant just make an extra 20 dollars appear......that's like saying you can make 10 out of 8 + 5......which is 13.....so...not 10.
@@ER-uy7ct It's not irrelevant. If I get paid %100 by my employer, 30% comes off the top for taxes. So I only actually see $70. If you give a homeless person $100, they actually get $100. It's not debatable. You can't disagree with it. Math doesn't care about your feelings.
Same person, same place. You see a collapsible wagon, a folding chair close by. They're running a route and collecting. One reason I turn my head most times.
I even seen one take credit cards if they look clean and their sign is funny I will give them money I was homeless before living out of a car I needed money to keep my car running so I could have air conditioning during the night you cannot fill up your gas tank with food and services
There is no housing for men...no one does hotel voucher anymore.the only one making money is the lady behind the desk .ask her what she makes a year,from people's donations. That's why those organizations want to give to them.they keep most of the money.why do you think people hold signs.there really isn't help that maters.
The problem is that panhandlers make more money than hardworking people ! It is a business like any other. My first job I made $8 an hour. These panhandlers are making $40 an hour. That is outrageous. Yeah some people really are just down on their luck but how do you know the difference between the truly needy and the “professional”panhandlers or human trafficking victims? You don’t know. So you can’t know if you are truly helping or just contributing to the problem. Also panhandling is a nuisance and discourages clientele from local (legitimate) businesses.
After Learning that a panhandler was using the money to buy Lotto Tickets it killed giving for me . I don't help anyone out anymore. I'll buy em a meal and that's about it . SMH 🙄🙄
There is something deeper going on when your kids can stay with Grandma but you are not allowed to. I know if my grandkids ever have to move in with me their momma and daddy movingly in too. I'm not taking care of my grandkids by myself.
My aunt worked at the government center and this guy would park in employee parking, change into his bum suit then walk across the street and beg.She claimed he did it for YEARS
My question is do these people see the video canera pointing at them or not. A lot of people would give money, thinking it will make them look like they are virtuous, but if the camera was hidden, I wonder if all these people would really be so giving
I went undercover in my community 10 years ago just to see how much the panhandlers in my community were making. I made between $80-$120 PER HOUR! I gave the money back after counting it as some people gave wads of money. The sign I held up said, “ I work for a living, I am not a drug addict, I am not a alcoholic, I don’t beg. Please don’t give to those who do. Their are other ways of helping.” PEOPLE NEVER READ THE SIGN. They just kept handing over money. I know all the panhandlers in my community. All are there on the same corner I was under false pretenses. Except one. She was the working poor and a single mother. Still so many ways to get help without panhandling.
that guy who says if everybody helped things would be better let him know i need help paying my utility's. as they went up more than my ss increase did. i run out of money by the 15 of the month and still have bills to pay. No not credit cards. i have none.
The homeless shelter treats homeless people like shyt but the state pays the homeless shelter money walk in homeless shelter undercover you will see how homeless gets treated
