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maybe you are not exposed to the society in which i live in. Panhandling is a way of life for some people, its obviously they're income, and for what? Couple of hits or a bottle of booze..
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I am exposed to that scene.. I live in the city, and I spend enough time in Toronto to say I live there too. We have pan-handlers, squeegie kids, and crazy people on every corner..
What I hate is people who paint all homeless/displaced people with the same brush.. I have volunteered at a shelter before, and its not a case of wanting to be there. I'd suggest what others here have.. go to a shelter, volunteer to do anything, pour soup, give out coffee, and listen. It's easy to seperate the career pandhandlers and the people who are trying to get out of the hole that being displaced puts you in