Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
I'd go a step further and say giving panhandlers money is not even a temporary fix but is instead doing harm to them. They have to hit bottom so they'll seek help and/or straighten their shit out ... keeping them in pocket money keeps them hovering just above bottom ... low enough that their life stinks but not quite low enough to cross the "its time to do something about this" threshold.
The problem there is lots of those people don't think their life stinks. If Yu have known and or talked to any most of them think your life is the one that sucks. They don't have to answer to anyone or be reasonable for anything. Literally just sit around all day and be high or drunk.