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Poverty

yeoman6987

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1. When I lived in Norfolk Virginia and Jacksonville Florida

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Mar 26, 2014, 07:05 AM

Mar 2014

I would see panhandlers all the time. I have given them money and are so appreciated but I also have had some who wanted food (on the sign they were holding) and when offered declined saying they would rather have the money. In Annapolis, Maryland, I don't see panhandlers much.

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Five Myths About Panhandlers [View all] xchrom Mar 2014 OP

When I lived in Norfolk Virginia and Jacksonville Florida yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #1

It's even odds as to whether food is accepted in NYC. sir pball Mar 2014 #2