I can’t believe all the people giving them money at stop lights. Bet they wouldn’t do it if the bums were in their neighborhood.
There is a different person on one corner in my neighborhood every single day. It is on my way to work.
I am guessing religious cult. And every single person walks with a cane.
I think some of that is an organized operation. In Philly, it's got a Traveler feel to it. The panhandlers have handlers.
Saw a couple of girls (early 20s) on a corner with their faces made up like Broadway Annie. I told them it was a "hard luck life".