[quote=ybitz]Well said, Flu. I see folks at major intersections holding up signs asking for money all the time in Mira Mesa. It always makes me so sad. Here, one of the most affluent cities in the wealthiest country on earth, people are driven to become beggars. I really want to help them out, but I don’t know if giving them money for standing at intersections is the best way. Will they use the money to buy drugs/booze? Can they really not get jobs or does begging money “earn” them more money than working a minimum wage job? Should I just donate money to local soup kitchens? In the end, I don’t do anything. I feel depressed about the state of our society every time I see beggars.[/quote]

Do the homeless tend to migrate to cities with the best weather? I can’t imagine those same folk setting up “shop” in Fargo North Dakota in early March…