True Story - My brother told me of a recent incident in his city where there was someone begging for money for food. My brother went into a restaurant and got some food and brought it back to the man. The man said "I don't want food - I want the money"

The sad reality is that a lot of the people want money for drugs and alcohol. The other sad truth, at least here in the states, is that a large number of these people are mentally ill, and should be in a hospital but they are not.

Also, some people have learned that they can make more money by panhandling than by holding down an honest job. Its so sad because there are innocent people out there who are genuinely down on their luck and they are overshadowed by these others.