> there are the "my family needs help" folks who beg with kids in strollers and at the end of the day get back into their cars in the Target parking lot
Someone can own a car and still be in desperate need of help.
I always check their shoes so far every one of them had good expensive footwear. The last one I saw the lady had a shiny pair of brooks similar to mine that go for -100 a pair.
It’s likely got something to do with incentives, money earned panhandleing is at least the same as minimum wage probably better, then no taxes and it’s all cash so doesn’t count against government benefits so you can double/triple dip.
Someone can own a car and still be in desperate need of help.