@Came_Along_Way Studies have indicated, like the one attached, that most of them actual do prefer a job over panhandling but as many people pointed out the lack of resources & mental health issues makes these opportunities hard to come by. https://t.
@FahertyWSOC9 You didn't question where @HickoryPD got their "more than 90%" figure? Because I can't find any study, report, etc. supporting such. I can, however, find a study disputing such. https://t.co/PzI555Q3H4 #Journalism https://t.co/JKuEr3oon2
@InariTheFox @Ipequey @pacerfox While there may be outliers of panhandlers who do well, this preliminary (sample size: 54) study in Toronto concludes that it's done more out of desperation, it's not stable income, and most prefer employment, with the remai
@BagOnHead2 @CBCEdmonton homelessness is not caused by that... but anyhow this is all beside the point we are speaking on panhandling https://t.co/HeemSlHdlw about 35% arent homeless and looking at spending patterns in this Canadian Medical Journal study,