Tag Archives: homelessness

Panhandling: The numbers

Posted on 3 September 2002 by meta

Interesting stats from a study of panhandlers: Average income $300/month from begging + $200/month from “other sources” Average alcohol/drug expenditure per month $80 Average tobacco spending per month $112 A quarter of those surveyed spend $600/month or more on drugs

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Sign of the times

Posted on 9 January 2002 by meta

This morning I saw a fat, bearded homeless man with a shopping cart full of bundles of I-don’t-know-what tied inside plastic bags. He was leaning over a trash can—reading a discarded copy of the Wall Street Journal intently. Checking his … Continue reading →

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