Panhandlers Research Paper

Panhandlers Good or Evil

Should we give money to panhandlers? Well some people think so because they feel it is the right thing to do but on the opposite side of that coin some people feel that it is counterproductive to do that. Some businesses feel that panhandlers hurt their business by standing out front asking for money because they ask potential customers before they get to the door and if there offended by this they will not even bother going in to the business they were thinking about going in to before but on the opposing end depending on the business it could actually help them in the long run. Most people who give panhandlers money feel that they need that money because they feel the panhandlers are mentally, physically, or emotionally unable to work which some of
Everyone thinks that by giving them money they are helping that individual person. They drive away feeling real good with themselves, but if they were to take a second look they would realize that all they are doing is enabling that person to continue this pathetic existence. I will tell you about a situation that happened to me and why I no longer give money to panhandlers. I was twenty-two I was going to work and I was stopped at the light at McNeil and 183 heading to fm2222. There was a guy standing on the corner he had a sign asking for money I had some extra money so I gave him five dollars. After that I was feeling really good about myself till I saw him walk to the Walgreens parking lot and get into a Jaguar. It was at that moment I decided to never give money again. My sister will also never give money to panhandlers because she used to work at the Walgreens. She would come home and tell us stories about the people standing at the intersection coming in to use the phone to call their friends and say “its your turn