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> Why is it always assumed beggars and homeless are two of the same? Don't know, let's see.. hmmm... maybe because the two often go together ?
by johnchristopher 10y ago
> Why is it always assumed beggars and homeless are two of the same?
Don't know, let's see.. hmmm... maybe because the two often go together ?
- DanBC 10y agoThere are plenty of beggars who are not homeless or vulnerably housed.
- johnchristopher 10y agoPlenty as in the majority ?
- DanBC 10y agoIn England, probably yes the majority of people who beg are not homeless. Of course, we need to define what we mean by homeless. And I'd like to try to avoid some of the unpleasant and stigmatising messages sometimes made by English councils who are trying to stop people giving money to beggars.
- dazc 10y agoBased on what evidence?
- johnchristopher 10y agoFWIW my personal experience comes from some benevolent work in homeless shelters. Furthermore I am just answering the loaded question. People assume these things because that's what it looks like to them from the outside.