Homeless people may have jobs. But there's insufficient numbers of legal, decent jobs (which would keep them from being homeless); and they may be affected by o

Homeless people may have jobs. But there's insufficient numbers of legal, decent jobs (which would keep them from being homeless); and they may be affected by other issues which keep them from actually obtaining/keeping a job. Whatever outward persona you may see in a brief moment of observation, may not be much indication of the person within. Also, there's different beggar culture. In some countries, beggars may rely on eliciting sympathy for their miserable state. Whereas the US may have such an unsympathetic culture that this may repel the audience.