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Revealed: Councils Are Fining People for Begging, Pushing Them Into Debt
Campaigners are concerned that councils are criminalising the homeless.
Now Auckland Wants to Fine Homeless People for Begging
The crackdown comes after complaints about people defecating in public areas, harassing residents and tourists, and washing in water fountains.
Americans Are Literally Begging Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to Take Over the US
Canada's prime minister can't even get his smoked meat without being fawned over.
How Cardboard Signs Changed the Face of Panhandling in America
"Flying a sign," as it's called, is a way for the homeless to make their pleas to passersby quickly, silently, and without defying laws against aggressive panhandling.
How to Treat the Homeless: Tips from Actual Homeless People
In order to demystify the all-too-common experience of being without a roof over your head, we asked some of London's homeless people about their day-to-day lives.
Indiegogo Life Is the Newest Frontier in Digital Panhandling
By opening a crowdfunding platform with no pretense of "funding" anything other than a person's needs or wants, did Indiegogo essentially build an entire site just for the potato salad Kickstarter guy?
Even with Gang Connections, Begging on the Beijing Subway Is Rough
Gong’s story doesn’t add up, and her greatest invention is one of omission: gangs that govern the city’s vagrant population are big business in Beijing. Gong is most likely in cahoots with a senior member.