Beggers Make Good Money

From The New York Daily News:
He’s a good actor — and gets paid like one, too.
Gary Thompson, a wheelchair-bound man in Lexington, Ky., makes up to $100,000 a year begging off of unwitting good Samaritans.
He has difficulty walking but is otherwise in fine physical and mental shape. But the scammer fakes a mental and speech disability as he panhandles around the city, he told Lexington TV station WLEX.
“I appreciate you guys busting me,” he told the TV station with a big smile and laugh. “I’m really good at it, really good.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/beggar-scams-kentucky-town-article-1.1275097#ixzz2MAtazNeP
In Las Vegas, we have a ton of beggars, from the ones on the strip and Fremont St. to the ones at freeway exit and on-ramps and busy intersections in the Valley.  You know these guys make good money, otherwise they wouldn't be doing the begging. 
I have also see some of the beggars up close, after they are done begging and they act totally different from when they are begging. 
But not all beggars look and act like bums.  Today, at the Intersection of Flamingo and Pecos, there was a beggar in a suit and tie.
So, I won't give money to these rich bums.  If they say they are hungry, offer them some food and see what their reaction is.  If they are out of work, give them the daily newspaper help wanted ads and see what happens.  It probably won't be too friendly