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Re:This is Real, That's Not by biztos on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:04AM (#25313940)
What’s the point, from your point of view, of the homeless newspapers?

To me it’s always seemed like mostly a way to regulate begging, and also to let both parties pretend it isn’t begging. And in the best case maybe it’s therapeutic for people to write for them.

But it doesn’t seem like anyone reads these, and I wonder, are the other effects worth the cost / effort?

Re:This is Real, That's Not by rurban on Saturday December 05, 2020 @05:30PM (#25319035)
It's the best way to get them out of homelessness. It's not begging at all.

They have to buy all the papers they are distributing in advance. It's a financial risk. But a good income, if you've got a good location.