Then quit treating them as abstractions, which is all they are to you. Nothing more than statistics. Suddenly it's not just Springfield's homeless but all of America's destitute for whom you claim to speak. Stop the charade that this is about anything other than perception. It doesn't even qualify as clever. Just disingenuous, as always.

Panhandling is nowhere to be found on the list of possible solutions for homelessness. It makes you feel good to support and enable it, even better to champion it under the "Look at me, I'm compassionate" banner, yet it's the last thing you'd want or encourage for a friend or relative in need. At least summon the humanity to admit that.