TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoMoving away from physical currency has been very detrimental to the homeless industrymessage-squaremessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1114
arrow-up1114message-squareMoving away from physical currency has been very detrimental to the homeless industryTheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoYou know what’s better than guesstimates and gut feelings? Actual statistics: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10575677211036498 In adjusted 2020 USD, the economic yield from panhandling is most often $2–$16 per hour, $20–$60 per day, and $200–$500 per month Slightly less than your projected $45 for 8 hours a day.
You know what’s better than guesstimates and gut feelings?
Actual statistics: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10575677211036498
Slightly less than your projected $45 for 8 hours a day.