Lack of Authority

I guess its a sign of the times. Government, ever afraid to take a position, is caving into onramp/offramp panhandlers instead of throwing them in chain gains and providing them a job in exchange for a bunk room. Or is it; the argument in Orlando is that the city is doing it to push panhandlers out. If there is a meter somewhere they will have the moral authority to say "sorry no panhandling - you get benefits from the meter already".  Personally, while I think panhandlers are a public safty problem - they need to crack down on the Army/Fireman people too. They are out every day at my major intersection and not only is it annoying and uncomfortable for someone to come up to my window at a stop light, but who knows if these people are legit? Anytime these people come up to you the best thing you can do is tell them where they can find the nearest soup kitchen. Giving them anything else is just enabling them. I'm not being mean that just how reality works - cash in hand is a bad thing for a person on the street. It will hurt them. Now I feel differently about the guys that play music on the train or juggle or whatever on the sidewalk. Those people are like trees - they bring life to an area and deserve some tip.