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NEEDCOM: How long have you been a panhandler? DONALD: Two years. NEEDCOM: How often do you panhandle? DONALD: Every day. I've been trying to find a job for the last six months, but I haven't had any luck. There's plenty of jobs out here, it's just hard to find. I have plenty of family—they got their own problems, too. I got a twin brother, he got 6 kids, and they're living in two rooms. He's barely making it. But he's making it, you know. He's got a roof over his head, and he's taking care of his kids. I give him that credit. I can't go stay there with him, 'cause like I said, he got six kids and a wife. And two rooms for six kids and two adults, that's eight people and two rooms. That's a little overcrowded already. NEEDCOM: What would you call an average donation? DONALD: They mostly give change, it all adds up. NEEDCOM: How much money do you make on a pretty good day? DONALD: Me, myself, to be honest with you, I make about a hundred dollars a day. Matter of fact, day before yesterday, I made eighty dollars in 2 hrs. |
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