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Panhandlers can earn between $30 to $40 an hour, according to a new study.

In a report commissioned by the city of Spokane, Washington, researchers found that most panhandlers are not actually homeless. However, street beggars do frequently suffer from substance abuse problems, often have criminal records and rarely have (traditional) employment.

They also found that a successful panhandler can make twice the hourly wage of the average American worker, who makes about $19 an hour.

An Asylum study has found panhandlers are also much tanner than the typical office slave, and get to meet all kinds of new and interesting people each day. Just something to think about if you are considering a career change and have no shame.

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