[benlivengood]

Has Thomas Sowell talked to any panhandlers lately? I'd say the floor on minimum wage is at least $3/Hr if one can sit on a curb with cardboard and earn that much.

[rdtwo]

Panhandling is way more profitable than that. I’d estimate they earn 30-50 an hour in Seattle

[benlivengood]

I was estimating the floor in 99% of the country and not just the big cities because labor costs are very regional.

[WalterGR]

How are you making that estimate?

[rdtwo]

Extrapolate out of how often I see folks giving money out on my way home at the same intersection (around 1/4) times for a 2 minute wait. With what looks to be more than a dollar worth of sponsorship for the panhandlers habit