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Sales secrets of panhandlers: What persuades passers-by to spare some change?

12.13.10

If you live or work in the Bay Area, you've no doubt been forced to make decisions -- perhaps daily -- about whether or not to give money to panhandlers. For some, the preferred strategy is simply to refrain from giving...

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