[jcvdd1]

OK, I get it. The Villages is a great place to live but some of the surrounding area near The Villages is not very desirable. Specifically the area just south of the Spanish Springs Town Square. Some of the supposedly homeless folks gather at the intersection holding onto a torn cardboard sign indicating that they are homeless and asking for money. They are not asking for food nor work but they are asking for free money.

My question is do you guys give these people money out of the kindness of your heart? It appears to me that if anyone is constantly giving money to these same people, then we as a society are partially responsible to the contribution for the state of homelessness that these people are in. If everyone stopped handing out money to these people and possibly offer them any type of work, then possibly this will provide them with the incentive to stop asking for money and start working in order to better themselves. I'm not referring to highly technologically demanding work, but rather any odd jobs that you may have at your residence. Although I'm sure that there are a few bad apples in this group and everyone needs to use common sense, but I'm certain that a majority of these people are good people if offered an opportunity.