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Panhandler Michael Henry Turns Begging Into a 15000 Year Career
Michael Henry a cheerful Boston panhandler earns about 15000 yearly by glad-handing commuters at Boston Common. He works regular hours wears tidy clothes and uses a friendly persona to solicit donations from lawyers bankers and other passersby. On his eighth birthday he received hundreds in gifts and cash showing how his routine has built a steady income and a personal following despite questions about his homelessness and why he cannot or will not seek conventional work.
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