“No. I saw one on the street today smoking cigarettes and I thought if she can afford a four- or five- dollar pack of cigarettes she probably doesn't need my money.”

— Mary Jane Hemphill, homemaker, Pass Christian, Miss.

“Yes. I feel sorry for them. I'm just bad about it, I'm easy.”

— Buddy Hemphill, oil business, Pass Christian, Miss.

“Yes, when I have money in my pocket. I feel a little blessed I actually have the luxury of having change in my pocket and I figure I could make their situation a little better by throwing it their way.”

— Alexander Pugh, Kansas University student, Lansing

“No. I think that they should just get a real job, like the rest of us and do stuff because I think if you're going to play music, then you should be working to get heard in venues and not on the street.”

— Morgan Gear, cosmetology student, Kansas City