When the tourist town of Key West, Florida, banned begging near its cruise ship docks recently, local officials said what a growing number of other communities have said: Beggars and homeless people are bad for business. “We can’t afford to have panhandlers hassling tourists,” says John Jones, assistant city manager in Key West, where thousands of cruise ship passengers arrive every… return to article
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