Panhandling in Portland is a symptom; poverty, the problem

I don't think that pan handlers need to be illegal because it won't make the homeless people go away. It will give the homeless less of a chance to pay for food and water that they need. In order for them to get the things they need the need to have money and they can't get money from just walking they get it from standing around cars asking for money. And its not like they can go out and get a job because no one wants to hire them.