Beggars can be choosers too!!!

I had always heard of the saying "Beggars cant be choosers". However times are changing, thanks to the inflation. This article shows that beggars can infact become choosy :)

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/526049-bangladeshi-beggars-demand-minimum-donations

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A group of beggars in northern Bangladesh are lobbying local politicians to set a minimum rate that people can give them because they are struggling with spiralling inflation, an official said Monday.

Kurigram council chairman Abubakr Siddiqui said about 40 beggars - most of them disabled - held a rally in the town at the weekend to raise awareness about their plight.

"They demanded the local council fix the minimum rate of alms at one taka (1.45 cents). At the moment most people who give them money give between 10 and 50 paisa (0.15 to 0.70 cents)," he said.

Siddiqui said as well as setting a minimum rate, the group also wanted the council to ban beggars from outside the town from encroaching on their territory.

"They say the soaring cost of food is taking its toll. Their daily collection is not enough to buy adequate food for their families," he said.

"We cannot stop the entry of outsiders into the town. Any Bangladeshi has the right to come here."
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