Ah, The New York Post. From the people that brought you the bum street pee spree and the other bum who pees on the street comes the bum who claims to make $200-an-hour panhandling.
Will Andersen, a former theater stagehand, tells the Post (not his best decision) that at peak times, he can really make a killing. "On a Friday morning, I make $400 in two hours," he says, adding, "I have gotten $80 or $100 from a single person. And they will say, 'Just do something good tonight.' They mean go to a hotel or a hostel."
Naturally, much like the Fox News lobster-eating surfer, this is evidence of entitlement culture run amok. The Post reports that nearby bums bragged about getting three sandwiches in a single day, and others are "raking in the big bucks," by "doing nothing but sitting on the sidewalk with hands out." The Post indicates that Andersen has a competitive advantage because he has a dog—he agrees—and that his get-rich-quick scheme has become "so lucrative, Andersen said he now rents a room in Inwood."