Here's a thought...
There are a lot of beggars around Santa Fe. I guess it is because of the "bleeding-heart Liberals" that will give them money without a tought.
Anyway, an idea I had to supply the beggars with a plan of strategery is to beg politicians at photo-ops. This would work for anyone, all they'd have to do is show up where politicians are campaigning and wear ragged clothes and smell really bad, then make your way through the reporters and ask the politician for "a coupla bucks". He'd give you at least $10 and hold it for the cameras to see, or he might just punch you in the stomache and push you away while cursing your mother.