When I was a child, around the 1960s and 1970s, there were many "beggars" in urban and rural areas. This was because we were in a hungry era and there was not enough food to eat. The poor people had no choice but to beg.
At that time, I remember that a beggar came to the village, followed by several children watching the fun. When you go to a house, you have to get half a steamed bun and half a bowl of porridge. If there is a situation where the family has nothing to give, this is called door-to-door begging, begging grandpa and grandma to make ends meet, and sometimes you will be bitten by dogs. This is an extremely risky industry. The children followed to watch the fun and told the family who was about to be begged to close the door. When people reach this point, they no longer care about face. There is nothing more important than living. Keep the green hills and don't worry about burning without materials. This is the common mentality of beggars.
In recent years, in the streets and alleys of cities and rural areas, beggars have become fewer and fewer, or even extinct. What's the reason? Now the problem of eating is solved, I am no longer hungry. The party's policies are good, and poverty alleviation is often carried out. There are subsistence allowance households in rural cities and towns, and they receive subsistence allowances on a monthly basis. Who would be willing to beg for food if they have food to eat. So beggars slowly disappeared. The disappearance of beggars shows that society has undergone earth-shaking changes!