Glorifying begging as a profession

A usual complaint by many concerned about the social welfare about a state is that there are too many beggars, homeless, destitute whichever adjective describes better! A non-versatile profession but there are surprisingly some who've made their way through it as well.
Interestingly, this article from the ET which marks the trend of another very old profession, the article also throws some light on aspects of lifestyle and attitude.
I sure don't want to make a generalization that beggars are getting richer which wouldn't otherwise change your mind of not dropping a buck at the traffic signal the next time.