The time they spend hanging around begging they could have levelled up and handed quests in at the same time giving them gold...as Dragoon said unfortunately these aren't just low level beggars and thats no thanks to the plat boost option. Personally I'm happy to help friends but beggars get ignored, I have never asked anyone for anything in my time playing this game and 9/10 even when friends have offered me help I'm too stubborn to accept it lol. You want it...work for it!