Why are there "street perfomers" in Gib?

Why on earth should you give someone money for standing still wearing a sheet?! You might as well sit down get a take away coffee mug and write "hungry and homeless" in charcoal on a piece of carton, because there is NO WAY i am going to "pay" to be entertained by a muppet standing freaking still! I know there are people in many cities doing the living statue thing all over the world, and they are all equally stupid. But walking down that famous street in Florence with dozens of living statutes in fantastic and inventive costumes who actually do some sort of street art when they get some money, is slightly different from walking down mainstreet and there is a dumbass wearing a sheet standing somewhat still and will get into a new position if he gets a quid... The thing in Gib is us non tourists get to know these irritating people (not personally of course but you see them hanging around day after day) and the two worst ones are: The guy with the ukulele outside Marks & Spencers, he sings annoying tunes badly and will always try and cheer you up when you walk by saying some stupid comment. Secondly (haven't seem him for a while though thank god!) is the living statue guy wearing that stupid tie and briefcase, he's annoying not only because he's trying to stand still for money, but because you see him walking around in his stupid costume! Today there was a guy with a bongo drum and a girl doing some sort of contemporary dance bullshit in casemates. I danced for 6-7 years and I did contemporary, jazz, ballet, hiphop mostly everything. I'm not saying I'm a great dancer but i get dance. The reason this one was particularly annoying is because she would walk around "getting into character" mostly walk but then suddenly make a little jump or a pirouette or throw her hands into the air, i hate that pretentious bullshit! Just dance or stop moving. And all this only to start doing some strange belly-dancing-Beyonce-booty-shake, IN TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS! Call that street/performance art?! It seems (not surprisingly) that Gib attracts the worst performers in the world.