Man holds 'get a job' sign near panhandlers

OMAHA, Neb. (CNN) -- At a busy intersection in Omaha, Nebraska, passers-by are used to seeing people begging for money. But there's a new face on one of the corners.

He's a retired military man, and he's fed up with panhandlers. Some people like his message, others find it offensive.

"If you want money, go get a job and work for it," said Charles Smith.

"He has a sign that says, get a job, but he doesn't know people's struggles," said Charles Smith, a panhandler.

You can find Logan wherever there are panhandlers. His action spurred after seeing his own son asking for money on the street.

"That is what really hurt me because i know that he didn't have to do that. And a Lot of people out here don't have to do it," Logan said.

Panhandler Smith says it's not so simple. He says he's a single father, facing eviction from his apartment, trying to pay rent, before his disability check arrives.

"We all go through our personal struggles whether it be, financial, physical, mental, emotional. He doesn't understand that," said Smith.

Panhandler Aaron Hansen struggles with drug addiction and says he just got out of jail.

He said, "I'm a college graduate. I was raised by very respectable parents. I'm a decent person. It's just a temporary thing until i get back on my feet."

No matter your opinion, Logan's sign is drawing notice. Both good and bad. According to police reports, in the month of August a panhandler through a drink at him, another threatened him with a knife, and Tuesday someone sprayed him with mace.

Even so, Logan says he's not going anywhere.

"That's what america is built off of people that work., not people that beg" he said.

The panhandlers don't plan on moving either.