NYC Buys Homeless One Way Tickets

[Shapecity]

It's a startling way to solve New York City's very real problem. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is offering one-way tickets to homeless people to send them back to their original home towns.

The program, which has been in operation since 2007, has sent people back to Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Puerto Rico and even Paris. Sometimes the travel comes with big price tags like $2,500 to go to South Africa.

Bloomberg has defended the controversial program, saying relocation is much less expensive than spending up to $36,000 per year to keep a homeless family in a shelter. "This saves taxpayers of New York an enormous amount of money," Bloomberg said. "Also keep in mind nobody's forcing these people to go. They want to go."

Source:ABCNews

 

[Denny Crane]

Not many homeless in Vegas. Lots of holes in the ground out in the desert.

 

[deception]

thats what atl did in the run up to the olympics. i guess its better than guilani arresting the homeless

 

[maxiep]

Shameful.