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Exporting the Impoverished

Posted by: Nate Berg

30 July 2009 - 5:00am

The City of New York has been spending thousands of dollars to send people out of the city -- opting to pay for one-way plane tickets instead of providing social services.

The city has sent off more than 550 families since 2007, saving the city about $36,000 per family per year in social service costs.

"Many of them are longtime New Yorkers who have come upon hard times, arrive at the shelter’s doorstep and jump at the offer to move at no cost. Others are recent arrivals who are happy to return home after becoming discouraged by the city’s noise, the mazelike subway, the difficult job market or the high cost of housing."

Full Story: City Aids Homeless With One-Way Tickets Home
Source: The New York Times, July 28, 2009
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