On Jul 30, 9:19*pm, "David R.Birch" wrote:
Ed Huntress wrote:
"Wes" wrote in message
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"azotic" wrote:

Seems an old idea is reborn.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defended a city program to send homeless
families
out of New York on planes, trains and buses on Wednesday.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...nds-one-way-ti....

So how is Bloomberg going to take it when the target cities send their
homeless to NYC?

Wes

If they have families or friends who will take them in and support them in
New York, there's no problem. That's how NYC's plan works, in the other
direction.

Your question suggests that maybe you don't understand how it works, Wes.
Did you read it?

--
Ed Huntress

I just reread it, and I don't see anything in the article about
support for the transported at their destinations.

“I don’t know, when they get to the other places, whether they find
jobs,” Mr. Bloomberg said. “It may be an easier place for them. If we
don’t — we either have two choices. We can do this program or pay an
enormous amount of money daily to provide housing.”

Hizzoner da mayor doesn't seem concerned as long as they leave.

David

Actually, there was another article linked from this one that explains
it:
http://tinyurl.com/m9wuvp
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/ny...eway.html?_r=1

Still, it reminds me, rather unpleasantly, of the time I was walking
down the street in NY with my (then) business partner. We passed an
obviously homeless man, and John said, "These homeless people - They
ought to just get rid of them." That incident was just another nail in
the coffin of our partnership.

Another thing this reminds me of (though it's not really the same -
just smells that way at first) is that my wife used to work in the
psychiatric ER at Jersey City Medical Center. They would often get
walk-ins (more like wander-ins) who had been discharged from a NY
hospital and put on the PATH train to Jersey City, NJ.