My elustrious Mayor has decided to pay parents cash to keep their kids in school. Although he's "CLAIMING" to have raised 50Million "Privately" to finance a pilot program(It's been done in other countries but not here in the US),he intends to hand up to 5,000$ a year to 2,500 randomly selected families. From 6rolls from 6 of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. Payoffs range from $25 every2 months for routine acheivements such as exemplary attendence to $300 bucks for improvements in important singular events such as scoring high on critical reading and math exams.
Hey Bloomy I think this is called Welfare. I could name 20 other things that this 50mil could be used for instead of paying people to do what they should already WANT to do for their children(Which is get them an education so that it buys them a crack at the American Dream{If that still exists in our days}). It costs nothing to send your kid to a public school till they hit 18yrs of age. Why should we designate funds to such a project and how will it be insured and inforced? Bloomy you can't be the Nanny for NY. Some of these parents have to care for more than themselves and they have to want a better life for their children other than what they have now. And no amount of money is going to ensure this. What it will ensure is to provide another "SYSTEM" for people to take advantage of.
I want health insurance. How about 50mil to ensure working families are insured.
Your thoughts on this people! The Floor.................................................................
