One-way plane tickets: NYC offers migrants free travel anywhere to move
One-way plane tickets: NYC offers migrants free travel anywhere to move
One-way plane tickets: NYC offers migrants free travel anywhere to move
New York City is moving migrants out of shelters and offering them plane tickets to anywhere in the world.
Here’s one approach to discourage migrants from settling in New York City: Give them a free, one-way plane ticket out of town.
Mayor Eric Adams is ramping up efforts to fly migrants to the destination of their choice, figuring it’s cheaper than sheltering them for months on end. And he’s simultaneously warning that those opting to stay in New York may be in for a winter of sleeping outside with shelters full.
“When you are out of room, that means you’re out of room,” Adams told reporters Tuesday. “Every year, my relatives show up for Thanksgiving, and they want to all sleep at my house. There’s no more room. That’s where we are right now.”
This is going to sound crazy. But what if we like... Reduce our military spending budget by just 2% and use that money to build infrastructure/new towns. Those towns will need a workforce...
You know. 2% less on the military budget.
China has tried that and they have ghost cities.
There is nothing preventing people from buying a large piece of land in the hope of becoming a town. They can build infrastructure, and that's all fine. Yes, it will require people to run.
But who wants to move there? There's nothing there for entertainment. There's no family and friends there. Unless a lucrative company builds an HQ there, there aren't really good decent jobs. So either 1) they have to promote remote work or 2) They have to be close enough to an area with lots of existing jobs. Otherwise, most people are going to have to commute if they don't work for the local municipality.
How do you propose to solve the desirability problem?
You just focused on the dumbest part of his proposal. We won't be literally China if we reinvest money in people, infrastructure and housing.