Well, I suppose it's better than paying them to be poor.

New York to begin rewarding the poor for good behavior.

Poor residents will be rewarded for good behavior — like $300 for doing
well on school tests, $150 for holding a job and $200 for visiting the doctor —
under an experimental anti-poverty program that city officials detailed
Monday.

Why Bloomberg only wants the poor to behave is unclear.

You reward them for desirable actions, but they don't qualify unless they perform the undesirable action of being poor.

Somehow, Bloomberg has wrapped his mind around a twisted little idea of rewarding both failure AND success.

But only if they fail FIRST, then succeed.

Ow. My head hurts.

At least he's using private funds.