NYC Poor to Get Cash for Good Behavior

**Jason** · 06-23-2007, 11:22 PM

NEW YORK -- 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.

The rewards have been used in other countries, including Brazil and Mexico, and have drawn widespread praise for changing behavior among the poor. Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled to Mexico this spring to study the healthy lifestyle payments, also known as conditional cash transfers.

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Jason ex oriente lux Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 571	NYC Poor to Get Cash for Good Behavior NEW YORK -- 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. The rewards have been used in other countries, including Brazil and Mexico, and have drawn widespread praise for changing behavior among the poor. Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled to Mexico this spring to study the healthy lifestyle payments, also known as conditional cash transfers. More

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