> A $300 million initiative that combined job training with anti-violence campaigns was shut down earlier this year because New York City officials say they don't know how many people participated or found work thanks to the program.
Almost all these social justice oriented programs tend to be a waste of money. But they’re also generally lacking in transparency and accountability. If you don’t have to show results or prove your value, it creates the right conditions for fraudulent grift. Taxpayers and voters seemingly say yes to candidates and programs of this type that seem like positive ideas but never think that these programs are just a transfer of their taxpayer money to a few well connected individuals. In this case, a member of the mayor’s transition team.
> A $300 million initiative that combined job training with anti-violence campaigns was shut down earlier this year because New York City officials say they don't know how many people participated or found work thanks to the program.
Almost all these social justice oriented programs tend to be a waste of money. But they’re also generally lacking in transparency and accountability. If you don’t have to show results or prove your value, it creates the right conditions for fraudulent grift. Taxpayers and voters seemingly say yes to candidates and programs of this type that seem like positive ideas but never think that these programs are just a transfer of their taxpayer money to a few well connected individuals. In this case, a member of the mayor’s transition team.