Bloomberg to Fight Poverty with Cash Incentives
What do you think of Bloomberg's incentive-based anti-poverty plan?
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a plan for fighting poverty: he is offering cash to low-income residents for visiting the doctor, attending school, even for getting a library card. Linda Gibbs, New York's Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, discusses the controversial program.
Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, New York City
Douglas Besharov, scholar in social welfare studies at the American Enterprise Institute; professor of public policy at the University of Maryland
Toby Herr, director, Project Match
Diane Clark, participated in Chicago's "Pathways to Rewards" program with her five sons
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