A ‘Pleasurable Experience’?
“We have made our shelter system so much better that, unfortunately, when people are in it — or fortunately, depending on what your objective is — it is a much more pleasurable experience than they ever had before,” Bloomberg said.
This quote by Mayor Bloomberg on what it’s like to live in the homeless shelter system in New York City seems very misguided.
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Previously on The Billfold
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From the Village Voice’s article:
David Espinoza, 48, also has spent time at a New York City homeless shelter, and echoes Rick’s assessment that, while better than sleeping in a doorway, it’s not necessarily a “pleasurable experience.” He also had some (ahem) kind words for Mr. Bloomberg.
“Don’t that guy have, like, a bazillion dollars and a mansion?” he asks.
After we explained that “a bazillion” isn’t an actual number, but that the mayor owns 11 homes and is worth an estimated $22 billion, Espinoza said “well, fuck that guy!”
Indeed.