Texas Gov. Spent $221 Million on Migrant Busing 'Political Stunt' | Common Dreams
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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spent over $221 million to bus nearly 120,000 migrants to Democrat-led cities.
  • @finitebanjo
    50•5 months ago

    Thats $1841.67 per Migrant.

    Not counting legal fees incurred by retaliation from the migrants.

    • subignition
      23•5 months ago

      so an empathetic government could have actually just handed them all relief checks a la COVID

      • @finitebanjo
        28•5 months ago

        Or ironically just let them be so they don’t cost taxpayers money, something Repugnantcans claim to care about.

    • fmstratEnglish
      3•5 months ago

      If you’re going to quote, might as well make it worse:

      “By comparison, a bus ticket to New York costs about $215, while a flight costs about $350,” he highlighted. “It would have WAY cheaper to just give migrants money for tickets. Abbott’s effort not only made it a political stunt, it lined a contractor’s pocket.”