50 Cent slams NYC’s plan to give $53M in pre-paid debit cards to migrants to use in bodegas as he demands Mayor Adams calls him and explains how it will work and says ‘maybe Trump is the answer’
- Rapper 50 Cent took to Instagram on Saturday to hit out at the New York City scheme for migrants to be handed pre-paid cards for food
- Mayor Eric Adams estimated it will save $600,000 a month, or $7.2 million annually as it will stop wasting money on meals the asylum seekers do not want
- The pilot program is being rolled out at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, with 500 families involved
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Rapper 50 Cent has slammed New York City‘s plan to hand out pre-paid cards worth a combined $53million to migrants to use at bodegas, supermarkets and delis.
Mayor Eric Adams estimated the scheme will save the city $600,000 a month, or $7.2 million annually as it will stop wasting money on meals the asylum seekers do not want.
The pilot program is being rolled out at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, with 500 families involved, The New York Post reported.
A family of four will get a card loaded with $1,000-a-month, equivalent to $35 a day.
But 50 Cent took to Instagram on Saturday to hit out at the scheme and suggested Donald Trump is the answer to the city’s problems.
The rapper shared a post on Instagram about the plan to hand out pre-paid cards for migrants to buy food and baby supplies.
‘WTF Mayor Adams call my phone,’ he wrote. ‘I don’t understand how this works, somebody explain this. I’m stuck, maybe TRUMP is the answer.’
It comes after the artist, who was born in New York City, questioned why migrants were being handed free healthcare in California.
‘I don’t understand this, this it going to cost 2.6 billion dollars for tax payers,’ he said on January 3.
‘They don’t even give veterans health insurance. @arimelber call my phone now, help me understand this s**t. WTF.’
The New York City program will see those selected will be given cards which can be only used at bodegas, supermarkets and delis.
Migrants must sign an affidavit promising to only use the cards for food and baby supplies, or else have them cut off.
It is unclear how the City of New York will know if they’re just being used in bodegas as intended.
The amount on each card will depend on individual circumstances. It is unclear how city officials will check if cards are being abused – and if the scheme will worsen the crisis by encouraging other migrants to head to the Big Apple in the hopes of receiving free money.
A family of four could be provided nearly $1,000 each month, which is $35 per day for food for the four.
At present, each migrant meal costs $11, so feeding a family of four for a day could cost up to $132.
Cards will get refilled every 28 days.
