Cutting Down On Jaywalking To Rein In Pension Costs

Or maybe like using preventive medicine to treat birth defects:

Mayor Bill de Blasio says that a “proactive” approach to governing will help solve the city’s structural budget deficit.

“We think a lot of the proactive strategies to save money in the long run,” he said in response to a reporter’s question about his plans to tackle future budget gaps. “Keeping people out of our jails saves money. We can help to make people who might not have been law-abiding citizens into law-abiding citizens. That also saves money. We can keep folks who would have been homeless from going into our shelter system. That saves money.”