John on Nostr: Saw this in the context of school meals, but it applies generally: if you think ...
Saw this in the context of school meals, but it applies generally: if you think benefit Foo should be means tested so that the 'rich' can't abuse it, you're wrong. Means testing costs a ton of money and can cause people who need it to not apply. Instead, give it to everyone by default and raise taxes on whoever you were going to define as 'rich' so they pay their share. Functionally the same, easier/cheaper to administrate, will do more good.
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