Cool, now make it happen for everyone with no questions asked. Then we cut out the overhead of seeing if you qualify and stop people from complaining about how it incentivises you to be lazy.
No level of effort will make you earn less than you did before, as can happen when you earn enough that you no longer qualify for the programs that let you take the first steps out of poverty. But it will still be cheaper for the government (and therefore the taxpayer) at the end of the day because we won’t be wasting as many resources trying to heal people who are only sick because they were suffering extreme poverty, or are only addicts because it’s the only way to make their practically hopeless living situation slightly more bearable, or are only unemployed because every job makes them earn too much to stay on SNAP benefits or Medicaid (US examples, I know, but I’m willing to bet similar Catch-22s exist near you).
The people who need aid most — any kind of alleged aid program — are not capable of navigating the proof and paperwork maze. That’s not accidental, it’s cost control. All aid programs should be as close to “no questions asked” as feasible.
Cool, now make it happen for everyone with no questions asked. Then we cut out the overhead of seeing if you qualify and stop people from complaining about how it incentivises you to be lazy.
No level of effort will make you earn less than you did before, as can happen when you earn enough that you no longer qualify for the programs that let you take the first steps out of poverty. But it will still be cheaper for the government (and therefore the taxpayer) at the end of the day because we won’t be wasting as many resources trying to heal people who are only sick because they were suffering extreme poverty, or are only addicts because it’s the only way to make their practically hopeless living situation slightly more bearable, or are only unemployed because every job makes them earn too much to stay on SNAP benefits or Medicaid (US examples, I know, but I’m willing to bet similar Catch-22s exist near you).
“No questions asked” is brilliant.
The people who need aid most — any kind of alleged aid program — are not capable of navigating the proof and paperwork maze. That’s not accidental, it’s cost control. All aid programs should be as close to “no questions asked” as feasible.