william pettus (@wspettus.bsky.social)

Universal Benefits Are Actually Cheaper Than Means-Tested Ones The argument that means-tested welfare programs reduce inequality and poverty more than non-means-tested programs is based on an accounting trick. Universal benefits are the best and cheapest way to a... https://jacobin.com/2022/11/universal-means-testing-benefits-korpi-palme-taxes?fbclid=IwY2xjawMllFdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3cG5wVzZLcjh6a3kwdUxrAR67YeEUmlyTUfnaqghujvUajwaRGubkR_9IRJNS0l8mrCoSwTLUUHCj6eqrIw_aem_e8L_xV0RofroiLifKpe6ZQ