That universalism leads to less social stratification is essentially the idea behind the social democratic welfare state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare

That universalism leads to less social stratification is essentially the idea behind the social democratic welfare state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state#Three_worlds_of_the_welfare_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state#Three_worlds_of_...