> Why not Because US policy makers don't trust citizens. They demand that all benefits be means-tested and the onus is on the recipient to prove. Also, one of

> Why not Because US policy makers don't trust citizens. They demand that all benefits be means-tested and the onus is on the recipient to prove. Also, one of the major parties (the one that controls the Senate and the Executive Branch) wants to dismantle "the welfare state". I don't think COVID changed that part of the platform. Personally, I would love for policy makers to listen to Code For America leadership and change policy to make it stupid simple to hook into employer data to know when a person is layed off and message them with SMS or a Push Notification that they are already registered for {unemployment, MedicAid, food assistance}, but the friction for those systems is what one (or both) party wants, so I'm not holding my breath.