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In lieu of raising taxes to claw it back, I hope it at least phases out so there's less of an incentive to game your way towards eligibility. I think Yang under
by chillacy 6y ago
In lieu of raising taxes to claw it back, I hope it at least phases out so there's less of an incentive to game your way towards eligibility. I think Yang understands this, but it would otherwise create yet another welfare trap.
- Pfhreak 6y agoThat's what "means tested" means. Phasing it out by how much income you make. That's specifically the issue I have with this policy. We should be taking care of everyone, and everyone should be entitled to certain baselines. We should also tax the wealthy enough to ensure we cover those baselines. It's much simpler to do that than arrange every benefit with a means testing system that needs monitoring and adjudication.