4 ms·
Look there's _always_ an edge case that makes the generalized common good approach sound unreasonable. But in the end, you make the best rules you can that hel
by sbarre 5y ago
Look there's _always_ an edge case that makes the generalized common good approach sound unreasonable.
But in the end, you make the best rules you can that help the majority of people, and you accept that they will not be 100% ideal. If some people end up unfairly benefiting from it, so be it.
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
- refurb 5y agoIt’s unreasonable even if not extreme. Some dude who wants to retire 50km into the bush because land is cheap shouldnt get a $100k subsidy by tax payers.
- rsj_hn 5y agoGiving a huge subsidy to someone in the top 1% when they buy a luxury electric car with monstrous torque is also suboptimal. https://www.tesla.com/support/incentives https://www.tesla.com/support/incentives So is giving below market rate housing to someone who rents it out while buying a bigger home elsewhere with the rental payments. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/11/21/san-francisco-targeting-below-market-rate-housing-cheaters/ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/11/21/san-francisco-t... Or giving food stamps to someone who sells them for money to buy more alcohol. https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/16/investigation-uncovers-people-selling-taxpayer-funded-food-stamps/ https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/16/investigation-unc... Welcome to the world of government subsidies - I don't see how you can stop any of this cost-effectively, as money is fungible and stuff can be resold.