In the GGP's example, the tax rate dropped from 20% to 19%. It requires changing 1 number. Everyone already had to file taxes using whatever number the governme

In the GGP's example, the tax rate dropped from 20% to 19%. It requires changing 1 number. Everyone already had to file taxes using whatever number the government provides. If we send every person a check it requires, at the very least, envelopes and postage. My first claim is not about the efficiency of how the money is used by the beneficiaries. My claim is about the efficiency of getting the money gets into people's hands in the first place.