>But the real question is why they don't do the same for tax evasion? Because "taxpayers" are a big enough demographic that you can't just kick them in the dic

>But the real question is why they don't do the same for tax evasion? Because "taxpayers" are a big enough demographic that you can't just kick them in the dick without consequence. Welfare recipients are a smaller and poorer demographic so the state can abuse them with invasive policy with less blow-back.