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I can assure you the state already has plenty staff on hand with plenty of training on giving out free stuff. And even if they don’t: jobs program.

mhb 3y ago
> jobs program Bastiat would like a word.
- explaininjs 3y ago
  133,000 free laptops, but some employees is where he interjects?
  - shortrounddev2 3y ago
    I believe you could do more good for the same price if you just gave people cash instead of implementing an administrative system to manage distributing laptops. Just give people money and they can buy what they need
shortrounddev2 3y ago
The state could administer other tasks it's good at more effectively if it didn't need to spend human resources on such a program. >jobs program so is the point to help the poor, or is it to pay government workers to do unnecessary work?
- explaininjs 3y ago
  You repeat yourself. In all seriousness, it’s amusing to see how many people in this thread want to apply capitalist principles to a welfare program. The two are opposite - the goal here is to lose as much capital as possible.
  - shortrounddev2 3y ago
    I'm not arguing for "capitalist principles" (if there were such a thing). The goal with welfare is to do as much good as possible. I contend that by managing administrative bloat, you lose money which could otherwise be given directly to people and do more good. The goal should be to spend money as efficiently as possible, not to spend less money
    - explaininjs 3y ago
      The administration people are a key part of the welfare program. The bloat is the jobs is the welfare. The welfare is the jobs is the bloat. Same goes for healthcare, the TSA (gvmt in general), much of realty… the list goes on. Basically anywhere you look around and wonder what the hell so many workers are standing around for. Employment is the number one mechanism of promoting welfare. (and the only one with lasting impact)

mhb 3y ago

> jobs program Bastiat would like a word.

explaininjs 3y ago
133,000 free laptops, but some employees is where he interjects?
- shortrounddev2 3y ago
  I believe you could do more good for the same price if you just gave people cash instead of implementing an administrative system to manage distributing laptops. Just give people money and they can buy what they need

shortrounddev2 3y ago

The state could administer other tasks it's good at more effectively if it didn't need to spend human resources on such a program. >jobs program so is the point to help the poor, or is it to pay government workers to do unnecessary work?

explaininjs 3y ago
You repeat yourself. In all seriousness, it’s amusing to see how many people in this thread want to apply capitalist principles to a welfare program. The two are opposite - the goal here is to lose as much capital as possible.
- shortrounddev2 3y ago
  I'm not arguing for "capitalist principles" (if there were such a thing). The goal with welfare is to do as much good as possible. I contend that by managing administrative bloat, you lose money which could otherwise be given directly to people and do more good. The goal should be to spend money as efficiently as possible, not to spend less money
  - explaininjs 3y ago
    The administration people are a key part of the welfare program. The bloat is the jobs is the welfare. The welfare is the jobs is the bloat. Same goes for healthcare, the TSA (gvmt in general), much of realty… the list goes on. Basically anywhere you look around and wonder what the hell so many workers are standing around for. Employment is the number one mechanism of promoting welfare. (and the only one with lasting impact)