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The problem is that the state is not capable of understanding who is disadvantaged and why. The state, through its own policies, is often responsible for some o
by jongjong 2y ago
The problem is that the state is not capable of understanding who is disadvantaged and why. The state, through its own policies, is often responsible for some of its citizen's failures. This is especially true today as monetary policies of the state distort most markets and people with specific skillsets that may be useful under an efficient system may find those skillsets useless under a bureaucratic system which favors unnecessary complexity.
Also, ironically, welfare laws in many countries tend to discriminate against homeless people... E.g. the bureaucracy often requires people to provide a home address and have a phone number.
- astrange 2y ago> The problem is that the state is not capable of understanding who is disadvantaged and why. I just said it, children and the elderly. That and a negative income tax covers most of it. Often people do have bad ideas beyond this, mostly because they're very confused about what encourages work and what discourages it. (which is how you get SSI asset tests)