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I don't know any voters who want fraud to continue, but most do accept that fraud is just a part of any system designed and implemented by humans. I personally
by bloopernova 2y ago
I don't know any voters who want fraud to continue, but most do accept that fraud is just a part of any system designed and implemented by humans.
I personally would like to see the end of the "find gravy train, keep that gravy flowing at all costs" methodology of capitalism, because it's primary focus is money instead of the service provided. Whether it's pentagon contractors, business subsidies, or the heinous medicare and medical insurance fraud. But I don't want to cut SNAP even if someone buys a goddamn coke once in a while.
The current method seems to be brain surgery with a monkey wrench. Slash and burn with little thought given to the effects upon humans, especially those who don't have other options. Kagi gave me a figure of between 9.2 to 15.2 percent of welfare being fraudulent. Yes that's too high, yes I'd like to fix that, but I want that change to be considered, studied, and planned with caution.
- Tycho 2y agoTbh I think “move fast and break things” is what’s needed. The government bureaucracy has ossified over many years, and any attempt to change it gets bogged down in “committees” and “inquiries”. The only thing that will work is shock and awe, and if something important does get broken, it’s east enough to fix when its criticality becomes evident.