Ballpark numbers: About 1/3 of Americans get government assistance, and typical administrative costs are 1-10% of the program. Making these benefits universal

Ballpark numbers: About 1/3 of Americans get government assistance, and typical administrative costs are 1-10% of the program. Making these benefits universal would require spending 200% more, and save at most 10% in overhead. Thus, optimistically, you'd be spending +190% more.