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It is a sensible combination to me. If you first believe that the government should provide a bunch of free stuff, but it doesn't at the moment because it's too
by eudamoniac 4mo ago
It is a sensible combination to me. If you first believe that the government should provide a bunch of free stuff, but it doesn't at the moment because it's too expensive, it kind of makes sense that you would then think there need to be fewer people getting the free stuff so it remains affordable. The first people on the exclusion list would naturally be noncitizens.
- microgpt 4mo agoYou can exclude people you don't like from free healthcare without physically removing them from the country.
- eudamoniac 4mo agoYou could, but in practice illegals get/use a lot of public goods that cannot be reasonably gated. The "means testing costs more than just giving welfare" argument is cited. Plus things like public schools, parks, transportation don't require ID to use. Having an ID is not guaranteed, as voting advocates often point out.
- addedGone 4mo agoYou can't, else it would mean if someone smash you in the street with a car and you don't carry an ID on you, they wouldn't treat you.