Is it easier to give 10 people $10 or to give 100 people $10, then take $900 of it back? If 100 people is the totality of the population, the cost of bureaucra

Is it easier to give 10 people $10 or to give 100 people $10, then take $900 of it back? If 100 people is the totality of the population, the cost of bureaucracy for monitoring which of those 10 people actually get the $10 (specifically ensuring a low fraud level) is near or greater than $100, and the social stigma of getting that $10 in the first place is reduced or eliminated, then yes, it could be "easier". In other words, would it make sense to give everyone the same amount, and take it back from some in taxes, when weighing the cost of the current levels of enforcement and the possible social good done through reduced stigmatization of the poor.