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Topic	At a center-left policy conference; lots of means-tested vs universal discussion
s0nicfan 12/03/18 6:10:37 PM #47:	Balrog0 posted... yeah but his wild speculations have even less basis in reality than the arguable idea that universal programs are politically popular like, we've had low income housing subsidies for decades and the fight hasn't been over whether or not to expand the program to give people better houses the fight has been whether or not everyone who is poor enough can get the subsidy and the perpetual answer is 'no they cannot' so idgi Sure, but low income housing isn't universal. It's means-tested, which I've already said is superior because it avoids a lot of these fights. In your example, the fight is over where exactly the cutoff is, which is fundamentally different than when you're offering something to everyone. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:913487201] in At a cente... [t:77264678]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote>yeah but his wild speculations have even less basis in reality than the arguable idea that universal programs are politically popular like, we've had low income housing subsidies for decades and the fight hasn't been over whether or not to expand the program to give people better houses the fight has been whether or not everyone who is poor enough can get the subsidy and the perpetual answer is 'no they cannot' so idgi</quote> Sure, but low income housing isn't universal. It's means-tested, which I've already said is superior because it avoids a lot of these fights. In your example, the fight is over where exactly the cutoff is, which is fundamentally different than when you're offering something to everyone. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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