Post #4257970

2026-07-30 23:20 UTC

Means testing is slower, more expensive, more demeaning, and less effective than just giving stuff to everybody who asks for it.

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@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange 2026-07-31 03:13

@mralancooper@hachyderm.io but it is cruel and demeaning, and that's the real intention.

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@ireneista@adhd.irenes.space 2026-07-31 02:44

@mralancooper@hachyderm.io .... and that's exactly the point, to a lot of people who advocate for it

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@attoparsec@clacks.link 2026-07-31 00:17

@mralancooper@hachyderm.io And more vulnerable to being cut or whittled away to nothing, too.

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@ferrix@mastodon.online 2026-07-31 02:39

@mralancooper@hachyderm.io @soatok@furry.engineer my fav formulation of this is: The most efficient way to help everyone who deserves it is to help everyone. I also like yours tho.

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@brouhaha@mastodon.social 2026-07-31 02:57

@mralancooper@hachyderm.io Well, sure, but then some people might get something they don't "deserve". – every Republican politician Which is actually a somewhat odd position for them to take, because they generally seem to think that only the rich deserve anything.

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