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0 pointseru6y ago0 comments

Inclusive-or, sure.

To quote myself: if society spends X dollars per year per poor person on direct financial transfers, and Y dollars per year per poor person on in-kind services, I am suggesting to move to a system of giving the poor person (X+Y) dollars in direct financial transfers.

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pinkfoot6y ago

Sure, but then you have to refuse to spend an other Z on in-kind services when (X+Y) were spent on other things.

And you'll find politicians lack that resolve.

eruOP6y ago

Yes, political implementation is a different topic.

However, this ain't an all or nothing game:

You can move some in-kind services to money payment without moving all. Eg it should be possible for politicians to refrain from handing out annual eye exams.

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