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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2021-10-12

"Means testing isn't free. It costs a lot of money to create & administer a means-testing system for any program. When you're spending 3x the $ you're saving by eliminating ppl who earn $1 over the 'poverty line,' the cruelty is the only remaining point

"And when you want to spend more money on means testing families than it costs to feed children for free at school, you need to reevaluate your entire life."

-- Melissa Hillman ([twitter.com profile] bittergertrude), 2021-10-02 [note: additional related good points by others in the replies]

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sabotabby: (furiosa)
posted by [personal profile] sabotabby at 11:11am on 2021-10-12
This is what I get exhausted trying to explain to people.
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posted by [personal profile] dewline at 06:35pm on 2021-10-12
You've got your "AMEN, DAMMIT!"
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posted by [personal profile] conuly at 10:23pm on 2021-10-12
Yup.
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posted by [personal profile] selki at 12:14am on 2021-10-13
Well stated.
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posted by [personal profile] herveus at 11:49pm on 2021-10-15
With the Republicans, the cruelty *is* the point. It's always (for useful values of "always") been the point. Afflict the afflicted; comfort the comfortable.

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