Why means-testing is better than universal programs:
1) Leaves industry intact which can lobby to dismantle program later
2) Makes the poors work to prove they deserve benefits
3) Sounds wonkier, makes me look smart
4) Can make me sound "populist," with this clever rhetoric 👇👇
.@PeteButtigieg wants to make college affordable for Americans who can’t afford it. He won’t ask Americans who don’t go to college to subsidize it for the children of millionaires and billionaires—>
.@PeteButtigieg is now trying to manipulate his average donation amount (which is most certainly high since most of his $ coming from #winecave's) by having a "contest" for who can donate the lowest amount. For a McKinsey consultant...not the most creative https://t.co/8UXN89lKnz
@mlukejones@MeetMckayla I was just riding the bus with Mark Zuckerberg last weekend....oh wait....that was a limousine.
Nevertheless, it Isn't realistic to think public transit can work like libraries. Can you imagine trying to get everyone on the subway to stay quiet all the time?!?