'There is literally not a single thing that the means-tested approach is better at than the universal approach,' said one policy expert.
in October, Manchin's mean-testing push"overlooks a few problems," including that"means-tested benefits can actually be more expensive to provide, harder to sell politically, and less effective than universal social programs, and they can place both a social stigma and discouraging bureaucratic requirements on Americans in need."at the time that"means testing equals more bureaucracy, red tape, and waste.
"That's why programs where means testing gets implemented are less popular, not more popular," she added."It's also why many people who are eligible for means-tested programs still don't get healthcare or help at all—it's too hard."put it recently ,"There is literally not a single thing that the means-tested approach is better at than the universal approach."
"When understood properly, the means-tested approach costs the exact same amount of money and has a massive list of negatives that the universal approach does not," Bruenig wrote last month."It is a completely indefensible approach to benefit design."
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