04-11-2023, 10:13 AM
(04-11-2023, 10:01 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Not even for SNAP. Data shows that the fraud rate is a little under 1%, so 1/100.
It's always the case with discussions like this. You talk about any socialized program or policy and the first thing that comes up is some type of rebuttal about fraud as a reason for why it won't work/isn't feasible. I just had a similar conversation with my in-laws about socialized healthcare in foreign countries and the concept of UBI (we were talking about AI and what the future may look like). It was just full of "So these lazy bums can earn just as much as someone else by sitting on the couch? These leeches can receive free healthcare and don't have to pay anything for it?" It's an exhausting, pessimistic view on life and society.
Most people are generally good and mostly honest.
