Venkatesh Rao@vgr🤔Quote TweetJames Surowiecki@JamesSurowiecki·Nov 30, 2019It is a little peculiar that means-testing payments to the govt - that is, taxes - is understood to be progressive, but means-testing benefits from the govt is understood to be reactionary.Show this thread7:15 PM · Nov 30, 20193 Likes
Nicolas Colin@Nicolas_Colin·Nov 30, 2019Replying to @vgrYou don't need the latter if you have the former + universal benefits (that is, not means-testing) have proved to be much more consensual over the long term. https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/keep-your-government-hands-off-my-government-programs/…