The Vaccine Had to Be Used. He Used It. He Was Fired

Re:The Vaccine Had to Be Used. He Used It. He Was Fired by UncleMeat on Thursday February 11, 2021 @11:22AM (#26103384)

Of course. These people exist. Wealthy people also seek to construct their retirement portfolio in order to minimize (or even eliminate) taxes. This is especially common and valuable now with ACA subsidies.

But so what?

The goal of a program should be effectively improving the functioning of society. That can still be a real outcome even if there are people who choose to be less productive so they can obtain benefits.

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Re:The Vaccine Had to Be Used. He Used It. He Was Fired by colechristensen on Thursday February 11, 2021 @03:16PM (#26106536)

Well there's a motivation from some people to claim that people taking advantage of social programs don't exist, and the opposite as well to claim that social programs are overrun with fraud.

So what? Neither is right, generally. The political discussion about social programs needs to be about how to maximize their effectiveness, not to be about this existential struggle between two sides who both deny reality.

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