The fact of the matter is, most recipients don’t spend the money on that and they do spend it wisely just like the folks did here.
And the fact of the matter is a lot of money is wasted on administration making sure those people who wouldn’t waste their money aren’t wasting their money.
Think about it this way: for X amount of tax dollars you could help 10 families in need and cover the administration costs to make sure they are spending it wisely.
For the same X amount of dollars you could help 20 families in need with no administrative oversight, and 1 of those families doesn’t need or misuses the money.
In the second scenario you’re still helping 9 more families that need it at no additional cost.
Because it works out so well when we just let people run away with money?
You’re making the same argument that a lot of Republicans make. “Corporations will be honest with the public money we give them, we don’t need all this administrative overhead.”
There’s definitely something to be said for minimizing administrative overhead. However, that’s a very different argument than “there’s no such thing as wise spending and we just shouldn’t care where the money is going.”
And here we have a study demonstrating that people will be smart with the money. I’m not saying “just trust me on this,” we have actual evidence.
So, in summary…
- Original comment: “We don’t need studies”
- Me: “Yes, we do need studies. This is important data to keep track of to make sure the money is being put where it’s most desperately needed.”
- You: “We don’t need to keep track of where money is going, people are honest. We have studies!”
In other words…
- Original comment: “Studies are useless!”
- Me: “Studies are not useless”
- You: “Studies are useless, because we have proof that studies are useless, via a study”
