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”
Original comment: we don’t need oversight.
You: we should have oversight because people might waste money.
Me: even if people waste money that will be less money wasted than is spent on the oversight, allowing more people to be helped.
