Why Means Testing Is A Terrible Idea

You ve probably heard about means testing during past presidential campaigns. Maybe you ve even been on the receiving end of a liberal lecture about how important means testing is. But what exactly does this practice accomplish? In this week s video, we re diving into the philosophy of means testing and figuring out what it s good for, if anything. Check out The Deprogram: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tk1sTZDeE8p9lnxYLy4Ky?si=e0238039be4f49d6 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deprogram/id1596666465 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOInEMAm0Y4VXoAfbJMR3Wg https://patreon.com/thedeprogram Why Means Testing Is A Terrible Idea – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! SOURCES: ProPublica report https://www.propublica.org/article/states-are-hoarding-52-billion-in-welfare-funds-even-as-the-need-for-aid-grows Texas TANF requirements https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/welfare-funds-going-unspent-pandemic-increased-poverty-moral-outrage-n1286863 Universalism & solidarity https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/policy-feedback-working-class-bernie-sanders-gi-bill https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/11/donald-trump-democratic-party-welfare-state https://theweek.com/articles/601672/just-give-welfare-everyone MMT videos https://youtu.be/fg0R9Ye2ovM https://youtu.be/75udjh6hkOs Beyond welfare https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/12/beyond-the-welfare-state/ Policy feedback https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-polisci-012610-135202 Means testing https://www.vox.com/2021/10/15/22722418/means-testing-social-spending-reconciliation-bill Means testing costs study https://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/ss-2011-03.pdf Programs that use the OPM https://www.hhs.gov/answers/hhs-administrative/what-programs-use-the-poverty-guidelines/index.html Drug testing for public services https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/drug-testing-and-public-assistance.aspx Deaths from lack of social support/poverty https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/how-many-us-deaths-are-caused-poverty-lack-education-and-other-social-factors 74% American adults say no to cuts to social security https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/retirement-social-security-and-long-term-care/ Trump cuts to housing, food, health for low- & middle-income Americans https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/trump-budget-deeply-cuts-health-housing-other-assistance-for-low-and Mollie Orshansky and the OPM https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines/further-resources-poverty-measurement-poverty-lines-their-history/history-poverty-thresholds Manchin on the radio https://wvmetronews.com/podcast/talkline/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/dec/20/joe-manchin/sen-manchin-wrong-means-testing-child-tax-credit-b/ Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com