In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
The people paying for it don’t know that there is any other way than struggling to pay for it. The cheaper part comes from taxing the rich to get the wealth to take care of people, to fulfill basic human rights for all.
The people paying for it don’t know that there is any other way than struggling to pay for it. The cheaper part comes from taxing the rich to get the wealth to take care of people, to fulfill basic human rights for all.