Bluesky

Hell, even if I didn't, the means testing and their errors wouldn't be worth it.

Part of the problem with neoliberalism is that humans are somewhat wired to a gift economy. Part of the right to rule comes from the giving of services and benefits. A Friedman government leaves those less fortunate acutely aware that the government doesn't benefit us at all.

The government's right to enforce property laws in part stems from the fact that part of taxation is earmarked for redistribution. Even kings understood that a decent portion of their job was to attempt to balance the needs of the peasantry and the nobility, because either could cause serious problems when sufficiently pissed off.