We should probably do more studies on this to confirm the findings of 10,001 previous studies, the lived experiences and testimonials of previously poor people, and the basic morality that guides our decisions.
Most poor people I know bust their ass more than most of the well to do people that I know. They make bad money choices or are hit by life and just can’t get out from under it.
There are people who will poo poo anything that smells like the government doing anything for the less fortunate that may cost the more fortunate a few cents each.
It’s the same stuff with all these programs that have the trapezoid structure (income phase-ins). What the designers of the program are really looking to do is to not spend a lot of money, so the phase-ins move a large group of people (or children) from just below the line to just above the line so everyone can pat their back, they’re not actually interested in
Also actually having evidence that people just want to take care of children breaks the “moral hazard” narrative down which people don’t like
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