MSNBC Alex Witt Reports October 10, 2021 16:12:00
Because we want people to feel the transformational effect of these policies. on means testing, i would just say that the way that most means testing has been structured in this country has been an abject failures. it erects administrative barriers that prevent the most needy people from getting the very benefits. if you have so many qualifications that you can't even figure out if you qualify. second, it actually adds enormous administrative costs because somebody has to figure out if somebody qualifies or not. that takes a lot of money. third and perhaps most importantly, the idea that we ha...