Re: Government Noses

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From: Brian Beesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> The solution is simple. Pay EVERYONE benefits just sufficient to live on. 
> Eliminating means testing removes much of the requirement to police benefits 
> payments, removes the stigma involved in claiming benefits and reduces the 
> cost of administration. It also removes the poverty trap which discourages 

Isn't that just a way of subsidising the vendors of popular services as
they can raise prices by an amount related to the standard amount of benefit ?

Or do you want the minister of bread and circuses to set the prices for
an example shopping list ?