• thejoker954@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Income limit would lead to people ‘gaming’ the system. Either just misreporting what they actually make or purposefully not making enough to qualify.

    Or it will go just like current systems do - you make one cent over their arbitrarily decided number and you don’t qualify even if you cant actually afford to live.

    It would also screw over people who might have a ‘good’ income, but made honest mistakes and are upside down in debt or similar situations.

    Income limit fosters a ‘you deserve this, you don’t’ attitude which is what we are trying to get away from.

    I just see a time limit system (with exceptions for those who are sick/unable to fully care for themselves) doing a better job of providing a basic human right to anyone who needs it while avoiding a bunch of bullshit an income limit would bring to the table.

    • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      I just see a time limit system (with exceptions for those who are sick/unable to fully care for themselves)

      Are we putting a time limit on processing who gets that designation? Because federal disability claims are a shitshow that take roughly six months just to get your first denial. And then can take years to go through appeals.

      It’s all just different takes on who “deserves” to live and for how long.

      • thejoker954@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Right - but thats a whole other can of worms.

        There is no quick fix or Simple solution.

        Its not like its just one small system that is broken - we have multiple broken systems that need to be torn down and rebuilt because the rot is in the bones.