> Cancel rent payments, mortgage payments, and property taxes. People simply stop paying and stay where they are, no enforcement burden and no distribution necessary.
This is something I'm confused about. The US government goes through great lengths to support constituents with an array of welfare programs, but goes through equally great lengths to take a lot of that money back from people. It seems awfully inefficient, and supporting those diametric systems seems like an awful waste of time, energy, and money.
Lobbying and corporate interests has hollowed out our government, simple as that. Great for the markets though, which in turn causes those few who make it into the investing class to vote for more of the same, creating a vicious cycle.
This is something I'm confused about. The US government goes through great lengths to support constituents with an array of welfare programs, but goes through equally great lengths to take a lot of that money back from people. It seems awfully inefficient, and supporting those diametric systems seems like an awful waste of time, energy, and money.