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Topic	At a center-left policy conference; lots of means-tested vs universal discussion
s0nicfan 12/03/18 6:21:20 PM #52:	Balrog0 posted... Eh I don't want to get too caught up on a particular program, my point is that this idea that there is benefits creep driven by program participants seems very speculative. Are there any examples of that happening in practice? It seems to me most things get pared back, whether universal or means-tested, with very few exceptions. If you want to limit it to an existing entitlement being expanded due to participant demand, you could look at social security struggling under the weight of an aging boomer population as an example. That being said, I'd argue that the creation of new entitlements programs is a form of benefits creep. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:913487762] in At a cente... [t:77264678]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote>Eh I don't want to get too caught up on a particular program, my point is that this idea that there is benefits creep driven by program participants seems very speculative. Are there any examples of that happening in practice? It seems to me most things get pared back, whether universal or means-tested, with very few exceptions.</quote> If you want to limit it to an existing entitlement being expanded due to participant demand, you could look at social security struggling under the weight of an aging boomer population as an example. That being said, I'd argue that the creation of new entitlements programs is a form of benefits creep. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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