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Comment by mxfh

6 days ago

Related case in the Netherlands: if you just think all dual citizens are up for no good as the pretext a lot of law abiding people's lifes will just get upended.

If legislation, jurisdiction and law enforcement forget about basic principles and human rights in favour of looking productive, collateral damage is pretty much more or less expected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_childcare_benefits_scand...

Means tested benefits, all sorts of problems

There are incentives to cheat

There is moral panic about "undeserving poor"

Increase taxes and make services and benefits free, including a UBI.

Increase and collect taxes.