Government 1B: Lesson 45 Essay- (1) “The ‘benefit principle’ has been used to justify progressive income taxation. What is the benefit principle? Are there problems with it? If so what?” (2) “What is the Washington Monument Syndrome?” (3) “What is the primary problem facing a policymaket who is trying to design a program to benefit people in unfortunate circumstances?” (4) “In practice, what have been some of the outcomes – intended or unintended – of anti-poverty programs?”

The benefit principle is that a person should pay the same amount of money he receives in benefits (monetary and non-monetary) from the government to the government. Some of the many problems with this principle are that people end up paying the government back for what the government gave them in the first place. It is impossible to measure how much each individual benefits, so this proves this principle to be shit.

The Washington Monument Syndrome is when the government tells a group of bureaucrats it will cut their budget. Then the bureaucrats threaten to cut something that the people value as the most important aspect instead of cutting something that is trivial and a waste of money. Then the people see that something important will be cut so they fess up more money.

The primary problem is that when people get money for doing nothing or very little others will quit working to become moochers, and a country full of moochers is bad.

The only “intended” outcome of welfare is that poor people get money. The “unintended” outcomes are that welfare creates moochers and causes a society to fall. The people that work are then robbed through taxes then the taxes are given to the poor. This pisses off the people that work because their property is being stolen. Then they realize they could quit and get welfare checks. Eventually you end up with a  country full of welfare moochers and no people left to provide through taxes then the government crashes and a new government must be developed. It is important to note that all of the outcomes described are really intended because the policy makers are aware of how the system works when it is developed.

Please help end this crap and vote for Rand Paul. Doom on you if you vote for Hillary.