This is true: literally the only reason we means-test anything is because it makes safety net programs more politically palatable in the short term. Ironically, non-means-tested programs like Social Security and Medicare Part A are universally more popular and harder to kill in the long term.
The absolutely wild thing is: This goes for ALL social aid. Just *giving people some fucking money,* literally going "OK, how much did you need?", cutting checks, and waving them out the door? COSTS LESS and HAS BETTER OUTCOMES than the current system's bureaucracy and means testing, EVERY TIME.
