Sometimes means testing can become more expensive and time consuming than just getting the benefit out the door to everyone.
Plus its less popular because you inevitably have the murdoch-whingers crying about the less wealthy being undeserving by dint of their lack of wealth, and also people complaining over edge cases that miss out.
As he should, like all the critics are saying, how they hell is this not being means tested!
Sometimes means testing can become more expensive and time consuming than just getting the benefit out the door to everyone.
Plus its less popular because you inevitably have the murdoch-whingers crying about the less wealthy being undeserving by dint of their lack of wealth, and also people complaining over edge cases that miss out.