Mike Dimmick

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Saw this in the context of school meals, but it applies generally: if you think benefit Foo should be means tested so that the 'rich' can't abuse it, you're wrong. Means testing costs a ton of money and can cause people who need it to not apply. Instead, give it to everyone by default and raise taxes on whoever you were going to define as 'rich' so they pay their share. Functionally the same, easier/cheaper to administrate, will do more good.

Was reading this interesting piece on 'could football go out of fashion?' and realised that it's quoting @garius thread on Thermocline of Trust!

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/nov/12/just-like-the-hat-footballs-grip-could-suddenly-go-out-of-fashion-after-qatar?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Just like the hat, football’s grip could suddenly go out of fashion after Qatar

Football – facing fans’ disgust at this World Cup – should beware a plummeting status in the face of a critical mass of frustration

The Guardian