> But what about people with special needs? eg. people with mental health problems or medical conditions requiring expensive therapy? Unless you think we should let those people fend for themselves, you'll still need welfare programs to help those people
Speaking from experience, such people already have to fend for themselves...so nothing really changes.
Something changes: Those people can spend the energy that they currently need to chase after means-tested benefits on getting better. Being poor is not just expensive, it can also be extremely mentally taxing.
Speaking from experience, such people already have to fend for themselves...so nothing really changes.