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by aantix 2484 days ago
As long as the system has rules, those rules can be optimized for.

As long as conditions exist, someone can study or hire expertise in helping to meet those conditions.

2 comments

The point of universal programs is that the "condition" for eligibility is existence [1] and thus there is nothing to optimize for, by definition.

[1] This is obviously a simplification because of in reality the condition is citizenship/residency, but that's a whole other issue.

We can start by making these rules simple enough where you don't need a j.d. or accounting degree to parse them.