Let's also add fines and traffic tickets to the list of things that ought be more expensive as one becomes wealthier please.
It seems to me like government programs is a poor delineation, as government can pass a law to extend its own scope.
Why not groceries or clothes?
Well, programs like TANF and SNAP exist, which I think are great and their greatest problems are they are not easy enough for people to make use of.
So, fair point, when looking at the most impoverished among us I do not think we should stop at governmental services.
Feels like we're splitting hairs a bit here.
I guess im still looking for some limiting principle. Why not just mandate that all goods are sold proportional to income.
There are ways to disentangle the undesirable incentives. The Nordic countries in particular have done a great job of this.