[major-pelham]

Can anyone here explain why greats like Hayek and Friedman bought into this idea? Is it as simple as wiping away the bureaucracy of transfer payments?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Is it as simple as wiping away the bureaucracy of transfer payments?

I think so. I think they felt that you could never eliminate welfare as a practical political matter. And that for every dollar spent on benefits, five to eight are spent supporting the bureaucracy that distributes it.