and I don't disagree that would (also, imo) be a good scenario. We've argued on that plenty.

I think that's a different issue than what Mistak5 and I are talkibg about tho.

And I think Romney's plan is the Repub-lite proposal of the three tbh, since he's proposing an alternative benefit to go with his safety net cuts. The true Repub position would be to just cut/boot ppl off on principle eg. https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/presidents-2021-budget-would-cut-food-assistance-for-millions-and-radically , https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/16/trump-budget-wic-women-infants-children-nutrition

In contrast, Yang never proposed or even advocated for cuts to social services, and sought to redistribute funds from corporations and high-earners to make a cash benefit available to all Americans 18+. Which is not only the complete opposite of typical Repub orthodoxy, but by all objective measures progressive lol eg. https://medium.com/ubicenter/distributional-analysis-of-andrew-yangs-freedom-dividend-d8dab818bf1b