Over at Thoughts on Freedom, the Australian Libertarian Society Blog , there is a current post on school vouchers that starts by rethinking whether or not they should be means tested. I almost did not click the read more button, but then.... But then it took a turn I wasn't expecting; here's the segment where everything changed: I have traditionally argued that everybody should get an equal voucher, and that the voucher should not be means-tested. I now believe that it would be appropriate to means-test vouchers. My primary argument against a means-test was that by reducing the amount of the voucher for high-income earners this would increase the effective marginal tax rate (EMTR) faced by a person as they earn more income, and therefore contributes to the “poverty trap”. I still think this is true, but I now think it is outweighed by another issue. Everybody in Australia is on welfare. There is no such thing as a “self-reliant” Australian and each of us is both taking from a...