As always, the money isn’t really the point. Like over here where they periodically spend around 10 million AUD cracking down on “dole bludgers” (puke), arguably managing to “save” a few hundred K each time. But it’s Money Well Spent, because it stops Those Undeserving Poors from Getting Something They Don’t Deserve. Just don’t ask about Twiggy Forrest, Clive Palmer, or Gina Rhinehart, who obviously Earned Every Penny. Ultimately, it’s about destroying class solidarity, making the less emiserated workers feel like they have more in common with the capitalists than with the poor.