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You have a point!

It's instructive to see what's happening in Britain right now where many people dare not take jobs or even join training schemes to improve their prospects - because they will lose their benefits. To quote from the Spectator: "A Channel 4 (TV) program Britain’s Benefits Scandal hears from some of those affected – people who are often missing from the debate. We have 3.2 million trapped in a system in which they are given a decent payout – some I spoke to said about £1,300 a month, some significantly more – but who want to get back to work."

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-sickness-benefit-tra...



The same thing can happen in the US- People may be able to get a job, but it will then prevent them from receiving any aid that may still be needed.


I know two (educated and hard-working) people in my immediate circle who intentionally keep their income below $30k/year so they qualify for state healthcare programs that they couldn’t otherwise afford unless they were making upwards of $150k.

So we have accountants and scientists who need back surgery intentionally working part-time barista hours.

As a programmer I’m all for gaming the system by knowing and navigating the rules, but the situation is comical.




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