I agree that it would be much better and fairer to have a negative income tax as the only form of social support. One of the worst things about the current soc

I agree that it would be much better and fairer to have a negative income tax as the only form of social support. One of the worst things about the current social support system in the U.S is the welfare cliffs. There's a gap between $25,000 a year and $80,000 a year where there's a greater than 100% marginal income tax because people lose access to benefits at these income levels. This chart displays it very nicely: http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user92183/imageroot/2015/07/WelfareState1.png http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user9218... The full study examining this phenomenon is here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/273843288/Welfare-Report-Final http://www.scribd.com/doc/273843288/Welfare-Report-Final