If I did not misread the article, the suggestion is do drop the benefits from 13k to 6.5k in the income range from 30k to 60k. That means you lose about 22 cent

If I did not misread the article, the suggestion is do drop the benefits from 13k to 6.5k in the income range from 30k to 60k. That means you lose about 22 cents of benefits for every additional dollar of income so you will still have a net gain. I can not see how an increasing income can lead to a reduced net income unless the combination of decreasing benefits and increasing taxes exceeds one Dollar per additional Dollar of income.