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>the salary that they offered was $0.50/hour too much for her to stay on food stamps, and was less than her current job I don't understand. How was she eligibl

by dTal 7y ago

>the salary that they offered was $0.50/hour too much for her to stay on food stamps, and was less than her current job I don't understand. How was she eligible for food stamps, if she already had a job that paid more?

hnuser123456 7y ago
probably under table, waitressing tips etc
loudmax 7y ago
A lot of welfare and food stamp recipients are the working poor. This was a single mom with three children. She needs to arrange for child care while she's working and it's a good idea to set aside money for medical emergencies. I'm going to guess this job probably pays a few dollars above minimum wage. Someone in this situation is absolutely eligible for food stamps. But if we get another four years of MAGA, then who knows, maybe not.
- dTal 7y ago
  Right, that's not the point. The point is that taking a pay cut, with apparently no other change in circumstance, somehow rendered her ineligible for a social service she was already receiving. I want to know what rule made that possible, as it appears to be critical to this discussion of perverse discontinuities.
  - loudmax 7y ago
    Yeah, we're missing some details here. Could be tips or hours worked as sibling comments suggested. Life is messy.
  - pavel_lishin 7y ago
    Does the food stamp program look at hourly wage as your income determinant, instead of weekly income?
cdblades 7y ago
Higher hourly pay, but less hours per week, maybe.
sombremesa 7y ago
She probably didn't. I took "current job" to mean the job this person has at the time of the telling of this story - i.e. they have since found a greener pasture.
btilly 7y ago
I meant that her total compensation was more with her current job that paid less and did not use her qualifications. The equation was worse job + food stamps > better job without food stamps. The better job in the long run might have lead to better still. But she couldn't afford it in the short run.

by dTal 7y ago

hnuser123456 7y ago

probably under table, waitressing tips etc

loudmax 7y ago

A lot of welfare and food stamp recipients are the working poor. This was a single mom with three children. She needs to arrange for child care while she's working and it's a good idea to set aside money for medical emergencies. I'm going to guess this job probably pays a few dollars above minimum wage. Someone in this situation is absolutely eligible for food stamps. But if we get another four years of MAGA, then who knows, maybe not.

dTal 7y ago
Right, that's not the point. The point is that taking a pay cut, with apparently no other change in circumstance, somehow rendered her ineligible for a social service she was already receiving. I want to know what rule made that possible, as it appears to be critical to this discussion of perverse discontinuities.
- loudmax 7y ago
  Yeah, we're missing some details here. Could be tips or hours worked as sibling comments suggested. Life is messy.
- pavel_lishin 7y ago
  Does the food stamp program look at hourly wage as your income determinant, instead of weekly income?

cdblades 7y ago

Higher hourly pay, but less hours per week, maybe.

sombremesa 7y ago

She probably didn't. I took "current job" to mean the job this person has at the time of the telling of this story - i.e. they have since found a greener pasture.

btilly 7y ago

I meant that her total compensation was more with her current job that paid less and did not use her qualifications. The equation was worse job + food stamps > better job without food stamps. The better job in the long run might have lead to better still. But she couldn't afford it in the short run.