yes, discontinuities (benefits cutoffs) lead to gaming. i'm heavily in favor of removing discontinuities like this, where entities are incentivized to essential

yes, discontinuities (benefits cutoffs) lead to gaming. i'm heavily in favor of removing discontinuities like this, where entities are incentivized to essentially cheat others (i.e., promotes greed). for instance, every tax policy (rates, credits, deductions, etc.) should be continuous functions rather than a set of cliffs.