This is alternatively referred to as the welfare cliff [1] Here[2] is an extreme case study from Chicago where you would have to jump from an income of 20k/yea

This is alternatively referred to as the welfare cliff [1] Here[2] is an extreme case study from Chicago where you would have to jump from an income of 20k/year to 80K/year to make up for the loss of benefits. https://www.budget.senate.gov/newsroom/budget-background/the-welfare-cliff-how-the-benefit-scale-discourages-work#:~:text=The%20dramatic%20rise%20in%20welfare,especially%20true%20for%20workers%20near https://www.budget.senate.gov/newsroom/budget-background/the... edit[2] https://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/articles/welfare_cliff.png https://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/articles/welfare_cliff.pn...