And there may be many unrelated programs that fully cut funding at nearly the same level, making it a compounding problem. You might lose several benefits the

And there may be many unrelated programs that fully cut funding at nearly the same level, making it a compounding problem. You might lose several benefits the moment your household income moves from 149% of poverty level to 151%, for instance. But, also, that's because there isn't one monolithic agency that's in charge of all benefits... and that may be a good thing.