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[–] 109 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Yep, these effects are called welfare traps. It's why benefits shouldn't have hard thresholds, but instead taper off gradually as income increases.

Although in the case of health care, it should obviously be universal in the same way that every other developed country implements it.

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