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.
Yeah, we're missing some details here. Could be tips or hours worked as sibling comments suggested. Life is messy.
Re:Suspicious Discontinuities
by pavel_lishin on Friday February 21, 2020 @10:45AM
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Does the food stamp program look at hourly wage as your income determinant, instead of weekly income?
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.