General_Effort@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoIs 33 cents a small amount of money?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down110
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minus-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 hours agoHungary used to have a system, which worked like what the republicans imagined, which made “taxing the rich more” a widely unpopular move…
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 hours agoFWIW globally, there is the issue of “welfare traps”. Benefits for low income people are usually tied to income (or savings). Once income reaches a threshold, these benefits must be replaced with income. So a higher income may result in a net loss.
Hungary used to have a system, which worked like what the republicans imagined, which made “taxing the rich more” a widely unpopular move…
FWIW globally, there is the issue of “welfare traps”. Benefits for low income people are usually tied to income (or savings). Once income reaches a threshold, these benefits must be replaced with income. So a higher income may result in a net loss.