Charles Torres+FollowI got a $0.50 raise at work, and it cost my family $400 in food benefits. Make it make sense.I was so excited last month. My manager finally approved my raise. It wasn't much, just 50 cents more an hour, but it felt like progress. I reported the income change like a good citizen. Yesterday, I got the letter. Because my gross income is now $30 over the eligibility limit, my SNAP benefits have been completely cut off. Let's do the math: My raise gets me about $80 extra a month (before taxes). I just lost $400/month in food assistance. I am literally poorer now because I worked harder. I sat at the kitchen table and cried. I have to choose between refusing the raise (and staying stagnant) or taking it and not being able to feed my family. This system is designed to keep us trapped. It punishes you for trying to climb out of the hole. Has anyone else hit this "Benefit Cliff"? How did you handle it? #WelfareTrap #SystemBroken #WorkingPoor #SNAPBenefits #Economics #Injustice173244Share
kbarnett+FollowWorking Three Jobs but Losing Medicaid Due to an IRS DelayA single father who works three jobs—gas station, restaurant, and night cleaning—received a notice saying his Medicaid was suspended because his tax status couldn’t be verified. He had filed his taxes long ago; the IRS simply hadn’t processed them yet. He ended up paying more than $400 out of pocket for his child’s prescription. What hit him even harder was his neighbor casually saying, “I always file my taxes late—they don’t check as much.” It’s not the loopholes that hurt most; it’s how they punish the ones who work the hardest. Hashtags: #MedicaidGap #WorkingPoor #TaxVerification #HealthCareAccess00Share
