… failure to count its largess as the recipient's income allows welfare households to blow past the income level above which a working family no longer qualifies for government help. Take A single parent with two school-age children who earns $11,000 annually from part-time work would qualify for benefits worth $53,128. The government considers this household in poverty because its income is below $25,273. But this family would qualify for benefits worth $53,128. (31:08–31:15)
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Asserts that a low-income family can receive over $53,000 in benefits.
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