I know two (educated and hard-working) people in my immediate circle who intentionally keep their income below $30k/year so they qualify for state healthcare programs that they couldn’t otherwise afford unless they were making upwards of $150k.

So we have accountants and scientists who need back surgery intentionally working part-time barista hours.

As a programmer I’m all for gaming the system by knowing and navigating the rules, but the situation is comical.