If the poverty trap were made even more difficult to overcome because a working
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Question
If the poverty trap were made even more difficult to overcome because a working mother will have extra expenses like transportation and child care that a nonworking mother will not face, then
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Crystal is a single mother with 2 children. She can earn $10 per hour and can work up to 1,800 hours per year. However, if she does not earn any income at all, she will receive government benefits totaling $18,000 per year. For every $1 of income she earns, her level of government support is reduced by $1. Crystal
she will have a powerful incentive to work more than one job.Explanation / Answer
1.her economic gains from working will be even smaller.
2.is smaller with the government support program