OK Policy Institute Addresses "The Cliff Effect"

Dave Blatt, Director of Policy with the Oklahoma Policy Institute notes they have a new entry on the OK Policy blog that looks at the "cliff effect" that affects low-income workers who at times can have the benefits from increased wages partially or fully offset by the loss of work supports and public benefits. They look at how proposals concerning subsidized child care and, especially, expanded access to subsidized health care at the state and national levels could minimize the cliff effect and make less common the refrain, "Sorry, I can't afford to accept that raise". You can read the post at http://okpolicy.org/blog/poverty/the-cliff-effect-sorry-i-cant-afford-that-raise/.