 how health reform punishes work the provisions of obamacare allow for government subsidies to families for the purchasing of health care insurance based on the family s income subsidies will be given to families with incomes between 134 and 400 of the poverty level but consider for a moment what will happen when a family s income crosses over the top of the scale a wage increase could end up having a negative impact on the family s economy because they would no longer qualify for the subsidy and as income rises between the bottom and the top of the qualifying levels with a coinciding reduction of the subsidy and increase in taxes what incentive is there for the family to improve its bottom line even supporters agree that there will be unintended consequences to obamacare but has anyone considered that the effect of these subsidies may in fact be an economic disincentive read more at  onlinewsjcom article sb10001424052748704628404576265692304582936html 58  