[jimpick]

So you are saying that the $10,500 that I got from a tax return is not after tax income then? I did not earn it by working more but I had it after my taxes were done.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

So you are saying that the $10,500 that I got from a tax return is not after tax income then?

So the "government support" came in the form of a tax credit or the like? That's a disincentive to promotion (the original claim) only for those currently getting that credit.