I totally agree with the author of the article, and add one more point.
The incentive for under-the-table income is now enormous. It is much more beneficial for those under a certain line to add to their income in a way that will not affect their benefits.
Coming soon; An all cash society.
Black markets where unapproved groceries are sold.
And people can be paid using bitcoins.
Black market labor is one of the big problems of European countries, where there are major disincentives both to employers and employees to having “legitimate” full time jobs. Keeping one’s taxable income down and retaining social welfare benefits while at the same time having more disposable income motivates the under-the-table employees, while not having to pay as much in payroll taxes or other forms of government assessment on employers, plus the freedom to hire and fire, motivates the employers.
One thing that is paradoxical about this is that the situation is created by government policies, particularly tax policies, but at the same time, it results in lowered revenue collection for the government. This was one of the problems Greece had: paying for huge social welfare benefits while at the same time receiving less and less income as people fled the taxes.
liberals have turned to claiming that ObamaCare's missing workers will be a gift to society. Since employers aren't cutting jobs per se through layoffs or hourly take-backs, people are merely choosing rationally to supply less labor. Thanks to ObamaCare, we're told, Americans can finally quit the salt mines and blacking factories and retire early, or spend more time with the children, or become artists.
Well, it's worked that way for welfare recipiants and the disability scammers... lots of new artists in that bunch...