. . "In between those extremes, families with non-NIT income between $1 and $55,554 receive a benefit equal to the guarantee reduced by 27 cents for each dollar of non-NIT income. (The formula is: benefits equals guarantee minus (non-NIT income multiplied by reduction rate).) Under the NIT system, there is always an incentive for beneficiaries to earn more income or acquire it from sources other than t" . .