Money FB 4/11 - e-begging intensifies

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Marvin said:
All the sources I've seen say that SSDI doesn't have asset limits.

The argument is that Chris is getting money because he's crippled, not because he's poor.
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SSDI Income Limits
The SSDI program does not put a limit on the amount of assets or unearned income you have (or income that your spouse may earn), unlike the low-income disability program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) does put a limit on the amount of money that you can earn through work when you receive Social Security disability benefits, because if you can earn an income, you aren't considered disabled.

Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
Specifically, if you can engage in what the Social Security Administration (SSA) calls "substantial gainful activity" (SGA), you won't be eligible for benefits. A person who earns more than a certain monthly amount is considered to be engaging in SGA. Federal regulations use the national average wage index to set the income limit for determining the SGA each year. In 2016, the amount is $1,130 for disabled applicants and $1,820 for blind applicants. The rules differ for business owners, since their monthly income may not reflect the work effort they put into their business. For more information, see our article on Substantial Gainful Activity.
 
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DragoonSierra said:
SSDI Income Limits
The SSDI program does not put a limit on the amount of assets or unearned income you have (or income that your spouse may earn), unlike the low-income disability program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) does put a limit on the amount of money that you can earn through work when you receive Social Security disability benefits, because if you can earn an income, you aren't considered disabled.

Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
Specifically, if you can engage in what the Social Security Administration (SSA) calls "substantial gainful activity" (SGA), you won't be eligible for benefits. A person who earns more than a certain monthly amount is considered to be engaging in SGA. Federal regulations use the national average wage index to set the income limit for determining the SGA each year. In 2016, the amount is $1,130 for disabled applicants and $1,820 for blind applicants. The rules differ for business owners, since their monthly income may not reflect the work effort they put into their business. For more information, see our article on Substantial Gainful Activity.
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That's income, not assets.

Chris also doesn't make remotely enough income, but that's a separate issue.
 
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Marvin said:
That's what the argument was about. I was saying that there aren't asset limits to SSDI. People were saying otherwise.
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Here, any assets (not income) above $5000 means instant disqualification from disability payments. Stocks of any sort are also forbidden. The only assets not factored in are a vehicle or a house/condo/whatever.
I'd be surprised if there isn't the same type of thing in VA, given how lenient health care/welfare are in Canada compared to USA.

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That's not to say the IRS are interested in Chris. There are routine audits of people collecting social assistance, which is what might trip Chris up. Haha, Chris with $5000... never gonna happen.
There's a lot of grey area when it comes to gifts and inheritance, though. Even I'm unsure how that works.
 
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The American Hedgehog said:
Here's the quote from Family Guy:

"Remember those sweet, warm New England summers? Remember sipping lemonade underneath a shady tree? Remember when you hit that pedestrian with your car at the crosswalk and then just drove away? Pepperidge Farm remembers, but Pepperidge Farm ain't just gonna keep it to Pepperidge Farm's self free of charge. Maybe you go out and buy yourself some of these distinctive Milano cookies, maybe this whole thing disappears."
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Wow I had no clue the meme origin was morbid. Well I never saw that particular episode though.
 
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anusaurus said:
Here, any assets (not income) above $5000 means instant disqualification from disability payments. Stocks of any sort are also forbidden. The only assets not factored in are a vehicle or a house/condo/whatever.
I'd be surprised if there isn't the same type of thing in VA, given how lenient health care/welfare are in Canada compared to USA.
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All SSDI cares about is whether or not you're too disabled to work; the only thing that would trigger a review of Chris's benefit is if he started earning a regular paycheck for about six months.
 
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It's like the Attraction Sign -- only instead of trying to attract women, it's trying to attract stupid customers.
 
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anusaurus said:
Here, any assets (not income) above $5000 means instant disqualification from disability payments. Stocks of any sort are also forbidden. The only assets not factored in are a vehicle or a house/condo/whatever.
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There are two basic kinds of Social Security disability. One is an entitlement and is needs-based. With this, you can't have any significant assets or income, and have to "spend down" any assets you do have until you're beneath the threshold.

Ordinarily, someone like Chris who has no work history to speak of would only qualify for that.

However, because of his situation, he actually qualified as a minor for the other kind of disability, which is an insurance, based on Bob's work history. Apparently, this got grandfathered in to his adulthood when he reached the age of 18.

So all that really matters is that he continue to be disabled.
 
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Relax Guy said:
It's like the Attraction Sign -- only instead of trying to attract women, it's trying to attract stupid customers.
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It's actually working. In the three days since he resumed e-begging, he's had five donations and a medallion sale. For comparison, he only had 15 sales between March and the first week of April.
 
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Did he block Waterhead now, or did he remove the post?
 
Marvin said:
Watermelon got removed from his friend's list awhile ago. It was right when he was bragging about how he was in control of Chris. A few days later, he got unfriended. *yawn*
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Am I talking about the wrong guy then? I did not pay atention who pointed out that he would not even do it for thousand dollars.
 
Raiken said:
Am I talking about the wrong guy then? I did not pay atention who pointed out that he would not even do it for thousand dollars.
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I don't know who you're talking about.
 
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