Hi George!

>> This is too funny to me, forgive me ...
>>
>> The employee-owned co. my hubby works for just lost it's
>> star-sales person.. so they decided I was what they
>> wanted..geesh ...But you know with SS Disability you can
>> only earn "so much" or else you lose all your benefits..
>>
>> The standing number I beleive is (if you haven't worked since you _first_
>> became declared a crip ) $620.00 a month.. after 9 mos.
>> of earning that exact amount you can THEN earn $830 a
>> month... so what's that? Poverty level? Or is it even
>> close.. what a gov't...

> Is this income on top of your SS check?

Yes, I believe so.  the way it was explained to me was that the total I
earned from "this job" couldn't exceed $620 a month.. until 9
mos. later.  Guess they were just watching out for me?? 

>Here I get about $800/month and can earn $500 extra without affecting my basic
> "allowance" (they call it a disability pension, but I know better!)

Heh.. Since I'm a kept woman (lol)  the amount I get will be lower than if
I was totally on my own.. My SS Dis. check is a little over $500 a month.

>It's still poverty level, but a sight better than the disability amount alone!

Better than here.. can't imagine trying to live on what they give people here
:(  Even if it was increased because my living on my own, I doubt it would
increase by THAT much.. it's sick in this country.

Take care,
Janis

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