THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: EmCeeGrammar on February 24, 2010, 10:28:16 PM

Title: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 24, 2010, 10:28:16 PM
I had a falling out with my mother about 4 years ago, so I've actively avoided having to deal with her bullshit.  But circumstances have caused me to turn to her for help after a fruitless job search.  So she starts talking about she'll buy me a car.... and take care of all the payments... cool.  I then learn she's buying a new house in addition to the house she's currently paying mortgage on IN ADDITION to the house she's renting in virginia.  Growing up we weren't supposed to ask what she was making, and she would never tell.  We stop by some acquantice of her and they're discussing their retirement pensions and disabilty claims and whatnot.  That's when she drops the bombshell.   All in all she's looking at 200k year between her pension, disability, and her placement at some job in Ohio.  Jesus fuck. I remember when we had to settle for seedy housing off base and walking out to having our car stolen.  Of course she bitches constantly about the welfare queens taking all her money and its all Obama's fault blah blah blah.  All in all, good for her.  Am I rich by association now? :omg :smug
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: demi on February 24, 2010, 10:30:21 PM
No, it confirms that most republicans are nintards. Congratulations, you are a statistic
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 24, 2010, 10:31:15 PM
So maybe she can afford to buy you a real console now
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: lennedsay on February 24, 2010, 10:32:19 PM
:rofl
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 24, 2010, 10:33:46 PM
She hates videogames.  And I lean liberal, but I don't like labels because I don't necessarily agree with everything democrats preach and whatnot.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Barry Egan on February 24, 2010, 10:40:14 PM
cool, I guess you'll be squatting in one of her mansions then.  Family :heart
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 24, 2010, 10:42:47 PM
cool, I guess you'll be squatting in one of her mansions then.  Family :heart

She talks sooooo much though....and I don't  :-\
But pretending to give a shit and having a literal sugar momma :rock

wait... I think I have my connations mixed up.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Don Flamenco on February 24, 2010, 10:50:51 PM
All in all, good for her.  Am I rich by association now? :omg :smug

it's a curse, enjoy it.

But pretending to give a shit and having a literal sugar momma :rock

wait... I think I have my connations mixed up.

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Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 24, 2010, 10:54:01 PM
All in all, good for her.  Am I rich by association now? :omg :smug

it's a curse, enjoy it.

I actually don't have an urge to start asking for things. I'd rather be working if only because being unemployed is excruciatingly boring.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2010, 10:56:24 PM
All in all, good for her.  Am I rich by association now? :omg :smug

it's a curse, enjoy it.

I actually don't have an urge to start asking for things. I'd rather be working if only because being unemployed is excruciatingly boring.

Cool, you can work and send me the money. I can deal with being unemployed.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Don Flamenco on February 24, 2010, 10:57:04 PM
being unemployed is only boring if your only console is a wii. 

A 360 will provide a lifetime of synapse tapping
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Barry Egan on February 24, 2010, 11:01:32 PM
I have a miserly grandma worth millions that nearly everyone in our family is anxious to have die off.  Unfortunately she's in excellent shape and continues to show no signs of wear and tear.  I'm not getting my hopes up because she seems like the type of person who would donate it all to charity just to spite her kin.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 24, 2010, 11:01:41 PM
I have plenty of games I could be playing on the wii.  I hate to break it to you guys, but shit like mass effect and ugh whatever is all the rage with internet nerds these days usually don't appeal to me.  I won't deny that I want to play with some of the new toys in Modern warfare 2 though.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: The Fake Shemp on February 24, 2010, 11:11:26 PM
Jesus, I play Modern Warfare 2 as much as the next guy, but picking it over Mass Effect 2? :lol
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 24, 2010, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: My F*cking Grandpa
I have a miserly grandma worth millions that nearly everyone in our family is anxious to have die off.  Unfortunately she's in excellent shape and continues to show no signs of wear and tear.  I'm not getting my hopes up because she seems like the type of person who would donate it all to charity just to spite her kin.

I had a grandmother like that just die from cancer last year.  Well, she wasn't worth MILLIONS but it was several hundred thousand dollars for sure, plus a house, two cars, and a bunch of jewelry.  She left all four grandkids each $100 and gave all of the rest of it to some animal shelter that had kicked her out of it's membership like 8 years ago because she was a bitch.  Haha.

I have plenty of games I could be playing on the wii.  I hate to break it to you guys, but shit like mass effect and ugh whatever is all the rage with internet nerds these days usually don't appeal to me.  I won't deny that I want to play with some of the new toys in Modern warfare 2 though.

autism, etc etc
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Diunx on February 24, 2010, 11:20:27 PM
Being unemployed is only boring when you are poor, real talk.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 24, 2010, 11:21:35 PM
Being unemployed is only boring when you are poor, real talk.

Being "kind of" employed is pretty awesome.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Don Flamenco on February 24, 2010, 11:23:27 PM
I have plenty of games I could be playing on the wii.  I hate to break it to you guys, but shit like mass effect and ugh whatever is all the rage with internet nerds these days usually don't appeal to me.  I won't deny that I want to play with some of the new toys in Modern warfare 2 though.


c'mon, don't let us win that easily.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 24, 2010, 11:28:40 PM
Being unemployed is only boring when you are poor, real talk.

Being "kind of" employed is pretty awesome.

Sitting on your rear end all day writing banal fantasy is the best sort of "kind of" employment. That's right, livin' the dream.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 24, 2010, 11:39:03 PM
Sitting on your rear end and writing the next Nebula winner sounds better.

Nebula? If you're going to dream you might as well dream big. I think you know what I'm talking about.

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Pulitzer Prize
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lol, just kidding
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Oprah's Book Club :rock
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Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 25, 2010, 12:17:08 AM
How can you be employed and on disability?  :dizzy
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Brehvolution on February 25, 2010, 03:23:07 PM
Anyone collecting disability has no room to call anyone a welfare queen.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 25, 2010, 03:59:53 PM
Emcee, did I ever tell you how much I liked you?
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 25, 2010, 04:47:50 PM
Anyone collecting disability has no room to call anyone a welfare queen.

That's what I'm saying!  But apparently its different that her and her friend are trying to play the military system to their benefit.  The dude says he's going to collect social security when the time comes to! What the hell are you going to do with all that money!
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: max_cool on February 25, 2010, 08:05:30 PM
Anyone collecting disability has no room to call anyone a welfare queen.

That's what I'm saying!  But apparently its different that her and her friend are trying to play the military system to their benefit.  The dude says he's going to collect social security when the time comes to! What the hell are you going to do with all that money!
Can't double dip. The moment either SSA or VA find out, that dude is fucked! He can have VA of SSA offset the amount he gets though, say he will get $1200 from SSA but only $600 from VA, then he can get all $1200 from SSA or get $600 from each. If he were to collect $1200 from SSA and $600 from VA, when it's found out, and it will be, he will have to pay all the excess money back, generally by garnishing his benefits. If that doesn't suit him, he could always spend his "sunset" years in federal prison for fraud. 

As for disability and employment. VA has varying levels of disability that increase in 10% increments up to 100% and for the really messed up people they can get special month compensation above the 100% rate. You can be 0%, 10%, 20%, etc. disabled and as long as your disability stems from something that occurred on active duty (service connected disability) it doesn't matter how much money you make through employment, and it's TAX FREE.

VA Also has a pension program for veterans who's income is below the poverty level (about $1100 per month and again tax free) and have a low net worth (not including house). this benefit is entirely dependent upon income and the total of the veteran's income and pension cannot exceed the max rate (about $1100 per month). This benefit can be granted when a veteran can't work due to NON-service connected disabilities.

PS: I work at VA.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 25, 2010, 08:10:36 PM
 :drudge Ntard Sends Mom to Prison by Disclosing Her VA Scam to a VA Worker Online :drudge

Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: max_cool on February 26, 2010, 08:21:12 AM
 
:drudge Ntard Sends Mom to Prison by Disclosing Her VA Scam to a VA Worker Online :drudge




Real Talk :whip
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: Mupepe on February 26, 2010, 11:05:41 AM
Anyone collecting disability has no room to call anyone a welfare queen.

That's what I'm saying!  But apparently its different that her and her friend are trying to play the military system to their benefit.  The dude says he's going to collect social security when the time comes to! What the hell are you going to do with all that money!
Can't double dip. The moment either SSA or VA find out, that dude is fucked! He can have VA of SSA offset the amount he gets though, say he will get $1200 from SSA but only $600 from VA, then he can get all $1200 from SSA or get $600 from each. If he were to collect $1200 from SSA and $600 from VA, when it's found out, and it will be, he will have to pay all the excess money back, generally by garnishing his benefits. If that doesn't suit him, he could always spend his "sunset" years in federal prison for fraud. 

As for disability and employment. VA has varying levels of disability that increase in 10% increments up to 100% and for the really messed up people they can get special month compensation above the 100% rate. You can be 0%, 10%, 20%, etc. disabled and as long as your disability stems from something that occurred on active duty (service connected disability) it doesn't matter how much money you make through employment, and it's TAX FREE.

VA Also has a pension program for veterans who's income is below the poverty level (about $1100 per month and again tax free) and have a low net worth (not including house). this benefit is entirely dependent upon income and the total of the veteran's income and pension cannot exceed the max rate (about $1100 per month). This benefit can be granted when a veteran can't work due to NON-service connected disabilities.

PS: I work at VA.
My dad was somehow getting SSA and VA at the same time.  He was 100% disabled (service related).  When I received his paperwork after his death, they actually said 160% disabled.  I don't know what that means.  But he was getting retirement from the air force, his VA disability check and a SSA check. 

But he had a lot of weird circumstances due to a lawsuit with the air force (backpay for disability and retirement, 3 botched surgeries).  So I don't know if it was all out of the norm.  He received a lot of weird benefits like his GI bill extended to me (all his children actually) because of it and up until we were 18 we received like $1000 a month in our name because of it.
Title: Re: So I have a rich family all of a sudden...
Post by: max_cool on February 26, 2010, 08:49:42 PM
If he was "160%" then he was getting special monthly compensation. When a vet is 100% (or more) disabled, his benefits extend to his dependents.

His VA benefits were probably way higher than his SSA, thus he could have collected all his SSA and still been able to collect compensation from VA. Say SSA was $1000/mo and his VA compensation was $3600/mo. He could collect the 1k from SSA and an additional 2.6k from VA for a grand total of 3.6k, but not more.

Make sense?