Money Update 9/23/2014 - Chris Makes a Kickstarter

[slep]

"If you are younger than full retirement age during all of 2014, we must deduct $1 from your benefits for each $2 you earn above $15,480." Source

If he is trying to run an enterprise (and it's obvious that he is trying to do just that with all these various schemes) and he makes more than $2000 (he made over a thousand within a single month), he is not only violating the laws within the SSA, but also the IRS for not reporting that income.

http://work.chron.com/much-money-can-make-still-receive-ssi-3078.html

"The maximum SSI benefit is $698 per month, as of 2012. If you have unearned income, it will reduce the benefit dollar for dollar, after the first $20. So unearned income of $718 will eliminate one month's benefit. If you have earned income, the first $65 is ignored. After that, the benefit is reduced by 50 percent of your earnings. For example, if you earn $685 in a month, the first $85 is ignored. Then your benefits are reduced by 50 percent of the remaining $600, to $398.
Based on this formula, you can earn $1,481 in a month before your SSI benefits are reduced to zero."

"If you have $2,000 or more in assets, you are not eligible for SSI. You are, however, permitted to own a car and a house, with no limit on their value. Cash value of life insurance and the value of burial plots are limited to $1,500 each."

In short, Fatty could call his money from making medallions and comic drawing to be regarded as "earned income", but that still means a reduction in Tugboat payments. This "Give me money because AUTISM" Kickstarter racket he has going on now however is obviously regarded as UNearned income in the eyes of Uncle Sam, and that's where Chris has already crossed the line.

Give this comment all the bad ratings that you want, but the facts are there. Chris has already violated his Tugboat TOS.

 

[Gazelle_Bro]

If he is trying to run an enterprise (and it's obvious that he is trying to do just that with all these various schemes) and he makes more than $2000 (he made over a thousand within a single month), he is not only violating the laws within the SSA, but also the IRS for not reporting that income.

http://work.chron.com/much-money-can-make-still-receive-ssi-3078.html

"The maximum SSI benefit is $698 per month, as of 2012. If you have unearned income, it will reduce the benefit dollar for dollar, after the first $20. So unearned income of $718 will eliminate one month's benefit. If you have earned income, the first $65 is ignored. After that, the benefit is reduced by 50 percent of your earnings. For example, if you earn $685 in a month, the first $85 is ignored. Then your benefits are reduced by 50 percent of the remaining $600, to $398.
Based on this formula, you can earn $1,481 in a month before your SSI benefits are reduced to zero."

"If you have $2,000 or more in assets, you are not eligible for SSI. You are, however, permitted to own a car and a house, with no limit on their value. Cash value of life insurance and the value of burial plots are limited to $1,500 each."

In short, Fatty could call his money from making medallions and comic drawing to be regarded as "earned income", but that still means a reduction in Tugboat payments. This "Give me money because AUTISM" Kickstarter racket he has going on now however is obviously regarded as UNearned income in the eyes of Uncle Sam, and that's where Chris has already crossed the line.

Give this comment all the bad ratings that you want, but the facts are there. Chris has already violated his Tugboat TOS.

He broke Kickstarter rules with his prizes, but people are still encouraging that. Doesn't matter what the rules say, Chris will break them as much as he wants until he gets caught for breaking them.

 

[Hyperion]

Let him have his little kickstarter. At the end of the day he's still Chris.

 

[A-Stump]

If he is trying to run an enterprise (and it's obvious that he is trying to do just that with all these various schemes) and he makes more than $2000 (he made over a thousand within a single month), he is not only violating the laws within the SSA, but also the IRS for not reporting that income.

http://work.chron.com/much-money-can-make-still-receive-ssi-3078.html

"The maximum SSI benefit is $698 per month, as of 2012. If you have unearned income, it will reduce the benefit dollar for dollar, after the first $20. So unearned income of $718 will eliminate one month's benefit. If you have earned income, the first $65 is ignored. After that, the benefit is reduced by 50 percent of your earnings. For example, if you earn $685 in a month, the first $85 is ignored. Then your benefits are reduced by 50 percent of the remaining $600, to $398.
Based on this formula, you can earn $1,481 in a month before your SSI benefits are reduced to zero."

"If you have $2,000 or more in assets, you are not eligible for SSI. You are, however, permitted to own a car and a house, with no limit on their value. Cash value of life insurance and the value of burial plots are limited to $1,500 each."

In short, Fatty could call his money from making medallions and comic drawing to be regarded as "earned income", but that still means a reduction in Tugboat payments. This "Give me money because AUTISM" Kickstarter racket he has going on now however is obviously regarded as UNearned income in the eyes of Uncle Sam, and that's where Chris has already crossed the line.

Give this comment all the bad ratings that you want, but the facts are there. Chris has already violated his Tugboat TOS.

Stop getting mad at Chris and people who give your shitty posts bad ratings.

 

[drtoboggan]

True, but what do you think will really happen if you bug the government with this? Not a whole lot. Chris will screw his affairs up on his own. He's pretty good at it.
Edit: as far as the CWCstarter goes, best to sit back and watch.

 

[Holdek]

If he is trying to run an enterprise (and it's obvious that he is trying to do just that with all these various schemes) and he makes more than $2000 (he made over a thousand within a single month), he is not only violating the laws within the SSA, but also the IRS for not reporting that income.

http://work.chron.com/much-money-can-make-still-receive-ssi-3078.html

"The maximum SSI benefit is $698 per month, as of 2012. If you have unearned income, it will reduce the benefit dollar for dollar, after the first $20. So unearned income of $718 will eliminate one month's benefit. If you have earned income, the first $65 is ignored. After that, the benefit is reduced by 50 percent of your earnings. For example, if you earn $685 in a month, the first $85 is ignored. Then your benefits are reduced by 50 percent of the remaining $600, to $398.
Based on this formula, you can earn $1,481 in a month before your SSI benefits are reduced to zero."

"If you have $2,000 or more in assets, you are not eligible for SSI. You are, however, permitted to own a car and a house, with no limit on their value. Cash value of life insurance and the value of burial plots are limited to $1,500 each."

In short, Fatty could call his money from making medallions and comic drawing to be regarded as "earned income", but that still means a reduction in Tugboat payments. This "Give me money because AUTISM" Kickstarter racket he has going on now however is obviously regarded as UNearned income in the eyes of Uncle Sam, and that's where Chris has already crossed the line.

Give this comment all the bad ratings that you want, but the facts are there. Chris has already violated his Tugboat TOS.

Are you going to call the social security guards on him

 

[slep]

Are you going to call the social security guards on him

Should I? Should you?

Look. All I was doing was pointing out the exact portions of SSI law that Chris is violating. Take it up with the government if you feel that they are being mean to Chris about it by not letting him have all the money he wants for Legos & porn.

 

[Holdek]

Should I? Should you?

Look. All I was doing was pointing out the exact portions of SSI law that Chris is violating. Take it up with the government if you feel that they are being mean to Chris about it by not letting him have all the money he wants for Legos & porn.

Chris deserves his social security plus all the money that he earns. he's is trying to make the best out of a bad situation and deserves our moral and financial support IMO.

 

[A-Stump]

Should I? Should you?

Look. All I was doing was pointing out the exact portions of SSI law that Chris is violating. Take it up with the government if you feel that they are being mean to Chris about it by not letting him have all the money he wants for Legos & porn.

What does it even matter to you? What benefit does it bring you? His mother and father both worked and payed into social security. That's how social security works. Parents pay into the benefit in case they or their children are unable to work. You get that, right?

 

[slep]

Chris deserves his social security plus all the money that he earns. he's is trying to make the best out of a bad situation and deserves our moral and financial support IMO.

Yes he does deserve it. But, is it right that he's violating the rules while everyone else has to abide by them? Chris is not worse than Hitler, but he's not above the law.

What does it even matter to you? What benefit does it bring you? His mother and father both worked and payed into social security. That's how social security works. Parents pay into the benefit in case they or their children are unable to work. You get that, right?

I can see where you are trying to twist this into an A-Log, but it's not. The question was "Has Chris violated the rules within the Social Security Administration by his taking of outside funds beyond his monthly SSI income's permissible limit?" and the answer is "Yes".

 

[BT 075]

Should I?

You shouldn't and neither should anybody else because that would be incredibly lame. Chris deserves social security more then anyone else one social security because he's more entertaining then other bums. I say let him have the money, doesn't hurt a fly. It's not like him getting a few extra sets of Lego's and a piercing will fuck up his country's economy or something.

 

[Le Bateleur]

Should I? Should you?

Look. All I was doing was pointing out the exact portions of SSI law that Chris is violating. Take it up with the government if you feel that they are being mean to Chris about it by not letting him have all the money he wants for Legos & porn.

The only reason Chris is able to make money online is because thousands of people have laughed at his childish comics or childish rage, watched his sex tapes, listened to him being prank called and lovequested over and over, picked through pictures of his school work and his cluttered house, and generally peered closer into the details of his life than any of us would want strangers peering into ours.
As far as I'm concerned, Chris has earned this money.

"The law is only a word for that which has a right to happen."