I see people on this website talking about how they want to be on SSI. While a good thing for people who can't work, it holds people back in life from achieving more due to income limits while on disabulity. I was told I was disabled one day and handed SSI, a government income for life that almost guarantees I'll be poor because if you make more than a certain amount your benefits will be discontinued and who would want that? So who wouldn't want free money and lower their hours at work or whatever to keep continuing to get free money. To make sure you meet the income requirements and are guaranteed SSI you are going to either have to not work or work few hours. The free money will be a small amount though and if you're on disability you'll be required to report every job you have to the government and if you make more than a certain amount have your disability money taken away. Say goodbye to working very much for life. This encourages people to be poor and to live on $500 a month checks. This stops people from working full time jobs due to fear of loss of disability. This leads to people accepting Medicare and Medicaid which hardly pay for anything, crappy government insurance instead of work sponsored insurance which is far more inclusive. Accept disability and agree to be poor for life. This method also turns your neighbors into government informants. One of my neighbors reported to the disability administration (she was on disability herself) that I was WORKING, GOD FORBID! A serious investigation ensued.Thoughts?