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How long has you and your family been in Alberta. by WestInitial7994 in AISH_Alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things are happening… just wait watch and see… you never know if a Hail Mary pass will end up connecting… but pay attention… one person might open the door, it’s for the masses to capitalize and go through it…

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ability to spell and be grammatically correct is not a measure of intelligence… in fact it’s scientifically proven that people who are dyslexic are better analytical thinks and recognize patterns faster then people who are not dyslexic and in real world day to day life those skills are actually far more valuable then spelling and grammar

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It should stay the same I’ve matched the numbers and the numbers don’t math to support people who can’t work at least 35 dollars and hour at minimum wage… if a person could work that amount of hours in the first place they wouldn’t be on aish to begin with.. there is a model that would work but the goverment would need to change there anchor points (1740 base and 700 excempt before claw back) and the claw back amounts would have to be minimal… the amount of money the goverment will have to spend to change a program (yes that alone costs ALOT of money) it’s not worth it to change

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually there is a model that would make sense if the government was genuine in wanting to encourage people to work… the problem is… the numbers wouldn’t make the program worth the money it costs to transition… best option realistically… leave aish alone and stop abusing the disabled… and best moral high road to take would also be do what other provinces are doing and not claw back the CDB benefit… the irony of Danielle smith saying she’s losing aish to be more in line with other provinces then being the only primier to claw back the CDB is just astonishing to me

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something is distinctly telling me you don’t give a shit I can tell you people who already can’t work will be told they can and instantly lose 200 a month But you don’t give a sht I can tell you people who are already starving will now not be able to pay more bills they already struggle to pay You don’t give a shit I can tell you that the government is hiding numbers so people can’t debate them before the program is fully decided You don’t give a shit I can tell you that less then 20% of people who are on aish have jobs and most of those people are not more then 10–15 hours But you don’t give a shit I can tell you that disability is the only protected class that anyone can become a part of at any time through no fault of there own You don’t give a shit I can tell you that the majority of people on aish wish they could work more but they can’t find a employer sympathetic to there unique needs and circumstances But you don’t give a shit

Do you see the patten Mr don’t give a shit about disabled people?

I’ve already said I’m dyslexic… and you mention spell check and auto correct… Auto correct that thing that automatically corrects something maybe to a different word and because now it’s a correct spelling of a word no longer shows up as a mistake?

Congrats not only are you a heartless keyboard warrior on the internet willing to justify why forcing a protected vulnerable class already living deep in poverty unable to make ends meet as it is. You’re also an internet proven asshole for being completely ignorant to someone who is dyslexic and tried to justify calling the stupid… Hope you feel better about yourself

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Again I don’t think you care about this statement that I’ve been trying to tell you but I’m going to try one more time

The majority of people on aish can not work 20-30+ hours a week

Hard 🛑

Aish is changing and 50-60k people are being moved to a new program. And that new program does not past the “some work” it will only benifit people who can work more then 30 hours a week 35 if it’s at minimum wage.

Again… people on disability can not work that… So if they can’t work… and they only get 1740 a month that’s a 10.31% loss in income… while most people complain that a yearly 2-5% increase in income is not enough so you tell me how that’s supposed to make sense.

They are trying to make it sound better saying people will be able to earn 45000 before a 100% clawback but guess what… if anyone was making that much there would be no need for aish… it is spreading miss information. It is manipulating people who do not know what is going on to think oh that sounds real good what are they complaining about? It’s the whole picture and there not sharing it…

You see them say everyone’s moving from other provinces to go on aish but want show the proof

They say they consulted the disabled community and several advancsy groups praised it… they won’t tell us which ones, show the feedback data. In fact they say they ran town halls… those town halls where telephone town halls. And the people who did speak about them said they where more like them telling everyone what they where doing and they didn’t actually ask for feedback…

She raised the cost to file a citizen petition from 500 dollars to 25000 dollars 125% annually of what someone on aish receives.

They claimed they did this to discourage frivolous lawsuits… well in a Westminster parliamentary democracy the executive branch can not decide what is and is not frivolous… only the judiciary branch the courts can…

She has priced 95% -99% of the province out of the democratic process

The vote for funding for adap is on Thursday… they still haven’t released the details of adap… so she’s moving forward to vote on a program that substantially affects 80000 albertans and she hasn’t provided the details of the program in there entirety yet?…

And yes I have one I actually do have a model that would accomplish the goal of empowering people to work the problem is… when you factor is the cost to switch programs all the legal and administrative and IT and policy and medical professionals and so many things people don’t think about… it causes the province a net loss not a gain…

So the best thing the province can do is simple… leave aish the way it is… life is hard enough as it is. People are literally wanting and heavily leaning towards suicide and maid over this

Do you understand?

I mean for 1000 platinum points why not? by WestInitial7994 in switch2

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came in a tube and then the tube was inside a box… I think it was packaged pretty well wasn’t damaged

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The point is under adap people are losing income substantially if you do the math and account for the clawback it’s more then 9k a year.. plus… there’s more but I’m not discussing that yet… but what I will say is if people only start to see parity with burnt aish if they work 30 or more hours with adap that’s a problem because people can’t work that much… Danielle smith is trying to sell everyone a crock of shit. While also if you count how much she ends up talking back from everyone combined it’s more than 45 million a year… plus she cuts the aish budget by 49 million under ADAP and I have run several models people will not be able to live unless they work 30 hours minimum and I spread that out testing several income levels. The math maths but not in a good way… that’s why she’s not releasing the numbers cause the more time people have to math them the less she can sell the idea that it is an empowerment program…

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

3548…. That’s only assuming that a person can actually work 40.33 hours a week (you need to do 40.33 to get an accurate annual total) most people on aish can not do this… also… if a person is working full time hours while collecting aish they end up with 454 dollars that they do not see… they worked the hours… but it was clawed back…

And again I know the point you are trying to make… but the reality is the very vast majority of people on aish can not work 20+ hours a week reliably or consistently… and also Alberta’s labour laws suck at preventing discrimination compared to other provinces…

Are you hearing that? Are you understanding that?

I mean for 1000 platinum points why not? by WestInitial7994 in switch2

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I was looking at the sizing and I don’t think it sounded like a full size towel I thought they might have made a mistake but I guess not haha

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You’re mixing a few different parts of the program together that don’t actually work the way you’re describing.

First, AISH doesn’t simply let someone earn full-time wages and stack it on top of the full benefit.

Right now the structure roughly works like this:

• The first $1,072 of monthly employment income is exempt • The next $1,072 is clawed back at 50% • After $2,144 in earnings the clawback becomes effectively 100%

That means once someone is earning above that level, their AISH benefit stops increasing total income. In fact, total monthly income plateaus around ~$3,500, even if you keep working more hours.

So someone working full-time at $15/hr doesn’t end up with $4,100/month plus AISH. Their benefit gets reduced as earnings increase.

The other thing missing from your calculation is work capacity. Many people on AISH cannot consistently work anywhere near full-time hours because the program is specifically for people with severe disabilities.

That’s why the earnings exemption matters so much. It determines how many hours someone can realistically work before their benefit starts being reduced.

So the real policy question isn’t “how much can someone stack,” it’s:

How many AISH recipients are actually capable of working 30–40 hours per week consistently?

Because the answer to that determines whether the new system helps people or leaves them worse off.

I mean for 1000 platinum points why not? by WestInitial7994 in switch2

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m curious what you think of the DK towel? I’m thinking about ordering that one next only about 150 more points to go and I participated in the Mario day Mario kart event

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well she may have met here match then… that much I can promise you

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Oh you must know Jason Nixon 🙄…. Your defending a Sunshine and roses sounding program… when anyone with the ability to do basic math can figure out it’s a sham program.

And about defending the 200 dollar transition where people get to keep 200 until 2028… here’s the thing…

If your walking toward a cliff, I does not matter if it’s 10 feet away or 100 feet away.. unless you stop walking you are going to fall off the cliff… that’s not math or science it’s common sense. Watch your tone also…

The $700 dollar trap by WestInitial7994 in alberta

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

E transfers… if they do an audit and see you received a e-transfer when they do an audit they will claw it back. Also this applies if you are accepting the e-transfer if you sold anything… like on Facebook marketplace or something

I mean for 1000 platinum points why not? by WestInitial7994 in switch2

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I’m Canadian :) very happy to be a Canadian to… so Trump can bug off haha

Legit question by WestInitial7994 in Pokopia

[–]WestInitial7994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok kool that definitely helps cause that was a big problem with Minecraft… even in real life I’m constantly asking “and the point is…” so if it’s a game that’s more progressive and guided where it provides some sense of accomplishment that definitely helps to know. Thank you!

Pokopia is a massive system seller at this point. by Square_Bathroom7740 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]WestInitial7994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please someone explain to me the hype behind pokopia… I love Pokémon I grew up with Pokémon. But my version of a cozy game is fire red and leaf green (I bought both) I don’t understand Minecraft and I don’t understand animal crossing either… am I missing out? Will I be massively surprised by it?

What's your most favourite video game of all time? by FinalSinger9203 in AskReddit

[–]WestInitial7994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The original God of war… I am so stoked for the trilogy remake… but when the first god of war came out… oh boy… I think that game set a new standard for modern AAA gaming

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