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		<title>Copper Canyon: Stock Trading and SSDI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Ben, I get SSDI Childhood Disability Benefits on my disabled father’s record. What would be the effect on my benefits if I began trading stock and options, not as long term investments but closer to what would be considered day trading? I don&#8217;t want to violate any rules by trading stock and doing research [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2010/06/29/copper-canyon-stock-trading-and-ssdi/</link>
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		<title>Special Status Medicaid and Disabled Widower’s Benefit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Ben! I am working with someone who is currently receiving SSI benefits (he became entitled in March of 2009). We just found out this person will probably become eligible for Disabled Widower’s Benefits, retroactive to September of 2008. His Disabled Widower’s Benefit will be about $847.00 per month. The consumer is very concerned about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2010/04/21/special-status-medicaid-and-disabled-widower%e2%80%99s-benefit/</link>
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		<title>In the Sahara, Concerned About Medicaid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone: It’s been difficult to stay in touch lately and I hope you are all doing well. Here’s a recent pic from my travels from the Erg Chebbi Dunes, in the Sahara, Morocco. It was a beautiful sunset but I don’t mind saying I was a little afraid of this camel who&#8217;s name was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2010/04/15/in-the-sahara-concerned-about-medicaid/</link>
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		<title>Trapped in D.C. &#8211; Social Security and Self-Employment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone: Hope 2010 has been treating you well so far. I have been taking some down time from the traveling so far this year, except I recently drove to D.C. to spend some time with my sister Quimby and ended up being stranded for a while so I thought I would share a photo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2010/02/17/trapped-in-d-c-social-security-and-self-employment/</link>
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		<title>Aloha from Kauai:  Repaying SSDI Overpayments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone! As I indicated in my last post, some warmth was in the plans for my next travel destination. I&#8217;m happy to be checking in with you from paradise &#8211; Kauai, Hawaii. Even more exciting, my sister Quimby was able to join me for part of this trip and experience her first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2009/12/07/aloha-from-kauai-repaying-ssdi-overpayments/</link>
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		<title>Antarctica:  Gifts Under SSDI and SSI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Nate from ERI is always asking me when I&#8217;m going to take a trip to someplace interesting like Antarctica so I&#8217;m very excited to give him a shout out from that very place! &#8220;Hey Nate! Thanks for the suggestion.&#8221; I can report that I have not seen any polar bears from land, air [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2009/10/14/antarctica-gifts-under-ssdi-and-ssi/</link>
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		<title>Manarola, Italy: Childhood Disability Benefits (DAC)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Friends I&#8217;m checking in from one of the most beautiful places I have ever been &#8211; Manarola, Italy. I received the following question about Childhood Disability Benefits (DAC). Dear Ben, Several years ago my father died when I was 19 and I started to receive DAC benefits (I think they’re officially Childhood Disability Benefits) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2009/09/11/manarola-italy-childhood-disability-benefits-dac/</link>
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		<title>Retirement, SSDI, Disability Insurance Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Ben, I’ve been getting SSDI based on my own work for several years now and I’ll be coming up on the normal retirement age, 66, in a couple of years. I was wondering if my disability benefit amount will change once I hit retirement age? Otto Moquah, WI Dear Otto, Someone in your situation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2009/08/18/retirement-ssdi-disability-insurance-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Live from the CN Tower &#8211; 1619b</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Ben, I have a question about 1619b, earning and CIP1b funding. If a single adult on SSI earns approximately $20,000 per year and has the option of taking company &#8220;private&#8221; insurance would this person be ineligible for Medicaid (1619b)? Let&#8217;s consider this person meets all other eligibility requirements for MA. Also, If this person [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2009/08/12/live-from-the-cn-tower-1619b/</link>
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		<title>Marriage Advice from Niagara Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Ben I am working with a couple who are planning to get married in August. They are both working and are both in 1619(b) status. He also receives an SSDI payment on his own record of $618.00. She is earning around $1450 per month and he is earning around $450 per month. They want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://eri-wi.org/askbenspec/2009/08/03/niagarafalls/</link>
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