<prompt> Human: My wife and I are physically disabled and have PAs personal assistants. That means we have designated people who come in every day to help us take care of all activities of daily living. They help us get up in the morning, go to bed at night, and everything in between. I try to tell every PA that comes for us just how much we appreciate them because, frankly, we couldnt live the life we have without them. Without PAs, we wouldnt be married and we wouldnt have our dog, Audrey. Wed be living with family, or worse, in a nursing home. I cant express enough just how important PAs are to us and how grateful we are to have them.These amazing people who give us so much independence is made possible by a great program of compassion paid for by hardworking taxpayers. People like you reading this. Thank you.With this granted independence, and knowing the cost to make it possible, the last thing I want to do is let it go to waste. If the opportunity was there, I have always worked; sometimes that was at a job, sometimes that was with my small business, sometimes it was just a hustle. Regardless, Ive always felt obligated to take advantage of what was possible for me because there is so much that isnt possible.Since moving to Arizona, a whole new world of opportunities and possibilities have opened up to us. So much so that Ive been able to land an awesome job where I can finally utilize the degree I worked so hard to earn. I felt so grateful to have such an amazing opportunity open up for me and my little family Unfortunately, nothing goes that smoothly all the time. Yesterday, I was reminded of an ugly yet necessary monster... the government. There is a rule in place in Arizona that says if a person receiving PA services makes 2250 per month 27,000yr, they are no longer eligible for said services. I wont say how much this new job is offering me but for simplicitys sake and for the sake of the following argument, lets say it is at 27,000 per year. The state allows me 5 hours of PA services per day to take care of all my daily needs. Im not sure how much the state pays but under private pay out-of-pocket, it costs 25hr. So if I were to lose these state-paid services, Id have to shell out 125day for seven days a week to keep the same services. If I were to break that 27,000 down to 7 days a week, I would be making 74.18day before taxes. Im no whiz at math but how am I supposed to pay 125day if I only make 74.18day? Imagine that for a second... no matter what you do for a living, imagine having to pay 125day just to get out of bed... to use the restroom... to shower... to do some laundry.Am I missing something here? Does that rule make any sense to anyone? To me, its almost as if the government is saying, If youre disabled, youre not entitled to upward mobility. Pursue all the happiness you want but it cant be through financial gain. Im sure there are exceptions due to disability being so diverse by nature, but generally speaking, when youre disabled, you either live off the government or youre well off. There are no middle-class disabled Americans.I understand the need for an income limit, but why is it so low? To all the disabled people reading this, how many of you purposely limit your income because you are afraid of losing your benefits? How many of you are afraid to better yourself because you cant afford to lose insurance and pay 15,000 for medical equipment?I cant tell you how many times Ive heard someone say, Well, I keep this job or they dont even get a job because I would lose my insuranceSSI. Am I the only one that sees this as a problem? How does rising above poverty level somehow make you not disabled anymore?And more importantly, why do we put up with this?Im just writing this because I am so frustrated right now. Its demoralizing and heartbreaking to work so hard to get out of this hole only to be kicked back into it by Uncle Sam of all people. Income limits that are so low on medically necessary services are unconstitutional. Disabled people struggle as it is dealing with their own physical limitations and now we have to somehow rise above civil limitations. I am by no means the only person with this problem and something has to be done... but what?TL;DR: Disabled but got an amazing job that pays well but the government has threatened to take away in-home caregiving services because I make too much.Assistant: What would you be able to make as income and still keep your services? Can you take the job for a lower salary?Human: 27,000 but the job is offering me 39,500. Im supposed to do the same job for 12,500 less than its worth? No reason any American should be forced to not work or accept a lower wage.  <response>: Maybe you can get compensation that is not salary? Some perks, benefits, vacation time, etc.? 