this is why i wish i could develope games. ahaha. cause in australia, this doesn't happen. on the blind pension we have here, its totally non means tested. yes, i'd still have to pay tax on any money i made from game sales, but my government income would not be effected in any way, shape, or form. Regards: Dallas
On 24/04/2013, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Oh, I hear you there. That's definitely one of the hassles with > developing games for the blind. Even those of us who do make and sell > games there isn't a lot of money to make off of it. If the person > happens to be living on public assistance such as food stamps, SSI, > etc anything he or she makes ends up having to be reported to the > government for tax purposes and the government turns around and slices > off a good chunk of his/her disability benefits to make up for the > money made on said game. I could go on and on about how many blind > people who have tried to get part time jobs etc and slowly work their > way off of public assistance only to end up in worse shape than > before. So its not really worth selling games unless a person has some > other means of supporting themselves besides audio games that's for > sure. > > Cheers! > > On 4/23/13, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> >> You know I love writing games. Maybe it would have been nice to be able >> to >> make some money at it. But even early on I heard that there was not much >> money to make. But one major reason that I have never taken any money >> for >> any of my games is because I can not afford to. You know if I got any >> money >> for my games it would then lower my food stamps, raise my rent, maybe >> kick >> me off of my medical insurance and stuff like that. Not to mention just >> all >> of the hassle of reporting it all the time. And if somehow I released a >> game that really sold good and I made a whole bunch of money in one >> quarter, >> I might even get kicked off of disability income. And that was not easy >> to >> get back on to after the last time that I had a job and went off of it. >> >> Oh yeah, and I think that a hobby is more fun than a job. >> >> BFN >> >> Jim >> >> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." >> >> j...@kitchensinc.net >> http://www.kitchensinc.net >> (440) 286-6920 >> Chardon Ohio USA >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
