@GoAwayLefty So.......is "the first thing about economics" that it is OK to shamelessly and sadistically exploit poor people for higher profits? If there is a God, people like you are in trouble. All the self-righteous, hypocritical talk and bible-thumping will not save you from the justice you deserve.

@Ohbummy I can't speak for anyone else, but I myself am doing MUCH better now than I was under Bush/Cheney (who were the worst I ever saw in my 50 years of life). Stop listening to Rush Limbaugh and start observing for yourself what is happening in the real world.

Although I am an Atheist, I agree with him on this matter. Unchecked, unfettered capitalism is evil and any "Christian" who supports it that way is a hypocrite. There needs to be a way to make capitalism more fair and more equitable, so people wouldn't hate it so much. Bring back the middle class...

Suspended for......a.......Swiss......army......knife......on a camping trip??? Punish our boys for trying to behave like prepared, self-sufficient men? God help our country.....

We have achieved separation of church from state. With today's Republicans, we will never achieve separation of corporation and state...

I don't even smoke it - but I think it should be legalized, regulated, and taxed. And so should prostitution. If there's NO victim, IS THERE REALLY A CRIME??? And as for the self-righteous, holier-than-thou bible-thumpers who are opposed to these things.....if the churches want to dictate politics, government, and p...more

I had a credit account with MBNA. It originally charged 13.9% interest - not the best, but reasonable. I made the payments on this account like clock work, NEVER missed a payment, NEVER was late. Then they got purchased by Bank of America, who for NO REASON WHATSOEVER doubled my interest rate. When I asked why, they sa...more

Damm.....some bitter men are commenting on this story. I must admit that I have seen many women contribute very little financially during a marriage, shamelessly cheat on their husbands, take them for everything they can during the divorce - THEN tell fabricated sob stories playing the victim afterwards to (try to) ...more

The difference between sex you pay for - and sex you DON"T pay for? Sex you pay for is (MUCH) cheaper....