Parent's assets don't always count less than income. All of my grandparents died before I was in high school so my parents had already inherited a modest amount of money from them. They also lived below their means to be able to save money for themselves and some for their kids too.   The result? FAFSA calculated m...more

I've seen some people scoff at the companies needing the patents to recoup their R&D efforts. Research some - after the structuring of these patents the number of new drugs skyrocketed. Also research how many R&D efforts FAIL to produce a viable drug after spending MILLIONS on it. The companies have to make up that "th...more

@Someone. Actually, there were. But about two years ago the FDA banned a component in the inhalers (I can't remember what it was, my inhaler already didn't have it) so when the companies had to reformulate them it allowed them to get a new patent because it was technically  new drug. So it's more the companies complyin...more

I wish people would learn how Social Security really works. They don't take your money and put it in an account with your name. Any money you have paid into Social Security is long gone by now.   The way Social Security works is that the tax on current workers is taken and given to CURRENT retirees. When there were...more

Also, for the people saying "let the punishment fit the crime" and that they don't go after those texting or putting makeup who have an accident and kill someone. They do, vehicular manslaughter.   But one fact remains. The statistics of how many accidents are caused by drunk drivers. The statistics of how many out...more

@The_Mick - Actually, you're the one that's incorrect. You got it partially right. The federal government runs on a fiscal year (FY) calendar that is different from the regular Jan-Dec calendar. FY08 was Oct 2008 to Sept 2009. Even though there were expenses from Jan 2009 to Sept 2009, they all fell under FY2008. FY200...more

Sigh. It even says right here in the article "free phonecalls". Not free data, not free text. Free PHONECALLS. It's her own dumb fault for assuming phonecalls = text & data. It doesn't.   The cellphone bills aren't that complicated. I've gone over ONCE and I've had a phone for the last 8 years. And I KNEW that one t...more