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Old 01-26-2010, 09:31 AM   #1
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"more than $100 million to help people care for their elderly parents"

Let's see... divide that by 300 million Americans, and it works out to 33 cents per person. Even though not every American will be caring for an elderly parent, I don't see this money going very far. What are they gonna do, print some informational pamphlets?
.33 cents each? That much? Hell, that should cover it.
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Old 01-26-2010, 09:39 AM   #2
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It goes further if you only give it to people that need it.

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Capping the size of periodic federal college loan repayments at 10 percent of borrowers' discretionary income to make payments more affordable.
Discretionary income, wtf?
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Old 01-26-2010, 09:49 AM   #3
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.33 cents each? That much? Hell, that should cover it.
Way more than that. It will be 33 cents each, not a third of a cent each. :p
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