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"The general rule of thumb regarding college studying is, and has been for a long time, that for each class, students should spend approximately 2-3 of study time for each hour that they spend in class.  Many students carry a course load of 15 credits, or approximately 15 hours of class time each week.  Doing some simple math indicates that your student should be spending roughly 30 hours of study time and 15 hours in class.  This 45 hours is the equivalent of a full time job - the reason that your student is called a full time student.  For many students, this number is a surprise. "

This article is mostly charts showing how health spending is being used.Gives examples in medicare and medicaid also per capita and GDP

Congress just spends money like it's going out of style. When the goverment spends more money that it brings in, you know we have a problem. Then we start to play the blame game, republicans blame the democrats, and the democrats blame the republicans. Haven't we learned that blaming each other never solves anything? They need to take responsibility and budget better...pff. Or just raise all of our taxes to try to make up for it...now that doesn't seem fair for us hard working citizens, I don't think we recieved any of that spending money. Lets just fix the problem before our economic well-being is dug into a hole so deep we can't pull ourselves out.

The cost of homeschooling is as flexible as the homeschool schedule. Some parents spend $200 to $300 per school year. Others spend more; others may spend less. Some spend more when they first begin homeschooling as they collect supplies to last several years, while others wait until a microscope or chemistry set is needed.

Excellent information on welfare spending and estimates from Christopher Chantrill

The shooting which occurred in December which left 20 children and six educators dead at the hands of a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT has caused the issue of gun control as well as the issue of mental health to be looked at more closely. The President of the United States, Barack Obama chose to issue a proposal for stricter gun control measures, due to this. Walker, as well as several other Republicans agree that the main focus should be on the issue of providing mental health services to those in need prior to violent events taking place.

If we had Universal Healthcare, no one would go with out seeing a doctor when they need to, or getting medicine they need to survive. We would also spend less money on healthcare. It would also prevent less medical errors, which would save more lives

This article is talking about The National Education Association's funding. The NEA represents half of the union members working for the local governments, more than any other union. The NEA represents all teachers in grades K-12 public schools. The NEA involves itself in many affairs and spends the most money in the political campaigns out of any major megacorporation or industrial association.

This article is based on a speech former president Bill Clinton gave in June of this year about healthcare. He states facts about how our country spends so much more on healthcare then other countries. He talks about how if we adopted a Universal Healthcare System like countries such as France and Canada have, then we would save a lot of money.

Interesting concept here, but they will spend lots more money defending laws like this than they would if they just paid the welfare. Too bad. 

the governor is trying to relay ads to teenagers about the dangers of smoking. but local groups would rather not spend their tax dollars

In the article, gives some very good information about health care and medicare and talks about the growth rate of medicare and how premium support was that it gave seniors and will help them to choose how best to restrain Medicare spending.

This is an article that discusses banks charging debit card users for each swipe. It reviews a particular bank that shut down operations due to fee laws being unconstitutional.

A day after demanding Washington lawmakers extend middle-class tax cuts while raising taxes on the wealthy, President Obama took his case directly to voters Tuesday, traveling to Iowa to argue that the rich should pay higher taxes in order to cut the deficit and fund his spending priorities.

This article says that 98 percent of Americans want the tax hike, where as the 2 percent it will effect does not. This 98 percent number is outrageous, especially if they are adding me into the mix. It also brings up that the small businesses that we are trying to support are the most effected by the tax hike.

The subject of the child obesity epidemic has been high in the last 4 years. Did the government have to right to force what is or isnt allowed to be served, sold, and purchased on school campuses? This artical has it all explained pretty well.

New York City Mayor is trying to ban sugar drinks that are larger than 16 ounces because it is one of the main causes of obesity. People argue that although they agree with the fact that soft drinks are indeed unhealthy, the government should protect the freedom of the people.

taking away the drinks are going too far but the idea is right, obesity is a huge problem in the US and although it is an argument of freedom to eat, drink etc whatever you may please but when it comes to health that is a whole differnt concern.

This website talks about how 7 out of 10 American deaths are caused by chronic diseases and how chronic diseases are responsible for 75% of our nation's health spending. Also explained, is how most of these chronic diseases are preventable.

Deinstitutionalization is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with mental disorder or developmental disability. This site discusses the consequences of deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and talks about the government's desire to reduce cost and spending on hospitalisation making the promote deinstitutionalisation.

This website pretty much goes straight to the heart about where and why the cost of tuition is 2-3% higher than inflation. The other good reason I didn't realize is that univerisites are striving to be the best so they will spend more money which we end up paying for.

If exotic pets are banned they will either be killed or spend the rest of their lives in a cage. Everyone that drives a car is risking themselves and the lives of their family three times more than someone who owns a large exotic pet.

Family-planning programs boost incomes, reduce poverty, and ease the load on America's safety net. And yet, Republicans can't seem to condemn them strongly enough. Investing in reproductive health isn't just good for women and their families-it's good for the economy. (nmw)

If planned parenthood were to be defunded, it is predicted that the government would end up spending more in the long run on public assistance. Planned parenthood provides many services for women, one of them being birth control. Statistics in this article show that women who used birth control were easily able to finish school, find jobs, and create a steady life before having children. Defunding this organization would cost America more money in the bigger scheme of things.

The author believes planned parenthood is positive. It boosts the economy because those women have the chance to plan their pregnancies and prevent unwanted ones.