What needs to be done for Ron Paul or an independent to win the Presidency in 2012?

The people need to be less stupid

Another fire in the Reichstag.

ron paul would need an economic policy not made in 1780

The reason Ron Paul doesnt have a chance is that most people do not agree with him on some key issues. If it were not for those things then he would be a shoe in i reckon.

23K a year (even with one dependent) isn’t really considered poor. You haven’t hit the jackpot here.. sorry. But honestly, the only way to know for sure if you qualify for anything besides loans is to apply.

You need to be worried about the schools SAP rules… if you have been attending college for THREE YEARS and you still have 29 hours to go, you are going to max out your financial aid eligibility before you even get a chance to use it!!!! (the school will cut you off after 90 hours).

And yes, if you aren’t supporting your child more than 50% then you can’t place her/him on your fafsa attention to be included in your household size.

You may qualify for some need-based aid… but you will not qualify for the maximum if you make $ 23,000 again this year. The federal poverty level for 2 is $ 14,570/year… you’re pretty far above that level. Have you been attending school part-time or full-time. If you’ve been attending full-time and still have 29 credits left… you’re probably close to losing financial aid (including loans) as you can only use financial aid for 150% of the required credits for your degree… so if your AS requires 60 credits, financial aid will only cover 90 credits. If you’ve only been attending part-time, you should be fine; but, at part-time you should have already earned an AS (it’s only an 18-month to 24-month degree).

Have you been dating the father for a long time prior to the pregnancy? I’m only asking because some fathers do walk away from the responsibilities and you do not want to then be without his financial support (not saying he will… I don’t know the situation – but it does happen a lot). You can defer your student loans as long as you are a part-time student. If you’ll be taking off the winter/spring semester due to your child’s birth, your loans will go into their grace period (if you haven’t already used it). You will only get one grace period in a lifetime (just some excellent info to have if you didn’t already know this. Make sure that you’ll be able to afford repaying your student loans (not sure what you’ve taken out so far) as AS degrees typically don’t earn you much more than a high school diploma does (found this out after I earned my AS degree – now set to graduate with my BS in December and have a job promotion lined up). Excellent luck to you and congratulations on the new baby.