I'm sure glad that I was able to qualify for a Pell Grant and subsidized Stafford Loans for college, awarded an Army scholarship for medical school, and then completed an Emergency Medicine residency ... More
Marc from Amherst, NH | Map
I started college at IUSB in 2001, right after my divorce was final. I was a single mom with 3 kids, eager to begin a new life. Two years into my education, I was in a car accident in which the airbag ... More
Cindy from Howe, IN | Map
I am a nineteen year old college student who is covered under Medicare/Medicaid due to a disability, but who nevertheless has no intentions of ever paying federal income tax - not until we cut our mil ... More
Clayton from Waukesha, WI | Map
I live in a beautiful area, and am blessed to be alive. My kidneys failed when I was in my early 20's, and I've survived the past 20 years with a lot of surgery and dialysis. I do get Social Security ... More
Merchelle from Sebastian, FL | Map
I am ashamed to pay my taxes because of how they are spent/wasted; constant war, murder, torture, imprisonment, violence, spying. Most of our money, both in the budget and hidden, goes to support viol ... More
Colby from San Antonio, TX | Map
My late husband had very, very heavy exposure to Agent Orange while serving in combat in Vietnam during the worst of the time and at a place where airplanes were spraying the poison every day. Agent ... More
Dee from Pittsburgh, PA | Map
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