I think this article kind of missed the point of FAFSA. Although I agree with the moral standpoint in the article, I don't think that FAFSA is trying to regulate morality through disbursement of financial aid.

The determination of qualification is not based on some morality test after all, but on income. Last I checked people couldn't make a lot of money selling alcohol. If someone is selling drugs and not reporting that income, is a great injustice to those of us who either qualify for less aid or do not qualify for any because we have a legitimate job. If FAFSA is using that case-by-case determination to determine whether the subject had enough drugs to be a distributor, or only a user, then I think it is a necessary loophole.

[continues 79 words]